All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 39
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NewsStudents and academics at odds over Arb education shake-up
Two thirds of teachers who responded to a survey did not support plans to abolish parts 1, 2 and 3
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NewsSunak finally eases planning rules for onshore wind
Communities which support wind farms could be given up to 50% off their energy bills
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NewsRAAC schools had been due for renewal under scrapped Labour plan
Shelved Building Schools for the Future programme would have seen renewal work at 13 schools hit by failing concrete crisis
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NewsBirmingham council declares itself effectively bankrupt
Europe’s largest local authority freezes all new spending after being hit by a £760m bill to settle equal pay claims
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NewsGovernment expands RAAC surveys of court buildings after Harrow closure
Harrow Crown Court closed for repairs last month despite assurance that sites had been deemed safe
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NewsTory revolt prompts government to scrap onshore wind ban
Backbenchers force Sunak’s hand following broken promise to relax rules by last April
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Features‘I don’t seek permission, I ask for forgiveness’ – Muyiwa Oki on his plans for his RIBA presidency
RIBA’s first black president - and its youngest - did not tell his bosses at Mace that he was running for the role. He is someone who wants to do things his own way, but how much will his promises to shake up the 188-year-old institute run up against its ...
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FeaturesThe RAAC schools crisis: what we know so far
More than 100 schools containing cheap concrete told to immediately close after collapse of beam previously thought to be safe
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NewsSchools told to close all buildings containing problem RAAC concrete
Report in June found reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete could be present in more than 500 schools
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NewsM&S launches legal challenge against Gove’s Oxford Street rejection
Retailer slams government’s ‘misguided agenda’ against spurned redevelopment plans
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NewsInspector approves Mountford Pigott’s sex club plans on appeal
Proposal for more than 100 homes above all-night fetish club in Poplar were rejected last year
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NewsAHMM rejigs Canada Water towers to comply with three new regulations
British Land sends practice back to the drawing board to add second staircases, a new facade and air conditioning
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NewsEric Parry unveils revised design for City’s tallest tower
Rejig of 1 Undershaft to split building into four vertical blocks with multiple roof gardens
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NewsHLM left two school schemes over concerns with modular contractor’s approach
Stride Treglown also breaks silence following closure of three schools due to structural issues as government launches investigation into Caledonian Modular
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NewsGovernment launches wider probe into Caledonian Modular work after school closures
Poor workmanship blamed for structural defects at three schools as DfE alerts other government departments
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NewsThree modular schools built by same contractor ordered to close over safety fears
HLM and Stride Treglown were lead architects on trio of schools shuttered weeks before start of autumn term
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NewsInvestment in repairs delivers greater economic return than housebuilding, says think tank
Report urges government to spend on homes that threaten health
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NewsDeveloper defends AHMM’s Waterloo plans after Gove presses pause
Stanhope says five-block Royal Street scheme offers “subsantial tangible benefits”
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NewsMorphogenesis completes world’s largest office building
India’s Surat Diamond Bourse knocks The Pentagon off the top spot after 80 years
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NewsBuckley Gray Yeoman submits plans to refurbish 1980s Westminster office
Practice also sends in proposals for mixed-use canal-side scheme in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park