All UK articles – Page 952
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NewsReject environmentally harmful work, says engineer Mark Whitby
Leading engineer Mark Whitby has called on design professionals to boycott work from environmentally harmful clients.
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NewsMcDowell & Benedetti wins RIBA contest for JCB factory site
London-based architect McDowell & Benedetti has beaten Glenn Howells Architects in the final stage of a competition to redesign a 9ha factory site in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire.
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NewsMake slashes workforce and closes Edinburgh office
Make architects has cut its headcount from 130 to 100 and has closed its Edinburgh office.
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Planning reforms could save £300m per year
Leading figures from the architecture, construction and planning sectors have welcomed the findings of a major review of the planning system, which recommends slashing red tape to save up to £300 million a year.
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New homes agency ‘will squeeze Cabe’
Super-quango to establish its own regional network of design champions
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Tim Foster wins planning appeal
Tim Foster Architects has won planning permission for a 9,000sq m office and retail development behind King’s Cross Station in central London following a public inquiry appeal.
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College appoints new rector
Paul Thompson, a former director of the Design Museum, has been unveiled as the rector of the Royal College of Art.
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Edaw’s city masterplan approved
Edaw’s masterplan for the redevelopment of north Manchester’s Strangeways district has been approved by the city council.
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Arb defers decision on selecting architects
Arb has deferred its decision on whether to appoint or elect architect members to its board until after its elections next February.
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NewsBack the borough architect
Planning departments can now refuse schemes for poor design quality, but lack the skills to do so
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NewsWe won’t bail out The Public, says council
Sandwell Council and Arts Council England are in crisis talks over the future of Will Alsop’s The Public, which has yet to open its flagship interactive gallery to a single paying visitor.
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NewsFootball club pavilion is on the ball
Spacelab’s £700,000 design for a junior football club pavilion in north-west London has been granted planning permission.
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BSF blasted as a ‘wasted opportunity’
Too little emphasis on design lets down new schools, says survey
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Seven Thames bridges listed
Culture secretary Andy Burnham this week announced the listing of seven bridges across the River Thames on the advice of English Heritage.
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NewsChipperfield scheme under way
The troubled seaside Turner Contemporary Gallery at Margate, Kent, will be delayed for another year.
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Foster’s Lewisham College plan
Lewisham College has chosen Foster & Partners to design its £150 million skills centre in south-east London.
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Conran reappointed as trustee
The Design Museum has reappointed Sebastian Conran (pictured), one of the sons of the museum’s founder, Terence Conran, as a trustee.
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NewsSchool’s cool pool
Architect Mackenzie Wheeler has won planning permission for this £2 million swimming pool at Feltonfleet School in Cobham, Surrey.
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