Building Design

29/07/2025

Haworth Tompkins submits plans to refurbish Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion: Proposals set out phased refurbishment and upgrade works to the landmark modernist building, with a focus on audience experience, building conservation and operational sustainability

Proposals set out phased refurbishment and upgrade works to the landmark modernist building, with a focus on audience experience, building conservation and operational sustainability

29/07/2025

🎉Finalist Spotlight: Melamar by Paper Igloo!

Paper Igloo’s work has been shortlisted for this year’s AYAs , as the practice was named a finalist for Individual House Architect of the Year.

In this series, we take a look at the team’s entry project and ask the firm’s director and architect, Mhairi Grant, to break down some of the biggest specification challenges that needed to be overcome.

👉 Read the full story: https://ow.ly/bhx850WwEoO

Tables are selling fast for the Architect of the Year Awards 2025. Don’t miss your chance to network with the industry's best and toast to architectural excellence.

🎟️ Book your table today: https://ow.ly/Y5E850WwEoN

29/07/2025

KPF () is working on a second facelift of Unilever’s City of London headquarters after completing a refurbishment of the grade II-listed building 20 years ago.

The practice has submitted a planning application to refurbish Unilever House, a nine-storey 1930s building which faces the river at 100 Victoria Embankment next to Blackfriars station.

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29/07/2025

The RIBA () has revealed the shortlist for the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2025, spotlighting six UK projects led by early career project architects, typically defined as those who qualified within five years of their project’s completion.

Now in its 27th year, the annual prize was established by Baroness Doreen Lawrence and the Marco Goldschmied Foundation () to honour the memory of Stephen Lawrence, the aspiring architect who was murdered in a racially motivated attack in 1993.

📷 1: St Mary’s Walthamstow by Matthew Lloyd Architects () (project architect: Alex Spicer) Source: Tim Crocker

📷 2 & 3: Hallelujah Project by Peregrine Bryant Architects () (project architect: Helena Tunbridge) Source: Robin Forster

📷 4 & 5 Pine Heath by Studio Hagen Hall () (project architect: Louis Hagen Hall) Source: Felix Speller

📷 6-9 The Jackson Library, Exeter College, Oxford by Nex () (project architect: Joe Dent) Source: Will Pryce

📷 10 University of Staffordshire Woodlands Nursery by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios () project architect: Jack Baker) Source: Daniel Hopkinson

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29/07/2025

Tributes paid to Arup engineer behind 8 Bishopsgate who has died aged 49: Jeremy Edwards described by Stuart Lipton as ’one of the great engineers of the 21st century’

Jeremy Edwards described by Stuart Lipton as 'one of the great engineers of the 21st century'

29/07/2025

One in three UK developers cutting back or pausing projects, survey reveals: More than half of developers say they are not confident about launching projects within the next year

More than half of developers say they are not confident about launching projects within the next year

29/07/2025

KPF returning to Unilever’s listed City headquarters for second facelift: Practice aiming to transform buiding with all-electric scheme aiming to ‘attract new generation’ of occupiers

Practice aiming to transform buiding with all-electric scheme aiming to 'attract new generation' of occupiers

29/07/2025

RIBA announces Stephen Lawrence Prize 2025 shortlist celebrating early career project architects: Six UK projects are in the running for the award, with the winner to be revealed at this year’s Stirling Prize ceremony

Six UK projects are in the running for the award, with the winner to be revealed at this year's Stirling Prize ceremony

29/07/2025

The wait is over — the shortlist has landed!

This year, we’re taking the celebration to a brand new home:
📍 Marriott Grosvenor Square, London
🗓️ 15 October

Join us for an unforgettable evening of recognition, connection, and celebration with the brightest minds in UK architecture.

🎟️ Spaces are limited—book now to secure your seat at the biggest night in the built environment calendar: https://ow.ly/rcjO50WvUUu

28/07/2025

Historic England says revised Liverpool Street station plans a ‘significant improvement’ over first scheme: But Network Rail’s Acme-designed rethink of scrapped Herzog & de Meuron scheme has already amassed nearly 2,000 objections from members of public

But Network Rail's Acme-designed rethink of scrapped Herzog & de Meuron scheme has already amassed nearly 2,000 objections from members of public

28/07/2025

Construction risk increasing amid fears of fresh tax rises this autumn, new report warns: Trade body’s latest output forecast unchanged from spring but it says uncertainty has set in ahead of autumn Budget

Trade body's latest output forecast unchanged from spring but it says uncertainty has set in ahead of autumn Budget

28/07/2025

RCKa () has submitted a planning application for a new four-storey adult education college in Sutton, south London, on behalf of Sutton Council ()

The 2,200 square metre building is proposed for 246–254 High Street and 2–8 Marshall’s Road, a prominent corner site at the northern end of Sutton’s pedestrianised high street. The existing three-storey structure on the site, which dates from the late 19th century, has been vacant for around seven years and is set to be demolished under the current plans.

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📷 Source: RCKa & Google Street View