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Studio Multi reactivates 1970s shopping arcade in Winchester
The Kings Walk project involves the reactivation of an outdated 1970s shopping arcade in central Winchester with garden, graphics, new signage and lighting
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Labour wants to rebuild Britain. The question is how?
The Labour Party conference has set out plans for infrastructure and housing projects if the party wins power, but it will face considerable obstacles, says architect and former Labour Parliamentary candidate Jay Morton
Holt Architecture and GKA complete ‘sky garden’ for inner-London school
The brightly painted, timber-clad ‘sky garden’ for the London Enterprise Academy in Whitechapel, east London, provides the school – a converted office building – with outdoor play space
Case study: Ravelin Sports Centre by FaulknerBrowns Architects
The ultra-low-energy building provides facilities for both the University of Portsmouth and the wider city. Photography by Hufton + Crow, Richard Chivers
The Coach: Should my practice invest in management training?
With several people taking management roles in a practice, would some training be appropriate or can they simply learn on the job? Matthew Turner gives his advice
Rivington Street Studio completes Silvertown secondary school
Situated at the heart of an emerging community in east London’s Royal Docks, Oasis Academy Silvertown is a secondary school for up to 600 students
Dowen Farmer completes three homes on London garage site
The Tollington development, in Finsbury Park, north London, consists of three townhouses on a tight, former backland garage site
Manplan’s reportage architectural photography revisited
While the RIBA showcases the 1969-70 photography of the AR’s Manplan programme, another exhibition features present-day images of one of its most famous locations, Deptford’s Pepys Estate
To green up British cities we need a ‘right to plant’
Street trees are a wonder drug, aiding public health and the battle against climate change. Yet urban greenery is in decline. How can we turn this around? asks Eleanor Broad of Create Streets
Case study: School Green Centre by AOC Architecture
AOC has completed a community centre on the outskirts of Reading combining a library, crèche, after-school club and venue. Photography by Philip Vile