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Six arrested as anti-demolition protestors occupy Glasgow towers
Six people have been arrested in Glasgow following a ‘political occupation’ of four tower blocks set for demolition
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
Coppin Dockray gives new lease of life to Trevor Dannatt house
The practice rescued the 1960 Hampstead house from possible demolition, repairing and reworking it as a new family home
Cut VAT to encourage retrofit of historic buildings, says parliamentary report
A heritage parliamentary group has called for a cut in VAT when retrofitting historic buildings and a presumption against demolition in the planning process
Anti-demolition coalition proposes alternative to Corstorphine & Wright’s Birmingham plans
Campaigners have suggested an alternative to designs by Corstorphine & Wright that involve the demolition of Birmingham’s iconic 60s Ringway Centre
Architects Declare savages government’s ‘woefully inadequate’ climate action
Architects Declare founder Michael Pawlyn has slammed ‘woefully inadequate’ plans to decarbonise construction after the government shot down a bill to regulate embodied carbon
Lambeth Council set to wind up unpopular housebuilding arm
Lambeth Council is set to wind up its arms-length housebuilding company Homes for Lambeth after an official review described its performance as ‘very poor’
Nottingham Castle attraction closes despite £30m Purcell overhaul
Nottingham Castle has closed its doors less than 18 months after the completion of a Purcell-led overhaul designed to ‘safeguard its future’
Could a Grade III listing for buildings halt the UK’s tide of demolition?
The government should refresh the Town and Country Planning Act and introduce a Grade III status to protect millions of buildings from needless demolition, writes Will Arnold
M&S accused of ‘epic greenwashing’ by Oxford Street inquiry opponent
The bitter row over Marks & Spencer Oxford Street has escalated after SAVE Britain’s Heritage accused the chair of the retail giant of ‘false and defamatory’ statements and of ‘greenwashing on an epic scale’
From Kristin Scott Thomas to Julia Barfield: Who is saying what about M&S Oxford Street
As the landmark planning inquiry into Pilbrow & Partners' contentious proposal draws to a close, Will Hurst presents a selection of statements made to inspector David Nicholson by high-profile individuals and organisations