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Lend Lease boss to chair UK Green Building Council

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:16:00 GMT

The chief executive of developer Lend Lease’s European arm Lend Lease has been appointed chairman of the UK Green Building Council.

Mayor confident about Viñoly Battersea plan

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:56:00 GMT

London mayor Boris Johnson has announced that Rafael Viñoly’s £5.5 billion scheme to redevelop Battersea Power Station does not yet comply with the London Plan, but praised its architecture

Jobs agency collapses despite fragile recovery

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:03:00 GMT

Adrem enters administration as RIBA figures claim 15% unemployment

University building cuts confirmed

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:26:00 GMT

The government this week confirmed university building projects will face a 15% funding cut in the next financial year.

Tribute to design champion Cherry

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:59:00 GMT

A memorial service for Countryside Properties founder Alan Cherry is due to be held next month

Call for best buildings of the past 50 years

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:36:00 GMT

The Architecture Club is calling for entries to the exhibition “50 Years of London Architecture — 1960-2010”, which will be held in the Mall Galleries June 19 – 26 as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2010

HOK opens spine centre

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:47:00 GMT

HOK has completed the first phase of a residential and hospital development in Fitzrovia, central London

Muf to curate UK pavilion at Venice

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:53:00 GMT

London-based practice Muf has been named curator of the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale with a playful concept that turns the spotlight on the 1887 UK pavilion building itself

This week's ups and downs

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:56:00 GMT

Hot or not

Howells shows road ahead for services

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:11:00 GMT

Glenn Howells Architects has unveiled the first images of its revolutionary service station planned for the M5 motorway.

Plane Stupid co-founder attacked Grimshaw HQ

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:34:00 GMT

The co-founder of campaign group Plane Stupid was one of the three men who attacked the offices of Heathrow Airport third runway masterplanner Grimshaw last month, it has emerged

HCA rejects calls for Kickstart standard

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:49:00 GMT

Despite outcry, agency fails to set minimum threshold for second phase

Greenwich peninsula puts on its dancing shoes

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:52:00 GMT

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has submitted for planning its 58,500sq m hotel, serviced apartments and events complex for a site adjacent to London’s O2 Arena

Balls under fire for zero carbon U-turn

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:55:00 GMT

The Tories and Lib Dems have attacked schools secretary Ed Balls for abandoning his pledge to make all new schools in England zero-carbon from 2016

Zector rolls out carpets

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

London and Munich-based Zector Architects has unveiled its design for a scheme which scooped a first prize in Europan 10, the international competition for architects under 40

Government pledges £3m to complete Cutty Sark restoration

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:04:00 GMT

The restoration of historic clipper the Cutty Sark has been secured after the Department of Culture Media & Sport announced this week it would commit £3 million to the project.

‘Green building boosts jobs’

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:18:00 GMT

The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment this week claimed green construction methods, using natural materials and local labour, will boost struggling local economies.

Hackney to demolish Foundry to make way for Squire & Partners' Art'otel

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:26:00 GMT

The Foundry, a popular arts centre and bar in Shoreditch, east London, is to be demolished after Hackney Council granted planning permission last night to a controversial hotel building designed by Squire & Partners.

FOA's Birmingham New Street station wins approval

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Foreign Office Architects and Atkins have revealed new images today of the £600 million transformation of Birmingham's New Street station after the project won approval from the council’s planning committee.

Call for upgrade to Rhodes listing

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:24:00 GMT

The Victorian Society has written to English Heritage urging the body to upgrade the listing of Basil Champneys’ 1908 Rhodes Building on Oxford High Street.

Architects named for Essex BSF

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:35:00 GMT

Nicholas Hare Architects, Haverstock Associates and Bryant Harvey Partnership are all part of the Skanska-led consortium that has been named preferred bidder for Essex’s BSF programme.

Students urged to design for death

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:38:00 GMT

Architects for Health has launched its third annual student design awards with a brief titled Designing for Death: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.

Harwell medical complex finished

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:42:00 GMT

A new science research complex in Oxfordshire designed by Nightingale Associates has been handed over to the Medical Research Council.

Cook to be new Atkins chairman

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:41:00 GMT

Chartered engineer Allan Cook has taken over as chairman of design consultant Atkins.

Foster Wilson’s Cheltenham Parabola starts its rise

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:03:00 GMT

Work has completed on Foster Wilson Architects’ £3 million Parabola Arts Centre in Cheltenham.

Hawkins Brown's Stoke Newington town hall opens

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:50:00 GMT

Hawkins Brown’s £6.4 million restoration of Stoke Newington’s 1930s grade II-listed town hall opened to the public this week.

Anger over refusal to list Preston bus station

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:02:00 GMT

The Twentieth Century Society has questioned the government’s fitness to preside over heritage protection following culture secretary Ben Bradshaw’s decision not to list Preston Bus Garage.

Photo book focuses on redundant architects

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:06:00 GMT

Ex Heatherwick employee's project highlights positive side of job losses

Historic cinemas at risk claim campaigners

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:16:00 GMT

Dozens of Britain’s 1930s cinemas face demolition as investors eye them up as ripe for development, campaigners fear.

Savoy Hotel refurbishment nears completion

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:50:00 GMT

The £100 million project to restore London’s Savoy Hotel will be completed this summer, more than a year behind schedule, it has been announced.

Anshen & Allen cancer centre opens

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:19:00 GMT

An £80 million cancer centre designed by Anshen & Allen has opened on London’ Harley Street.

Chris Dyson redesigns gasworks as Winterson’s writing retreat

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:37:00 GMT

Chris Dyson Architects has won planning permission to create a £200,000 addition to a “writer’s retreat” owned by author Jeanette Winterson in Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire

Cabe backs Paddington scheme

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:45:00 GMT

Cabe’s Crossrail design review panel has lent its support to Weston Williamson’s designs for the Paddington Integrated Project.

Madonna's Malawi school on-site

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:49:00 GMT

New images of a planned school in Africa being funded by Madonna have been unveiled.

Sou Fujimoto and Rintala Eggertsson join V&A exhibition list

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:49:00 GMT

Details and first images of the architectural installations for the V&A's upcoming exhibition have been revealed.

Gehry reveals Abu Dhabi golf clubhouse

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:49:00 GMT

The first images of a Frank Gehry-designed clubhouse for a golf course in Abu Dhabi have been unveiled.

British Council opens Ethiopian headquarters

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:18:00 GMT

The British Council’s new £1.18 million Ethiopian headquarters (pictured), developed in partnership with local practice RAAS Architects, has opened in the country’s capital, Addis Ababa

Hull History Centre opens

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 08:48:00 GMT

Pringle Richards Sharratt's £10 million Hull History Centre has been officially opened to the public.

Make-designed sustainable footballer's house goes for planning

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:20:00 GMT

Make Architects has designed this ultra-sustainable home for England and Manchester United footballer Gary Neville.

Network Rail has go-ahead for Milton Keynes HQ

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:00:00 GMT

GMW’s plans for a national centre for Network Rail have been given planning approval.

Sheppard Robson to design Trafford grammar school

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:17:00 GMT

Sheppard Robson has won a contract to design a £20 million Roman Catholic boys’ grammar school in Trafford.

Fat designs Cardiff TV centre fit for a Time Lord

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:30:00 GMT

Fat has drawn up plans for a new BBC TV production centre in Wales featuring a decorative 300m-long facade

Lava's origami tigers to mark Chinese New Year in Sydney

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:43:00 GMT

Laboratory for Visionary Architecture (Lava) has designed these two giant tigers to mark Chinese New Year at Customs House, Sydney.

Architecture Plb's new Royal Veterinary College building wins planning

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:02:00 GMT

Architecture Plb has been granted planning permission for a new £6 million building for the Royal Veterinary College.

Maber completes Nottingham Geospatial Building

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:32:00 GMT

Maber Architects has completed its £4.5 million Geospatial Building, Nottingham University’s global navigation satellite systems centre

OMA teams wins Hong Kong campus scheme

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:33:00 GMT

A team featuring Dutch practice Office for Metropolitan Architecture and local practice Leigh & Orange Architects has won a college campus scheme in Hong Kong.

Medical first for Foster

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 01:47:00 GMT

The first hospital ever designed by Foster & Partners, the £21 million Circle Bath hospital in Somerset, has opened

Westminster gives go ahead to Hogarth Architects’ private house

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 09:48:00 GMT

Westminster Council has approved Hogarth Architects’ plans for a £1 million new home in St John’s Wood.

Forge designs Brunel memorial near Rotherhithe tunnel

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 09:40:00 GMT

Forge Architects has designed a unique memorial to Britain’s greatest engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

Bletchley in better shape

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:35:00 GMT

A new £18 million health and leisure complex by Holder Mathias Architects has opened in Bletchley near Milton Keynes.

Silent witness

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Alexander George, aka Richard George, was strangely uncommunicative when Boots called to ask him about his attack on Grimshaw’s offices last month

Said to Fred: Caption competition winner

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

More than 100 of you entered our caption competition to suggest what Fred Goodwin might saying to Peter Morrison as they posed for the cameras, announcing that Goodwin was to become a RMJM employee.

Prince Charles documentary is no oil painting

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

BBC Wales’s in-depth documentary on Prince Charles, which was planned for last year to coincide with the 40th anniversary of him becoming the Prince of Wales in 1969, has been held up due to allegations of attempted editorial interference

Zector rolls out carpets

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

London and Munich-based Zector Architects has unveiled its design for a scheme which scooped a first prize in Europan 10, the international competition for architects under 40

Muf to curate Venice Biennale’s British Pavilion

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:33:00 GMT

London-based practice Muf has been confirmed as curator of the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale.

Foster’s sets out plans for Stockholm revamp

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:32:00 GMT

Public consultation has begun on Foster & Partners and Berg Arkitektkontor’s masterplan to revamp the Slussen area of Stockholm, Sweden.

Gloomy outlook in latest AIA index

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:25:00 GMT

The latest figures from the American Institute of Architects’ monthly billings index show that the profession is still struggling to recover from the downturn.

Architecture charities prepare for long-term rebuilding effort in Haiti

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:07:00 GMT

Almost a week after an earthquake ripped through Port-au-Prince in Haiti, reports suggest that the international aid effort is struggling to get through to those most in need.

Two UK firms win in Europan 10

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:56:00 GMT

Two UK firms have been honoured in Europan 10, the international competition for architects under 40.

Martos wins $200,000 Driehaus classical architecture prize

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:31:00 GMT

Spanish architect Rafael Manzano Martos has won the 2010 Driehaus prize for achievements in classical architecture in the contemporary built environment.

PLP staff numbers hit 75, just four months after launch

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:33:00 GMT

The new company formed by the breakaway partners at Kohn Pederson Fox’s London office is targeting work across the globe as staff numbers hit 75 just four months after being launched.

Architecture aid agencies appeal for help in Haiti

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:45:00 GMT

Architecture aid agencies are asking practices to help with the relief effort following the huge earthquake which struck Haiti today.

Olympic Village plans to cram athletes in

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:31:00 GMT

Fletcher Priest Architects has drawn up detailed plans for how the thousands of athletes and officials who will converge on east London for the 2012 Olympics will be accommodated.

Olympic Park legacy plans revealed

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:32:00 GMT

A "poppy day" garden, complete with a war memorial and trees which will flower in red close to Remembrance Day, is being planned for the Olympic Park.

Lend Lease boss to chair UK Green Building Council

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:16:00 GMT

The chief executive of developer Lend Lease’s European arm Lend Lease has been appointed chairman of the UK Green Building Council.

Mayor confident about Viñoly Battersea plan

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:56:00 GMT

London mayor Boris Johnson has announced that Rafael Viñoly’s £5.5 billion scheme to redevelop Battersea Power Station does not yet comply with the London Plan, but praised its architecture

Jobs agency collapses despite fragile recovery

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:03:00 GMT

Adrem enters administration as RIBA figures claim 15% unemployment

Call for best buildings of the past 50 years

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:36:00 GMT

HOK opens spine centre

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:47:00 GMT

HOK has completed the first phase of a residential and hospital development in Fitzrovia, central London

Muf to curate UK pavilion at Venice

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:53:00 GMT

London-based practice Muf has been named curator of the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale with a playful concept that turns the spotlight on the 1887 UK pavilion building itself

Plane Stupid co-founder attacked Grimshaw HQ

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:34:00 GMT

The co-founder of campaign group Plane Stupid was one of the three men who attacked the offices of Heathrow Airport third runway masterplanner Grimshaw last month, it has emerged

Greenwich peninsula puts on its dancing shoes

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:52:00 GMT

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has submitted for planning its 58,500sq m hotel, serviced apartments and events complex for a site adjacent to London’s O2 Arena

Balls under fire for zero carbon U-turn

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:55:00 GMT

The Tories and Lib Dems have attacked schools secretary Ed Balls for abandoning his pledge to make all new schools in England zero-carbon from 2016

Government pledges £3m to complete Cutty Sark restoration

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:04:00 GMT

The restoration of historic clipper the Cutty Sark has been secured after the Department of Culture Media & Sport announced this week it would commit £3 million to the project.

FOA's Birmingham New Street station wins approval

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Call for upgrade to Rhodes listing

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:24:00 GMT

The Victorian Society has written to English Heritage urging the body to upgrade the listing of Basil Champneys’ 1908 Rhodes Building on Oxford High Street.

‘Green building boosts jobs’

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:18:00 GMT

The Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment this week claimed green construction methods, using natural materials and local labour, will boost struggling local economies.

Hackney to demolish Foundry to make way for Squire & Partners' Art'otel

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:26:00 GMT

Architects named for Essex BSF

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:35:00 GMT

Nicholas Hare Architects, Haverstock Associates and Bryant Harvey Partnership are all part of the Skanska-led consortium that has been named preferred bidder for Essex’s BSF programme.

Students urged to design for death

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:38:00 GMT

Architects for Health has launched its third annual student design awards with a brief titled Designing for Death: Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.

Harwell medical complex finished

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:42:00 GMT

A new science research complex in Oxfordshire designed by Nightingale Associates has been handed over to the Medical Research Council.

Cook to be new Atkins chairman

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:41:00 GMT

Chartered engineer Allan Cook has taken over as chairman of design consultant Atkins.

Anger over refusal to list Preston bus station

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:02:00 GMT

The Twentieth Century Society has questioned the government’s fitness to preside over heritage protection following culture secretary Ben Bradshaw’s decision not to list Preston Bus Garage.

Foster Wilson’s Cheltenham Parabola starts its rise

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:03:00 GMT

Work has completed on Foster Wilson Architects’ £3 million Parabola Arts Centre in Cheltenham.

Hawkins Brown's Stoke Newington town hall opens

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:50:00 GMT

Hawkins Brown’s £6.4 million restoration of Stoke Newington’s 1930s grade II-listed town hall opened to the public this week.

Historic cinemas at risk claim campaigners

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:16:00 GMT

Dozens of Britain’s 1930s cinemas face demolition as investors eye them up as ripe for development, campaigners fear.

Savoy Hotel refurbishment nears completion

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:50:00 GMT

The £100 million project to restore London’s Savoy Hotel will be completed this summer, more than a year behind schedule, it has been announced.

Council backs library proposal

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:40:00 GMT

Austin Smith Lord’s plans for Liverpool Central Library have been approved by the city council

Industry refutes slur on 60s and 70s design

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:23:00 GMT

Chief construction adviser Morrell maligns generation of buildings

Approval for Huddersfield scheme too late for firm

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:34:00 GMT

Practice that designed £100m regeneration plan closed last year

Take off for mixed-use RAF Uxbridge plans

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:53:00 GMT

Sheppard Robson’s scheme for a 44ha mixed-use development on the site of a military base has been submitted for planning

Feilden Clegg ‘to squeeze quart into pint pot’ at listed Durham site

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:59:00 GMT

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has unveiled its scheme for the £6 million transformation of the Witham Hall in Barnard Castle, County Durham

Haiti help ‘must be targeted’

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:12:00 GMT

The only British architect believed to have visited Haiti following this month’s earthquake has said firms wanting to help must go through the right aid agencies first

Straight As for Brighton

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:15:00 GMT

CZWG has completed work on a £10 million mixed-use scheme in Brighton