All articles by Ben Flatman
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NewsFosters to lead on Old Trafford masterplan for Manchester United
Project will draw up proposals for club-owned land around stadium
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NewsBritish Museum announces shortlist for Western Range galleries project
Five architect-led teams compete in final stage of competition with winner due early next year
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NewsNational Gallery renovation team finds hidden letter from donor criticising design
Time capsule discovery sheds light on the behind-the-scenes tensions during the Sainsbury Wing’s construction
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NewsThink tank warns Labour against ditching ‘beauty agenda in dash for units’
Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner says word is too ‘subjective’
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NewsImages released of Populous and Oualalou + Choi’s proposals for world’s largest football stadium
Grand Stade Hassan II in Casablanca set to host the 2030 World Cup final
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NewsPlans in for redevelopment of 1920s office in central London
Designs by Henning Larsen include a new roof garden and more workspace
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NewsPlans in for redevelopment of 1920s office building in central London
Proposals include a new roof garden and more workspace
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NewsIn pictures: Populous and Oualalou + Choi’s proposals for world’s largest football stadium
Grand Stade Hassan II in Casablanca set to host the 2030 World Cup final
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NewsGlasgow launches public consultation on tall buildings policy
City council invites feedback on draft tall buildings policy aimed at guiding Glasgow’s urban growth
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NewsSDC appointed for refurbishment of iconic James Stirling building
Work on major restoration and refurbishment due to begin in 2025
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NewsGreen light for Crystal Palace Park restoration
New dinosaur and geologically themed play area also to be created under £17.5m plan
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NewsMystery of Olympic cardboard boxes revealed
At the Paris 2024 Olympics, every medal awarded is accompanied by a narrow cardboard box, but what does it contain?
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NewsDorset dairy farm up against Elizabeth line for Stirling Prize
Six schemes on shortlist with winner due in October
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FeaturesChampioning sustainability: How Paris 2024 is reshaping the future of the Olympics
The Paris Olympics is embracing an approach pioneered by London in 2012 and taken to the next level, utilising existing venues and temporary structures as much as possible, Ben Flatman writes
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FeaturesOlly Watts of ES Global on the Paris Olympics: ‘Even if I say so myself, it’s magnificently iconic’
The Paris Olympics emphasises sustainability by utilising 95% existing and temporary venues, continuing the legacy of innovative designs pioneered by London 2012. Ben Flatman meets the CEO of a firm that supplies temporary structures including much of the Olympic climbing centre
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NewsNew reservoirs planned for East of England
Proposals drawn up by architects LDA Design and Fereday Pollard
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FeaturesAdjaye London CEO Lucy Tilley: ‘We’ll work even harder to carry on our legacy. We’ll keep going’
New London CEO talks about her vision for the future, the allegations that threatened to bring the practice down, and the resilience that she says helped it survive
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FeaturesInside Gbolade Design Studio: A new era of architecture where the only way is ethics
Ben Flatman talks to Lanre and Tara Gbolade about setting up their practice and their vision for architecture as a tool for social and environmental change
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FeaturesA harmonious blend of context and concept: Mass Studies reimagines the Serpentine Pavilion
Mass Studies’ innovative design for this year’s Serpentine Pavilion, engineered by Aecom, reimagines traditional concepts, blending contextual sensitivity with conceptual boldness, writes Ben Flatman
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Features‘We have witnessed increasing hostility in these meetings’... Architect Joe Morris explains what’s wrong with the planning system
Ben Flatman talks to Joe Morris about the complexities of the planning system and the importance of workplace civility