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.
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Stories
Big industry names back AJ’s RetroFirst campaignSubscription
The RIBA, UK Green Building Council and TCPA among the latest signatories to come on board
Introducing RetroFirst: a new AJ campaign championing reuse in the built environmentSubscription
Amid the escalating climate crisis, Will Hurst introduces the AJ’s campaign to prioritise retrofitting existing buildings over demolition and rebuild
Garden Bridge legal bid targets Boris JohnsonSubscription
Prime minister Boris Johnson and others who oversaw the ‘gross waste’ of £43 million of public money on London’s Garden Bridge could face legal action after an audacious attempt to hold those responsible to account cleared its first hurdle
End the penalties on retrofit – demolition is costing us too muchSubscription
Achieving a low-carbon sustainable construction industry means ending tax penalties on retrofit as a matter of urgency, says Will Hurst
Grimshaw boss urges reuse of practice’s threatened High-Tech HomebaseSubscription
Plans to demolish a Grimshaw-designed 1980s Homebase superstore as part of a major new housing scheme have been criticised by the practice’s new chairman
RIBA going underground with new Wednesday night eventSubscription
A new weekly evening cultural event at 66 Portland Place will bring ‘new life and energy into the iconic building in Portland Place’, according to its creator
Climate strike backed by RIBA president and UK Green Building CouncilSubscription
Ben Derbyshire has joined the UKGBC in urging architects to join planned industrial action on 20 September
Garden Bridge legal challenge planned as crowdfunding appeal launched Subscription
A crowdfunding appeal has been launched as part of an audacious legal bid to recover part of the £43 million of public money wasted on Boris Johnson’s aborted Garden Bridge
RIBA declares climate emergencySubscription
The RIBA today announced it would urgently pursue a five-year action plan towards a net-zero built environment as its ruling council unanimously voted to declare an environmental and climate emergency.
RIBA blasted after hosting oil industry event Subscription
The RIBA has sparked ‘dismay’ after hosting a conference about oil drilling opportunities in Africa at its London headquarters
