All News articles – Page 1201
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NewsTrainee architect races through desert for charity
An architectural trainee from Glasgow has quit his job to run the toughest race in the world.
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NewsCabe puts brave face on 2012 designs
But positive review panel verdict warns of further design ‘dilution’
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NewsKoolhaas and Foster on shortlist for new Birmingham library
A glittering shortlist of seven firms including Foster & Partners, Foreign Office, Hopkins, Wilkinson Eyre and OMA are competing to design a replacement for John Madin’s Library of Birmingham.In an announcement released today, Birmingham council confirmed the names, alongside Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Dutch firm Mecanoo, following consideration ...
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NewsDeveloper sues Broadway Malyan over Stratford site
Architectural giant Broadway Malyan is facing a High Court claim because of a dispute over a proposed eco-scheme close to the 2012 Olympic site.Property developer Harlow Group is suing the practice for at least £300,000 over alleged breach of contract relating to its plans for a carbon-neutral development in the ...
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NewsTeachers call for greater design role
The government must give teachers a far greater role in school design and introduce new standards for refurbishment of existing buildings, a major teaching union has claimed.
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NewsBD contest paves the way for Robin Hood revival
Architects are being challenged to create a new vision for Robin Hood Gardens in a design competition launched by BD and the Architecture Foundation this week.
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NewsRadio 4’s History of the Home gives architects a minor role
Comfort rather than cool is the key factor in the design of the British home according to Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen’s new series
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NewsSerpentine reveals Gehry’s pavilion design
The Serpentine Gallery has revealed images of Frank Gehry’s design for this year’s summer pavilion.The timber and glass structure, conceived and engineered in collaboration with Arup as well as Gehry’s son Samuel, is intended to be a “dramatic multi-dimensional space”, part-amphitheatre, part-promenade.Frank Gehry said: “The pavilion is designed as a ...
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NewsLeading architects confirmed speakers at Think
Monica von Schmalensee discusses the creation of sustainable communities in Scandinavia
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NewsBath approves Wilkinson Eyre design school
James Dyson's School of Design Innovation took a major step forward last night as councillors ignored planning officers' advice and voted in favour of the scheme.
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NewsScotland plans solo presence at Venice
The Scottish government and the Lighthouse architecture centre have announced a dedicated Scottish presence for the Venice Biennale this September.
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Planning reversed on Parry project
Eric Parry Architects has lost an office scheme in central London’s St James’s Square after the site was sold to a firm which is set to turn the existing building into luxury flats.
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NewsThe mighty Swoosh
This year’s AA summer pavilion will be a complex interlocking timber structure, dubbed the “Swoosh”.
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NewsTwin set in Kingston
Terry Pawson Architects has won planning for a pair of private houses in Kingston upon Thames.
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NewsUrban Splash’s international idea
Urban Splash has launched an international competition for ideas for Lex, phase two of its mixed-use Walsall Waterfront development.
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Green homes to get expert support
Five proposed housing schemes are to get the chance to be the greenest development in south-west England after winning a low-carbon housing competition.
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NewsKoolhaas wins competition to restore Commonwealth Institute
Rem Koolhaas’s firm OMA is set to restore London’s iconic Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington, after beating competition from architects including Rafael Viñoly, Eric Parry and Caruso St John.