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Design Engine wins latest Winchester Station Approach contest
Winchester City Council has named Design Engine as the winner of its search for a masterplanner for the latest rethink of the land surrounding its main train station
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Plans unveiled for 35-storey student tower in Leeds
Plans have been submitted for a new 35-storey tower and renovation of a neighbouring 12-storey tower in Leeds city centre
Group Ginger to overhaul iconic Leeds sculpture gallery
Dixon Jones’ 1990s Henry Moore Institute in Leeds is to be given an internal makeover by local practice Group Ginger
Architects condemn huge hike in salary threshold for migrant worker visas
Government plans to nearly double the minimum salary requirement for foreign worker visas and to scrap the shortage occupation list have drawn condemnation from architects
RAAC crisis: more than 100 schools likely to need completely rebuilding
More than 100 schools across England built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) will probably need to be completely rebuilt, the government has said
Allies and Morrison’s controversial Walthamstow high-rise scheme gets the OK
Walthamstow councillors have approved controversial plans by Allies and Morrison for a huge mixed-use scheme on a trading estate in the north London borough
BDP submits outline plans for Warwick University STEM precinct
BDP has put forward outline proposals for new STEM facilities at the University of Warwick to Coventry City Council for planning consideration
RetroFirst stories: how SPPARC aims to save a Gold Medal-winning hospital
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from demolition or given them a new lease of life
Profession must speed up carbon reduction efforts, report warns
Embodied carbon emissions in the UK’s built environment have not reduced at the pace required to reach net zero, the UK Green Building Council has found
Heatherwick, ZHA and Fosters lose out in race for huge Chinese HQ job
Büro Ole Scheeren has won a major contest to design Tencent’s new headquarters in Shenzhen, China, selected from a shortlist which included Heatherwick Studio, Zaha Hadid Architects and Foster + Partners - some of the UK's biggest names