The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Climate advisers warn UK housing is not ready for deadly heatwaves
Climate experts have warned that the UK’s housing stock is not future-proofed for heatwaves, meaning many homes could become uninhabitable as global temperatures rise
RetroFirst
RetroFirst is an AJ campaign to prioritise retrofit over demolition and rebuild. Hundreds of architecture practices, organisations and individuals have declared their support for our campaign
Retrofit of Highland school into community centre knocked back by VAT costs
A charitable group planning to convert a former primary school in a Scottish village into a community centre has been forced to pare back work – due to the high VAT costs associated with re-using buildings
Jonusas Radvila Palace, Vilnius
The Lithuanian National Museum of Art (LNMA) has announced an international competition to restore and upgrade its Jonusas Radvila Palace complex in Vilnius [Deadline: 2 September 2021]
Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
South Somerset District Council is seeking a design team to upgrade and expand its popular Octagon Theatre in Yeovil [Deadline: 5 July 2021]
European scientists call for reuse of buildings
National and city governments must urgently get to grips with the impact of embodied carbon and adopt circular construction techniques, a leading group of European scientists has said
New RetroFirst film calls on public to fight tide of demolition
A new short film about the AJ’s RetroFirst campaign is voiced by architect and TV presenter George Clarke
Derby Assembly Rooms set to be demolished as Jenrick declines to intervene
Communities secretary Robert Jenrick has paved the way for the 1970s Casson Conder-designed venue to be bulldozed by declining Derby City Council’s invitation for him to call in the application
Build Back Better? For demolition contractors, it’s business as usual
Despite our growing knowledge about the carbon cost, historic buildings are under threat like never before, writes SAVE Britain’s Heritage director Henrietta Billings
Kate Macintosh joins last-ditch bid to save 60s estate from bulldozers
Architect Kate Macintosh has joined a residents’ bid to stop Lambeth Council from bulldozing a 1960s low-rise estate designed by Rosemary Stjernstedt and built into a hill in south London
Studio Egret West impresses in Budapest market hall retrofit contest
Studio Egret West has won £15,000 third prize in a competition for a major retrofit of Budapest’s abandoned market halls