AJ More Homes, Better Homes campaign
The AJ More Homes, Better Homes campaign calls on the government to preserve housing design quality while increasing the production of quality homesMore Homes, Better Homes essays
Space standards and ethics in housing
The need for space is a matter of collective social choice, says Alex Ely
Shared space as cultural infrastructure
A generosity of shared space creates more time to dwell in the communal setting, says Alison Brooks
Alternative housing checklist
I love revisiting our built housing projects to see how people’s lives are played out, says Peter Barber
The housing provision crisis
Standards and guidance need to be consolidated into a single national framework, says Andy von Bradsky
Housing projects
Plans approved for £300m Shell Centre overhaul
Lambeth Council has approved the Squire and Partners-masterplanned redevelopment of the Shell Centre on London’s South Bank
Foster reveals City Road tower plans
Foster + Partners has unveiled plans for two residential skyscrapers – of 41 and 36-storeys – on City Road in Islington, London
Shell Centre revamp tipped for go-ahead despite English Heritage fears
Planning officers have recommended planning approval for the Squire and Partners-masterplanned redevelopment of London’s Shell Centre
Residents slam latest CMYK design for Oxley Woods
Residents of the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ (RSHP) Oxley Woods housing scheme have slammed Taylor Wimpey’s latest CMYK-designed plans to extend the ground-breaking development
Matthew Lloyd wins go-ahead for £14m Holborn housing scheme
Matthew Lloyd Architects has received planning permission for a £14 million project to regenerate the Grade II-listed Bourne Estate housing complex in London’s Holborn
McGonigle McGrath extends Belfast semi
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS + DATA] McGonigle McGrath has added a brick extension to a semi-detached house in Belfast
Planning victory for Alison Brooks' riverside homes in Bath
Alison Brooks Architects (ABA) has won planning permission for this waterside residential scheme in Bath
Ian Shaw unveils ‘monolithic' Frankfurt villa proposals
Manchester-born, German-based architect Ian Shaw has revealed plans for this 640m² ‘monolithic white’ villa in the suburb of Frankfurt am MainI
AAVA unveils homes scheme for ex-Police compound
AAVA has submitted plans for this nine flat scheme on a ‘tightly constrained’ plot, formerly a police compound, in Westcombe Park, Greenwich, south east London
TateHindle bags planning for 229 homes in Cambridge
TateHindle has won planning consent for a 229-home project for Countryside Properties at Long Road, Clay Farm outside Cambridge
Liddicoat & Goldhill wins go-ahead for 'country house clause' home
Liddicoat & Goldhill has won planning permission for Thousand Trees House, an eco-friendly country home to be built on virgin countryside at Wicken Bonhunt, Essex
Make wins go-ahead for London resi-scheme
Make has been granted planning permission for this eight-floor residential scheme in Victoria, London
Allies and Morrison reveals Keybridge House plans
Allies and Morrison has unveiled its plans to redevelop Vauxhall’s Keybridge House skyscraper into 379 homes, shops and offices
Britain's best residential architects pick their favourite housing
Part two: Alison Brooks, Richard Murphy, Simon Allford, Jude Barber and Richard Lavington and David Bickle pick their favourite housing projects in the UK
The campaign
Getting housing moving
What needs to happen to increase the production of quality homes? The AJ brought together an expert panel to debate the issues.
More Homes, Better Homes news
Karakusevic Carson bags planning for Deptford factory overhaul
Karakusevic Carson Architects has won permission to refurbish two factories and add four new blocks as part of a major overhaul of a site in Deptford Creek
Opinion
Paul Finch considers a modest proposal that combines preservation of heritage with the demand for growth
When designers start taking all the blame for social ills with multiple causes, it is time for a reality check, writes Paul Finch
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City design is never a simple matter of cause and effect
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It’s about time the profession started to fight back against unscrupulous competitions
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Basement mania should be nipped in the bud before it becomes endemic
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The proposed policy is disgusting and should immediately be abandoned
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Design must be at the heart of the impetus to get housebuilding moving again
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We should address our housing problem by building, not punishing
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This poorly thought-out Green Deal is a bad deal for architects
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The AJ More Homes, Better Homes campaign continues with three calls to action
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Please, Mr Cameron and Mr Clegg, think again about housing and planning
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