All UK articles – Page 868
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NewsAgency could veto Howells’ M5 services
Glenn Howells’ groundbreaking motorway service station proposal for the M5 could be vetoed by the Highways Agency over fears it will become a tourist destination in its own right
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Sustainable housing competition
A design competition to build 70 energy-efficient homes has been launched in Northern Ireland
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NewsParliament to grill HCA boss over Kickstart
BD’s Come Clean on Kickstart campaign scored a political coup this week as the communities & local government select committee announced it would grill the government and the Homes & Communities Agency on the matter, while the shadow housing minister tabled 10 new parliamentary questions
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NewsAmin Taha loses fees to fraudster
Amin Taha Architects has revealed it is £60,000 out of pocket after falling victim to one of the most wanted fraudsters in the country
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NewsLondon practice pays £5.71 an hour
A London architect is offering short-term staff an hourly rate of just £5.71 — below the minimum wage of £5.80
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NewsAOC takes a concrete approach to updating the Edwardian semi
AOC has completed work on a £420,000 project to overhaul an Edwardian semi-detached family home in Golders Green, north-west London
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Devon and Hampshire eco-towns sites added
Housing minister John Healey has added sites in Devon and Hampshire to the nine local authorities already on a list to develop second-wave eco-towns.
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NewsYRM wins Sizewell contract
YRM has won its second major scheme in the country’s growing nuclear sector with a deal to masterplan EDF Energy’s site at Sizewell in Suffolk.
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NewsArchitect of Bromley-by-Bow Tesco scheme goes back to the drawing board
Collado Collins has been sent back to the drawing board by client Tesco after Cabe savaged its plans for a regeneration project in Bromley-by-Bow.
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NewsThames Gateway home numbers fall short
Only around a third of the new homes promised under the government’s flagship Thames Gateway scheme have been built as the project passes its half-way mark.
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Olympic Park Legacy Company bolsters management team
Three new members have been appointed to the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s executive management team.
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NewsHCA and Cabe close ranks over Kickstart – but chairman admits shock over standards
Cabe and the Homes & Communities Agency have insisted they still have a well functioning relationship amid the row over Kickstart design standards.
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NewsSecond Heron tower rises from the City
Work has started on The Heron, David Walker and RHWL Architects’ residential tower in the City of London.
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NewsCabe savages Tesco-led development in Bow
Collado Collins’ scheme for a major supermarket-led regeneration project in east London has been attacked by Cabe.
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NewsDesign competition for Northern Ireland homes
A design competition to build 70 energy efficient homes has been launched in Northern Ireland.
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NewsPlan for new Brighton play centre unveiled
Local practice Morgan Cann Architects is behind the design for a new children’s play centre in Brighton.
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NewsUni campus wins environmental award
A university campus design by GWP Architecture has won a BREEAM Award.
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Scots design body looking for new boss
Architecture & Design Scotland is on the hunt for a new chief executive following the resignation of Sebastian Tombs last summer.
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Hospital win for Penoyre & Prasad
Penoyre & Prasad has been picked to design a new hospital in Welwyn Garden City.
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NewsPersimmon the big winner in first tranche of Kickstart 2
The Homes & Communities Agency has announced details of the first schemes it will fund under round two of its controversial Kickstart programme, with Persimmon Homes winning public money for the most number of schemes.