All housing design articles
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NewsHunt for new government architecture boss to start this week
Former head Andy von Bradsky says government now convinced of importance of architects
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City councils among pilots for new local design codes
Test programme is part of government’s push to force developers to build beautifully
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Stewart Milne unveils new ‘post-pandemic’ house types
Aberdeen-based housebuilder says designs will bring in revenue of £550m
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Newham grants permission for 65 Passivhaus council homes
Scheme designed by Levitt Bernstein with small windows to reduce overheating
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Team led by Prior & Partners wins £8bn Thamesmead masterplan job
Successful line-up includes microbusinesses as well as Arup, Alison Brooks and Turner Works
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Senior Homes England figure quits to run design charity Public Practice
Departure of Pooja Agrawal follows appointment of charity’s current boss as Malmo city architect
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Stirling Prize-winning architect wins planning for MMC council homes
North Somerset council picked designer of last year’s prize-winning Goldsmith Street for 52-home project
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Robert Jenrick’s secret plan to solve the housing crisis
The rhetoric around street trees distracts from the real intent behind the government’s new design code, says Paul Smith
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Jenrick publishes draft national design code
Housing secretary sets up Office for Place as part of plan to ‘bring back beauty’
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Government names joint winners of Home of 2030 design competition
Homes England invites all finalists in government housing contest to discuss taking ideas forward
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Architects urge investment in wave of council housing
Support local authorities to solve housing crisis for good and create 250,000 jobs, says RIBA
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Grenfell architect needed fire consultant, says former RIBA president
Expert witness Paul Hyett says Studio E should have hired specialist help
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Newest homes ‘least comfortable’ during lockdown
Small size and lack of outdoor space made residents less happy with new properties, study by UCL finds
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Post occupancy tests should be condition of Help to Buy cash, government told
Riba demands that evaluation of the performance of new build homes should be mandatory for all public buildings
