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40% of architects fear coronavirus could drive them out of business
More than 90% say trading has been hit
Ministers warned firms risk collapse without quicker access to cash
Construction industry raised spectre of insolvency in daily coronanvirus briefing with government
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Housing secretary announces new fire safety regime
All resi buildings above six storeys will now be covered by new regulator, while buildings above 11m will need sprinklers
Ministers consider calls to extend planning consents
Housing industry lobbies for measures to help sector recover after covid-19 restrictions are lifted
RIBA reports own president to Charity Commission over ‘serious incident’
Trustees acted after Alan Jones’ shock resignation
Boston City Hall architect dies of covid complications
British-born Michael McKinnell was an influential teacher as well as one of the 20th century’s leading architects
Profit dips at ZHA despite ‘record’ turnover
Practice points to exceptional costs for profit knock as income from Asia soars and headcount rises
Work stops on Foster, Gehry and Wilkinson Eyre projects at Battersea Power Station
AHMM’s Tottenham Court Road scheme also paused
Breaking news: RIBA president Alan Jones steps down
Reasons behind shock ‘temporary’ decision unknown
Safety fears as repair work stops on Sheppard Robson fire block
MP calls on housing secretary to intervene as Bellway staff down tools at Barking Riverside scheme amid covid-19 crisis
Campaigners rip into AHMM plans for Lasdun’s IBM building
Twentieth Century Society dubs expansion proposals ’heavy handed’ and calls for elements to be dropped
Housing developer warns of planning gridlock
Firm expects consents to fall – but announces funding for van Heyningen & Haward and Fletcher Priest projects
Outcry as huge number of smaller architects left in lurch by chancellor
Practices will fold, architects excluded from bailout warn
‘Sunak’s deal won’t help people in my position’
Architectural designer Craig Marston is director of a small practice. He explains how he - and many like him - slip through the chancellor’s net
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Aecom’s Grenfell Tower work may be paused
Work to rewrap the tower has also been held up by covid-19 restrictions
Restoration work on Glasgow’s Mackintosh building suspended
Weekly inspections of the scaffolding will be carried out
Construction industry warned lockdown could last six months
Deputy chief medical officer speaks after publication of guidance on construction sites
PM appoints former Tory MP as special advisor on Grenfell
Nick Hurd’s appointment comes as PM stands down Grenfell Taskforce
Jacobs wins work on £6bn north London regeneration
Knight Architects, East and Waugh Thistleton all involved in Meridian Water project
How covid-19 is changing the face of architecture schools
Heads of schools talk to Jim Dunton about the challenges, innovations – and what the future might look like
Government suspends housing market
New guidance issued by MHCLG last night
Michael Sorkin dies after contracting coronavirus
Tributes pour in from around the world
Sunak unveils ‘unprecedented’ support package for self-employed
But chancellor warns: ’We must all pay in equally in future’
Urban Splash suspends sites and factories - as construction minister says work should continue
Tom Bloxham says sites could not continue safely
Feilden Fowles wins National Railway Museum competition
Building Design’s former Young Architect of the Year beat 75 entries
Khan calls for emergency measures to support house building
Mayor’s intervention comes as new data reveals demand fell by 40% last week
Coronavirus Act ‘only first step to legalising virtual planning committees’
Councils must wait for secondary regulations
Mipim cancelled altogether – but Paris gathering scheduled for autumn
Cannes event will not now happen until March 2021
Architect warns: ‘It’s now a battle for survival for a lot of firms’
Decisions to close construction sites across the country will have ‘immediate impacts’
Councils told to use delegated powers and digital ingenuity to keep planning system going
Be pragmatic and innovative, says government’s chief planner
More clients join the rush to close sites
Mayor orders TfL and Crossrail sites to shut - despite being overruled by PM on wider site shutdown
PLP, KPF and Squires sites to close as major contractors ignore government
Firms say they cannot justify keeping schemes open
Architects split on whether construction sites should close
‘Exception should be made for the removal of combustible cladding’
Confusion as Gove and Jenrick say sites can continue
Ministers at odds with industry figures over wisdom of keeping sites open
Renzo Piano’s Genoa bridge hosts solidarity light show
Construction firm replacing collapsed motorway viaduct pays homage to those on Italy’s covid-19 frontline
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