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AHMM scheme involving five demolitions approved by ‘retrofit-first’ council
Westminster Council has approved a major mixed-use AHMM scheme requiring the demolition of five buildings, despite its plans to adopt a ‘retrofit first’ approach
Tag: RetroFirst
In simplifying office-to-resi conversions, PDR is on the right track
Permitted development is already allowing widespread conversion of buildings but could do with some further tweaks, argue Emily Newton and Adam Fothergill
Final six make the cut in M&S Oxford Street ideas contest
Judges for the AJ and SAVE Britain’s Heritage architecture competition have selected the final six teams who will work up their ideas for the Marks & Spencer building on London’s Oxford Street
M&S Oxford Street ideas contest longlist revealed
The AJ and SAVE Britain’s Heritage can reveal the longlist in their ideas competition to find possible new leases of life for the Marks & Spencer building on London’s Oxford Street
RetroFirst stories: How three architects and a dog revived a bank in Brum
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from the bulldozers or given them a new lease of life
Westminster’s retrofit-first plan: ‘The architecture profession is on the bus’
The AJ quizzes Westminster City Council cabinet member Geoff Barraclough on the authority’s nascent retrofit-first policy
RetroFirst Stories: OEB and Arrant Land on turning a church hall into homes
The latest in an AJ series looking at architects who have saved buildings from demolition or given them a new lease of life
Whatever the project, the future must include the past
Marking the launch of a new ideas competition for M&S Oxford Street, zero-carbon expert Simon Sturgis calls for a more imaginative approach to changes to existing and even listed buildings
M&S claims unlawful Gove decision caused ‘long, unnecessary and costly delays’
M&S has claimed Michael Gove’s unlawful decision to block the demolition of its flagship Oxford Street store caused ‘long, unnecessary and costly delays’
M&S wins High Court battle over Gove’s Oxford Street decision
Michael Gove’s decision to block the controversial demolition of M&S’s flagship Oxford Street store has been quashed by a High Court judge