The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
‘Shocking’: RIBA slams closure of 150+ schools over safety fears
The closure of facilities at more than 150 schools in England has been described as ‘shocking’ by the RIBA, which has repeatedly warned about their structural safety
AHMM
News stories about Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and buildings recently completed by the practice, plus articles about AHMM director Simon Allford
Simon Allford: ‘The RIBA was failing, inexcusably caused by those meant to be leading it’
The outgoing RIBA president talks about his attempts to change the course of the Portland Place ‘supertanker’ and why he is staying around to see through his House of Architecture plans
Gove delays decision on AHMM’s London Bridge tower proposals
Communities secretary Michael Gove has postponed a decision on long-awaited plans by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) for an office-led tower close to the Shard at London Bridge
Government halts contentious AHMM-led Royal Street proposals
The government has temporarily halted controversial Allford Hall Monaghan Morris-led plans, which include the demolition of two post-war buildings near Waterloo, central London, to make way for a major life sciences hub
Astragal: Railway’s touching salute to Elain Harwood
An unexpected and touching tribute was paid to post-war architecture champion Elain Harwood, who passed away in April
Combining project emissions with a practice’s own emissions could dilute efforts to cut both
AHMM head of sustainability Craig Robertson responds to a recent appeal from big-name developers for architects to include the carbon impact of their projects as part of their own Scope 3 emissions
AHMM cuts jobs as projects ‘unexpectedly’ paused or delayed
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) is making redundancies after a number of its projects were ‘put on hold unexpectedly’ or hit by delays
AHMM gets go-ahead for latest phase of huge Lewisham masterplan
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has been handed planning consent to build almost 800 new homes and student apartments in south-east London as part of a wider masterplan by Hawkins Brown
AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the Year winner named
A post-occupancy evaluation of a new neighbourhood at the Olympic Park, using a bespoke methodology developed by HawkinsBrown, has been named AJ100 Sustainability Initiative of the year
Government must do ‘much more’ to rebuild crumbling hospitals, says RIBA
RIBA president Simon Allford has called on the government to do ‘much more’ to address concerns around building safety across NHS England’s crumbling estate