The ups and downs of installing a bespoke lift in Big Ben’s clock tower8 August 2024ProductsContractors overcome heritage needs, a tilt and very tight spaceContractors overcome heritage needs, a tilt and very tight spaceRegion: LondonMore: SVM AssociatesWestminsterPalace of WestminsterLiftDesign construction & technologyFlo Armitage-Hookes
In association with Cupa PizarrasKent project showcases hook-fixed slate roofs1 August 2019ProductsKent homes hooked on Cupa Pizarras natural slateKent homes hooked on Cupa Pizarras natural slateRegion: United KingdomMore: Cupa PizarrasSlate tilesRoofing designHook fixingRoof installationStacklands Retreat
Leeds South Bank regeneration: river turned asset1 August 2023BuildingsProjects and plans for city centre extension along the AireProjects and plans for city centre extension along the AireRegion: YorkshireMore: Urban designUrban regenerationLeedsCITUArkleBoyceFeilden Clegg Bradley StudiosPlanit-IECartwright PickardEleanor YoungFlo Armitage-Hookes
In association with Armitage ShanksArmitage Shanks launches smart urinal17 February 2020ProductsIntroducing Sphero: The innovative way to spend a pennyIntroducing Sphero: The innovative way to spend a pennyRegion: United KingdomMore: Armitage ShanksUrinalsCommercial washroom designCommercial bathroom designInterior designSanitarywareSpecificationStudio Levien
In association with Armitage ShanksArmitage Shanks aims to simplify commercial washroom design2 January 2020ProductsWashroom Architecture range targets wellbeingWashroom Architecture range targets wellbeingRegion: United KingdomMore: Armitage ShanksIdeal StandardCommercial washroom designSpecificationInteriorsBathroom designStudio Levien
‘Piloti’ reflects the fizz of interwar architecture5 April 2024CultureGavin Stamp’s ambitious, unfinished, study of UK interwar building designGavin Stamp’s ambitious, unfinished, study of UK interwar building designRegion: United KingdomMore: BookInterwar yearsGavin StampFlo Armitage-HookesArchitectural criticismDesign construction & technology
Second edition: Hastings printworks gets new lease of life17 September 2024BuildingsIF_DO has transformed a former newspaper printworks into a community buildingIF_DO has transformed a former newspaper printworks into a community buildingRegion: South EastMore: IF_DOHastingsRetrofitTilesCommunity spaceArchitecture for social purposeConservation and heritagePlaces planning & communityFlo Armitage-Hookes
Peter Mitchell: Leeds’ photographic chronicler30 May 2024CulturePeter Mitchell has been photographing Leeds since the 1970s when the city was on the cusp of changePeter Mitchell has been photographing Leeds since the 1970s when the city was on the cusp of changeRegion: YorkshireMore: LeedsPeter MitchellQuarry Hill FlatsHousing estatesFlo Armitage-Hookes
MacEwen Award 2025 commended: Blackpool's Revoe Public Square27 January 2025BuildingsThe square has been co-conceived, designed and constructed by local residentsThe square has been co-conceived, designed and constructed by local residentsRegion: North WestMore: BlackpoolOther People's DreamsLee IvettUniversity of Central LancashirePublic squareLancashirePlaces planning & communityArchitecture for social purposeFlo Armitage-Hookes
Mediæval Calverley cleverly resuscitated7 January 2025BuildingsCowper Griffith Architects preserves and updates with charm and surpriseCowper Griffith Architects preserves and updates with charm and surpriseRegion: YorkshireMore: Cowper Griffith ArchitectsLandmark TrustMedievalHistoric buildingRefurbishmentCalverleyListed buildingFlo Armitage-Hookes
Profile: Nathan Coley, the artist thriving on collaboration and friction17 March 2025CultureInvited to create public art atop London’s sewer system upgrade, Nathan Coley butted against a rules-based world – but differences have borne fruitInvited to create public art atop London’s sewer system upgrade, Nathan Coley butted against a rules-based world – but differences have borne fruitRegion: United KingdomMore: Flo Armitage-HookesNathan ColeySewersPublic artPublic realmHawkins\Brown
Welcome to Dungeness: Britain's only desert21 June 2024CultureRevealing photos of life in the shadow of a nuclear power station presented in a striking new bookRevealing photos of life in the shadow of a nuclear power station presented in a striking new bookRegion: South EastMore: Flo Armitage-HookesEdward ThompsonDungenessPhotographyNuclear powerKent