All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 60
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NewsScrap VAT on restoration projects, architect tells government after MBE award
Nicholas Groves-Raines said removing 20% rate on conservation schemes would have a ‘great impact’ on sustainability
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NewsRIBA voter rule change was ‘just bad timing’, former president says
Ben Derbyshire claims decision to restrict new members from voting in upcoming presidential election was not intended to be ‘exclusive’
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NewsRenée Gailhoustet wins RA’s 2022 architecture prize
Award recognises French architect’s ‘extraordinary contribution’ to social housing
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NewsHOK reveals £50m plans to redevelop Manchester Arena
HOK appointed to design ‘extensive transformation’ ahead of completion of rival Co-op Live venue next year
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NewsGreen light for Proctor & Matthews and ECD Architects’ Stratford tower refurb
1960s slab to be stripped back to its concrete core and rebuilt to passivhaus standards
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NewsMarble Arch Mound architect reveals plans for another hill-themed project
Practice unveils images of major six-tower scheme which is its first in South America
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NewsFosters unveils designs for Tokyo department store
Timber structure intended to become home for sustainable lifestyle brands
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NewsBirds Portchmouth Russum beats star names to win dog kennel design contest
Practice was surprise winner over rival finalists including Foster & Partners, Hopkins and RSHP
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NewsGreen light for William Matthews Associates’ Stratford bridge
Crossing will provide access to Mikhail Riches’ Bridgewater Triangle development at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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NewsPaws for thought: Fosters and RSHP among star names scrapping to win dog kennel design contest
Other practices in the running for this weekend’s ‘Barkitecture’ competition include Hopkins and Stanton Williams
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NewsTake responsibility for improving diversity, RIBA president tells architects after awards row
Institution’s regional director for London claims she saw only two black people among 400-strong attendance at regional awards event
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NewsBenedetti Architects scoops £20m RIBA HQ refurb job
Practice beats seven-team shortlist to win prestigious overhaul of grade II*-listed building
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NewsHOK appoints former RSHP partner as London office principal
James Leathem’s designs include the Stirling prize-winning Barajas Airport in Madrid
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NewsMoxon reveals designs for Worcestershire footbridge
Structure combines both river crossing and viaduct over adjacent floodplain
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NewsAA appoints Cambridge professor as new director
Ingrid Schroder to step into role two years after dismissal of school’s last director
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NewsGreen light for first phase of ‘inside out’ estate regeneration
Masterplan drawn up by Levitt Bernstein, Proctor & Matthews Architects and Cullinan Studio aims to reduce antisocial behaviour on 1970s South London development
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FeaturesA temple to post-covid working culture: designing Google’s global headquarters
Google’s newly completed Bay View campus in Silicon Valley opened to staff last week. Tom Lowe spoke to Heatherwick group leader Eliot Postma about how the concept was developed
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NewsArchitects reveal biggest monthly fall in confidence since early days of pandemic
RIBA survey finds recent trend of declining optimism is accelerating as wider economy continues to weaken
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NewsBIG triumphs in Prague concert hall competition
Practice scoops job with design allowing members of the public to climb up to the building’s roof
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NewsCampaigners to raise RIBA elections row with Charity Commission
RIBA under pressure to scrap rule change barring new members from voting in upcoming presidential election