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Grenfell inquiry has shone a light on architecture profession’s flaws

Letters: Kerr Robertson and Catherine Brownell on the structural defects in the training and fees of architects

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024

Stirling Prize 2024: a welcome turn towards reuse and retrofit but too safe to represent the UK’s ‘best’ architecture

The Stirling Prize is awarded every year by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for the UK’s best new architecture. This year’s six project shortlist includes only one new building. The rest is made up of a masterplan outlining the placement of buildings and streets around Kings Cross, London…

The Conversation · Aug 6, 2024

Labour’s ‘grey belt’ plans could result in isolated communities, warns leading architect

Exclusive: Muyiwa Oki, president of the RIBA, says new estates must be high quality and have access to shops, schools, transport and green space

The Guardian - UK · Aug 2, 2024

Stirling prize 2024: a two-horse race?

The big beasts of the Elizabeth line and King’s Cross loom large, but newly announced regional contenders should include a classy Cambridge dining hall, a life-enhancing Shoreditch office block and a converted Dorset dairy

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2024

RIBA’s ‘Raise the Roof’ show is a deep dive into the history of its London HQ

With its ‘Raise the Roof: Building for Change’ exhibition, the RIBA explores themes including gender, ethnicity, race, and imperialism embedded within its own historic headquarters

Wallpaper · May 7, 2024

‘Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence’ at the V&A is a bold exploration

London’s V&A presents ‘Tropical Modernism: Architecture and Independence’, a deep dive into 1940s architectural influences within West Africa and India

Wallpaper · Feb 29, 2024

"New housing solutions" highlighted as 30 architect-designed homes shortlisted for the Riba London Awards 2024

The annual Riba London Award 2024 has shortlisted 76 projects

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

Elizabeth line stations named among London's best new buildings by British architects

Four Elizabeth line stations and the line itself are contenders for Riba’s London Award

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2024

Sex scenes and feasibility studies: architect and racy novelist Lesley Lokko wins RIBA gold medal

The unstoppable Ghanaian Scot, who shook up the Venice Biennale with a focus on the scars of postcolonial Africa, has now made history by winning architecture’s prestigious award

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024

2024 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture celebrates Lesley Lokko

The 2024 Royal Gold Medal for Architecture will be presented to Lesley Lokko for her contributions to the field, the RIBA announced

Wallpaper · Jan 18, 2024