All articles by Will Hurst – Page 21
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NewsArchitect job losses up by 760%
The rate at which architects are joining the dole has accelerated to a year-on-year increase of 760%, it has emerged.
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NewsNew York Times backs Robin Hood Gardens
BD’s campaign to rescue Robin Hood Gardens has been picked up by the New York Times, which has published an article urging a “spirited renovation” of the east London estate.
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AHMM, Buschow Henley, Rogers Stirk Harbour in frame for £3bn NHS ‘Express Lift’ projects
Architects including Buschow Henley, AHMM, Rogers Stirk Harbour, and Penoyre & Prasad are among dozens of practices in line to win a slice of a £3 billion NHS framework following the appointment of development teams.
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NewsBoris bashed over ‘pocket money’ for Great Spaces
London mayor Boris Johnson faced ridicule this week after unveiling a public realm strategy for the capital funded with what critics described as “pocket money”.
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NewsCouncil go-ahead for two major projects in Victoria
Westminster City Council has granted planning permission for two major projects in Victoria, by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects and John McAslan & Partners, for developer Land Securities, following last month’s approval of the neighbouring Victoria Interchange scheme.
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NewsHeatherwick glass bridge shattered by recession
£7.5 million price tag scuppers ‘jewel in the crown’ of King’s Cross Central
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NewsArb election results announced
Arb Reform Group fails in bid for clean sweep but maintains its five places on the board
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NewsSubstantial changes made to Chelsea Barracks scheme
Plans by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners for the redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks have been substantially overhauled, with Thomas Heatherwick brought on board to oversee a new landscaping strategy reflecting the site’s military history.
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Japan's Sanaa to design this year's Serpentine Pavilion
First English project for practice founders Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa
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NewsMake staff set up new practice
7N Architects emerges from the ashes of Shuttleworth’s Scottish office
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NewsFoster's to make 300 to 400 redundancies
Foster & Partners shuts Berlin and Istanbul offices the day after it highlights profitability to staff
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Architects joining the dole queue up by 544%
RIBA and Arb voice alarm as redundancies and liquidation hit practices worldwide
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NewsFoster set to be expelled from House of Lords
Norman Foster is set to be expelled from the House of Lords under new reforms drawn up by justice secretary Jack Straw.
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NewsStewart McColl Bounces Back
Former boss of SMC group sets up new practice, vowing once again to buy up other firms
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NewsFree work devalues profession, says RIBA
The RIBA has issued a warning against architects offering work for free during the recession, an approach it claims will devalue the entire profession.
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NewsLargest housing development in Thames Gateway goes to planning
Proposals by Maccreanor Lavington, KCAP, Sheppard Robson and Gustafson Porter for the first 4,000 homes in the largest single housing development in the Thames Gateway have been submitted for planning.
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NewsTrust hits Seaton Delaval target
Campaign raises £2 million towards buying grade I listed Vanbrugh hall
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NewsEH unchanged in opposing Robin Hood Gardens listing
English Heritage has refused to alter its opposition to the proposed listing of Robin Hood Gardens.
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Atkins cuts 200 staff following Middle East slowdown
Atkins is to make more than 200 staff redundant following a major slowdown in its work in the Middle East, it announced today.