Hana Loftus is a designer, planner and policy-maker. She is a director of HAT Projects, an architecture and planning practice.

Is the Stirling Prize suffering from a case of tunnel vision?

The Elizabeth Line is a worthy winner, but the award’s annual attempt to shame policymakers into requiring more from the UK construction industry is doomed to fail

17 Oct 2024

Demolishing post-war buildings shouldn’t be the default

Despite the creative possibilities and environmental benefits of refurbishment, developers are all too eager to start over

6 Sep 2023

The true test of a building is the passing of time

At RIBA a film by Jim Stephenson shows that architecture can have a long and unpredictable afterlife

30 Jun 2023