Building homes in gardens is a no-no for many local authorities. Anna Highfield looks at how a tenacious group is winning over planners with a growing portfolio of light-touch, backland micro-homes
Museum of London on target for delayed 2026 opening
The Museum of London has confirmed it is to open its doors in 2026 – although later stages of the redevelopment are not set to complete until 2028
Glenn Howells Architects re-brands as ‘Howells’
Glenn Howells Architects is rebranding to simply ‘Howells’ after 33 years in practice
Yasmeen Lari wins RIBA Gold Medal for ‘low cost, zero carbon’ architecture
Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s first female architect, has won the 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, widely regarded as one of the highest awards in architecture
Gove delays M&S Oxford Street demolition ruling until July
Michael Gove has postponed his much-anticipated decision on Pilbrow + Partners’ plans to demolish and rebuild Marks & Spencer Oxford Street until July
Architects expect to shed staff as project pipeline stutters
The latest set of construction statistics shows the industry at a low ebb, with project starts plummeting and one in ten practices nationwide saying they expect to cut staff numbers
Bompas & Parr picked for immersive Shakepeare museum in Shoreditch
Design studio Bompas & Parr has been selected to create an immersive Shakespeare museum in Shoreditch, set around the remains of the bard’s original theatre
Public Practice to cover all of England as it names latest cohort
Public Practice has named the latest group of architects and designers it is placing in local planning departments, and announced that its next round of placements will be open to all regions of England for the first time
Asif Khan and Theaster Gates’ Liverpool docks vision revealed
Asif Khan Studio and artist Theaster Gates have revealed the first images of their proposed transformation of Liverpool’s waterfront
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