A ticketed auction held to raise money for the charity British-Ukrainian Aid, featuring artwork donated by Thomas Heatherwick, Sam Jacob, Chris Dyson and Robert Adam, has raised £54,149
Leading designers donate artwork for Ukraine fundraiser
An event to raise money for the British-Ukrainian Aid charity will auction artworks from architects and designers including Thomas Heatherwick, Sam Jacob, Chris Dyson and Robert Adam
EAC chair Philip Dunne: ‘Government must act to get to net zero Britain’
As the cross-party Commons committee publishes its landmark report on how to build in a climate crisis, Will Hurst catches up with chairman and Conservative MP for Ludlow, Shropshire, Philip Dunne
MPs back RetroFirst approach and demand planning and tax reforms
A report from the House of Commons’ Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has sharply criticised government inaction on embodied carbon and has echoed all three strands of the AJ’s RetroFirst campaign
Queen’s Speech: what about retrofit? experts ask the government
There was a glaring absence of policies on retrofit and reuse of buildings in yesterday’s (11 May) Queen’s Speech, according to leading built environment organisations
Norman Foster to speak at Ukrainian architecture fundraiser
Norman Foster will take part in an evening fundraiser at 66 Portland Place this Wednesday following the screening of a film about Soviet architecture in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv
‘It was the Marble Arch Mound wot won it,’ says Labour councillor in Westminster
Labour councillor Geoff Barraclough says MVRDV’s ill-fated Marble Arch Mound was a key factor in the Tories losing control of Westminster City Council in last week’s local elections
Behind the story: Why are politicians flip-flopping over the M&S Oxford St demolition?
Pilbrow and Partners’ plan to demolish and rebuild the 1930s Marks and Spencer store at Marble Arch – paused this week by communities secretary Michael Gove – has become a cause célèbre for those challenging similar projects on climate grounds. Yet, until now, it has passed every planning hurdle in…
M&S Oxford St demolition scheme halted by Gove
Communities Secretary Michael Gove has blocked Pilbrow & Partners' plans to demolish and rebuild Marks & Spencer flagship Oxford Street store so his department can examine the scheme
London Mayor to reconsider M&S Oxford St demolition plan
Following a major backlash over the Sadiq Khan’s approval of the controversial demolition of Marks & Spencer’s store on Oxford Street, the London Mayor will now revisit this decision, the AJ can reveal