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RIBA names Valerie Vaughan-Dick as new chief executive

The Royal Institute for British Architects has appointed Valerie Vaughan-Dick as its new chief executive from January 2023. More about RIBA names Valerie Vaughan-Dick as new chief executive

"It's hard not to wonder what Neave Brown would think of the award in his name"

For all their architectural merits, the shortlisted projects for this year's Neave Brown award cannot escape the problems that continue to plague the British housing sector writes Kaye Stout, chair of the jury panel for the recently announced prize. More about "It's hard not to wonder what Neave Brown would think of the award in his name"

Mae designs senior day-care centre in southeast London to tackle social isolation

Mae Architects has completed the John Morden Centre, a day-care and health facility that explores solutions to the issue of loneliness among elderly people. More about Mae designs senior day-care centre in southeast London to tackle social isolation

Selencky Parsons adds pavilion-like extension to The Weathered House in London

Architecture studio Selencky Parsons has extended a Victorian house in south London, adding a steel-framed structure and sliding glass doors that link its interior with a large terrace. More about Selencky Parsons adds pavilion-like extension to The Weathered House in London

Magpie House extension is a "personal museum" for client's furniture collection

Architecture practice DGN Studio has extended a terraced home in east London with spaces and materials that form a backdrop to the client's mid-century furniture collection. More about Magpie House extension is a "personal museum" for client's furniture collection

Crawshaw Architects transforms cowshed into Stanbridge Mill Library

London studio Crawshaw Architects has transformed a former cowshed in Dorset into a library and office, organised around a wooden, barrel-vaulted arcade that references the client's collection of books on classical Palladian architecture. More about Crawshaw Architects transforms cowshed into Stanbridge Mill Library

21st Century Houses book captures "best of the best" modern British homes

RIBA Award-winning homes are the focus of author Dominic Bradbury's latest book, 21st Century Houses. Here, he spotlights 10 of the most remarkable projects featured inside. More about 21st Century Houses book captures "best of the best" modern British homes

"Highly-intelligent" 333 Kingsland Road named UK's best affordable housing

Hackney New Primary School and 333 Kingsland Road in London, which was designed by local architecture studio Henley Halebrown, has won RIBA's Neave Brown Award for Housing. More about "Highly-intelligent" 333 Kingsland Road named UK's best affordable housing

Panter Hudspith Architects creates "contemporary vernacular" for Orchard Gardens housing

UK studio Panter Hudspith Architects has created a city block of housing in London's Elephant and Castle, which is shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More about Panter Hudspith Architects creates "contemporary vernacular" for Orchard Gardens housing

Victorian viaduct repurposed as public park in Manchester

Weathered-steel planters feature in the linear park that London studio Twelve Architects and the National Trust conservation charity have created on the disused Castlefield Viaduct in Manchester. More about Victorian viaduct repurposed as public park in Manchester