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EU referendum: the UK's architects and designers have been left reeling by the results of yesterday's referendum, in which the country voted to leave the European Union. (more…) View the full article

The Royal Institute of British Architects has issued new guidelines on discrimination as new data shows the gender pay gap remains above 15 per cent at UK architecture firms. Read more

Dezeenwire: UK architects will be required to pay statutory minimum wage to students on placements as of 1 July, according to new RIBA rules: (more…) </img></img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Brexit crisis: architects have reported concerns over the future of their businesses in the first major survey of confidence levels since the EU referendum. (more…) View the full article

Unpaid overtime, unfair pay and harassment in the workplace are just some of the reasons that architecture workers in the UK have formed a grassroots trade union for the first time. Read more View the full article

News: most UK-based employers and students believe architecture graduates are not prepared for the realities of working in practice, according to an industry survey. (more…) View the full article

News: the UK's House of Lords has called for stricter rules on drone management, but says that the production of unmanned aerial vehicles in the European Union could create 150,000 jobs. (more…) View the full article

A survey of the UK's Creative Industries Federation members has shown that 96 per cent are in favour of remaining in the European Union. (more…) View the full article

News: a bill to extend copyright protection on industrial design from 25 years to the length of the author's life plus 70 years has today become law in the UK. (more...) View the full article

Just one in five designers in the UK are women, according to new research by the Design Museum. Read more

Brexit: UK design firms might still be able to protect their ideas in Europe's new patent system after Brexit, while students could continue to participate in the Erasmus student exchange programme, it has emerged. Read more View the full article

News: over 150 UK designers, brands and organisations have joined a campaign to get the government to rethink plans to remove design and other creative subjects from the school curriculum. (more…) View the full article

The UK government is set to announce a ban on all combustible cladding, including the type used to refurbish Grenfell Tower before the fatal fire in 2017, on buildings over 18 metres high. Read more View the full article

The UK government has announced that self-employed workers impacted by coronavirus will be eligible for grants worth up to 80 per cent of their average monthly earnings from June. Read more View the full article

News: there will be no curved or glass walls on any new school buildings constructed in the UK, thanks to a set of government guidelines released this week. (more…) View the full article

London Design Biennale 2016: The UK government is not doing enough to support the design industry, according to Barber and Osgerby, who claim their London Design Biennale pavilion is one of the few not to receive public funding. (more…) View the full article

The British government is beginning to understand that design makes a difference in major infrastructure schemes, says architect Sadie Morgan, who is advising on £100 billion of investment in UK rail and energy projects (+ interview). (more…) View the full article

The UK government has called for experts to help it develop standards for bioplastics and biodegradable plastics, amid rising concern over greenwashing. Read more

The UK government has pledged its continuous support for the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Garden Bridge, but has reduced its financial guarantee from £15 million to £9 million. (more…) View the full article

News: the UK government wants to ban drivers from using Google's augmented reality eyewear ahead of the 2014 release, amid safety concerns. (more...) View the full article

UK prime minister Theresa May has pledged £400 million to remove and replace dangerous cladding on social-housing blocks, one year after the Grenfell Tower fire. Read more View the full article

The UK government has promised to pay to replace combustible cladding on private high-rise housing, almost two years after the Grenfell Tower fire. Read more

The Building Better Building Beautiful Commission has urged UK councils to reject "ugly" housing schemes and prioritise car-free developments in its latest report. Read more

News: a camera that allows users to focus photographs after they've been taken has launched in the UK. (more...) View the full article

News: the UK has unveiled a self-driving "pod" and announced regulations for testing automated vehicles on British roads later this year. (more…) View the full article