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Architectural workers trade union becomes part of Unite
The Section of Architectural Workers (SAW) trade union has affiliated to Unite, which has vowed to give ‘substantial legal and industrial support’ to architect members involved in disputes
Labour promises to overhaul UK’s ‘antiquated’ planning system
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised sweeping changes to the UK’s planning system in a bid to deliver homes and low-carbon infrastructure
‘The Cult of David’: Former Adjaye Associates employees speak out as practice cuts staff
Allegations of sexual misconduct against David Adjaye reported in the Financial Times sent shockwaves through the profession and led clients to cancel a string of projects. Now, his practice is making redundancies while former employees allege that a toxic culture permeated what was once one of the world's most revered…
M&S launches High Court appeal against Gove’s Oxford Street refusal
Marks and Spencer has launched a legal bid to overturn Michael Gove’s rejection of its Pilbrow and Partners-designed plan to demolish and redevelop its Oxford Street store
Michael Gove has been bold over M&S Oxford Street. But it’s not enough
The government urgently needs to join the dots between its landmark verdict on Marks & Spencer’s demolition proposal and the policy vacuum on limiting embodied carbon in construction, writes Will Hurst
BREAKING: Gove rejects M&S Oxford Street demolition
Michael Gove has rejected controversial plans by Pilbrow + Partners to demolish and redevelop Marks and Spencer’s flagship Oxford Street store, overruling a planning inspector’s verdict
Haworth Tompkins’ Modular Auditorium named AJ100 Innovation of the Year
Modular Auditorium, featured in Haworth Tompkins’ new theatre on Tottenham Court Road, has won the 2023 AJ100 Innovation of the Year award
Grosvenor’s Andy Haigh: ‘There’s very little carbon literacy in early design decisions’
Ahead of a RetroFirst-themed panel debate at the Ecocity World Summit this week, Grosvenor's director of climate positive solutions Andy Haigh discusses his work and the role of architecture
Get up to speed on embodied carbon now, say leading developers
Grosvenor, Lendlease, Stanhope, L&G, Mace, British Land, SEGRO, Berkeley and Igloo are demanding architects get to grips with construction’s carbon emissions