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Solving housing: why architects should team up with nimbys
A housing expert has said architects should be pragmatic and harness the power of ‘nimbys’ to persuade government to reuse buildings and regenerate town centres
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New estate regeneration developer looks to snap up architecture firm
A Manchester-based developer founded in January is looking to buy an architecture practice to bolster its work regenerating housing estates
Free AJ event: Arup to discuss its circular economy strategy
Arup architects will reveal how ambitious goals for the circular economy and carbon reduction were achieved at the landmark 1 Triton Square scheme at this month’s AJ100 breakfast tomorrow (Friday 26 February)
Carmody Groarke picked to redevelop Brixton office block
Carmody Groarke has been appointed to redevelop a major office building in Brixton, south London, by developer Derwent London
National curriculum an obstacle to diversity in architecture, says celebrated teacher
Architecture would be more diverse if the national curriculum placed more emphasis on creative subjects and celebrated design and technology, tutor Neil Pinder has told an AJ100 breakfast event
Patricia Brown: ‘Architects should think in terms of software, not hardware’
Architects ought to spend more time ‘thinking in terms of software, not hardware’ and represent communities which they are designing for, according to Patricia Brown, director of consultancy Central
Historic England boss slams ‘crazy’ retrofit VAT discrepancy
The difference between the VAT rate for retrofit and new build is ‘crazy’, according to the chief executive of Historic England
People who dislike the Barbican ‘cannot be trusted’, says LionHeart
Architecture poet LionHeart delivers a highly-individual and humorous address at the AJ100 breakfast event in London
Deputy London mayor slams architecture’s complacency on diversity
London’s deputy mayor, Jules Pipe, has criticised architecture’s lack of improvement on diversity, telling an AJ100 audience ‘progress isn’t inevitable’
Community-led housing held back by lack of land, says TOWN co-founder
The UK’s community-led housing movement is being held back by a lack of land, according to the co-founder of emerging developer TOWN