All UK articles – Page 959
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NewsHotel tower rethink after Boris intervenes
A proposed 16-storey hotel scheme by Hamiltons on London’s South Bank is likely to be sent back to the drawing board after mayor Boris Johnson went against his own planning officers’ advice to criticise the project.
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Village flat numbers slashed again
The Olympic village has been downsized again, losing a further 600 flats as cost pressures on the project continue to mount.
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OFT investigates agencies
Some of the UK’s biggest architectural recruitment agencies have been accused of price-fixing by the Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsArt applied to the locale
Wandsworth Council has approved the final two phases of a new £33 million campus for the Royal College of Art by Haworth Tompkins.
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PII offender struck off by Arb
Arb has struck off Behzad Sharouz of Sharouz Associates in Crouch End, north London, after he was found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.
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Levitt Bernstein’s Shelter auction
Levitt Bernstein Architects is organising a “secret art sale” in aid of homelessness charity Shelter.
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NewsPFI’s biggest school scheme opened
England’s largest education PFI project, a £130 million school scheme in Nottinghamshire by Aedas AHR architects, officially opened this week.
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NewsDream design for leisure brings luxury to Italy’s Umbrian hills
Flacq has created a concept design for a new leisure and residential development in Umbria, north of Rome, which it hopes could do for the area what Peter Zumthor’s thermal baths did for Vals in Switzerland.
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NewsUniversity’s latest building complete
Work has been completed on a £12 million building at Liverpool University by Shepherd Epstein Hunter.
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NewsCabe calls in Sparks for Crossrail panel
Veteran to chair station review panel with Shuttleworth as deputy
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NewsCouncil claims lack of refurb cash
Tower Hamlets Council has reiterated its opposition to the listing of Robin Hood Gardens, describing the Smithsons’ iconic estate as an “outdated and unpopular design” which has “deteriorated badly”.
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Derby infirmary plans unveiled
Leeds-based DLG Architects has unveiled plans to redevelop the site of the former Derbyshire Royal Infirmary.
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NewsHeatherwick’s Shanghai Expo ‘jewel’ hit by row
Curator’s departure from 2010 pavilion comes amid uncertainty over UK’s message
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Sleeperz hotel gets go-ahead
Clash Architects’ design for a £7.5 million hotel at Newcastle Central railway station has been awarded detailed planning permission.
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Low grants are little help to seaside towns
Almost half of the seaside towns given funding in the latest round of Cabe’s programme to regenerate coastal resorts have received £30,000 or less to spend on cultural projects.
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Sustainability wins prizes
Entrants are sought for the 2009 Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy, with prizes of up to £30,000.
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NewsWork starts on LCE Architects’ eco-friendly sports centre
Designs for a £4.3 million eco-friendly sports and community centre by LCE Architects have been unveiled by Westminster City Council.
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Boris proposes three-year plan for affordable homes
Mayor Boris Johnson has opened negotiations with London boroughs to agree a programme to deliver 50,000 affordable homes over the next three years.
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RIBA joins forces with recruitment firm for new part II bursary
The RIBA has launched an annual £10,000 bursary scheme for promising but hard-up architecture students.