The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris is working on a new Shoreditch skyscraper, replacing an already approved 21-storey tower designed by Make for the same site
AHMM replaces Make on Shoreditch tower plans
MJP Architects to be wound up after 51 years
MJP Architects has appointed liquidators to wind-up the practice after 51 years of trading, the AJ can reveal
MPs call for ‘war effort’ push on retrofit and insulation
A group of cross-party MPs has called for a ‘national war effort’ to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the UK
Gove backs creation of design school to ‘revive traditional architecture’
Housing secretary Michael Gove has backed a report which calls for the creation of a new architecture school which would ‘wholeheartedly revive traditional architecture’
Jon Matthews Architects plans 38-storey Manchester tower
Jon Matthews has submitted plans for a 38-storey student accommodation tower by Mancunian Way in Manchester
Mandatory second staircases for new high-rises planned
The government is proposing to make second staircases mandatory in all residential buildings over 30m
KPF unveils plans for Old Street skyscraper
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) has unveiled early plans for a 160m office tower by Old Street roundabout in east London
Gove plans crackdown on fake grass in new housing schemes
Housing secretary Michael Gove plans to prevent developers from laying fake grass in new housing schemes, according to media reports
AHMM reports £1m loss despite revenue increase
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has reported a loss for the second year in a row, despite an increase in income
Peter Barber to curate Royal Academy Summer Exhibition architecture room
Celebrated housing architect Peter Barber will curate the architecture room at next year’s Royal Academy (RA) Summer Exhibition