Will Hurst

Will Hurst

Will Hurst is an award-winning journalist who has spent most of his career writing about architecture and construction. A news specialist with an expertise in investigative and campaigning journalism.

Hurst has written for national titles such as the Guardian, Times and Financial Times as well as for the trade press and has been interviewed about architecture on radio and TV. He was named both news reporter and feature writer of the year at the 2013 IBP awards for his work in exposing construction industry blacklisting.

Got a confidential tip you'd like to share with Will? Send a message via WhatsApp to 07590 497280

Stories

Heads should roll over Garden Bridge debacle – but the odds are they won’tSubscription
14 February, 2019Comments (2)
The Garden Bridge costs reveal a shocking recklessness with public money, but there’s no sign anyone will be held to account, writes Will Hurst
Garden Bridge: TfL reveals total cost as it agrees to make final paymentSubscription
13 February, 2019Comments (2)
Taxpayers will pay for 81 per cent of the £53 million wasted on Thomas Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge, it has emerged
Urban Splash team set to build huge modular housing scheme for new townSubscription
6 February, 2019Comments (2)
A team led by developer Urban Splash and architects Proctor & Matthews is poised to land what’s likely to become the UK’s largest modular housing scheme this century
Garden Bridge: London Assembly orders TfL to hand over lettersSubscription
30 January, 2019Comments (1)
The London Assembly has issued a summons demanding Transport for London (TfL) hand over recent correspondence with the Garden Bridge Trust, signalling its growing impatience with the continued secrecy surrounding the disastrously expensive project
Exclusive: Archigram sells archive to Hong Kong museum Subscription
25 January, 2019Comments (1)
A collection of some of post-war Britain’s most significant architectural work is to leave the country after the surviving members of Archigram were given the go-ahead to sell their archive to a Hong Kong museum for £1.8 million
Concrete: do architects have their heads in the sand?Subscription
16 January, 2019Comments (5)
A report showing cement is responsible for 8 per cent of world CO2 emissions has sparked a debate over the profession’s love affair with concrete
Charities regulator urged to launch Garden Bridge investigationSubscription
7 January, 2019Comments (3)
The Charity Commission could face judicial review proceedings if it fails to take action over the Garden Bridge Trust, according to new QC opinion
What key buildings were listed in 2018?Subscription
21 December, 2018
Historic England listed more than 950 buildings and sites during 2018. The AJ looks at some of the most noteworthy
2019: the big news items set to dominate in the New YearSubscription
21 December, 2018
The word ‘uncertainty’ has rarely been used so often in a single 12-month period. The profession is gasping for answers on Brexit
Exclusive: Garden Bridge donors threaten legal action against beleaguered trust Subscription
17 December, 2018Comments (5)
Wealthy donors who gave money towards the Garden Bridge are planning to sue the charity behind it after complaining that their money was ‘pissed down the drain’ when the project collapsed