Work on a €22 million Fosters + Partners-designed extension to the Bilbao Fine Arts Museum in northern Spain has begun
FaulknerBrowns unveils masterplan for Irish sports campus
FaulknerBrowns has revealed its plans for a new a ‘home of Irish sport’ on a 195ha site to the north-west of Dublin
Hunt commits £6bn to insulation – but RIBA calls for ‘accelerated’ retrofit program
The government has pledged to spend £6 billion on home insulation – but RIBA president Simon Allford said the investment must be ‘accelerated’ to combat the UK’s poor energy efficiency
Design Engine wins science block job at London private school
Emanuel School in Battersea, south London, has chosen Design Engine Architects to design a new science block
RIBA House of the Year 2022: Only one A-rated home in running, again
Only one of the 20 projects longlisted for this year’s RIBA House of the Year award has an A-rated energy performance certificate (EPC), according to research shared with the AJ
Bristol to replace cladding on 38 towers amid fire risk concerns
Bristol City Council is to reclad more than half of its 64 residential tower blocks following two high-rise fires
Government will call in buildings that aren’t ‘beautiful’, says Gove
Housing and levelling up secretary Michael Gove has said the government will call-in new builds that are not ‘beautiful’ so as to reduce opposition to residential developments
Shedkm wins planning for 205 Edinburgh homes
Edinburgh City Council has approved a shedkm-designed scheme for 205 homes north of the city centre, 52 of which will be affordable
Haworth Tompkins returns to Liverpool for playhouse revamp
Stirling Prize-winner Haworth Tompkins has landed another prized cultural project in Liverpool: the refurbishment of the city’s 156-year-old Playhouse Theatre
Stolon Studio and Manchester Uni win slice of £6m for biodiversity research
Stolon Studio and a team at the University of Manchester have won nearly £770,000 in funding to research the benefits of urban biodiversity