All UK articles – Page 759
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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.
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NewsGreen light for Squire & Partners in Marylebone
Mixed-use scheme designed for developer Triland
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NewsSheppard Robson chosen for Hull library project
Sheppard Robson has been selected for a controversial £10 million project to rework Hull University’s Brynmor Jones Library.
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NewsSchmidt Hammer Lassen Architects completes London granary
Redevelopment of a derelict granary in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Pollard Thomas Edwards, has been completed.
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NewsPlanning row hits new high as RTPI weighs in to debate
Past presidents condemn speed of reforms while business groups urge resolve from ministers
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NewsGlasgow's Govan Gateway goes for gold
Collective Architecture’s £10.3 million Govan Gateway scheme in Glasgow has been completed for Govan Housing Association.
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NewsRIBA announces highest ever level of education funding
Institute to spend £185,000 this academic year