The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
William Blake Estate, Lambeth
The City of London Corporation is recruiting an architect for an upgrade of the William Blake Estate in Lambeth [Deadline: 14 March 2025]
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City of London’s ‘retrofit first’ policy to come into force
A proposal by the City of London to encourage reuse of existing buildings and other circular economy measures will become policy within the coming weeks, the authority has announced
Stiff + Trevillion’s revised City tower plan draws over 1,300 objections
Stiff + Trevillion’s reworked plans for a 43-storey skyscraper in the City of London have received more than 1,300 comments of objection
WilkinsonEyre reveals retrofit plans for Neogothic PoMo City office
WilkinsonEyre has revealed plans to overhaul Minster Court, a postmodern Neogothic office building in the City of London – proposals which have already prompted a listing bid by heritage campaigners
City of London School for Girls Summer Works 2024-2027
City of London Corporation is seeking consultants for a series of summer renovations at the City of London School for Girls [Deadline: 11 June 2024]
Revised Stiff + Trevillion tower next to City synagogue meets fresh opposition
Stiff + Trevillion’s reworked plans for a 43-storey skyscraper next to a 323-year-old City of London synagogue have met with more opposition
Architects sought for £17.5m Guildhall Yard East overhaul
City of London Corporation is seeking an architect for a £17.5 million refurbishment of its Guildhall Yard East office complex [Deadline: 29 April 2024]
City of London considers adopting ‘retrofit first’ policy
The City of London is looking to adopt a ‘retrofit first’ policy for its future City Plan, according to proposals debated last month
City of London demands alternatives to demolition for new schemes
Developers planning to knock down and replace buildings will be asked to show alternative options to demolition under new guidance issued by the City of London Corporation
City of London public realm pop-ups competition reveals finalists
The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) has named the six teams shortlisted in its competition for a series of co-designed public realm installations in Smithfield and east London