Articles by Tom Ravenscroft

Dezeen features editor Nat Barker has been named Architectural Journalist of the Year at the prestigious International Building Press Awards 2025. The award, which was given to Barker at a ceremony in central London last week, was presented for his “depth and craft in storytelling”. “Nat won this category because of his excellent and varied work, which

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US architect Robert AM Stern, who was the long-time dean of Yale university, has passed away aged 86. Stern, who founded his studio, which is now known as RAMSA, in 1969, passed away today at his home in Manhattan, reported the New York Times. “Bob’s impact reverberates not just through RAMSA, but across the entire

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Loans available to architecture students in the USA will be reduced under the terms of president Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, as architecture will not be considered a professional degree. Under the terms of the One Big Beautiful Bill, the provision of student loans in the USA will be overhauled starting 1 July, 2026,

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Architecture practices Heatherwick Studio and Manica Architecture have revealed the design for a 62,000-seat stadium surrounded by brick chimneys for Birmingham City Football Club in Birmingham, UK. Set to be the centrepiece of the Sports Quarter in the east Birmingham, the stadium is the first stadium designed by Heatherwick Studio. It was created in collaboration in

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Architect David Adjaye has called the reporting on his alleged sexual misconduct “deeply unfair”, in some of his first on-the-record comments since allegations came to light. An extensive Financial Times (FT) investigation in 2023 saw three former employees accuse Adjaye of sexual misconduct, including sexual assault. The British-Ghanaian architect denies the allegations. “There was an

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Conservation group DC Preservation League and law firm Cultural Heritage Partners are suing US president Donald Trump to prevent him altering the appearance of the 19th-century Eisenhower building in Washington DC without a review. In the suit, filled in federal court last week, the organisations asked for an emergency injunction to stop Trump repainting the

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