Chair of the RIBA’s awards group Simon Henley gives his insight into the judging process for the institute’s national honours – and explains why some regional winners miss out
M&S Oxford St is about embodied memory as well as embodied carbon
As Michael Gove prepares to announce his verdict on the proposed demolition of M&S Marble Arch, let’s hope he has considered our memories and understanding of the place we know as Oxford Street, writes Simon Henley
Bristol’s Rupert St car park is a giant of post-war architecture. It must be saved
No other surviving UK car park is as dramatic as the unique, helical structure on Bristol’s Rupert Street, says Simon Henley
Simon Henley: V&A should save this unique car park façade
The forthcoming demolition of the remarkable Welbeck Street car park means there will soon be little evidence of our great British monuments to parking, writes Simon Henley