Ruth Bloomfield
NewsAHMM designs theatre for Tottenham Court Road Crossrail site
Hawkins Brown involved in residential and retail buildings for development
NewsFretton mansion plans anger locals
Tony Fretton has drawn up plans to remodel a London mansion, complete with a vast subterranean complex beneath the one of the capital’s most expensive streets.
AnalysisRIBA's Harry Rich pins hopes on fundraising
A year on from his appointment, RIBA chief executive Harry Rich is full of plans but refuses to be drawn on details, as Ruth Bloomfield discovers.
NewsLloyd’s Building set to be listed next year
English Heritage will recommend Rogers’ building ’the day it turns 30’
NewsAedas files contentious Gateway scheme
Designs by Aedas for one of the Thames Gateway’s biggest regeneration schemes have been submitted for planning
NewsDismal John O’Groats to receive ‘fun’ makeover
Edinburgh practice GLM has won planning permission for a £6.5 million scheme to revitalise John O’Groats – recently dubbed the most dismal place in Scotland
NewsFoster to create major new science centre in Oxford
Foster & Partners is to design a £30 million science and enterprise visitor centre in Oxford.
NewsADP to create art gallery for Southend
ADP has won a contract to build a £26.9 million art gallery and library in Southend in Essex.
News110 practices vie for V&A extension
A competition to design a 1,500sq m subterranean exhibition space for the V&A has attracted 110 entries from as far afield as Seoul, Sao Paulo and Los Angeles.
NewsType3 Studio wins planning for Norwich housing
Type3 Studio has been granted planning permission for a 174-home development beside Norwich City Football Club.
NewsMae celebrates 'overwhelming support' for council housing scheme
Mæ has received planning consent for a new housing scheme on a troubled east London estate.
NewsSheppard Robson scheme sparks fury
Sheppard Robson’s plans for a mixed-use development in west London have sparked outrage from local residents
NewsPringle Richards Sharratt wins planning for William Morris extension
Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects has won planning consent for a £3.75m extension to the UK’s only gallery dedicated to the work of William Morris.
NewsC F Møller beats Brisac Gonzalez to design Norway opera house
C F Møller Architects has been selected to design the new Kristiansund Opera & Culture Centre in Norway.
NewsRIBA to establish regional HQ in Liverpool
The RIBA is drawing up plans to establish a landmark regional outpost in Liverpool, including a public exhibition space in the city’s burgeoning new cultural quarter.
NewsMake wins planning for controversial Brompton Diamond
Make Architects has won permission for a contemporary London building inspired by the facets of a diamond on condition that founder Ken Shuttleworth personally oversees the project.
NewsHaworth Tompkins scoops V&A and Chichester Theatre projects
Haworth Tompkins has been selected to design a new study and conservation centre at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and to masterplan the future of the Chichester Festival Theatre.
NewsHouchell bridges the Trent
Former Wilkinson Eyre architect Oliver Houchell has unveiled designs for a new foot and cycle bridge across the river Trent in the Lincolnshire town of Gainsborough.
NewsVictorian Society bid to save hospital from Meadowcroft Griffin scheme
The Victorian Society has condemned plans to build offices over the site of one of London’s foundling hospitals.
AnalysisWill the coalition’s focus on localism stitch up the planning process?
As the government’s regional planning strategy emerges, fears grow that a patchwork consultation system could prove a nightmare for architects