The UK government has decided to demolish Grenfell Tower four years after a fatal fire tore through the block of flats in west London, following a report that states the building should be "deconstructed at the earliest possible opportunity". More
The future of Grenfell Tower, the site of a high-rise fire that killed 72 people in London four years ago, will be decided this summer, according to a letter sent by the UK government. More
The Royal Institute of Britsh Architects has criticised the British government for its "naive" decision to only fund the removal of Grenfell-style cladding on housing over a certain height. More
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has been paused because attendees would be at "unacceptable risk" from coronavirus. More
The lead architect on the refurbishment of Grenfell Tower, which was completed the year before the building caught fire in 2017, has revealed that he was not aware of all the fire safety advice for tall buildings. More
Insulation, cladding and decorative fins added to the exterior of Grenfell Tower during refurbishment made it noncompliant with building regulations, the inquiry into the disaster has found. More
The UK government says building owners will face "consequences" if they do not use a new £200 million fund to remove dangerous cladding, 26 months after the Grenfell Tower Fire. More
Rimal Bhatt has developed a fire evacuation mask that allows additional time to evacuate a burning building, designed in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. More
The UK government has promised to pay to replace combustible cladding on private high-rise housing, almost two years after the Grenfell Tower fire. More
Roger Scruton, chair of the UK government's Building Better Building Beautiful Commission, says that bad design was behind the Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people. More
The UK government has announced that it will "take forward all of the recommendations" of the Hackitt review into building fire safety, which was carried out following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. More
The UK government has released details of its ban on combustible building materials in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, revealing that it will limit the use of cross-laminated timber in construction. More
The UK government is set to announce a ban on all combustible cladding, including the type used to refurbish Grenfell Tower before the fatal fire in 2017, on buildings over 18 metres high. More
The MP for Kensington, the London borough containing Grenfell Tower, has spoken out against a conceptual memorial, which she says would re-traumatise residents. More
London-based architecture studio JAA has revealed a proposal to encase the burnt-out shell of Grenfell Tower in a sarcophagus of black concrete as a memorial to the victims of the fire. More
Ignorance, indifference and inadequate regulation led to the Grenfell Tower disaster, not its cladding alone, claims a new report, which does not recommend a ban on the combustable building materials blamed for the fire. More
UK prime minister Theresa May has pledged £400 million to remove and replace dangerous cladding on social-housing blocks, one year after the Grenfell Tower fire. More
Architects including Adjaye Associates have presented ideas for the refurbishment of the Lancaster West Estate in London, site of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. More
Developer Barratt Homes has promised to cover £2 million of work on a high-rise block in Croydon, south London, which failed cladding safety tests after the Grenfell Tower fire. More
"Deficiencies" introduced during renovation works at Grenfell Tower contributed to fire deaths, according to a leaked report by fire safety experts. More
