Allegations of sexual misconduct against David Adjaye reported in the Financial Times sent shockwaves through the profession and led clients to cancel a string of projects. Now, his practice is making redundancies while former employees allege that a toxic culture permeated what was once one of the world's most revered…
Author Archives: Anna Highfield
POoR Collective and Pooja Agrawal scoop 2023 London Design Medals
Design innovators POoR Collective and Public Practice chief executive Pooja Agrawal are among the four winners of the 2023 London Design Festival Medals
Hawkins\Brown wins approval for £54m refurb of Haringey Civic Centre
Haringey Council has given Hawkins Brown the go-ahead for a full refurbishment of Haringey Civic Centre, in north London
Lords backs climate-change mitigation planning policy opposed by government
The House of Lords has voted to amend the government’s Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill to make climate mitigation and adaptation a legal priority within planning policy
RIBA claims ARB education shake-up fails to tackle inclusion and competency
The RIBA has criticised the ARB’s proposed education reforms, saying they ‘do not go far enough’ to ensure competency and inclusion in the profession
Serpentine Pavilion architect wins Praemium Imperiale 2023
Burkinabé-German architect Francis Kéré, who designed the 2017 Serpentine Pavilion, has won this year’s Praemium Imperiale award for architecture
Lasdun’s listed ziggurat student housing closed over concrete safety fears
The University of East Anglia (UEA) has closed its iconic Brutalist student housing known as the Ziggurats, because of safety concerns over reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC)
Instance Architects plans Europe’s first small modular nuclear reactor plant
Anglo-Dutch practice Instance Architects is drawing up plans for Europe's first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) campus
Handling the Heat part 2: how masterplanners are designing for a hotter climate
With scientists predicting a 30 per cent increase in ‘uncomfortably hot’ days in the UK, Anna Highfield looks at how masterplanners are changing their design approach to reduce overheating in cities
Kirkland Fraser Moor wins appeal to build ‘outstanding’ ha-ha house in conservation area
Kirkland Fraser Moor (KFM) has won a planning appeal to build a one-off house of ‘outstanding’ quality in a Rutland conservation area