SO-IL builds Las Americas affordable housing development in Mexico
New York firm SO-IL has completed this low rise yet high-density affordable housing development in León, Mexico, with apartments arranged around courtyards. More
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Urbania is an interactive exhibition about city planning in Prague
Architecture platform RSAA designed Urbania, an immersive exhibition about city planning, for the Prague Institute of Planning and Development in the Czech Republic. More
UK government's housing formula "does not make sense" say planning groups
The UK government's proposal to use a mathematical formula to determine where to build 300,000 new homes a year has been criticised by campaigners. More
"Architects still don't understand the role of planning"
The conflict between the Architecture Foundation-backed Antepavilions and the local council has exposed the tension between architects and the planners they should cherish, says Joseph Henry. More
Permitted development homes in England must meet space standards
New planning rules announced by the UK government will require new homes built under permitted development rights to be over 37 square metres. More
Nicholas Boys Smith to lead new government task force to "embed beauty" in the planning system
Create Streets founder Nicholas Boys Smith has been appointed by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick to lead a national design body that has been tasked with "driving up design standards" for planning applications. More
Architecture Foundation battles council to save Antepavilion structures from demolition
Organisers of the annual Antepavilion commission in London are fighting to prevent "oppressive" Hackney Council from demolishing a series of subversive canalside pavilions. More
Antepavilion juror attacks "pathetic" council for blocking Sharks! installation with court injunction
An installation of five fibreglass sharks by architect Jaimie Shorten for the Architecture Foundation's Antepavilion project in east London has been hit by a last-minute court injunction by the local council. More
UK government attempting to "destroy" planning system say architects and critics
The UK government's planning reform proposals, which were revealed yesterday, will fail to address the root causes of England's housing crisis according to architects and critics. More
UK government reveals full extent of "radical" planning reform proposals
The UK government has laid out proposals to speed up planning approval for developments, which prime minister Boris Johnson described as "unlike anything we have seen since the second world war". More
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RIBA calls for "urgent reconsideration" of proposals to deregulate planning
The UK government's plans to deregulate the planning permission system in England will lead to poor quality housing warns the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
New homes, hospitals, schools, shops and offices will be "automatically" granted planning permission in England
A "new planning system" that will see new housing, hospitals, schools, shops and offices on land designated for growth automatically granted planning permission in England has been announced by UK housing secretary Robert Jenrick. More
Law allowing conversion of shops to homes without planning permission "truly disgraceful" says RIBA
The UK government's plans to extend permitted development rights will produce tiny "sub-standard homes" warns the Royal Institute of British Architects. More
Pedestrianisation of cities can be tool of exclusion says Interboro in VDF lecture
The final talk for Virtual Design Festival's partnership with CAMP sees Brooklyn and Detroit-based architecture studio Interboro share its views on public space interventions and urban planning. More
Urban planning is "really very biased against women" says Caroline Criado Perez
Cities haven't been designed to suit the lives of women, according to British writer Caroline Criado Perez, whose book Invisible Women argues that much architecture and design does not work properly for females. More
"The battle is over" says Amin Taha as 15 Clerkenwell Close is saved from demolition
Architect Amin Taha has won his appeal against Islington Council, which had ordered the demolition of the RIBA award-winning 15 Clerkenwell Close. More
"Instead of 15 Clerkenwell Close, let's knock down some old stuff"
It would be better to pull down some of London's Georgian terraces than demolish Amin Taha's stone-framed housing block, says Sean Griffiths. More
Islington Council finds "lost" planning documents for Amin Taha's 15 Clerkenwell Close
Planning documents at the centre of a dispute between architect Amin Taha and Islington Council, over the future of the controversial 15 Clerkenwell Close in London, have come to light after previously being thought to be lost. More
Amin Taha ordered to demolish his RIBA Award-winning home and office 15 Clerkenwell Close
Architect Amin Taha has been served a demolition order for his stone-framed 15 Clerkenwell Close housing block in London, which is shortlisted for a Dezeen Award, and has already won an RIBA Award. More
Christopher Hawthorne leaves LA Times to become city's chief design officer
LA Times architecture critic Christopher Hawthorne has left his post at the newspaper to advise the city council on architecture and planning decisions. More