All UK articles – Page 830
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NewsKoolhaas at the heart of the City
Work is nearing completion on the first British building designed by Rem Koolhaas and the Office for Metropolitan Architecture
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NewsSchool listing hits Islamic community centre plans
An architect’s plan to turn a former Victorian primary school in east London into an Islamic-run community centre has been hit because the building has now been listed by architecture minister John Penrose
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NewsEast’s community centre to be jewel in Sittingbourne’s crown
London practice East is set to create a jewel-inspired £1.2 million community centre in Sittingbourne after winning an invited competition organised by the Kent Architecture Centre
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NewsStrata tower wins 2010 Carbuncle Cup
BFLS’s Strata tower in Elephant & Castle beats a strong field to win BD’s award for the ugliest new building in Britain.
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NewsLondon boroughs gain more control over housing budgets
The Homes & Communities Agency suffered a major blow today when London mayor Boris Johnson announced plans to hand most of the agency’s power in the capital back to the boroughs.
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NewsTP Bennett dropped from Walthamstow
TP Bennett has been dropped from the scheme to redevelop the former Walthamstow Stadium after being caught up in a row between the developer and housing association.
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NewsBblur go-ahead for Slough Centre
London based practice Bblur Architecture has won planning permission for a new 4,447sq m library and cultural centre for Slough.
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NewsLiverpool PFI hospital faces legal challenge
Lawyers are going ahead with a legal challenge that could see architects’ hopes of working on a planned £450 million hospital scuppered because it is being built under PFI.
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NewsEnglish Heritage demands action on Finsbury Health Centre
EH has told the owner of Lubetkin’s crumbling Finsbury Health Centre to carry out vital repairs – or risk being ordered to do so by the local council.
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NewsGreen Building Council calls for a more responsive Breeam process
The UK Green Building Council has published a series of recommendations on the future of Breeam.
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NewsHowells' Gloucestershire Gateway service station wins planning approval
Glenn Howells Architects has been granted planning permission for Britain’s most glamorous motorway service station.
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NewsPenrose lists two 1960s housing estates in Camden
Architecture and heritage minister John Penrose has announced a series of controversial listing decisions including final rulings on Colin St John Wilson’s Hereford House and two housing estates by Benson & Forsyth.
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Acheson to chair Northern Ireland design watchdog
Northern Ireland’s culture minister Nelson McCausland has appointed Arthur Acheson as the new chairman for the Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture & the Built Environment in Northern Ireland, the country’s design watchdog.
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley go-ahead for 13th century priory scheme
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has won planning for its £5.8 million “language immersion centre” at a 13th century priory in Gloucester.
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NewsGovernment cash set to boost new housing
Housing minister Grant Shapps has sparked hopes of a new housing boom by announcing extra funding for councils that approve new developments.
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NewsSquire's submits housing and cultural proposal for Potters Field
Squire & Partners has submitted a planning application for nine blocks of flats and a cultural facility on Potters Field, the Thames-side park between City Hall and Tower Bridge in London.
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NewsEH report boosts listing bid for War Graves HQ
The campaign to have Fitzroy Robinson & Partners’ Commonwealth War Graves Commission headquarters listed has received a boost following a positive report by English Heritage, claim campaigners.
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NewsArchitects seek guidance on timing of Part L regs
Architects are calling on the government for clarification on when the new version of Part L of the building regulations will be introduced.
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NewsSoane Museum holds blind auction to raise funds for expansion
Sir John Soane’s Museum in London is to give away original art works by artists and architects in a blind sale to raise money for its expansion and refurbishment project.