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This week Sahiba Chadha is joined by award winning architect Gurmeet Sian, to discuss:
Government design champion, the Office for Place is scrapped // New powers for councils to tackle empty High Street units // Angela Rayner massively restricts right to buy for new council homes // And a new campaign by the Twentieth Century Society to list recent buildings which are ⊠âcoming of ageâ
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This week Fran Williams is joined by Ramsey Yassa, an architect and founding director of NOOMA studio, to discuss:
UK architects facing scrutiny amid reports of 21,000 Saudi worker deaths // ACME takes over and reveals scaled-back Liverpool St station revamp plans // Mouldy, hard-to-heat rental homes spell royal scandal for Prince William // And is the architectural profession facing the precipice amid a major exodus of talent
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The Brief is produced in association with the Architectsâ Journal, and the C20 Society.
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This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by the architectural worker, writer and editors of the magazine Failed Architecture to discuss:
Rachel Reeves commits ÂŁ500 million pounds more for affordable housing // Leading economist calls on Labour to spend large on arts and culture projects // David Chipperfieldâs Chinese Embassy plans called in by Angela Rayner // And reflecting on the centenary of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley
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The Brief is produced in association with the Architectsâ Journal, and the C20 Society.
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This week Sahiba Chadha is joined by the architect Tara Gbolade to discuss:
Rachel Reeves' ÂŁ1 billion boost for council housing in the autumn budget // How planning reform and design codes could help create 1.5 million homes // Calls for the government to engage more with architects on retrofit // And the architecture critic, Joseph Rykwert, has died aged 98
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The Brief is produced in association with the Architectsâ Journal, and the C20 Society.
The Brief is also supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.
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This week Fran Williams is joined by the architectural journalist Amy Frearson to discuss:
The Elizabeth Line comes out on top at this yearâs RIBA Stirling Prize // Government housing targets branded âunrealisticâ by local authorities // The Olympic Park gets a refresh with a new public space for young women and girls // And the ÂŁ4 million pound battle for Bethnal Green Working Men's Club
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The Brief is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space for creatives offering a new approach to membership workspace. Bureau prioritises not just room to think and do, but also shared resources and space to collaborate. To book a free day pass follow this link.
The Brief is produced in association with the Architectsâ Journal, and the C20 Society.
The Brief is also supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.
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This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by the architect David Ogunmuyiwa to discuss:
A luxury Croydon tower needing âextensiveâ remediation after only two years // The president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, Muyiwa Oki announces a rebrand // Mayor picks top names for Londonâs new âtown architectsâ // And the campaign to see 11 Jubilee Line stations given protected heritage status
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The Brief is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space for creatives offering a new approach to membership workspace. Bureau prioritises not just room to think and do, but also shared resources and space to collaborate. To book a free day pass follow this link.
The Brief is produced in association with the Architectsâ Journal, and the C20 Society.
The Brief is also supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.
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This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by writer and housing activist Adam Peggs to discuss:
Run for profit affordable homes spark rent rise fears // Questions over the governmentâs 1.5 million homes pledge amid troubling housing market data // Londonâs mayor approves controversial Wimbledon tennis redevelopment plans // And the government is set to back HS2 to Euston amid a growing outcry over the current stationâs performance
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The Brief is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space for creatives offering a new approach to membership workspace. Bureau prioritises not just room to think and do, but also shared resources and space to collaborate. To book a free day pass follow this link.
The Brief is produced in association with the Architectsâ Journal, and the C20 Society.
The Brief is also supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.
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This week Sahiba Chadha is joined by the renowned tree expert and author, Paul Wood, to discuss:
Sycamore Gap one year on // Labour's âbrownfield passportsâ for new housing // the UK's missed tree-planting targets // and how millions of Britons want their cities carfree according to a new poll.
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The Brief is recorded and produced at the Open City offices located in Bureau. Bureau is a co-working space for creatives offering a new approach to membership workspace. Bureau prioritises not just room to think and do, but also shared resources and space to collaborate. To book a free day pass follow this link.
The Brief is produced in association with the Architectsâ Journal, and the C20 Society.
The Brief is also supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.
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This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Ewan Harrison, a lecturer in Architectural Studies at the University of Manchester.
Campaigners lose bid to save Birminghamâs brutalist Ringway Centre // Sadiq Khan wins new powers to pedestrianise Oxford Street // Listing bid for Portsmouth Civic Offices blocked // And an abandoned leisure centre in West Yorkshire reimagined as a state-of-the-art skate park
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This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Tomi Balogun, a young architect studying the Bartlett and winner of the Beyond The Box People's Pavilion prize 2023.
The Grenfell inquiryâs damning verdict sees architect Studio E given âvery significantâ responsibility for the fire // A new design handbook making cities safer for women // Anthony Gormley slams plans to transform Coal Drops Yard in Kingâs Cross // And a hidden message is discovered during the National Galleryâs contentious redevelopment
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This week Fran Williams is joined by Gino Spocchia, senior reporter at the Architects Journal.
âRetrofit-firstâ council approves five demolitions in one scheme // Foster + Partners rumoured to be designing Manchester Unitedâs new stadium // China revives plans for a new London embassy after Labourâs election victory // And an âintimateâ biography of acclaimed architect Zaha Hadid is on the horizon
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This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Tamsie Thomson, the chief executive of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.
Far-right rioting leaves struggling high streets and communities further scarred // Angela Rayner announces ambitious planning reforms and a New Towns taskforce // A fire breaks out at Glasgowâs beloved Carlton Place // And the London Festival of Architecture announces a new competition to give a much-needed glow up to a gloomy Battersea underpass
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This week Sahiba is joined by journalist India Block, Deputy Editor of Homes and Property at the Evening Standard.
The RIBA Stirling Prize 2024: this yearâs finalists revealed // Rachel Reeves scraps landmark infrastructure projects // Acclaimed architect Peter Barberâs visionary idea to make Britain self-sufficient // And a London pavement parking ban is proposed as the row over e-bikes escalates
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This week Fran is joined by architect and writer Nana Biamah-Ofosu, the director of YAA Projects: an architecture, design and research practice focused on making, speaking and writing architecture.
Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England, campaign group warns // 80% of potential first-time buyers canât afford a deposit on a home in their area // Milton Keynes landmark The Point saved from âsoullessâ redevelopment // KPF unwraps proposals to overhaul Fosterâs HSBC tower in Canary Wharf
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For our 150th episode, Merlin is joined this week by Jas Bhalla, an Architect, Town Planner, Urban Designer and founder of Bermondsey-based Jas Bhalla Works.
Local authorities warn of urgent financial threat to council housing // UKâs largest housebuilder cuts output in blow to government targets // Lloyds bank to transform back offices into social housing // And the NIC and IPA are merged into a new infrastructural body: Nista
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This week Merlin Fulcher is joined by Akil Scafe-Smith, urban designer and co-founder of RESOLVE.
Labour bring back housing targets and lifts onshore wind ban // âLevelling upâ is stripped from the housing department name and Matthew Pennycook is appointed as Housing Minister // Chris Williamson wins RIBA presidential election // And a contest is launched for the Grenfell tower memorial.
The Brief is supported by Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app. Click here to get early, ad-free access to The Brief, and support accessible independent journalism from Open City.
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This week Fran Williams is joined by Jan Kattein, architect, lecturer, author and founding director of Jan Kattein Architects.
Labour vows major housing announcements âwithin a fortnightâ of winning the election // South London squatters take the emergency housing crisis into their own hands // The mega-bucks tutoring advert spotlighting inequalities within architectural education // And a Post-Modern Egyptian Revival-style home becomes the youngest building in the UK to be given listed status
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This week Merlin is joined by Hilary Satchwell, architect, urban designer and director of Tibbalds, a South London-based planning and urban design firm.
Bold new plans to reimagine UK department stores as sustainable housing // Architects set out their vision to boost affordable housing after the election // Black cab restrictions look set to be controversially lifted at Bank Junction // And social-housing legend Kate Macintosh receives the AJ100 Contribution to the Profession award
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This week Merlin is joined by Henrietta Billings, the Director of SAVE Britainâs Heritage, a charity dedicated to securing the long-term future of Britainâs buildings.
86 historic buildings added to SAVEâs building at risk register // Labourâs manifesto commitments on housing watered down // Review into Glasgow School of Art fires âtoo costlyâ says Scottish government // Campaign to save the Beatlesâ birthplaces
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This week Merlin is joined by Jack Cornish, Jack is the author of a new book called The Lost Paths: A history of how we walk from there to here. He also holds the venerable title âhead of pathsâ at The Ramblers - Britainâs largest walking charity.
Labour moots community buy-outs of derelict land // A quarter of a million socially rented homes lost in England // Government facing legal bid over wildlife collapse // And Britainâs most expensive street bans cyclists and pedestrians
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