Elizabeth Hopkirk
Elizabeth Hopkirk is assistant editor of BD, responsible for news and commissioning comment. You can email her on elizabeth.hopkirk@bdonline.co.uk or call her on 020 3011 3135
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NewsAdjaye hails ‘huge milestone’ as Holocaust memorial opponents vow to appeal
Architect says £100m scheme will be ‘crucial civic asset’ after minister granted consent
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Minister gives green light to Adjaye’s Holocaust Memorial
Controversial scheme would not cause substantial harm to Westminster World Heritage Site, says planning minister
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In pics: Paddington squares up to Renzo Piano’s £825m Cube
72-storey office block dubbed Paddington Pole was sliced by 80% after outcry
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RIBA appoints two QCs to tackle complaints against staff and trustees
Six investigations launched and hundreds of pages of complaints lodged by former honorary secretary, email reveals
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Ministers ask Heatherwick for ideas to help nation mourn
Government denies it has asked him to design a covid memorial
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Housing secretary’s beautiful words need to be backed by long-term investment
Liverpool’s humiliation at the hands of Unesco shows how much we need highly skilled planning departments, writes Elizabeth Hopkirk
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75% of planning authorities have no access to architectural advice
Figures cast doubt on councils’ ability to implement Jenrick’s beauty agenda
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Government planning reforms ‘missed opportunity’ to tackle climate crisis
Nation’s net zero target should be enshrined in new NPPF, says Green Building Council
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Minister tells developers they have moral duty to work with communities and new design codes
Housing secretary confirms package of reforms in beautiful homes drive
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Jones ‘raised concerns about Vallance shortly before his affair was leaked’ – claim
Gloves come off in the RIBA’s War of the Alans
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RIBA in turmoil as Alan Jones steps down – again
President quits institute’s board as bust-up with chief executive goes public
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FCBS picked to design new home for Bristol Zoo
World-famous zoo to sell historic Clifton base for housing
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SOM to design Milan’s Winter Olympic village
Architect chosen to work on key element of wider masterplan by Diller Scofidio & Renfro, PLP and Arup
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Grenfell Inquiry to be brought to the stage
Team that dramatised Stephen Lawrence inquiry is behind Grenfell: Value Engineering
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Worries over materials shortages take gloss off architects’ recovering confidence
Practices say shortages now delaying jobs as optimisim among firms in capital tops pre-pandemic level for first time
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US architect beats three Stirling Prize-winners to win £30m National Gallery contest
Selldorf Architects picked in global hunt for designer of Sainsbury Wing redevelopment
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Pandemic forces Zaha Hadid Architects to call time on historic Bowling Green Lane home
Practice ditches Victorian classrooms after nearly 40 years for nearby Goswell Road
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AHMM reveals designs for 980 homes on Holloway Prison
Campaigners argue scheme is a missed opportunity for not involving women
