The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Retrofit mustn’t ignore the tragic health impacts of damp and mould
The human cost of moisture in our homes is front-page news. It's time we let our buildings breathe, writes Cristina Monteiro
Tag: Housing
JTP’s ‘harmful’ Guildford cathedral housing proposals blocked – again
JTP’s revised proposals for a housing development on the doorstep of the Grade II*-listed Guildford Cathedral have been rejected
Ollier Smurthwaite submits 35-home scheme for Manchester
Ollier Smurthwaite Architects has submitted plans for a 35-home residential development south of Manchester city centre, involving a retained 19th-century cottage
Housing + San Francisco 2050
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) San Francisco has launched an ideas contest for new multi-unit housing solutions [Deadline: 1 May 2023]
Councils to keep more Right to Buy income to build new housing
Councils will be allowed to keep hold of million of pounds to help deliver almost 4,000 new council homes by 2025 under plans announced by Levelling Up and Housing secretary Michael Gove
ACME alumni bag approval for debut project in Folkestone
A IS FOR ___, a start-up practice led by two former ACME employees, has been given the go-ahead for its first project: a 96-home residential seaside development in Folkestone
Office S&M wins approval for Slough homes with ‘dose of joy’
Slough Borough Council has approved plans by Office S&M for a ‘joyful’ three-home terrace featuring a series of unconventional windows
OB Architecture completes seven-unit residential scheme in Tunbridge Wells
This multi-unit development follows the contours of its steeply sloping site in a series of curved and tiered setbacks
Homelessness solutions revealed on Davidson Prize 2023 longlist
The Alan Davidson Foundation has announced the 16 teams longlisted for its third annual architecture prize focusing on the future of the home
Shedkm submits plans for Croydon car park-to-homes conversion
Plans to transform part of a 1960s office building in Croydon, south London, into five apartments with a new public square have been unveiled by shedkm