All articles by Ellen Bennett – Page 8
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Land Securities joins schools market
The country’s biggest property company plans to enter the school-building market and has pledged to work with the best architects and put design at the heart of its bids.
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Watered-down energy measures disappoint
The government has backed down on a key part of the long-awaited legislation to cut energy emissions from buildings.
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Rogers in bid to halt white flight
A revamp of London’s public spaces is to be used in the fight against white flight — where middle class white people leave cities.
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Katrina cost could treble
The true cost of rebuilding New Orleans after the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina could be three times as much as official estimates, American architects have warned.
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Arb plans double cost hike
Registration board proposals include raising both annual fee and PII levels, plus professional monitoring
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NewsCabe praises Simpson’s ‘bold addition’ to city
Ian Simpson’s design for the tallest residential building in the country has been praised by Cabe as a “bold addition to the London skyline”.
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New report champions high-density suburbia
Residents could enjoy the benefits of urban living in a suburban setting if housebuilders raised densities above 50 dwellings per ha, according to a leading architectural practice.MacCormac Jamieson Prichard has published a report that claims high densities in suburban areas would slash infrastructure costs and improve access to amenities, but ...
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Gateway agencies must be cut
The number of agencies with responsibility for the Thames Gateway must be cut, according to the developer appointed by the Greater London Authority to review the project.
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Plan to restrict vehicles in City
Parts of the City of London could be closed to drivers who do not have identification and an appointment under radical new proposals to improve public space and protect buildings from the threat of terrorism.
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NewsKen’s gas guzzler
London mayor’s ‘sustainable’ City Hall is missing energy consumption targets by 50%
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Stick to Part L promise, architects tell minister
Fears that key measure over environmental upgrades will be dropped
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Prince Charles backs Pathfinder bulldozers
Demolition of homes in Nelson gets approval from Prince’s Foundation
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Chaos mires King’s Cross
Developer attacks transport delaysDelays and confusion surrounding transport projects at London’s King’s Cross are a “complete and utter example of public incompetence at the highest level”, according to the site’s developer.Argent chief executive Roger Madelin has lambasted the government for failing to sort out the traffic chaos at King’s Cross, ...
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RIBA urges boycott of bad PFI
Architects should refuse to work on PFI projects unless they meet tough new design criteria, the RIBA has proposed.
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Stonewall of China
Chinese authorities stymie agreement to fully open up market to foreign architects