Banking giant Citigroup has chosen not to demolish its 42-storey skyscraper at Canary Wharf, opting instead for a WilkinsonEyre-designed revamp, which it says will save 100,000 tonnes of embodied carbon
Exclusive: New carbon report slams Pilbrow’s Oxford St demolition plans
Plans by Pilbrow and Partners to demolish Marks and Spencer’s flagship West End store are inconsistent with tackling the climate crisis and directly at odds with government policy, according to a report by zero carbon expert Simon Sturgis
Former architect and Insulate Britain activist released from prison
James Thomas, jailed after blocking roads as part of Insulate Britain protests, has been praised by leading architects following his release from prison last Friday
Practices accused of endangering staff with pressure to come into office
Architecture bosses are routinely ignoring the government’s advice for office workers to work from home where possible to combat the spread of Covid, campaign group Future Architects Front has claimed
We should mourn the loss of Richard Rogers’ voice. We don’t have another like it
Always political, Richard Rogers, who has died at the age of 88, used his public profile to good effect in his later years as an advocate for architecture and design, writes Will Hurst
‘He brought humanity to a grey world’: Tributes pour in for Rogers
Architects, friends, and former colleagues of Richard Rogers have paid tribute to the ‘unique and wonderful’ architect after his death on Saturday
‘We’re trying to deliver a Tesla here!’ Pilbrow defends plans to demolish and replace Oxford St M&S
Pilbrow & Partners has defended its controversial scheme for Marks & Spencer, saying the condition of its existing Oxford Street store is ‘dire’, while the new building will be ‘of the highest environmental standards’
Jailed former architect ‘stands by’ his Insulate Britain activism
A former architect and a member of environmental group Insulate Britain, jailed after blocking roads, stands by his actions, his partner has told the AJ
Row breaks out after Centre for Cities analyst advocates demolition
A senior figure at government-funded think tank Centre for Cities has sparked anger after calling for more urban demolition
Moxon wins Workplace (up to 10,000m²) category in AJ Architecture Awards 2021
Quarry Studios by Moxon Architects has won the Workplace (up to 10,000m2) prize at the 2021 AJ Architecture Awards