All articles by James Rose – Page 3
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NewsLloyd’s and listing lobby choose to collaborate
The Twentieth Century Society has put on hold its controversial plan to apply for the spot-listing of the Lloyd’s of London headquarters after meeting the building’s managers this week.
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NewsSave may fight Supreme Court proposal
Feilden & Mawson’s planned conversion of the grade II* listed Middlesex Guildhall on Parliament Square could face a legal challenge from Save Britain’s Heritage.
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1,160 enter Stockholm library competition
An astonishing 1,160 entries have been submitted for an open competition to design a £60 million extension to Gunnar Asplund’s iconic public library in Stockholm.
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NewsYoung firms lined up for Liverpool housing
Urban Splash has assembled a crack team of young practices for a trailblazing housing scheme in south central Liverpool.
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Arb hikes cost of exam for foreigners by 20%
The Arb has hiked the cost of the exam that foreign architects must take to qualify in the UK by a staggering 20%, to £1,210.
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Ryder Cup resort ‘neglect’
The host club for golf’s 2010 Ryder Cup has been attacked by a leading heritage group for “neglect” of a listed farmhouse before an application to demolish it.
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Public building targets in danger, warns CPA
Hundreds of schools and thousands of new homes will not be built on time, the Construction Products Association (CPA) has warned the government.
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Unesco tight-lipped over Tower
Complaints that officials from Unesco are a bunch of interfering busy-bodies did not stop last week’s tour of the Tower of London, following concern that the building’s World Heritage status is being threatened by new development.
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Second bite at Warsaw museum
Zaha Hadid and Tony Fretton have been approved to enter the new design competition for the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw, Poland, four months after they were disqualified from its abortive first running.
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Second Arb fine for PII rebel
An architect and protester against the Arb’s policies on professional insurance has been disciplined for a second time by the organisation’s conduct committee, sparking claims that he is being victimised.
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NewsLiverpool clings to status
Unesco visits spark tougher rules for World Heritage Sites as city ducks demotion over Three Graces row
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RIBA proposals offer peace to Arb
Institute drops campaign for regulatory reform order as part of package to end hostilities with regulator
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Civic Trust has radical plans for Huntingdon
Radical plans to transform the historic Cambridgeshire town of Huntingdon have been proposed by the Civic Trust.
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NewsLiverpool’s status in danger
Unesco to consider whether city retains World Heritage status, following concern over new developments
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Shared surfaces are ‘death traps’ for blind
Shared surface schemes which remove boundaries between pedestrians and vehicles have been attacked in a report by the charity Guide Dogs for the Blind, which describes them as “death traps”.
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New twist in saga of Stonehenge visitor centre
English Heritage’s tortuous struggle for a new visitor centre at Stonehenge descended into farce last week when it withdrew its approved planning application for a £65 million scheme by Denton Corker Marshall.
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Reform group anger as Arb uses loophole to raise fees
A further schism opened in the troubled Arb board last week when the chair and chief executive approved the use of an extraordinary postal vote to pass an increase in Arb’s retention fee.
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NewsLeeds takes the high-rise lead
While in London the debate over tall towers rages, Leeds is ploughing ahead.