House Plan: Teresa Borsuk on Cullinan's 62 Camden Mews
In the latest in the AJ’s ongoing series looking at influential housing plans, Teresa Borsuk chooses Edward Cullinan’s Camden Mews in London
View ArticleEngland ‘should be building over 310,000 homes a year’
The nation needs to more than double its new housing delivery over the next five years if it is to meet demand and make up for previous undersupply, according to new research
View ArticleArchitype’s Lewisham self-build homes get go-ahead
Architype and John Broome Architects have been named as preferred bidder to develop a site in Lewisham with self-build housing
View ArticleInvestor pools £400m war chest to snap up affordable housing deals
A major equity investor has created a £400 million war chest to buy up developer’s affordable homes as interest from housing associations wanes
View ArticleHouse Plan: George Saumarez Smith on Henry Roberts' home for destitute sailors
In the latest in the AJ’s ongoing series looking at influential housing plans, George Saumarez Smith looks at Henry Roberts’ house for destitute sailors in Whitechapel
View ArticleGroves Natcheva unveils brick South London housing
Groves Natcheva has submitted plans for this nine-home housing scheme in Thornton Heath, south London
View ArticleBungalow, terrace, flat: What type of homes are we building?
New research from the National House Building Council (NHBC) reveals a widely varying picture about what kinds of homes are being built around the country
View ArticleHouse Plan: Robert Dye on Holl’s Pamphlet Architecture no 9
In the latest of the AJ’s ongoing series looking at influential housing plans, Robert Dye and Jason Coleman choose Steven Holl’s Pamphlet Architecture no 9
View ArticleAssessing Aylesbury: What's the true cost of demolishing council estates?
New evidence has emerged about Southwark Council’s decision a decade ago to bulldoze the Aylesbury estate. Keith Cooper reports
View ArticleNew government figures: housing construction stagnates
Growth in the housing construction market has been at a standstill since the middle of last year, according to the Office for National Statistics
View ArticleContentious Balfron plans set for approval
Controversial changes to the internal layout of Erno Goldfinger’s 1960s Balfron Tower in east London have been recommended for approval by planners
View ArticleKerslake: ‘We want to invest in good design’
Peabody chairman Bob Kerslake has stressed the importance of good design in tackling the housing crisis and renewed his criticisms of the government’s Right to Buy extension
View ArticleMaccreanor Lavington reveals plans for Wembley towers
Maccreanor Lavington Architects has submitted plans for this 239 home double tower scheme in Wembley, north London
View ArticleAutumn statement: Osborne expected to pledge billions for housebuilding
Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce a boost of £7 billion to build homes
View ArticleManchester council chief: Housing policy is failing
Sir Howard Bernstein has criticised the government’s housing policy for being too London-centric
View ArticleGreg Clark: 'We don't just want more homes, we want better homes'
Communities secretary echoes AJ’s housing campaign with call for nation to get behind a drive for quality as well as quantity in housing
View ArticleDesigns for living: the house as home
Houses don’t have to be one-off architectural masterpieces to have life-changing effects on their occupants, writes Jay Merrick
View ArticleRIBA: UK homes are still too small
More than half of new-build homes are too small, according to a new RIBA report
View ArticleLevitt Bernstein showcases ‘intergenerational’ north London scheme
A six-storey, 107-unit north London residential block by architect Levitt Bernstein is a unified response to three distinct property briefs
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