Opportunities Hub: Choose work that pays off for your practice2 April 2025IntelligenceLatest: New DfE construction frameworkLatest: New DfE construction frameworkRegion: 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
Still serving society well27 January 2016CultureQuality design in the public sectorQuality design in the public sectorRegion: SouthMore: Colin JacksonEducationLocal authority architectsDaedalusHampshire County Council ArchitectsOne Public EstateUniversity of Cambridge Primary SchoolStowe SchoolWinchester CathedralWestgate SchoolGreat Binfield SchoolColin Stansfield Smith
Public space in the capital’s private heart6 September 2018CultureTrue public space is a people-watching arenaTrue public space is a people-watching arenaRegion: LondonMore: Public RealmDesign construction & technologyPlaces planning & communityCity of London
Keep out: Venice Biennale pavilion explores the decline of public space20 May 2021CultureThe ‘creeping epidemic’ of privatised public space is the subject of installations at the biennale's British PavilionThe ‘creeping epidemic’ of privatised public space is the subject of installations at the biennale's British PavilionRegion: EuropeMore: Venice BiennaleBritish pavilionUnscene ArchitecturevPPR ArchitectsPublic spacePublic realmPlaygroundsHigh streetsHieronymus BoschPubsPlaces planning & communityArchitecture for social purpose
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
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
How public art can enrich the urban realm17 January 2020CultureShoreditch street exhibition shows the wayShoreditch street exhibition shows the wayRegion: United KingdomMore: Shoreditch1-of-1 Art GroupMas·ter·wərksNewbuildUrban realm
Public art needs meaning29 May 2018Intelligence… or it’s just a waste of money… or it’s just a waste of moneyRegion: United KingdomMore: Public realmArt installationUrbanscapeLegalJohn Wevill
Does it matter if ‘public’ space is privately owned?23 February 2018IntelligenceOwnership may matter less than quality and accessOwnership may matter less than quality and accessRegion: United KingdomMore: UrbanismCitiesKing's CrossAlbert DockPublic realm
Assemble & Join21 December 2016BuildingsWoodwork as medium for public consultationWoodwork as medium for public consultationRegion: LondonMore: Public consultationRegenerationHTA DesignNotting Hill Housing TrustHousing estatesPublic realm
Gardens of interwar estates could house thousands more16 October 2018IntelligenceOne-bed wheeled home trialled in BristolOne-bed wheeled home trialled in BristolRegion: United KingdomMore: HousingHousing crisisHousing policyWhite DesgnBristolUrban Task ForceBarefoot ArchitectsBarton WilmoreBews Mews