All UK articles – Page 851
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NewsKent school building programme in limbo as major cuts loom
Architects await government decision on future of £1.2bn second phase.
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NewsGlenn Howells hired to ‘shift around’ Birmingham Eastside site
Glenn Howells Architects has been hired to redraw plans for one of the UK’s biggest regeneration zones, Eastside in Birmingham, following news that the government plans to build a high speed rail link through it.
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NewsEarls Court to receive Olympic makeover
Populous and Allies & Morrison are set to transform Earls Court Exhibition Centre into a temporary Olympic venue
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NewsHigh Court rejects Save's Lancaster brewery test case
An attempt by Save Britain’s Heritage to set a legal precedent protecting period buildings from demolition has been thrown out by the High Court
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NewsGreen light for slavery museum expansion
Austin-Smith: Lord’s £6 million extension to the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool has been granted planning permission.
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NewsRogers ‘precious’ over Chelsea plan
The High Court heard claims this week that Rogers Stirk Harbour was “precious” when London mayor Boris Johnson requested design changes be made to its ill-fated Chelsea Barracks scheme.
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NewsOlympic construction races towards next year's finish
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released new images of construction progress on the Olympic site in east London including the stadium and aquatics centre.
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NewsFoster designs health campus for Didsbury
Norman Foster has designed his second hospital, a 600-patient “health campus” in Didsbury, Manchester.
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NewsRIBA 2010 regional award winners announced
Each year the RIBA awards buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to the local environment. For 2010, 102 buildings have been awarded.
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NewsBarracks developer tells of Charles opposition
Property developer Christian Candy gave a colourful account yesterday of why he thought the Prince of Wales had scuppered his scheme for the redevelopment of the prestigious Chelsea Barracks site in London.
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NewsOlympic wind farm 'a meaningless gesture', says London Assembly member
A mini wind farm planned for the Olympic Park should be scrapped, a leading London Assembly member has said.
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NewsHarrap completes Brighton pavilion restoration
Julian Harrap Architects’ five year project to restore Brighton’s Royal Pavilion has been completed.
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Archive TitlesSpending cuts put culture projects in jeopardy
If “there’s no money left” in the Treasury coffers will anyone in the new government stand up to defend the Tate Modern extension or the Stonehenge Visitors Centre just two of the projects that rely heavily on public funding but whose future could be at risk under tough new austerity ...
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NewsHCA cuts directors in bid to save £2m a year
The Homes & Communities Agency today announced a number of measures to cut its costs ahead of an expected clampdown on quangos by the new government.
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NewsNightingale owner fails to find a buyer for the practice
The company that owns Nightingale has said it has not yet found a buyer for the business it put up for sale in March.
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NewsLuder to stand for RIBA Council in protest at ‘staff taking sides’
Former RIBA president Owen Luder has announced he will stand for election to the institute’s national council because senior staff are riding roughshod over the wishes of elected officials.
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NewsQatari Diar buckled under prince’s criticism, court hears as £81m Chelsea Barracks action begins
Prince Charles’s ”notorious opposition” to modern architecture led to an £81 million claim in the High Court.
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NewsHeatherwick routemaster revealed as Foster told to move along please
Heatherwick Studio has created a 21st century alternative to London’s iconic Routemaster bus.
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NewsViñoly to design £1bn scheme for Manchester City
Rafael Viñoly is set to design a £1 billion sports and leisure complex for the richest football club in the world – Manchester City.The 81ha Eastlands site, previously earmarked for one of the government’s super casinos, is expected to be transformed to include a £5 million training complex, as well ...
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NewsAlastair Parvin and Lukas Barry win Greenpeace Heathrow competition
A design by London architects Alastair Parvin and Lukas Barry has won a Greenpeace competition to build an impregnable fortress on the site of the ill-fated third runway at Heathrow Airport.