All articles by Will Henley – Page 6
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NewsAukett is ditched from pioneering eco-home
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has been axed as the architect of a pioneering eco-home set to be built using hemp at the Building Research Establishment’s innovation park.
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NewsArchitects strike out over New Forest rejections
Architects exasperated at the “draconian” planning policies of the New Forest Park Authority have set up their own mock design review panel in protest over plans to further tighten development control rules.
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NewsRoyal College of Art appoints Paul Thompson as 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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NewsMake and KSS sign for Spurs’ new stadium
Make and KSS have clinched the contract to design new premises for Tottenham Hotspur FC in north London.
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Part-time architecture education in question after EU ruling
Arb is seeking legal advice over a new EU directive that could prevent those who studied part time being recognised as architects.
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Urban Splash slashes workforce by a quarter
Developer Urban Splash has cut its workforce by almost a quarter, the company has confirmed.
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NewsUtzons clash over Opera House refurb
The son and grandson of Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon have clashed over plans to renovate the iconic building.
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Nightingale closes its Bristol and Exeter offices
Nightingale Associates is to shut offices in Bristol and Exeter in a move that could see up to 17 staff members leave the company.
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Government may drop heritage bill to tackle credit crunch
The heritage protection bill may be axed from next year’s parliamentary programme to make way for legislation to help beat the credit crunch, culture minister Andy Burnham has signalled.
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NewsParliament tents must go, say MP and architects
Architects have backed MP Andrew MacKinlay’s move to get rid of a set of semi-permanent marquees which he says have become a “blot” on the private terraces of the Houses of Parliament.
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NewsHeritage bill rethink after costs disputed
The cost of implementing the heritage protection bill is likely to be far more than estimated, the government has admitted.
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NewsEH’s Heritage Counts report calls for ‘recycling’ of older buildings to cut CO2 emissions
English Heritage today called on the government to recycle and adapt older buildings to help meet carbon reduction targets.
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NewsFoster says recession will not force him to cut jobs
Norman Foster has shrugged off the world’s economic woes, vowing that a looming recession will not force Fosters & Partners to make any cuts to its 1,300-strong staff, despite the wave of redundancies hitting the UK.
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NewsBlears tells homes quango to promote good design
Communities secretary Hazel Blears called on the new Homes & Communities Agency to champion good design last week, as the super-quango revealed new details of its structure.
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Blears says new Homes & Communities Agency must champion good design
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has called on the new Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) to champion good design as the “bread and butter” of its house-building programme.
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NewsRogers’ east London Wood Wharf masterplan wins outline planning consent
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ Wood Wharf masterplan for the Isle of Dogs in east London has won outline planning approval.
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Candy buys Noho Square development from Icelandic bank
Christian Candy has stepped in to save Make’s £200 million Noho Square scheme from potential collapse after its major backer, Icelandic bank Kaupthing, was nationalised and its UK arm put into administration this week.
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NewsLords call for design to be at heart of planning bill
Design quality must be placed at the heart of the new planning bill, peers in the House of Lords demanded this week.