All UK articles – Page 956
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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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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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Architects blamed for unsustainable schools
Cabe chief attacks profession’s lack of skills for design review failures
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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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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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£2,000 fine for use of ‘architect’
A Birmingham design firm has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 in fines and costs for misusing the title Architect.
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Prince puts £1bn into urban regeneration
Traditional architecture is to receive a boost from a £1 billion property fund set up by Prince Charles to invest in urban regeneration and sustainable property.
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Boris pledges £60m for disused properties
Architects stand to benefit from a £60 million fund to help bring disused London properties back into use.
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NewsHamiltons adds drama to Cardiff
Hamiltons Architects has submitted this £22.5 million scheme for the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama to Cardiff Council planners.
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NewsWork to start on Aquatics Centre
Zaha Hadid’s Aquatics Centre will go on site a month ahead of schedule, with work starting this month, the Olympic Delivery Authority claimed this week.
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Joint architects for York centre
CZWG and Holder Mathias have been appointed joint architects for the Coppergate shopping centre scheme in York.
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NewsCity’s bandstand will now play on
DRP Architects has been granted planning for a £850,000 scheme to restore Brighton’s historic seafront bandstand.
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Benoy to fund wildlife officer
The Benoy Foundation is to fund a conservation officer for 20 months to help with work on the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Living Landscape project on the Trent flood plain between North Muskham and Dunham Bridge.