Buildings

Such buildings can change lives… Regenerating safe spaces that young people can call their own

The Horizon Youth Zone opened last weekend in a refurbished warehouse in Grimsby – one of a flurry of youth centres that have completed over the past three years in disadvantaged areas of England. As the government promises a £500m investment in youth services across the nation, Debika Ray considers ...

From stranded asset to grade A office: how a facsimile facade made all the difference for a failing, listed Manchester building

A thermally improved replica now fronts Manchester’s grade II listed Pall Mall, after Bruntwood SciTech and Sheppard Robson overhauled its failing 1960s facade, Thomas Lane report

Inside Hornsey Town Hall: a brilliantly conceived and highly sensitive – if mildly eccentric – restoration

Residents of Crouch End in north London have had a long and sometimes fraught wait for Reginald Uren’s 1935 former council HQ to reopen, but they now once again have a building to enjoy and cherish

Could 2026 be the start of a new stone age?

Structural engineer Webb Yates has completed its first structural stone building for a commercial developer. Thomas Lane reports on the firm’s 20-year mission to establish stone as a sustainable alternative to concrete

In pictures

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In pictures: Winners of 2021 RIAS awards announced
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In pictures: Twelve Architects unveils plans for Manchester High Line
In pictures: Arcadis moves into new City office