Author Archives: Anna Highfield

The chief executive of Public Practice has urged architects to show more empathy when dealing with over-stretched planners

Norman Foster has said he would ‘love the opportunity’ to talk to King Charles about architecture following the coronation on Saturday (May 6)

The Grenfell Tower Inquiry will not publish its much-anticipated second and final report into the disaster until next year, it has been revealed

3DReid has put forward plans to convert an unusual former warehouse in Edinburgh’s historic Broughton Market into seven new apartments

Building homes in gardens is a no-no for many local authorities. Anna Highfield looks at how a tenacious group is winning over planners with a growing portfolio of light-touch, backland micro-homes

The Museum of London has confirmed it is to open its doors in 2026 – although later stages of the redevelopment are not set to complete until 2028

Glenn Howells Architects is rebranding to simply ‘Howells’ after 33 years in practice

Yasmeen Lari, Pakistan’s first female architect, has won the 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, widely regarded as one of the highest awards in architecture

Michael Gove has postponed his much-anticipated decision on Pilbrow + Partners’ plans to demolish and rebuild Marks & Spencer Oxford Street until July

The latest set of construction statistics shows the industry at a low ebb, with project starts plummeting and one in ten practices nationwide saying they expect to cut staff numbers