All UK articles – Page 942
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NewsJury had doubts over Hadid design
The jury that selected Zaha Hadid’s design for the London Olympics Aquatics Centre raised serious doubts over its cost and design before it was selected in 2005.
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NewsYork Council dumps practice’s HQ design
York City Council has withdrawn its planning application for a RMJM-designed headquarters building after English Heritage slammed the scheme.
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NewsWhite water centre set to float
The Olympic Delivery Authority has unveiled designs for the Broxbourne White Water Canoe Centre by FaulknerBrowns Architects.
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Essex hotel wins planning appeal
And Architects has won a planning appeal for the Rivenhall Hotel refurbishment scheme in Essex.
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New builds harm CO2 aims
The government is failing to reduce carbon emissions from commercial buildings because of its obsession with new builds, the All Party Urban Development Group said this week.
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NewsStirling Prize shortlist unveiled
The shortlist for the 2008 Stirling Prize has been announced. See the buildings and read BD's Buildings Editor Ellis Woodman's assessment of the key buildings on the shortlist.
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Five picked for court building frameworks
Five firms, including Manchester Civil Justice Centre designer Denton Corker Marshall, have been picked for a prestigious framework agreement for court buildings.
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NewsLords blast Boris on Parliament Square
London mayor Boris Johnson’s scrapping of plans to turn Parliament Square into a pedestrianised plaza were slammed by members of the House of Lords this week.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron's revised Tate Modern extension revealed
Herzog & de Meuron and the Tate today unveiled their substantially revised scheme, now in brick, for the £215 million extension to London's Tate Modern.
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NewsHousing practices feel the chill of recession
BD survey reveals picture of dwindling orders, redundancies and difficulties in getting paid
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Architects blamed for unsustainable schools
Cabe chief attacks profession’s lack of skills for design review failures
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NewsRMJM puts up £1m to make architects of graffiti artists
RMJM has launched a £1 million project to encourage inner-city youths with a passion for graffiti to become architects.
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NewsCredit crunch puts paid to Scottish housing fair
One of the UK’s most innovative housing projects has been delayed indefinitely in a decision blamed on the credit crunch.
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Parker Morris standards just for social housing, suggests Boris adviser
Confusion surrounds plans by London mayor Boris Johnson to introduce Parker Morris-like space standards in the capital, former deputy mayor Nicky Gavron claimed today.
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NewsViñoly says Battersea Power Station scheme could change substantially
Rafael Viñoly’s controversial designs for Battersea Power Station could change substantially before being submitted for planning, the architect has admitted.
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NewsPartnerships for Schools appoints new design director
Partnerships for Schools, the delivery body for the government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme, has appointed Mairi Johnson as its director of design.
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Housebuilders rush to slash jobs
Housebuilder Persimmon said this week it had cut up to 2,000 jobs since the start of the year, as sales fell 31%.
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Wimbledon’s luxury housing hopes for game, set and match
This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships may be over but star players in future years might be interested in these proposals for a luxury housing scheme overlooking the All England Tennis Club.
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NewsRow erupts over 'secret' plan for East End towers
Critics round on ‘astonishing secrecy’ over proposed cluster of skyscrapers in Shoreditch
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