All articles by Ben Flatman
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NewsBirmingham Airport appoints Arup to develop new masterplan
Investment in hub set to hit £300m over next four years
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NewsHowells wins outline consent for Edgbaston Street Gardens development at appeal
Plans assume relocation of Bull Ring Indoor Market traders to David Kohn Architects’ new market hall within Lendlease’s Smithfield development
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CommentThis Stirling Prize winner is a model for how we can all live better
Witherford Watson Mann’s Appleby Blue scheme shows how thoughtful design can help us age well, strengthen communities and rethink how generations live together, says Ben Flatman
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NewsWitherford Watson Mann’s almshouse wins Stirling Prize
Other winners on the night included projects by Hugh Broughton Architects and Matthew Lloyd Architects
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NewsHaworth Tompkins wins approval for work at grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion
Scheme set to safeguard 90-year-old building and enhance visitor experience
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NewsIn pictures: Zaha Hadid Architects’ 60,000-seat football stadium in China
Scheme at Xi’an features translucent membrane designed to protect spectators from rain and direct sunlight
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NewsJohn Lewis gets green light for 170-home BTR scheme in Reading
£70m project designed by architect Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher
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NewsAnother Bayswater redevelopment on cards after developer gets green light for mixed-use job
Firm turns to in-house team for work that will replace previously consented Fosters proposal
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FeaturesSir Terry Farrell: the restless maverick who reshaped British urbanism
From the Comyn Ching Triangle to the MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross, Sir Terry Farrell’s projects reshaped how architects thought about the city. Ben Flatman reflects on his legacy
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NewsConcept images for Camden film studios masterplan unveiled
Kentish Town scheme includes film studio campus alongside 1,000 homes
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FeaturesHigh tech architecture pioneer Sir Nicholas Grimshaw dies aged 85 leaving global legacy
The architect behind Eden Project and Waterloo International has died, leaving a practice that exported British high tech architecture worldwide and buildings that embodied optimism in technology’s power to address challenges.
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FeaturesHow Manchester is setting the pace for regeneration and urban living
Building Design’s new UK Design Capital of the Year award, part of the Architect of the Year Awards 2025, will recognise cities for ambitious urban strategies. In this instalment, the spotlight is on Manchester, a city that stands out for the speed and scale of its reinvention
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NewsNew Cross estate regeneration scheme goes in for planning
South London scheme will also include commercial space
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NewsIn pictures: Plans to overhaul Berwick theatre built at former maltings get green light
Venue in line for first major revamp since centre opened in 1990
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NewsPlans for £48.5m housing scheme in Birmingham
2.5 acre site in Soho Hill set to deliver 115 homes and flats alongside an 80-bed care home
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NewsNew head of studio at Foster + Partners
Leadership change sees Grant Brooker stepping down from his role as head of studio
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FeaturesAt HTA Design, they are building the case for better housing
Ben Flatman visited HTA Design’s east London studio to hear how one of the UK’s most experienced housing practices is responding to today’s complex challenges
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FeaturesHow Cambridge is planning for a denser and better connected future
Building Design, sister title to Building, will crown the UK Design Capital of the Year at the 2025 Architect of the Year Awards, celebrating cities with vision. The shortlist – Cambridge, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle – highlights ambitious urban strategies and bold experiments. This week Cambridge’s transformation is in the ...
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NewsBrent Cross co-living scheme gets planning green light
Scheme is part of wider development being masterminded by Related Argent
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NewsPlans submitted for residential towers scheme in Croydon
Nearly 700 homes earmarked for site near Fairfield Halls