The first day of this week’s free AJ100 Festival (Monday 14 September) includes a major focus on tackling the climate emergency and an interview with the next RIBA president
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Free AJ100 Festival to feature big-name developers, architects and campaigners
The next RIBA president, Simon Allford, British Land’s sustainability lead Simon Carter and English Heritage's Hannah Prowse will all be taking part in the AJ100 Festival this month
AJ100 Festival to tackle diversity in architecture challenge
The AJ100 Festival this month will feature a panel discussion on how to increase diversity in architecture
Virtual festival to replace this year’s AJ100 awards night
The free-to-view AJ100 Festival, taking place online from 14-18 September, will replace the AJ100 awards night usually held in June
British Construction Industry Awards: new date, deadline and judging process announced
Concerns over the coronavirus pandemic have led AJ sister title New Civil Engineer (NCE) and its partner the Institution of Civil Engineers to announce some changes for the 2020 British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA)
‘The planners were bemused why we wanted to keep it’: the clients championing retrofit
Behind every well-designed retrofit project is a savvy developer. We spoke to some of the latest RetroFirst signatories about the benefits and challenges of reuse on a selection of their key schemes
AJ Retrofit Awards 2019 finalists revealed: Housing, School and Health
The AJ can reveal the second set of finalists vying for this year’s ‘retrofit Oscars’. Today: the two housing categories, as well as school and health projects
Norman Foster suspends role on Saudi Arabian ‘mega-city’ project
Norman Foster has temporarily stepped back from his role on the board overseeing the planning of a $500 billion mega-city in Saudi Arabia as questions mount over the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Tories demand release of Garden Bridge report interviews
The London Assembly has demanded that mayor Sadiq Khan releases transcripts of interviews given by individuals including Thomas Heatherwick and Joanna Lumley to Margaret Hodge MP about the Garden Bridge.