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AJ 40 under 40 star among station concourses finalists 1/7 The shortlist Source: Source: Source: AJ 40 under 40 talent Editional Studio is one of six teams competing to design a new £12,000 temporary exhibition system for train stations in London and the UK The Manchester practice – founded in 2018 by Jack Richards, 30, and Jo Sharples, 32 – is competing against Mark + Cristina, a duo who currently work at We Made That, and the Netherlands and London-based collaborative practice Everyday Fictions. Advertisement South London collective Bamidele Awoyemi, Farouk Agoro and Livia Wang; London...

Source: Historic England Archive, Chris Redgrave Leas Lift in Folkstone dates to 1885 and is one of only three remaining water-balanced lifts in the UK. It was added to the Heritage at Risk Register 2019 because of safety concerns with the braking system. We Made That has been appointed to create a plan for Folkestone town centre to help rebalance the relationship between the seafront and the rest of the town. The practice has assembled a team including transport consultants, socio-economic analysts, licensing advisors – and architects Fletcher Priest which will be offering insight on the d...

Haworth Tompkins secures planning for Barking industrial complex Haworth Tompkins has gained planning permission for a multi-storey light-industrial complex in Barking, east London The ‘Industria’ building is being brought forward by Be First, a developer owned by Barking and Dagenham Council, and will contain 45 units across four storeys – with around 240 people expected to be employed on site. Advertisement The 11,300m 2 complex will also have meeting rooms with a staffed reception, glazed ground-floor shops and a café, as well as goods lifts and vehicle access ramps across three flo...

Jenrick’s ‘right to regenerate’ derelict public land ‘misguided’ says profession The housing secretary’s plans to allow underused public buildings to be sold and turned into homes have met with scepticism from architects Robert Jenrick said the new Right to Regenerate would make it easier to force councils and other public organisations to sell off derelict land for redevelopment and help communities ‘give a new lease of life to unloved buildings’. Advertisement The rule change would mean underused public land could be sold to individuals or communities ‘by default’ unless...