All UK articles – Page 975
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NewsMilton Keynes drops flagship marina plans
Major clients reject award winning architects for key site because designs are too ‘up in the sky’
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History hard to live with, say emergency services
The listings system is preventing emergency services from delivering their services effectively, it was claimed this week.
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Stansted expansion goes on site
Construction of the £40 million Stansted Airport extension began this week.
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Future schools go green
Up to 200 carbon-neutral eco-schools will be built following last week’s announcement of £110 million in funding by the education secretary.
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NewsA hill of an idea
Kathryn Findlay has returned to the centre stage with early designs for a new public building focusing on sensory experiences next door to Tower Bridge.
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NewsZaha wins planning in Lambeth
Zaha Hadid Architects has won outline planning approval for its debut city academy project in Lambeth.
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MP was sustainability trailblazer
Robert Jones, the former Tory minister who championed sustainability before it became a buzzword, died of liver cancer on Monday at the age of 57.
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NewsGasworks threaten CZWG housing
A massive residential development designed by CZWG for the Peabody Trust could be refused planning because of safety concerns over nearby gasholders.
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NewsGrosvenor defends Paradise St
Developer blames tight timescales for Liverpool scheme’s £140m loss
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NewsUrban golf enthusiast dies at 34
Friends have paid tribute to Jeremy “Jez” Feakes, a director of architecture practice Unit 20, remembering his “drive, intelligence, zest and sense of fun”. Feakes died earlier this week aged 34 after a fall at his studio.
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£4 million for seafront revamp
The Northwest Regional Development Agency has approved £4 million of funding for phase two of Blackpool’s Central Seafront redevelopment, masterplanned by Edaw.
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ACA attacks chartered scheme
The Association of Consultant Architects has attacked the RIBA’s plan to launch its controversial Chartered Practice scheme, to be launched in the summer.
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NewsAdjaye is chairman of the boards
Work on this prefabricated house in east London, designed by David Adjaye, is almost complete.
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NewsRIBA bids to assess foreign architects
A much hated exam that foreign architects must take to qualify in the UK is set to be overhauled after the Arb offered other institutions the opportunity to run it.
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NewsLivingstone backs green roofs policy
Major new developments in London will be expected to include vegetated roofs and walls following a policy U-turn by mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Bad PFI schools lead to ‘bullying’
The government’s Building Schools for the Future programme is leading to designs that promote bad behaviour and bullying, teachers have warned.
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Viñoly wins Battersea Power site
Rafael Viñoly has beaten Foster & Partners and SOM in a secret competition to masterplan the 38ha Battersea Power Station site.
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NewsHousing Corp beats its target
The Housing Corporation has delivered more than 40,000 affordable homes in the first year of its National Affordable Housing Programme — 10% more than its stated target.
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NewsCandys’ sweet deal for Rogers
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners gets off to a flying start with £600m Chelsea Barracks win
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Inspire East and CIC East join up
The Construction Industry Council East and sustainable communities body Inspire East have signed an agreement to work together.