University of Leeds: A Prototype for the Barbican Shows How Brutalist Buildings Can Be Humanised
Architectural writer Alan Radford reflected on the refurbishment plans for the Barbican Centre in London,…
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Houses of the Month: Architectural Highlights from Mexico, Australia, and Japan
January 2026 saw the presentation of a range of emerging homes, including projects in Mexico,…
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DeDraft Renovates the TH Residence in East Sussex
UK-based studio DeDraft has completed the renovation of TH Residence, a modernist home originally built…
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Saudi Arabia Launches a New Phase of Real Estate Title Registration
The Saudi General Authority for Real Estate has announced the launch of a new phase…
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Between Housing Fantasy and Economic Reality: Britain’s Creative Housing Gap
A recent letter published in the British press has reignited debate around the widening gap…
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Bromford Flagship and LiveWest Complete Merger, Creating a Major Housing Provider
Bromford Flagship and LiveWest have officially completed their merger, marking a significant consolidation within England’s…
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Oman’s Real Estate Market Shows Stability Backed by Reforms and Sustained Demand
A recent report by Savills on the Omani real estate market for the final quarter…
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Reducing High-Rise Approval Times: New Plan by Building Safety Regulator
Andy Roe, Chair of the Building Safety Regulator, has announced significant progress in reducing Gateway…
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Restoration as Resistance: Preserving Kyiv’s Architecture During War
When Lesia Danylenko unveiled her restored front door—its curved transom nicknamed the “croissant”—the project transcended…
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Institutional Realignment in UK Housing: SettleParadigm Expands as L&Q Refocuses Geographically
Newly formed housing provider SettleParadigm has completed the acquisition of 3,500 homes from housing association…
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Bollo Lane, West London: Infrastructure-Led, Low-Energy Housing at Urban Scale
Set near Acton Town Tube station, the Bollo Lane development in west London is poised…
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Luxury Resort Project on an Albanian Island Sparks Global Environmental and Architectural Debate
Plans to develop a luxury tourism complex on the uninhabited Sazan Island in southwest Albania…
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Brutalism Reimagined: How a Community Game Jam Is Redefining Virtual Architecture
A new cultural and architectural investigation, published today in the British newspaper The Guardian, examines…
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Architectural Investment Realignment Reshapes Europe’s Property Geography
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, has announced the closure of its…
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Keelmen’s Hospital: Architectural Adaptive Reuse Returns Housing to the City
Keelmen’s Hospital, one of Newcastle’s oldest residential buildings, has secured £4.6 million from the National…
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Saudi Real Estate Prices Decline: An Architectural and Economic Perspective
The General Authority for Statistics of Saudi Arabia announced today that the real estate price…
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UK Housing Prices Surge: Opportunities for Urban Design and Flexible Housing
Housing prices in the UK rose significantly in January 2026, according to Rightmove, marking the…
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Urban Design Opportunities Amid Falling Housing Prices in Chinese Cities
Housing prices continued to decline in 70 major and mid-sized Chinese cities in December 2025,…
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German Rents Surge by End of 2025 Amid Declining Housing Supply
Rental prices in Germany saw a notable increase by the end of 2025, according to…
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Mitsui Fudosan to Invest in Rental Housing Across the Southern United States
Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan plans to invest more than ¥450 billion (approximately $2.8…
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UK Housing Starts Rise, Signalling Early Signs of Market Recovery
UK Housing Secretary Steve Reed has welcomed newly released figures showing an increase in housing…
