All UK articles – Page 757
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NewsEnglish Heritage denies claim it will miss Cabe
English Heritage has dismissed concerns that future listings decisions will suffer without Cabe’s advice.
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NewsMayor's proposed space standards too strict, says inquiry
An independent inquiry into the London Plan has found that the mayor’s proposed space standards are too strict and could hinder development in the capital.Boris Johnson has previously spoken out against building homes only fit for “hobbits”, and made the minimum space standards a key part of the draft plan ...
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NewsAllies & Morrison forms new firm with Urban Practitioners
Pair working on first joint project at Letchworth Garden City
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NewsEric Parry completes Holburne Museum
Controversial Bath project ready for summer tourist season.
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Building StudySt Pancras Renaissance London Hotel by RHWL and Richard Griffiths
The painstaking restoration of St Pancras station’s neo-Gothic Midland Grand Hotel by architects RHWL and Richard Griffiths honours George Gilbert Scott’s original vision, despite some disappointing fit-out choices.
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NewsWork starts on Collado Collins's 'Tesco Town'
Work has begun on site on a controversial “Tesco town” development designed by Collado Collins in north-east London.
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NewsGrant Shapps calls for more self built homes
Housing minister Grant Shapps has said he wants to make self building a mainstream housing option and has set up a working group to see how this can be done.Shapps is hoping to make it easier for people to raise finance to build their own homes and wants more land ...
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NewsArchitectural photographer makes City Hall protest
Flash mob action over ban on photography in public places
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NewsBDP finalises Jo Yeates charity cycle ride
Event will have covered 1,500 miles when it finishes
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NewsHaworth Tompkins' Canning Town proposals in for planning
A masterplan drawn up by Aecom and Haworth Tompkins Architects has been submitted to the Thames Gateway Development Corporation.
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NewsBDP unveils Manchester Victoria station plans
BDP has revealed images of its proposed £20 million modernisation of Manchester Victoria railway station.
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NewsIain Duncan Smith weighs into Walthamstow dogs row
Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith has accused Walthamstow dog track developer L&Q of a “catalogue of lies” over its controversial £50 million plans for the site.
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NewsMcAslan, BDP, Feilden Clegg battle for Manchester awards
More than 50 practices have been shortlisted for the Manchester Society of Architects Design Awards.
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NewsLocal architect sticks up for condemned Norwich office block
An RIBA Award-winning Norwich architect has leapt to the defence of a condemned 1960s office block dubbed the city’s ugliest building.
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NewsConstruction worries overshadow economy's growth
Fall of 4.7% in output is the biggest for two years
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NewsArb suspends architect who 'intimidated' his clients
Michael Phillips hired heavies to recover disputed debt
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NewsNew sculpture planned for Olympic Park
Italian artist Monica Bonvicini has designed a new piece of public art due to be installed in the northern part of the Olympic Park in east London.The permanent piece will comprise three 9m-tall letters which form the word “run” and will be built on the plaza of the Handball Arena.It ...
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NewsAssociated Architects' Birmingham campus building approved
Birmingham planners have approved a new campus building for Birmingham City University by local firm Associated Architects.The scheme in the Eastside area of the city is part of a £180 million redevelopment being planned by the university, and will house its art and design departments.Running across 18,300sq m, the five-storey ...
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NewsSpab announces this year's Lethaby Scholars
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (Spab) has announced two architects and an engineer as this year’s Lethaby Scholars – a scheme that provides six months of conservation training.The scholarship scheme, open to all building professionals and run by Spab, has been running since 1930. Past winners have ...
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NewsSatellite wins competition to design Quaker centre in Hammersmith
Satellite Architects has won a competition to design a new sustainable Quaker worship centre as part of a major mixed-use scheme in west London.The existing Friends’ Meeting House in Hammersmith will be demolished as part of controversial plans by Sheppard Robson to redevelop the area around the town hall.Satellite was ...