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Labour’s plan for 1.5m new homes is a chance to raise the bar for all, but it must be focused on real social and climate needs, says architect Astrid Smitham
Highly insulated homes are great for reducing heating needs. But cooling is trickier, as housing complexes in Heidelberg, London, and Boston show.
The social housing that’s won a RIBA award, a new book on black designers and an exhibition of inventions to create a better world
The practice took home the award for its ‘highly intelligent’ transformation of a 1920s suburban home in Sutton into a space for the Lighthouse Pedagogy
We reveal the projects in the shortlist of properties competing to win the prestigious RIBA Sterling Prize.