Opportunities Hub: Enter the contests that get you noticed27 March 2025IntelligenceLatest: Parade float designLatest: Parade float designRegion: United KingdomMore: Architecture competitionsOpportunitiesContractsJulie ButterworthProcurement and contractsFrameworks
Managing the estates23 February 2016IntelligenceThe State vs The Estate: How can we resolve problem estates?The State vs The Estate: How can we resolve problem estates?Region: United KingdomMore: Council estatesRegenerationRebuildWhere people livePoliticsResidentialRefurbishmentTroublesome estatesDavid Cameron
Rowan Court: shrewd placemaking on an unloved triangle of land25 March 2025BuildingsSatish Jassal Architects' red-brick development of council homes in Haringey makes creative use of a difficult plotSatish Jassal Architects' red-brick development of council homes in Haringey makes creative use of a difficult plotRegion: LondonMore: HousingSatish Jassal ArchitectsHaringey CouncilCouncil homesSocial housingBrickInfillJohn Jervis
Lessons and limits: what the history of council housing can teach architects today13 April 2023IntelligenceWhat can we learn and unlearn from 100 years of public housing?What can we learn and unlearn from 100 years of public housing?Region: United KingdomMore: Social housingCouncil homesCouncil estatesJohn BoughtonDesign construction & technologyPlaces planning & community
Ethics of estate regeneration2 June 2016IntelligenceThe ethical challenges of working on estate regenerationThe ethical challenges of working on estate regenerationRegion: United KingdomMore: RegenerationRebuildHousingPracticeWhere people liveInternal managementCommunity involvement
York Council’s housebuilding programme takes root17 February 2022BuildingsHomes by BDP and Mikhail Riches lead the city council's aim to combine high quality with green credentialsHomes by BDP and Mikhail Riches lead the city council's aim to combine high quality with green credentialsRegion: North EastMore: Mikhail RichesBDPKarakusevic Carson ArchitectsHousingHousing crisisCouncil homesYorkPlaces planning & communitySustainable architecture
Archio expands Becontree with another new style of home31 August 2022BuildingsTwo villas of mostly one-bed flats update the famous post-war estateTwo villas of mostly one-bed flats update the famous post-war estateRegion: LondonMore: ArchioShukri SultanBecontree EstateSocial housingKarl Marx-HofOssulton EstateGeorge Topham ForrestDesign construction & technologyArchitecture for social purpose
AOC’s reworked Craft Council Gallery is tactile but not too folksy21 July 2021BuildingsThe Crafts Council Gallery is back in action following a revamp to give it a more welcoming public spaceThe Crafts Council Gallery is back in action following a revamp to give it a more welcoming public spaceRegion: LondonMore: Crafts CouncilAOCGeoff ShearcroftGalleryLondonConservation and heritagePamela BuxtonFurniture
St Comgall’s Hall, Belfast10 May 2024BuildingsRescued hall wins 2024 RSUA Client of the Year for Belfast City Council and Falls Community CouncilRescued hall wins 2024 RSUA Client of the Year for Belfast City Council and Falls Community CouncilRegion: Northern IrelandMore: BelfastHall Black Douglas2024 RSUA Award Winner2024 RSUA Client of the YearBelfast City Council/Falls Community Council2024 RIBA Regional Award
‘My sister can’t believe I’ve got this place’11 September 2018BuildingsHow a tenant partnership made coveted homesHow a tenant partnership made coveted homesRegion: LondonMore: Bell Phillips ArchitectsLeathermarket Community Benefit SocietySouthwark CouncilDesign construction & technologyPlaces planning & communityKipling EstateFundingresidential
Social climbers20 December 2018BuildingsLuxury towers subsidise Hackney council estate regenerationLuxury towers subsidise Hackney council estate regenerationRegion: LondonMore: LondonHackneyKarakusevic Carson ArchitectsDavid Chipperfield ArchitectsHousingSocial housing
The Bourne Estate, Camden15 May 2018BuildingsThe Bourne Estate, CamdenThe Bourne Estate, CamdenRegion: LondonMore: HousingRIBA Regional Awards 2018Matthew Lloyd ArchitectsCamden