All UK articles – Page 957
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NewsNational Trust bids to restore Vanbrugh masterwork
A grade I listed Northumbrian house widely seen as the finest work of English baroque is set to be restored and converted for public use under a radical plan by the National Trust.
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NewsEH forces rethink of British Museum plans
Rogers Stirk Harbour challenged over plan to demolish listed buildings
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NewsDirector buys out William Cowie
Aberdeen-based William Cowie Partnership has been bought out by director Dougal Morgan.
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NewsCZWG goes for gold
CZWG Architects has revealed its reworked design for a £150 million housing scheme on the banks of the River Thames opposite the O2 arena.
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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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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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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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Boris to ditch 50% affordable housing target in changes to London Plan
Boris Johnson has published a major report setting out his priorities for revising the London Plan.
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NewsLondon mayor axes flagship Parliament Square plans
London mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped ambitious plans to transform Parliament Square into a pedestrianised piazza.
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Campaigners slam UIA over failure to expel Israelis
Lobby group Architects & Planners for Justice in Palestine has vowed to continue with its campaigning after a move to expel Israeli professionals from the International Union of Architects (UIA) failed.
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RIBA launches drive to help large practices
The RIBA has launched a new drive to engage with large practices across the UK, claiming it has not done as much as it could for bigger firms.
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London mayor pledges £60m to bring neglected buildings back into use
Architects stand to benefit from a new £60 million fund to help bring discarded London properties back into use.
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NewsShed KM’s Chimney Pot Park takes top Housing Design award
Shed KM’s Chimney Pot Park scheme for Urban Splash in Langworthy, Salford has been named the overall winner at the Housing Design Awards.
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Architects in the running to win Scottish healthcare work
Nightingale Associates, BDP and Reiach & Hall are among the architects in the running to win a slice of a £900 million deal to build hospitals and major healthcare facilities across Scotland.
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NewsSouthwark approves Simpson's Chambers Wharf design
Southwark Council has approved Ian Simpson Architects’ plans for a major new residential development at Chambers Wharf in Bermondsey.
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NewsGovernment delays eco-town design competition
Government plans for a competition to “set the design standards” for its eco-towns programme have been delayed by at least a year amid mounting hostility to the 10 proposed developments.
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Boris to boost London “low-carbon” zones
Mayor of London expands Ken Livingstone’s policy to cover 10 areas by 2012
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NewsUrban Splash Walsall competition winners unveiled
Flacq and Moh Architects are among the seven finalists announced for the Urban Splash Lex Walsall competition.
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Big slump in construction activity
Activity in the construction industry has fallen at its fastest rate in more than a decade as the credit crunch tightens its grip on the house building sector.