All Sector articles – Page 3
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NewsVictory for Haworth Tompkins' National Theatre proposals
Scheme approved at planning meeting amid row between Steve Tompkins and Lasdun fans.
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NewsShapps to make community right-to-build schemes easier
Housing minister Grant Shapps has lowered the proposed approval threshold for community right-to-build schemes from 90% to 75% following pressure from the public.
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NewsFoster's academy building is a nightmare, says school's boss
A flagship academy school, designed by Foster & Partners, has been branded a “nightmare” by the woman who runs it.
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Building StudyProspect House, Sion Hill, Bath, by Dow Jones
A striking zinc skin fitted over an eighties house in Bath demonstrates the architectural possibilities of refurb over new build
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NewsChipperfield wins Elizabeth House competition
David Chipperfield has beaten Grimshaw and Hopkins to win the competition to redevelop Elizabeth House.
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NewsLib Dem conference votes against free schools
The government’s flagship free school policy has suffered a setback after Liberal Democrats voted not to support the schools.
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NewsCabe shocks HKR into Poole tower redesign
HKR Architects is to revise its design for a residential tower on Dorset’s Poole Quay after Cabe gave it a drubbing.
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John Wotton to create religious dining experience in Cardiff
Cardiff Council planners have approved John Wotton Architects’ plans to convert the city’s Ebenezer Church into an haute cuisine restaurant.
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NewsCabe praises Haworth Tompkins' National Theatre revamp
Cabe has welcomed Haworth Tompkins’ £70 million scheme for London’s National Theatre.
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NewsBDP wins Chinese masterplan
BDP has won an international competition to masterplan and design most of the buildings within an urban regeneration project in the city of Foshan in southern China.
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NewsRIBA calls for flexible school procurement
The RIBA has called on the Government to ensure flexible procurement routes for local authorities building new schools.
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NewsGort Scott’s playful space solution opens up cramped school grounds
Gort Scott has completed work on a series of shelters and outdoor furniture installations for Harlington Community School in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
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Building StudyRavensbourne College, Greenwich, by Foreign Office Architects
FOA’s new building for Ravensbourne College makes bold predictions about how the next generation of students will be taught
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NewsShapps insists localism will see more houses built
The government has insisted it will get more housing built by handing power back to local authorities despite reports that plans for new homes are being abandoned across the country.
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NewsBarbara Weiss creates new home for Holocaust archive
Work has begun on Barbara Weiss Architects’ £1.5 million project to provide a new home for the Wiener Library, one of the world’s most extensive archives on the Holocaust.
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NewsMalcolm Fraser tops Housing Expo people's choice poll
Malcolm Fraser Architects’ house design for Scotland’s Housing Expo has been named the people’s favourite.
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NewsPrince book renews attack on profession
Prince Charles has renewed his assault on the architecture profession in a new book which argues that sustainable construction is imperilling the world by ignoring the importance of tradition
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NewsFree school pioneer says design not necessary
Toby Young dismisses link between good architecture and academic ability
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Building for Life sees 50% more qualifying
A record number of new housing schemes qualified for a Building for Life standard this year, the largest number in the eight years of the award