Ben Flatman

As part of Building Design's Designing Tomorrow's Housing campaign, Ben Flatman visited HTA Design to hear how one of the UK's most experienced housing practices is responding to today's complex challenges

The housing crisis is not just about how few homes we build but how little ambition we have for those we do build. Ben Flatman argues it is time to put quality at the centre of the housing debate and for architects to reframe their role within it

Ben Flatman introduces Building Design's new campaign, which asks how we can raise the quality of housing while meeting the government's pledge to build 1.5 million new homes

Amid closures and funding crises in regional museums, Ben Flatman questions the logic behind costly redesigns of spaces and places that already work

Eclipse Leisure Centre incorporates eight-lane swimming pool and 200-station gym

Multi-phase upgrade of the grade II-listed gardens and 1930s residential complex includes energy efficiency improvements, new interiors and a redesigned entrance pavilion

Move could leave architecture apprenticeships for older students at risk, despite sector-wide warnings about skills shortages and diversity

The scheme seeks to build on the fashion house's longstanding presence in Battersea and add to the area's growing creative industries hub

Scheme includes residential, commercial, and leisure spaces

Manchester United is betting on Foster to create a world-class stadium - but will ambition and reality align, asks Ben Flatman