Part of Newcastle University, AJ 40 under 40 practice Design Office combines built projects with books, comics and academic papers
Is the new Chinese embassy Chipperfield’s most controversial job?
David Chipperfield is risking his reputation by working directly for China’s ‘authoritarian’ regime on a new embassy in London, say critics
Grosvenor sets out £90m RetroFirst strategy
Property estate Grosvenor today signed up to the AJ RetroFirst campaign and announced a £90 million programme to retrofit its historic London estate
AJ 40 under 40: Shankari Raj
Bristol practice Nudge, run by AJ 40 under 40 architect Shankari Raj, specialises in community-led collaboration
AJ 40 under 40: Editional Studio
The Manchester-based practice, one of the youngest in the AJ 40 under 40, focuses on building reuse and the high street
PM’s new carbon target leaves Fosters and ZHA out on a limb, critics say
Boris Johnson’s announcement that the UK will seek to cut emissions by 68 per cent by 2030 has left Foster + Partners and Zaha Hadid Architects looking ‘more neoliberal than the PM’, critics say
Architects Declare sends ultimatum to Zaha Hadid Architects
Architects Declare leaders have warned Zaha Hadid Architects to commit to its 11 principles ‘or withdraw’ as a founding signatory of the declaration after condemning recent comments by practice principal Patrik Schumacher
Bid for your very own artwork by a big-name architect or artist
An online charity auction featuring works by Cecil Balmond, David Adjaye, Zaha Hadid Architects, Banksy and Grayson Perry has been extended until20 November
Retrofitting is the key to a net zero city, says NLA report
Massively prioritising retrofit work over new build is the single most important way the built environment sector can tackle the climate crisis, a new survey by New London Architecture has found
Haworth Tompkins crowned AJ100 Practice of the Year 2020
Haworth Tompkins has won the prestigious AJ100 Practice of the Year 2020 title