BenFlatman
@benflatmanBD
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I am Architectural Editor for Building Design. I'm also a registered architect and have worked extensively in South Asia.
Joined May 2022
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Paris has banned all new buildings above 37m, reviving a height limit first set in 1977. The city council won a vote last night on the rule, which has been triggered by a row over Herzog & de Meuron's 180m-tall Le Triangle tower. https://t.co/Xn4u4WyZku
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City council votes to set 37m height limit in traditionally low rise city amid row over 180m-tall Le Triangle
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Patrick Lynch reviews Kenneth Powell's new book on Edward Cullinan. @lyncharchitects @C20Society
https://t.co/0LFWQLp4BP
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A new book reveals the 'somewhat eccentric sensibility of an often very good architect', finds Patrick Lynch
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Project completes overhaul of V&A's photography galleries. https://t.co/tl8nUo4Gi6
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Practices complete project following David Kohn Architects' first phase
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Ben Flatman speaks to members of the team behind this year's British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. @mishkk #nebbiaworks #dancingbeforethemoon
https://t.co/zwlNnfJalF
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This year's British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is a riposte to mainstream architectural practice, and a call to embrace more diverse ways of thinking, writes Ben Flatman
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Why do we waste so much space and money subsidising on-street parking when there are so many other useful things we could be doing with our streets? @SCP_Hughes @CPSThinkTank #streets #urbanism #streetvotes
https://t.co/YcGhNGqfhy
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Why do we massively subsidise on-street parking when there are so many other good uses for our streets, asks Samuel Hughes
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Two new residential colleges at Princeton seek to create a sense of community and strengthen connections to the landscape. #princetonuniversity #princeton #architecture #tenberke
https://t.co/lnnOppaqzE
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Two new residential colleges at Princeton seek to create a sense of community and strengthen connections to the landscape
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The Arches is a set of six new terraced town houses set in the Dartmouth Park conservation area in north-west London. Designed by DHaus Company, it has been described by the London-based architect as a āfuturistic Victorian throw backā. @TheDHausCompany
https://t.co/pUzA89vZBZ
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Housing scheme described as a futuristic take on surrounding conservation area's Georgian terraces
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A row has erupted at the Venice Architecture Biennale after three Ghanaian participants were denied visas - days before the Africa-themed event is due to open. #Venice #Architecture #Biennale #Ghana @LokkoLesley
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Jeremy Musson finds that a new book on architecture and slavery is informative, but wonders where it leaves the debate about how to manage the built heritage that is its legacy. https://t.co/fuBVLKxE0c
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Jeremy Musson finds that a new book on architecture and slavery is informative, but wonders where it leaves the debate about how to manage the built heritage that is its legacy
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BD columnist Satish Jassal shares all about the creation of his practice's RIBA London regional award-winning Southwark Brick House. @SatishJassalArc @RIBA_London
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Organisers of this yearās Africa-themed Venice Architecture Biennale have become embroiled in a row with the Italian government just days before the event opens after several participants from Ghana were denied visas. @LokkoLesley @la_Biennale
https://t.co/8juts9uHUe
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Architecture is a business. So why donāt architects act like business people? https://t.co/vAlAmlWK26
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Will design codes deliver ? Very useful article by @benflatmanBD in @BuildingNews with quotes from David Rudlin, @boys_nicholas @Nic_Southworth Vicky Payne https://t.co/Oki6FoLNal
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Last week Berkeley Homes went to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent, but compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?
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I wrote about rural communities for ā¦@BDonlineā© and the need to rethink the economic and development model of new rural housing.
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Charles Holland asks how we can ensure rural housing meets the diverse needs of those who live in the countryside.
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Could the coronation provide an opportunity to look forwards with optimism? Ben Flatman takes a look back at the last coronation and asks what Charles III's reign might mean for the built environment. #coronation2023 #charlesiii #architecture
https://t.co/r2p7GaR3Wz
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The coronation of a new monarch is the perfect time to consider the future of our built environment, writes Ben Flatman
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Emma Dent Coad is at first intrigued and then dispirited by the Royal Fine Art Commission Trustās publication. @emmadentcoad @RoyalFineArt #charlesiii #coronation2023 #architecture
https://t.co/3GoGUknl7W
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Emma Dent Coad is at first intrigued and then dispirited by the Royal Fine Art Commission Trust's publication
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Navigating the planning system requires patience from the client and architect but often leads to an improved design, writes Satish Jassal. @SatishJassalArc
https://t.co/a9THk8cPg4
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Navigating the planning system requires patience from the client and architect but often leads to an improved design, writes Satish Jassal
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"The world of competitions is a mystery to many." Ben Flatman speaks to Malcolm Reading about the role of competitions in architecture. @malcolmreading @HBA_London @FeildenFowles
https://t.co/wapTA9GE4X
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