All articles by Ben Flatman
FeaturesAYA 2022 shortlists: Net Zero Architect of the Year
In a series celebrating BD’s Architect of the Year Awards finalists, we look at the Net Zero shortlist
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Features
Remembering Doreen Adengo - an architect with a passion for African urbanism
Former colleagues of the leading Ugandan architect remember her generosity and her passionate belief in Africa’s ability to generate its own architectural discourse
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News
Conference to mark 60th anniversary of Jacobsen’s St Catherine’s College
The conference will take place at St Catherine’s and will include former colleagues of Jacobsen, as well as Stephen Hodder who has designed a number of additions to the college …
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News
In pictures: Invisible Studio showcases Westonbirt community shelter
Collaboration between architects, timber specialists and community groups produces woodland refuge
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Building Study
Building study: Cohen Quad, Exeter College by Alison Brooks Architects
Alison Brooks Architects channels Ruskin and Morris in a playful craft-inspired new building for Exeter College, writes Ben Flatman
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News
In pictures: Jo Townshend Architects unveil new hub at Soane’s Pitzhanger Manor
New community space within ground of Soane’s historic manor house follows recent restoration of main building
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News
FCB Studios unveil student hub at University of Staffordshire
The Catalyst Building forms part of FCB Studios’ wider masterplan and is intended to provide a focus for external engagement with business
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Features
Interview | Chris Dyson: ‘Listen to what the site and place have to say’
From James Stirling to Spitalfields, Chris Dyson opens up to Ben Flatman about the importance of place and how he grew his practice organically
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Opinion
Will Oki the radical survive contact with the RIBA?
We should all wish Muyiwa Oki well, but he faces an uphill struggle, writes Ben Flatman
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News
Bell Philips showcases ‘tree house’ pavilion at Elephant Park
Lendlease and Bell Phillips complete timber ‘tree house’ within the heart of Elephant Park
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News
Chipperfield and Feix and Merlin win LSE Lincoln’s Inn Fields competition
Chipperfield and Feix and Merlin beat a field of six runners to win the commission
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News
Winner of RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship announced
Royal College of Art student will visit direct air capture sites in Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Canada and the US
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News
The profession responds to Oki’s RIBA victory
Fellow candidates Bacon and Singha, plus former RIBA president Ben Derbyshire, are amongst those who have shared their responses to Oki’s victory
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News
Muyiwa Oki elected as next RIBA president
Reform candidate wins out over better-known names but says he looks forward to working with Jo Bacon and Sumita Singha in future
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Opinion
There is a candidate for everyone in this RIBA election, so go and vote!
RIBA members have every reason to be disenchanted but this list of candidates offers a real choice, writes Ben Flatman
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Opinion
This is a more restrained Stirling prize shortlist, but not lacking in quality
Despite some surprising inclusions, this year’s Stirling prize has nominees to match the best from any previous year
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Opinion
Boris Johnson may be going, but his built (and unbuilt) legacy will live on
More than any of his predecessors, Boris Johnson was a PM obsessed with big building projects, writes Ben Flatman
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Building Study
Building study: West Hub by Jestico + Whiles
A new hybrid building in Cambridge mixes academia with enterprise and hospitality to reimagine what a university should be in the 21st century, writes Ben Flatman
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Building Study
Building study: The Marlo by Barbara Weiss Architects
This extensive refurbishment and restoration project in Marylebone provides impact without the need to shout about it, writes Ben Flatman
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Review
Review | The Lebanese House: conservation and urban catastrophe collide in V&A’s new installation
Ben Flatman speaks to architect Annabel Karim Kassar about how history, identity and loss are interwoven in her latest work about a house in Beirut.
