All UK articles – Page 859
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NewsKiwis raise the baa on lateral thinking
Jestico & Whiles is one of a dozen practices that has been flown to New Zealand and challenged to design a concept hotel… made from wool
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NewsCouncil defies Cabe advice over Epsom development
Planners have ignored stinging criticism from Cabe of a “low quality” mixed-use redevelopment, which it said should be thrown out
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NewsHotel boom withstands bust as UK work soars
Architects in the UK are enjoying the benefits of a recession-proof boom in hotel-building projects, according to new figures
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NewsTwo more architects standing in election
Two more architects are standing in next week’s general election taking the total number in the profession bidding to become MPs to six
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NewsSnøhetta performing arts centre on site in Ohio
Work has started on site on Norwegian practice Snøhetta’s $40 million (£26 million) Wolfe Centre for the Performing Arts in Ohio
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Extra chance for design glory
The deadline for entries to this year’s Saltire Society Housing Design Awards has been extended
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NewsNumber’s nearly up for college
Foreign Office Architects is close to completing its £50 million building for Ravensbourne College, next door to the O2 Arena in south-east London
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NewsBuilding sector unites for big push on Parliament
The built environment professions are to be given more clout in Parliament with the launch of an all-party group for the whole of the industry after next week’s election
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NewsThe quango that banned your exhibit lives here
English Heritage has threatened a small independent art gallery with legal action after it exhibited a light-hearted alternative version of the famous blue plaque
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NewsStop proceedings against Djamali, urges former RIBA president Owen Luder
A former RIBA president and one of the most respected figures in the profession has made an urgent call for the institute to halt a proposed vote of no confidence in the chair of RIBA London this evening.
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NewsRIBA/ICE bursary award winners named
Two architecture graduates and a civil engineer have won this year’s RIBA/ICE Bursary Awards for projects based in Kenya and an English seaside resort.
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NewsArchial mental health unit starts on site
Work has begun on a £27 million mental health facility in Dumfries by Archial Architects.
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NewsCameron and Brown both back memorial
Architect Liam O’Connor has achieved the almost impossible and managed to unite Gordon Brown and David Cameron less than a week before the general election.
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NewsRIBA London in crisis as chairwoman faces no-confidence vote
RIBA London is in the grip of a full blown crisis which has left it apparently “unable to govern itself” according to the minutes of a recent council meeting of the regional branch.
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Skyline competition to promote London Festival of Architecture
A competition to design a 21st century view of the London skyline has been launched in the run up to the London Festival of Architecture 2010.
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NewsPurcell Miller Tritton wins Dickens museum job
Purcell Miller Tritton has won the contract to carry out a £2.7 million refurbishment and expansion of the Charles Dickens Museum in central London.
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National Gallery announces architecture festival events
The National Gallery has announced a series of events to coincide with the London Festival of Architecture, including an architectural guided tour and a talk on the controversial Sainsbury Wing.
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NewsCountryside appoints new boss
Countryside Properties has appointed Andrew Carr-Locke as executive chairman, following the death of the firm’s founder Alan Cherry.
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Conference to discuss new housing standards
Architects will have the chance to discuss the impact of new minimum standards for housing with some of the key people responsible for delivering homes in London at a half-day conference on May 17.
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Arup to slash 100 jobs
Arup is looking to make close to 100 job cuts in the UK by the end of the month.