All UK articles – Page 739
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NewsCity stands firm over rights of light threat to Apple store
Corporation intervenes again to prevent rights of light challenges scuppering Michael Aukkett scheme
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NewsZaha Hadid rescues 20% of jobs in restructuring
Practice axes 76 staff but spares 19 others following new wins
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NewsConcerns raised over Olympic Legacy design quality
Place-shaping will be key challenge, say planners
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Building StudyBrockholes Wetland Nature Reserve, by Adam Khan Architects
Moored in a flooded gravel pit off the M6, Adam Khan Architects’ Brockholes Wetland Nature Reserve visitor centre forms a gateway to nature
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NewsDuggan Morris Architects' reveals east London scheme
Duggan Morris Architects’ plans to expand a Georgian building in east London are set to be recommended for approval by planners at Hackney Council.The project would create 1,858sq m of commercial space on 141-145 Curtain Road in Shoreditch. An existing three-storey brick building will be retained, crowned by a three-storey ...
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NewsLevete's plans in doubt as News International puts Wapping up for sale
Amanda Levete Architects’ designs for the redevelopment of News International’s Wapping site look likely to be scrapped after the media giant put its East London headquarters up for sale.Rupert Murdoch’s UK publishing arm wrote to staff today announcing that the decision had been taken after a review of the company’s ...
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NewsFormer RMJM director joins Pringle Brandon Drew
The former operations director of RMJM, Miriam White, has joined Pringle Brandon Drew as director. White, who left the Scottish practice earlier this summer, will work alongside John Drew, managing partner at Pringle Brandon Drew. The pair worked together on the £282 million Bishops Square project while employed at Foster ...
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NewsLiverpool's A2 Architects calls in administrator
Liverpool practice A2 Architects is to carry on trading despite going into administration. The firm, which was set up in 1995, has been hit by a string of bad debts in the past three years which have topped more than £500,000 following the collapse of a number ofproperty firms. Last ...
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NewsMailen Design wins planning for green-belt nursery
Architect Mailen Design has obtained planning permission for a children’s nursery located in Northumberland’s green belt.The £400,000 project, which was developed together with creative agency GrafikM, will see the conversion of an existing stone farmhouse and the design of a new single-storey building on the site of the old stable ...
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NewsOsborne and Pickles pledge to press on with planning changes
George Osborne and Eric Pickles have launched a spirited defence of the government’s proposed planning reforms, amid mounting criticism from countryside campaigners and growing speculation that a U-turn over the policy could be imminent.In a strongly-worded article in the Financial Times (FT) today, the chancellor and the communities secretary wrote: ...
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NewsBaca wins funding to research flood-proof buildings
Aecom and Penoyre & Prasad also backed by climate-change design initiative
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NewsVan Heyningen & Haward's bird hide opens in Essex
A bird hide designed by Van Heyningen & Haward for the RSPB has officially opened at Rainham Marshes in Essex.The hide, built entirely of timber, including timber piles, is the second building the practice has built for the RSPB following the 2006-completed environment and education centre.Project partner Chris Wilderspin said: ...
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NewsLondon mayor announces £100 million retrofit fund
Public building works create potential workstream for architects
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NewsArchitects back new RIBA chief in 'cool' revolution
Brady speaks of plans to bring young architects on board through RIBA satellite in Hoxton
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Building StudyNational Museum of Scotland refurbishment by Gareth Hoskins Architects
The £47 million revamp of Fowke’s Victorian museum, by a team led by Gareth Hoskins, restores the clarity of the building’s original plan.
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NewsSpiller lures Bartlett lecturers to Greenwich
Neil Spiller has begun to raid his former school for new recruits, persuading two senior staff from the Bartlett to join their former boss at Greenwich University.
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NewsRuth Reed ends RIBA presidency with final shot at Gove
Outgoing RIBA president Ruth Reed has aimed a parting shot at the industry’s nemesis by saying Michael Gove’s free schools initiative will cost more than budgeted.
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NewsTower may replace Richard Seifert's London press centre
Richard Seifert’s International Press Centre on Shoe Lane in London looks likely to be demolished if plans submitted by Land Securities are approved.