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Rural heritage in crisis, warns EH

16-Nov-2005
According to a new report by English Heritage nearly one in 10 listed working farm buildings are in a severe state of disrepair.
Sheppard Robson sows seeds for horticulture school

16-Nov-2005
Sheppard Robson has produced this conceptual design for a horticultural school in Battersea Park, London.
Grant windfall sees reed bridge move a step closer

16-Nov-2005
LDA Design's plans for a new landmark bridge - made of reeds - in the east of England have today taken a major step forward.
RIBA launches consultation on PFI revolution

14-Nov-2005
The RIBA has launched what it is calling the 'first comprehensive review of PFI since the procurement initiative began nearly 15 years ago'.
Cottrell and Vermeulen turns the page on big names in Brum

14-Nov-2005
London-based Cottrell and Vermeulen Architects has been chosen to design a new library and adult education centre in Birchfield, Birmingham.
Fears over Crossrail delays

14-Nov-2005
MPs have attacked delays to the Crossrail Bill's movement through parliament during transport questions in the House of Commons.
Liverpool renaissance chief steps down

8-Nov-2005
Charlie Parker, the man who was charged with masterminding the renaissance of Liverpool, has resigned.
RIBA image library to go online

8-Nov-2005
One of the country's most exciting collections of architectural images is to become widely available.
LDS has Milan project in store

8-Nov-2005
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (LDS) has scooped a high-profile commission to revamp part of the historic La Rinascente department store in the heart of Milan, Italy.
60K House Competition a distraction from real house-building issues, claims RICS

7-Nov-2005
The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has claimed that the ODPM's 60K House Competition ignores the real issues blighting UK house building.
Northern Ireland planning 'worse then British Rail'

4-Nov-2005
Angry MPs from Northern Ireland have panned the province's planning system in a heated outburst in the House of Commons.
Race is on for MoMA architecture role

4-Nov-2005
The race to take up one of the most coveted positions in world architecture is set to start this week.
MP in green belt scam warning

4-Nov-2005
A Liberal Democrat MP has spoken out in the House of Commons over what he termed 'unethical pressure' being placed on local authorities to develop on green-belt land.
£60k house competition results unveiled

4-Nov-2005
John Prescott's high-profile hopes for homes up and down the country costing £60,000 came a step closer yesterday.
Charles wins American architecture prize

3-Nov-2005
Prince Charles, the nemesis of the majority of Britain's architects, is to pick up an American prize praising his work in architecture.
Diana fountain a 'balls-up', say MPs

3-Nov-2005
MPs branded the fiasco surrounding Gustafson Porter's Diana Memorial Fountain a 'balls-up' yesterday evening, as officials admitted it went over budget by £2.2 million.
Planning forgery allegations reach court

3-Nov-2005
A Glasgow-based architectural technologist faces five charges of fraud for allegedly forging planning permissions.
Massive public backing for Crystal Palace demolition

1-Nov-2005
The proposed replacement of the National Sports Centre at Crystal Palace has received overwhelming public support, a public consultation has found.
Foster to follow Rogers down Pompidou path?

1-Nov-2005
Rumours are rife that Norman Foster has been asked to design a new museum for the Centre Pompidou and the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation in Hong Kong.
Stellar practices get on their bikes for Olympic velodrome

31-Oct-2005
Some of the country's most famous practices are going for gold in their hopes to design the new velodrome facility for the 2012 Olympics in Stratford, the AJ has learnt.
Make and Carey Jones reveal plans for Wandsworth tower

31-Oct-2005
The first images have been unveiled of the result of a collaboration between Ken Shuttleworth's practice Make and Carey Jones.
CABE gets behind Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands' plans for South Bank

31-Oct-2005
CABE's Design Review Committee has thrown its weight behind Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands' proposals for a major new development, including a new tower, on London's South Bank.
SMC grows again after yet another takeover

28-Oct-2005
The SMC Group juggernaut has continued to bear down on the architectural profession by its announcement that it has agreed to acquire DTR:UK.
Greens attack Livingstone over Olympic parking

28-Oct-2005
London's Green Party has produced evidence that it claims could save parts of Hackney Marshes from being concreted over as part of the plans for the 2012 Olympics.
Make eyes up healthcare market

28-Oct-2005
High-profile new London practice Make is preparing to launch itself into the healthcare market.
It's showtime as Foster reveals major performance centre for Glasgow

28-Oct-2005
These are the first images of Foster and Partners' proposed 12,500-seat performance venue in Glasgow.
Poll reveals massive environmental failings of construction

28-Oct-2005
Some 86 per cent of firms working in the construction industry do not see the environment as an important issue, according to details of a new survey published today.
Balmond book from 2002 wins 2005 architecture book of the year

27-Oct-2005
Cecil Balmond's Informalhas won the 2005 Banister Fletcher Prize for the best book of the year on architecture, despite being published in 2002.
Tallest Croydon building wins consent

27-Oct-2005
Devereux has just won consent for Croydon's 'tallest tower' as plans for Croydon Gateway continue to flounder, it has emerged.
Bennetts relieved as plans for Hackney are dropped

27-Oct-2005
Plans by Bennetts Associates and Horden Cherry Lee for a controversial site in Hackney have been dropped.
Canterbury students win American charette

27-Oct-2005
A group of architecture students from the University College for the Creative Arts in Canterbury - formerly the Kent Institute of Art and Design - has won this year's UK Student Design Charette.
First image revealed of new bridge for Castleford

26-Oct-2005
McDowell and Benedetti has revealed the first image of its new footbridge over the River Aire - hailed as 'the most spectacular' scheme in Channel 4's urban makeover series the Castleford Project.
New Orleans becomes 101st site on World Monuments Fund's 100 list

26-Oct-2005
The World Monuments Fund has announced that it has added the Gulf Coast area and New Orleans as the 101st site on its list of 100 most endangered sites.
Alan Camp wins planning in Bermondsey after alternative scheme is dumped

26-Oct-2005
South London-based practice Alan Camp Architects (ACA) has been given the go-ahead for this £6.5 million residential development in Bermondsey.
Royal Parks expert in call to save views

26-Oct-2005
Royal Parks consultant Hal Moggridge has warned against the insidious effects of current draft planning guidance, which he claims will affect key views across the capital.
Multiplex aims to crack residential market with huge Woods Bagot tower

26-Oct-2005
Australian practice Woods Bagot has lodged a planning application with Kensington and Chelsea council for this residential tower on the Cromwell Road.
Farrells forced into rethink on new Murdoch scheme

26-Oct-2005
Farrells has been forced to amend designs for a tower intended to rehouse Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper empire, it has emerged.
Architect's killer jailed for life

25-Oct-2005
The killer of London architect Bernard Hegarty (pictured), who was stabbed during his lunch hour, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.
Cameron Diaz joins celebrity stampede to architecture

24-Oct-2005
Film goddess Cameron Diaz has become the latest Hollywood star to take a giant leap into the world of architecture.
Morley builds Leaside training site fit for Olympics

24-Oct-2005
Work on this £13.5 million athletics training venue at Pickett's Lock in north London by David Morley Architects has started on site.
Sheppard Robson gets vet for animal magic

20-Oct-2005
Sheppard Robson has been given the green light for a new £9.6 million veterinary building for the University of Liverpool.
Hot favourite Alsop left amazed as former Gehry man wins in Edmonton

17-Oct-2005
The Edmonton Art Gallery has left the Canadian architectural community gobsmacked by announcing a Los Angeles-based architect as winner of its international competition - and not the widely tipped Will Alsop.
The Skylon's the limit: return of South Bank icon put on hold

17-Oct-2005
Plans to resurrect Powell and Moya's much-loved Skylon on London's South Bank have hit the buffers.
London's Canada Water set for transformation

14-Oct-2005
This 16ha masterplan for Canada Water by Toronto-based masterplanner Urban Strategies has been given the go-ahead.
Jubilee Library lands Prime Minister's Award as warm up to Stirling

14-Oct-2005
The Stirling Prize-nominated Jubilee Library by Bennetts Associates with Lomax Cassidy & Edwards has won the 2005 Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award.
Llewelyn Davies Yeang ditched in Dubai

14-Oct-2005
Llewelyn Davies Yeang (LDY) has been dropped as lead architect from one of the largest transportation projects in the world.
Springford springs in to action

14-Oct-2005
Work has started on this 2,800m 2mixed-use development by Ian Springford Architects on the edge of Edinburgh's New Town.
Kiss of death for Alsop's Shanghai observation tower

14-Oct-2005
Will Alsop's plans for a massive viewing platform in Shanghai - known as the 'Shanghai Kiss' - have been killed off.
EH threatens legal action against 'two jags' as Potter's Field row hots up

14-Oct-2005
English Heritage (EH) is on the verge of mounting a legal challenge against the secretary of state over an inflammatory planning inspector's report made public this week.
William Hill quaking at possible Holyrood win

13-Oct-2005
Bookmaker William Hill admits it could take a massive hit if the Scottish Parliament building walks away with this year's RIBA Stirling Prize.
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands looks tall on South Bank

13-Oct-2005
Coin Street Community Builders (CSCB) has revealed these new proposals by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands for a major new development on London's South Bank.
Patel Taylor thrown off bridge

13-Oct-2005
The design quality of a massive new bridge and walkway in South Wales by Patel Taylor is under threat amid claims it has become yet another example of 'trophy architecture'.
Kielder observatory 'unachievable' because of tiny budget

11-Oct-2005
One of the most popular competitions in recent years may be fundamentally flawed due to cash concerns, it has emerged.
Lottery grant sees McChesney poised for Preston park life

10-Oct-2005
McChesney Architects' competition-winning pavilion for Avenham Park in Preston looks set to get the green light thanks to a huge grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
Alsop fulfils Canadian promise

10-Oct-2005
Will Alsop's vow last year to break the Canadian market appears to have paid dividends this week with rumours of two significant project wins.
Saatchi row moves to High Court

10-Oct-2005
The dispute between the Saatchi Gallery and the landlord of its RHWL-designed space in London's County Hall has moved to the High Court.
Rem banks on success in the City

10-Oct-2005
Rem Koolhaas has started work on designs for a new headquarters building for NM Rothschild investment bank in the City of London.
Manser washes his hands of Modernist extension

7-Oct-2005
An influential British Modernist has refused to back campaigners who are objecting to an overhaul of one of his buildings.
ARB insurance rebels win latest battle

7-Oct-2005
Two architects up in front of the ARB's Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) have forced the adjournment of their case.
Insall designs new roofline for Liverpool's Grace

7-Oct-2005
The Port of Liverpool Building, one of the city's famous Three Graces, looks set to be given a new roofline as part of a £20 million scheme to revitalise the Grade II*-listed landmark.
Competition for Venice biennale pavilion opened up for first time

7-Oct-2005
The British Council has launched the search for a design team to draw up proposals for next year's British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale of Architecture.
C20 given statutory recognition

7-Oct-2005
The government has put the Twentieth Century Society (C20) on a statutory footing, a move that dramatically increases its influence in the planning process.
Piano reveals New York museum plans

7-Oct-2005
Renzo Piano descended on London yesterday to unveil these expansion proposals for New York's Morgan Library.
CZWG wins go-ahead for massive Sunderland masterplan

5-Oct-2005
CZWG has been backed by Sunderland City Council over this significant masterplan in Vaux, close to Sunderland.
Warnings re-emerge over Crossrail threat to historic buildings

5-Oct-2005
Serious concerns over the affect that the London Crossrail construction project could have on the capital's heritage have re-emerged this week.
Manchester's shopping giant set to grow

5-Oct-2005
Leach Rhodes Walker and Chapman Taylor have unveiled these £70 million plans to extend the Trafford Centre in Manchester.
Future of BDP's plans for national football centre cast into doubt

3-Oct-2005
The FA has suggested that the death knell has been sounded for a BDP-designed national football centre in Burton-on-Trent.
End of an era as RIBA prepares to shut Tyneside branch

3-Oct-2005
The RIBA has decided to close its Newcastle office, adding to growing fears about the institute's commitment to the regions.
Prescott backs housing scheme near to Cardington hangars

3-Oct-2005
A major housing scheme proposed for a site adjacent to the famous Cardington airship hangars in Bedfordshire has won its planning appeal.
Cardross is best of modern in Scotland

3-Oct-2005
Gillespie Kidd and Coia's St Peter's Seminary in Cardross has topped a poll of Scotland's most influential post-war buildings.
Heritage Lottery Fund comes to rescue of Strawberry Hill

3-Oct-2005
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has come to the rescue of the Grade I-listed Strawberry Hill - the most influential building of the Gothic Revival period.
Peter Clegg to lead design push in South West

28-Sep-2005
Feilden Clegg Bradley senior partner Peter Clegg is to head up a newly formed design review panel in the South West, it has emerged.
Liverpool tower shrinks to satisfy planners

27-Sep-2005
Falconer Chester has radically scaled-back its plans for a £50 million skyscraper on Liverpool's Lime Street.
Cemetery remains sink plans for new Hackney school

26-Sep-2005
The remains of Salvation Army founder William Booth have scuppered plans to build a four-storey Jewish boys school in north-east London.
Classicist faces heritage objections in Brum

26-Sep-2005
One of the Prince of Wales' favourite architects - John Simpson - has been caught up in a row surrounding the redevelopment of Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter.
NBBJ primed for UK healthcare push

26-Sep-2005
American giant NBBJ is to launch a major offensive to grab a share of the UK's burgeoning healthcare market.
Modernist kitchen first goes on display at the V&A

26-Sep-2005
The Victoria and Albert Museum is to showcase the world's first fitted kitchen as part of an exhibition entitled 'Modernism: Designing a New World'.
Farrell in Thames Gateway 'ghetto' warning

26-Sep-2005
Terry Farrell is to criticise the brownfield developments in the Thames Gateway that will coincide with the 2012 Olympics in front of a national television audience this evening.
Gehry turns his hand to jewellery

23-Sep-2005
Frank Gehry has been asked to create a new jewellery collection for world-famous sparkler specialist Tiffany.
Residents sets out case in Poundbury appeal

22-Sep-2005
Opponents to the Prince of Wales' planned extension to his Poundbury village yesterday set out their case at a planning appeal in Dorchester.
Spence trumps Gehry in Sunderland

22-Sep-2005
Frank Gehry has missed out on designing a new bridge over the River Wear in Sunderland, ending more than a year of speculation about his role on the project.
Drought of housebuilding architects endangers government plans

22-Sep-2005
A severe shortage of architects in the housebuilding industry could undermine the government's ambitious plans for the construction of new homes, a new report has claimed.
Full horror of Bath Spa debacle revealed

22-Sep-2005
Multi-disciplinary firm Capita Symonds has revealed the full extent of problems affecting the controversial Bath Spa scheme (pictured).
Towering thumbs-up for Potters' Field

22-Sep-2005
The Planning Inquiry report into Ian Ritchie Architects’ highly contentious scheme for the Potters’ Field site next to Tower Bridge has recommended approval, the AJ has learnt.
Row over Battersea stacks heats up

21-Sep-2005
Campaigners vying to save Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys have produced a technical assessment that casts doubt over the developer's assertion that the stacks must be demolished.
Sheppard Robson wins planning for Manchester University

21-Sep-2005
Sheppard Robson has been given the go-ahead for this £25 million building to house the University of Manchester's astronomy, mathematics, physics and photon science departments.
Future of National Sports Centre unclear as Crystal Palace Park plans revealed

21-Sep-2005
The London Development Agency (LDA) is set to unveil a series of proposals for the renovation of south London's famous Crystal Palace Park.
Grimshaw's Minerva Tower 'will be built'

21-Sep-2005
Property developer Minerva has hit back at reports that it has shelved plans for its Grimshaw-designed tower in the City of London.
RTKL on the ball for first super casino

21-Sep-2005
Glasgow Rangers Football Club looks set to build the UK's first super casino after winning planning permission for a massive entertainment and gambling complex in the Govan area of the city.
Alsop and Hadid reveal plans for Edmonton Art Gallery

20-Sep-2005
These are the first images of the shortlisted designs in the international competition to revamp and expand Edmonton Art Gallery (EAG) in Canada.
Campaign launched to save 'oustanding' baths

20-Sep-2005
A popular 1930s swimming baths in Islington, on the edge of the City, is under threat of demolition, it has emerged this week.
Battle of Poundbury heads to inquiry

20-Sep-2005
A plan to build two high-density residential blocks in the Prince of Wales's model village at Poundbury are set to go in front of a three-day planning appeal starting today.
Ibstock Downland winners revealed

20-Sep-2005
The winners of the Ibstock Downland Prize for Architects 2005 were announced yesterday.
McAslan wins planning on Clyde

20-Sep-2005
John McAslan and Partners has won planning permission for this major mixed-use project on the banks of the River Clyde.
Property chiefs hit out over Thames Gateway development tax

19-Sep-2005
The British Property Federation has attacked plans proposed for a new tax on development proposed last year in the Treasury's Barker Report.
Hudson to build £1 million Tottenham workspace

19-Sep-2005
Hudson Architects has been chosen to design a new facility for small businesses in Tottenham, north London.
Contentious York University expansion plans face public scrutiny

19-Sep-2005
Deputy prime minister John Prescott has called in controversial plans to expand the University of York.
Co-lab finally lands planning in Bloomsbury

19-Sep-2005
Co-Lab Architects has won planning permission on appeal for this unusual mixed-use development in Bloomsbury.
Farrell aims to make its mark on Old Street

19-Sep-2005
Terry Farrell and Partners has released this image of a new landmark building for London's Old Street.
Seven form breakaway group in race for Saltire

16-Sep-2005
Studio KAP Architects and Malcolm Fraser Architects are just two of the front-runners competing for one of the most prestigious housing awards in Scottish architecture, it has emerged.
New Orleans' architecture emerges unscathed

16-Sep-2005
The two most architecturally significant areas of hurricane-stricken New Orleans are set to reopen within a fortnight.
Preston's Modernist bus garage faces last call

16-Sep-2005
The future of Preston Bus Garage, the much-loved Modernist behemoth in Lancashire, has taken yet another turn for the worse.
Marble Arch 'on the move' in McAslan transformation

16-Sep-2005
McAslan + Partners is on the verge of making a planning application for one of the most extraordinary pieces of urban design to happen in the capital for years.
Allies and Morrison comes dancing on South Bank

16-Sep-2005
Allies and Morrison has revealed further details of its plans for the Rambert Dance Company's new headquarters on London's South Bank.
RMJM to break Indian height records

15-Sep-2005
RMJM has revealed the first image of its new World Bengal Tower proposals in Kolkata (Calcutta), India.
First Rogers ditched, now Birmingham looks to Foster

15-Sep-2005
Birmingham City Council has launched a research exercise into the library work of Norman Foster, weeks after binning a scheme by his arch-rival Richard Rogers.
First orders as EH becomes publican

15-Sep-2005
English Heritage is moving into the licensed industry after buying its first ever pub, the Abbey Inn in North Yorkshire.
Austin-Smith Lord goes for three of a kind with latest Manchester regeneration

15-Sep-2005
Austin-Smith Lord has applied for full planning permission for this 25,000m 2scheme in central Manchester.
North East hit by 'dire shortage of architects'

12-Sep-2005
An architectural brain drain is starving the North East of design talent, it has emerged this week.
Create local icons, new CABE chief demands

12-Sep-2005
CABE chair John Sorrell has called on architects to create buildings that 'local communities feel have been designed and built for them'.
'Stately homes threatened by skills drought'

12-Sep-2005
Many of Britain's most important historic buildings are under threat from the critical shortage of workers in traditional trades, a report issued today has warned.
War breaks out between planners and countryside campaigners

12-Sep-2005
The Royal Town Planning Institute has hit back with fury at the Campaign to Protect Rural England's (CPRE) recent 'sensationalist' campaigning.
Flush with success: miniature loo is London's best building

12-Sep-2005
A tiny lavatory extension by Henning Stummel Architects has won RIBA London's Building of the Year Award 2005.
Mayor's 100 squares picks up major boost

12-Sep-2005
London mayor Ken Livingstone has unveiled the next 10 projects to be given funding as part of his 100 Public Spaces programme.
Proctor and Matthews join Lubetkin at London Zoo

9-Sep-2005
Proctor and Matthews Architects has submitted plans for a new gorilla enclosure at London Zoo.
ARB in surprise move to limit retention increase

9-Sep-2005
The ARB has agreed to a below inflation rise in its retention fee for 2006.
First scheme launches for Project Orange

9-Sep-2005
Project Orange has started on site in Sheffield with this scheme, the practice's first new- build project.
Gillette Corner to become hotel

9-Sep-2005
Bannister Fletcher's landmark art deco building on Gillette Corner in west London looks set to be transformed into a hotel, after plans by Brentford Football Club to take control of the site fell through.
Ramsden Barrett sets foot in south with Tread acquisition

9-Sep-2005
Leeds-based Ramsden Barrett Architects has unveiled expansion plans into the south of England after announcing that it has taken over Clerkenwell's Tread Architecture.
Foster's Smithsonian plans back from dead

9-Sep-2005
Foster and Partner's plans to build a glass canopy over the courtyard at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington have been resurrected just months after a government move to kill off the scheme.
Foster replaces KPF on City skyscraper

7-Sep-2005
Foster and Partners has been working with Hammerson on a new 30-40 storey tower as part of a huge development on the fringe of the City of London, the developer has revealed.
'Beware of New Orleans repeated in Thames Gateway'

7-Sep-2005
The horrific events in New Orleans should sharpen the focus on the danger of flooding in the Thames Gateway, one of Ken Livingstone's chief advisors has warned.
Government in war of words to save our heritage

7-Sep-2005
The government has launched a consultation to find out which pieces of British heritage the public would like to save in the event of war.
Simpson's London tower picks up guarded CABE backing

7-Sep-2005
CABE has praised Ian Simpson's Beetham Tower design, stating that the 68-storey tower would be a 'bold addition to the London skyline', after its design review process.
Jestico + Whiles wins planning for new academy

7-Sep-2005
Jestico + Whiles has been given the green light for this new academy in the heart of the 1960s Abbey Wood estate in south-east London.
Grimshaw and RRP down to last two for vast New York project

7-Sep-2005
Both Grimshaw and the Richard Rogers Partnership (RRP) have been shortlisted in the competition to design a $1.4 billion extension to the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York.
Chelsea Barracks up for sale

6-Sep-2005
The Ministry of Defence's ongoing portfolio rationalisation continued apace yesterday - with the announcement of plans to sell off Chelsea Barracks.
Leeds spat over CZWG project

6-Sep-2005
A national regeneration body has cut off its financial support for a local heritage authority in light of the latter's objections to a major scheme by CZWG and Carey Jones.
DCMS minds the bollards with Hoxton listing

6-Sep-2005
These cast iron bollards in Hoxton, east London, must be among the smallest and most unusual structures to be listed this year.
Property firm snaps up Manchester practice

6-Sep-2005
Leach Rhodes Walker (LRW), one of the largest practices in Manchester, has been bought by Erinaceous Group.
Troubled Portsmouth tower fails to lift off

6-Sep-2005
Yet more controversy has befallen the hugely troubled Spinnaker Tower construction project in Portsmouth.
Aukett Fitzroys wins big in Spain

6-Sep-2005
Recently formed Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has been chosen to design the final phases of a new business park on the outskirts of the Spanish capital Madrid.
KPF cuts back contentious Smithfield proposals

5-Sep-2005
KPF has released this image of a drastically pared-back proposal for London's Smithfield market in the wake of a pivotal listing decision.
New skyscraper plans for Dublin unveiled

5-Sep-2005
Dublin-based Scott Tallon Walker has released these visualisations of a proposed 100m tower in the Irish capital.
SMC on the acquisition trail as profits leap

5-Sep-2005
The newly floated SMC Group, one of the very few listed architects, has announced a bumper set of results.
Foster joins Darcey Bussell in Chinese expedition

5-Sep-2005
Norman Foster has arrived in China as part of the Prime Minister's trade mission to the country.
Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop enter the dragon in Cardiff

5-Sep-2005
Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects have released these images of design proposals for a new road and pedestrian bridge in Cardiff Bay.
Gehry joins local architects in promising New Orleans aid

5-Sep-2005
World-famous architect Frank Gehry has vowed to help rebuild America's hurricane-battered Gulf Coast.
'All is fine,' claims RMJM as staff walk

2-Sep-2005
RMJM has attempted to play down the departure of chief executive Brian Stewart and six other senior staff in the wake of the £440 million Holyrood fiasco.
Preservation work on Lloyd Wright landmark gets under way

2-Sep-2005
Plans for the $27million restoration of Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Guggenheim Museum in New York have moved up a gear.
'RIBA will compete with MoMA'

2-Sep-2005
The newly appointed head of programmes for the RIBA Trust, Graeme Russell, has admitted the search is on for a 'major' new exhibition space.
Toffs kill off family plans in Belgravia

2-Sep-2005
The 'highest concentration of peers in London' has comprehensively rounded on architectural and landscape plans to make Belgrave Square more appealing to local families.
Architecture charity to take on full scale of Katrina disaster

2-Sep-2005
Architecture for Humanity, the international charity, has issued an update on its planned relief work, as the full scale of the Katrina Hurricane disaster becomes apparent.
DLG takes on vast scheme in Leeds

2-Sep-2005
DLG Architects has released this image of a £100 million plan to transform a significant site in the centre of Leeds.
Arup parachuted in to Thames Gateway

1-Sep-2005
Arup has been rushed into the massive Thames Gateway redevelopment area in north Kent to force developers to raise their design standards.
Cash shortfall hits New Street redevelopment plans

1-Sep-2005
John McAslan + Partners and Chapman Taylor's proposed £350 million revamp of Birmingham New Street Station is facing funding problems.
RIBA wins race to take on former CUBE boss

1-Sep-2005
The RIBA Trust has pulled off a significant coup in its attempts to become one of Britain's most significant arts organisations.
Farrell does the locomotion

1-Sep-2005
Sir Terry Farrell has a bizarre honour to add to his collection - the name of this locomotive (pictured).
RMJM wins firm footing for controversial artist's studio

1-Sep-2005
RMJM has been given the green light to transform a 19th-century bathhouse into a new studio space and gallery for controversial Scottish artist Peter Howson.
CABE in White City war of words

1-Sep-2005
Constant changes to one of the biggest retail regeneration schemes in Europe have thrown the project into turmoil.
Replacement for Rogers' Brum library 'dead in the water' after funding snub

31-Aug-2005
Controversial plans to redevelop Birmingham Library have attracted further heavy criticism after the scheme failed to win crucial funding.
Markland Klaschka to face planning committee with Redbridge scheme

31-Aug-2005
Up-and-coming practice Markland Klaschka hopes to get the go-ahead for this four storey, £1.5million apartment block, which will overlook London's North Circular.
Paris' Grand Palais completes vast renovation

31-Aug-2005
After 12 years of renovation work, the Grand Palais in Paris, a turn-of-the-century steel-framed marvel, will reopen its doors next month.
New Foster bridge opens in Sweden

31-Aug-2005
Foster and Partners' new Arsta Bridge in Stockholm opened to the public on Tuesday.
Arup takes on massive Chinese 'eco city'

31-Aug-2005
Arup has released this image after its appointment to design the 'eco city' at Dongtan, in Shanghai.
Architecture charity mobilises in wake of Katrina disaster

31-Aug-2005
International charity Architecture for Humanity has launched a fundraising campaign in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Southend casino goes in for planning

30-Aug-2005
Atkins Architects has submitted this £70 million mixed-use scheme for planning permission.
Consultancy role for architect at heart of Scottish Parliament controversy

30-Aug-2005
One of the architects at the centre of the controversy about the soaring costs on the Scottish Parliament has returned to work on the project.
Hollick moves to defend position in London Eye rent row

30-Aug-2005
Fresh fuel will today be added to the ongoing row raging about the rent of the Millennium Wheel site.
Government warned over dormitory town threat

30-Aug-2005
The government's 'blinkered' housing policy is leading to unsustainable 'communities of commuters' because it is not providing enough sites for businesses, claims the Country Land and Business Association (CLA).
Querkraft wins latest Urban Splash commission

30-Aug-2005
Award-winning Austrian practice Querkraft has won the Wharfingers Cottage competition - the first part of Urban Splash's 7ha Walsall Waterfront development.
Departing Ferguson pours cold water on 'architectural egos'

30-Aug-2005
Outgoing RIBA president George Ferguson is to issue a rallying cry to architects to become more involved in the public arena.
Government bids to end repeat applications

26-Aug-2005
Local authorities have been given new powers to stop architects using repeat planning applications to 'wear down opposition' to controversial schemes.
RIBA moves on conservation register problems

26-Aug-2005
The RIBA has set up a working group in an effort to head off the growing controversy regarding the AABC, the institute's register of conservation architects.
Last chance for artist-architects show entries

26-Aug-2005
The Association of Consultant Architects has issued a final call for entries for its Vision 05 scheme, the exhibition of work by architect-artists.
Competition-winning West Midlands designs revealed

26-Aug-2005
Sjölander da Cruz Architects has released the first image of its competition-winning designs for a market square pavilion in the West Midlands town of Atherstone.
PFI cash granted to library and sport schemes

26-Aug-2005
The government has rolled out a £130 million package of PFI funding to support library and sport development projects across the country.
Government sets £200m aside for housing in South East

25-Aug-2005
A large chunk of government funding has been earmarked to support the development of new housing across the south-east of England, it was announced yesterday.
First orders called for 'Ribar'

25-Aug-2005
Azman Architects' new RIBA bar is due to open to the public next Thursday (1 September).
Vacancies add to fees fear

25-Aug-2005
Fears that the introduction of university top-up fees will slash the number of architecture students have not been eased in the aftermath of this year's A level results.
Simpson turned down for the second time on Merseyside

24-Aug-2005
Ian Simpson's Brunswick Quay has been rejected for a second time by Liverpool City Council following another controversial decision by the city's planners.
Part L delay leads to fears of unsustainable schemes

24-Aug-2005
A delay in the introduction of building legislation Part L has raised fears that developers will rush through non-compliant smaller schemes.
Livingstone orders TfL and LDA to deliver for 2012 Olympics

24-Aug-2005
London mayor Ken Livingstone has ordered Transport for London (TfL) and the London Development Agency (LDA) to 'do everything necessary' to prepare the city for the Olympic Games in 2012.
'Disastrous' Lancashire Pathfinder scheme slammed

24-Aug-2005
Leading conservationists have labelled the Pathfinder demolition project in Darwen, east Lancashire, 'a public relations disaster' after continued complaints by residents.
Urban Splash seeks seaside special for Morecambe

24-Aug-2005
Urban Splash has launched a competition to find an architect to mastermind the regeneration of Morecambe's Central Promenade.
Mies' Illinois classic unveiled in all its crowning glory

24-Aug-2005
This $3.6 million renovation of Mies van der Rohe's classic 1956 Crown Hall at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) by Chicago-based Kruek & Sexton is to be unveiled tomorrow (25 August).
Scott Wilson to masterplan sweet vision for Bournville

23-Aug-2005
Scott Wilson's Landscape and Urban Design arm has been picked to prepare a new landscape masterplan for the home of British chocolate, the Bournville Estate in Birmingham.
Aedas takes a gander in the Trossachs

23-Aug-2005
Aedas Architects has nearly completed its new public art project at the gateway to the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
Horden Cherry Lee boxes clever with compact student homes

23-Aug-2005
These images have been released of a new 'box flat' which could solve London's student accommodation problems.
Listed Coventry sports centre faces demolition

22-Aug-2005
A pivotal post-war structure in Coventry is in grave danger of demolition due to council modernisation plans, it has emerged.
O'Hara to build in Camden after planning saga

22-Aug-2005
Robert O'Hara Architects has finally been given the go-ahead for a £12 million mixed-use scheme in Camden after a two-year wrangle with planners.
Scottish firm plans to build big

22-Aug-2005
An up-and-coming Scottish practice is working up plans for Scotland's tallest tower within Gensler's £1.6 billion masterplan for Glasgow.
Aedas aims to advance standards with new student bursary

22-Aug-2005
Aedas Architects has launched a new mentoring and bursary scheme, offering students a chance to work closely with the practice's Advanced Modelling Group.
Former Kingston School of Architecture head Dennis Berry dies

22-Aug-2005
Dennis Berry, the head of Kingston School of Architecture between 1966 and 1987, has died aged 83.
Moxon in the driving seat for Notting Hill refurb

22-Aug-2005
Moxon Architects has released these interior shots of a £250,000 refurbishment for a Notting Hill-based automotive designer.
Scottish policy greeted with approval

19-Aug-2005
The introduction of a Scottish government architecture policy - a first for Britain - has been greeted with resounding approval from the architecture profession.
First tranche of massive Milton Keynes growth wins planning

19-Aug-2005
The first hefty planning application for the government's planned expansion of Milton Keynes has won the green light.
Levitt Bernstein makes tight fit for UCL

19-Aug-2005
Levitt Bernstein has won planning permission for this new hall of residence for University College, London.
Paxton's Crystal Palace set to rise again

19-Aug-2005
The 1851 Crystal Palace Great Exhibition building could be rebuilt in Sydenham's Crystal Palace Park, if a south-east London architect gets his way.
CABE design review pans first Pathfinder

19-Aug-2005
CABE has added fuel to the fire consuming the government's much-maligned Pathfinder programme.
DLG on the waterfront for Huddersfield regeneration

19-Aug-2005
DLG Architects has released this image after being appointed to masterplan a £200 million waterside regeneration project in Huddersfield.
Wembley Stadium 'on schedule' for big kick-off

18-Aug-2005
The firm building HOK Sport and Foster and Partners' Wembley Stadium has claimed that fears the project will not be ready in time to stage the FA Cup final in May have been allayed.
Paul Archer shrinks scheme to skip planning

18-Aug-2005
Paul Archer Design has released this model shot of a modern extension to a private house in London's plush St John's Wood.
'Enhanced' National Gallery entrance nears completion

18-Aug-2005
Dixon Jones' new 'portico' entrance for the National Gallery will open at the end of September, it has been announced.
Kuhne scheme for Jersey beset by problems

18-Aug-2005
Confusion is reigning over a hugely contentious scheme by Eric Kuhne for a vast plot on Jersey's waterfront.
Sidell Gibson wins planning in Westminster in sea of listed buildings

18-Aug-2005
This residential scheme by Sidell Gibson Architects - in the heart of historic Westminster - was given the go-ahead by planners late last Thursday.
Howells set for success while Simpson faces more disappointment in Liverpool

17-Aug-2005
Two pivotal schemes - one by Ian Simpson and the other by Glen Howells Architects - are to be considered by Liverpool planners within the next week.
Scarborough 'to compete with great seafronts of Europe'

17-Aug-2005
Major plans to transform Scarborough's historic Harbourside area into 'one of Europe's leading seafronts' have been revealed for the first time.
Under-fire Farrell institution plan to be approved

17-Aug-2005
Terry Farrell's plan to revamp one of the world's historic seats of scientific learning is set to be approved tomorrow after a six-year saga - despite a heritage organisation's deep reservations.
Competition launched to create 'inspirational' Bolton housing

17-Aug-2005
A new competition has been launched to find a designer to breathe new life into large parts of Bolton's social housing provision.
Architecture to face severe skills shortages by 2020

17-Aug-2005
Architecture looks set to be catapulted into the heart of the skills shortage crisis, new research released today has claimed.
Planning to increase focus on natural heritage, government claims

17-Aug-2005
The government has released details of Planning Policy Statement 9, claiming the document will force the planning system to put renewed emphasis on Britain's natural heritage.
SMC's aggressive growth strategy pays dividends

15-Aug-2005
The aggressive expansion of SMC group has continued apace this month, it has emerged.
Chinese gallery launches international competition

15-Aug-2005
A Chinese gallery aiming to foster links with European architects has launched an international contest to mark the beginning of its exhibition programme.
Big names come together for huge new Sheffield scheme

15-Aug-2005
A raft of big-name architects have come together to design this vast new scheme for Sheffield.
Chichester church dispute rumbles on

15-Aug-2005
Chichester council has added to the furore surrounding a Modernist's proposed church extension in Chichester.
Bunshaft's Modernist house faces the wrecking ball

15-Aug-2005
John Pawson's plans to make over a Modernist gem in the US - once owned by disgraced 'domestic goddess' Martha Stewart - look set to be scuppered.
Historic Scotland hits back in cinemas row

15-Aug-2005
Historic Scotland (HS) has hit back at claims that it has wholly failed to defend several significant cinemas north of the border.
Large mixed-use scheme picks up planning in Westminster

12-Aug-2005
This nine-storey building by Clerkenwell-based Tate + Hindle Design has won approval from Westminster council.
Architecture's tsunami fundraising efforts beat all expectations

12-Aug-2005
Architecture for Humanity's international campaign to raise funds for its tsunami campaign has raised more than five times its initial target.
Make goes ape in the trees

12-Aug-2005
Make Architects and Expedition Engineering have produced these plans for a 600m-long walkway in a Norfolk forest.
Average room sizes shrinking, report claims

12-Aug-2005
Rooms in new British homes are getting smaller year-on-year, research published today has shown.
Housing firms chosen to lead Elephant and Castle renaissance

12-Aug-2005
Southwark council's attempts to regenerate London's Elephant and Castle took a major step forward this morning with the selection of two key consortia to take on the project.
Problems and opposition dog Maze stadium plans

12-Aug-2005
Serious opposition appears to be growing to plans for the redevelopment of the world-famous Maze Prison site in Northern Ireland.
Furore over proposed Modern addition to Chichester Church

11-Aug-2005
A Chichester Modernist with two high-profile backers has lashed out after English Heritage mauled his proposals for a church extension.
Studio E 'green island' concept faces the wrecking ball

11-Aug-2005
BUJ Architects has been given the initial go-ahead to demolish a 1970s Brutalist office block on London's South Bank and replace it with a 913-bedroom hotel.
Design codes pilot a 'fiasco'

11-Aug-2005
One of the government's most determined attempts to persuade architects of the benefit of design codes has hit major problems.
Church and pub rejected as Basingstoke scheme gets under way

11-Aug-2005
Hamilton Associates Architects has released this visualisation of a £3 million cedar-clad residential scheme in Basingstoke.
EPR plans sweetener for Peruvian Wharf

11-Aug-2005
EPR Architects has submitted this revised application for the massive Peruvian Wharf scheme in London.
Pei Wiltshire folly documents gifted to RIBA

11-Aug-2005
The owners of an almost unknown folly by IM Pei in the Wiltshire countryside have contributed a series of drawings and models of the scheme to the RIBA Drawings and Archive Collection.
Broadway Malyan picked for Irish harbour revamp

10-Aug-2005
Broadway Malyan has been appointed as part of the team to redevelop Greystones harbour in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Level Seven reveals towering Brum landmark

10-Aug-2005
West Midlands-based Level Seven Architects have released these plans for a new landmark tower in Birmingham.
Munkenbeck + Marshall gets green light for affordable Isleworth flats

10-Aug-2005
Munkenbeck + Marshall Architects has been given the go-ahead to transform the former Wang Computers building in Isleworth into affordable homes.
Kingston 'microflat' scheme goes before planners

10-Aug-2005
This environmentally friendly mixed-use scheme by Paul Davis & Partners will be submitted for planning tomorrow.
Prince Charles makes more demands on architects

10-Aug-2005
The Prince of Wales has again called on the architectural profession to develop a more 'human-scale' element in developing Britain's towns and cities.
Burdett picked to head Venice Biennale

10-Aug-2005
Leading urbanist Ricky Burdett has been chosen as the director of next year's Venice Architecture Biennale.
Prescott reveals 60K housing challenge shortlist

9-Aug-2005
John Prescott today announced those shortlisted for the final stage of the high-profile 60K 'design for manufacture' housing competition.
RICS wades into Pathfinder dispute

9-Aug-2005
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has stepped into the row over the government's controversial Pathfinder housing renewal schemes.
Competition launched for new library in Brum

9-Aug-2005
An architectural competition has been launched to find a design for a new library in Birmingham.
Robinson launches business move to achieve Chinese first

9-Aug-2005
Yorkshire-based practice the Robinson Design Group (RDG) has set up the first architectural joint venture between a British and a Chinese company.
Architect dies falling through dream home

9-Aug-2005
Northumbria Police has released details of a local architect who died after crashing through the roof of the dream home he was building.
Rogers wins Thom Mayne backing for Sydney Harbour regeneration

9-Aug-2005
Richard Rogers Partnership (RRP) has beaten a raft of international practices to make it onto the five-strong shortlist for a £400 million regeneration project in Australia.
Olympic preparations start in east London

8-Aug-2005
The team behind the London 2012 Olympic Games has cleared the first hurdle as the city prepares to host the multibillion-pound sporting bonanza.
Lloyd Wright's Ennis-Brown house on brink of earthquake rescue

8-Aug-2005
Frank Lloyd Wright's earthquake-threatened Ennis-Brown house in Hollywood is set to be saved.
St Mary's looks for architect to oversee fresh start in Paddington

8-Aug-2005
The latest chapter in the long-running saga of the planned redevelopment of the Paddington Health Campus appears to be getting under way.
Birmingham regeneration competition launched

8-Aug-2005
Birmingham City Council, together with property developer ISIS, has launched a huge invited competition to design a masterplan for the regeneration of a swathe of the city.
Simpson to build tall in the north again with new skyscraper plan

8-Aug-2005
Ian Simpson Architects could radically alter the Leeds skyline if these impressive £200 million proposals win council backing later in the year.
Futuristic Barnsley plans take fresh step forward

8-Aug-2005
Jefferson Sheard Architects has revealed these images of Barnsley's new transport interchange.
Sheppard Robson wins consent in Holborn

5-Aug-2005
Sheppard Robson has won planning permission for this central London office.
BDP to take Paradise south to Crawley

5-Aug-2005
BDP has revealed details of a mammoth project for the wholesale transformation of Crawley in West Sussex.
AHMM hits back in Shelter row

5-Aug-2005
The architect who designed an £850,000 refurbishment for the London offices of homeless charity Shelter has hit back at accusations of overspending.
'Unusual' 1970s market building listed

5-Aug-2005
Huddersfield's 'highly unusual' Queensgate Market Hall has been listed, a move which could save the 1970s building from demolition as part of a planned regeneration of the area.
Architect makes it on to go-carting podium

5-Aug-2005
Architect James Burton of DLA Architecture fought off the construction industry's top go-carters to snatch third place in the final of the 2005 Schüco Karting Challenge.
Oldest functioning door in Britain discovered

5-Aug-2005
The oldest door in Britain has been identified and dated for the first time at Westminster Abbey.
Modernist master in nationality mix-up

4-Aug-2005
Harry Seidler, who led the early Modernist movement in Australia, has had his Australian citizenship reinstated after a bizarre mix-up by the country's immigration department.
Foster to smash turbine record in Manchester

4-Aug-2005
Foster and Partners has designed this £4.3 million piece of history - an 80m-tall wind turbine that will power a stadium and 2,000 homes.
Squatters threaten Paul Davis plans

4-Aug-2005
Construction on this £2.3 million project by Paul Davis & Partners has been unexpectedly delayed - due to the inhabitancy of a renegade band of squatters.
Foreign Office reveals what's in store for Leicester

4-Aug-2005
Foreign Office Architects (FOA) has been picked to design a new 22,000m 2flagship department store for John Lewis in Leicester.
Rogers wins approval for Maggie in London

4-Aug-2005
The Richard Rogers Partnership's Maggie's Centre has this week picked up planning permission.
Land and architects found for Rome's Holocaust Museum

4-Aug-2005
Rome City Council has announced that it has bought a plot of land that will become the site of Italy's long-awaited Holocaust Museum.
New Pathfinder plans unveiled

2-Aug-2005
This image by Proctor and Matthews of one of the first tranches of the government's contentious Pathfinder programme has been revealed.
Liverpool Cathedral café revealed

2-Aug-2005
This is the latest image of Brock Carmichael's proposed visitor centre for Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral - Giles Gilbert Scott's Merseyside masterpiece.
Suffolk housing competition launched

2-Aug-2005
The RIBA Competitions Office has launched an invited competition for rural social housing in East Anglia.
Scottish architect faces 12 months behind bars after fraud conviction

2-Aug-2005
A Scottish architect was yesterday sent to prison for 12 months after he pleaded guilty to a fraud charge after stealing £60,000 from an elderly woman's estate.
Stanhope versus Croydon war reignites with fresh blow for Foster

2-Aug-2005
Designs for the highly controversial Croydon Gateway by Foster and Partners and FaulknerBrowns - once heavily praised by CABE - have been slammed by Croydon Council.
Scottish Parliament faces television 'demolition'

2-Aug-2005
Enric Miralles and RMJM's Stirling-shortlisted Scottish Parliament could be targeted for demolition by an imminent television programme, after a poll found it was one of Britain's most hated buildings.
CABE influence stretches into disabled remit

2-Aug-2005
CABE is set to grow yet again with the announcement that its remit will stretch this year to include the consideration of 'inclusive design' - the 'built environment needs' of disabled people.
Studio Bednarski to bridge Seine after Paris win

2-Aug-2005
London-based practice Studio Bednarski has won an international competition to design a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the River Seine in Paris.
McLaughlin fights off competition for Castleford flagship

2-Aug-2005
Niall McLaughlin Architects has won the competition to design a structure for the Castleford Forum in West Yorkshire.
Details emerge of killer architect's professional life

2-Aug-2005
Details of the professional life of millionaire architect Michael Morton, convicted of killing his estranged wife, have begun to emerge.
Barnsley takes first construction step towards Alsop's brave new world

2-Aug-2005
Allen Tod Architecture has revealed details of the first scheme to start on site as part of Will Alsop's Barnsley masterplan, an £11 million revamp of the town's Grade II-listed Civic Hall.
EH sets sights on road signs in Yorkshire

2-Aug-2005
English Heritage has launched a campaign to save a series of historic road signs in the Yorkshire countryside.
Pictures released in bid to save sea fort

29-Jul-2005
These visualisations of Guy Maunsell's Red Sand Fort in the Thames Estuary have been released to coincide with a fundraising event to save the Second World War relics.
Expert fears Bishopsgate Tower will ruin Royal Park views

29-Jul-2005
An experienced architectural consultant to the Royal Parks has raised fears about the impact of KPF's new Bishopsgate Tower on key views across the capital.
Campaigners hit out over 'destruction' of classic Scottish cinemas

29-Jul-2005
Some of Scotland's classic cinemas have been 'irrevocably' damaged because of inaction by Historic Scotland (HS), a leading preservation group has claimed.
Atkins gets nod in Newcastle for university campus

29-Jul-2005
Atkins has been given the go-ahead today for this new city fringe campus in Manors, Newcastle.
Powell Dobson's Newport Wetlands winner

29-Jul-2005
A Cardiff-based practice has beaten-off competition from 40 other European practices with these designs for an environmental education centre in Newport.
Foster gets go-ahead for Canadian tower

29-Jul-2005
Foster and Partners has been given the green light for this 35-storey mixed-use tower in the heart of Vancouver's historic quarter.
New coal sculpture planned in Barnsley

28-Jul-2005
LDA Design and Glasgow-based artist Kenny Hunter have produced this vision for a new commemorative garden in Barnsley.
Framework for planning London's future out for consultation

28-Jul-2005
Guidance on how London's boroughs should carry out policies outlined in the London Plan has been put out for consultation.
Battersea stacks 'could have been saved'

28-Jul-2005
Conservationists have claimed that Battersea Power Station's iconic chimneys could have been saved from demolition if those charged with protecting them had acted earlier.
Bookies set the odds on Stirling favourites

28-Jul-2005
Bookmaker William Hill has made Foster and Partners' McLaren Technology Centre and the Brighton library, by Bennetts Associates and Lomax Cassidy & Edwards, joint favourites to scoop this year's RIBA Stirling Prize.
Edinburgh warned to learn heritage lessons

28-Jul-2005
A stark warning has been issued to Edinburgh's development community - take heed of the city's heritage or face dire consequences.
Dartford to get 'eco-friendly' sports arena

28-Jul-2005
Alexander Sedgley has been given the go-ahead for a new 'eco-friendly' sports arena in Dartford, Kent. Clad in timber, both the clubhouse and terracing at the £6.5 million Princes Park Community Stadium will have flint walls and green roofs.
Stonehenge Visitor Centre plans thrown out

27-Jul-2005
Denton Corker Marshall's proposed Stonehenge Visitor Centre has been dealt a second hammer blow in less than a week.
Liverpool skyscraper scheme faces the chop

27-Jul-2005
A key Liverpool skyscraper scheme by Falconer Chester looks set to be refused planning permission next week, sounding the death knell for more tall buildings around the city's Lime Street Station.
Livingstone demands 31,500 new London houses each year

27-Jul-2005
London mayor Ken Livingstone has said he wants more than 31,500 new homes built in the capital every year - an increase of 8,500 on previous targets.
Accredited Conservation list faces fair trading probe

26-Jul-2005
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has been asked to investigate the role of the Architects Accredited in Building Conservation (AABC) register for anti-competitive practices.
Conran makes its point with new public art for Weston-super-Mare

26-Jul-2005
Conran and Partners, in collaboration with artists Wolfgang and Heron, has won a commission to design this piece of public art in Weston-super-Mare.
Government reveals more reforms for listing system

26-Jul-2005
The government has revealed plans to radically transform the criteria used to decide whether or not a building should be listed.
New London Architecture to make second attempt at opening

26-Jul-2005
The opening of the New London Architecture exhibition, which was postponed three weeks ago because of the first wave of terrorist attacks, will take place this evening.
York proposes planning response to on-going Coppergate ambitions

26-Jul-2005
Lessons learnt from Chapman Taylor Architects' doomed Coppergate scheme in York (AJ 02.10.03) have been incorporated into new planning guidelines for the city's historic Castle Piccadilly area.
Rome to remove its cobbles in bid to save built heritage

26-Jul-2005
Officials in Rome have admitted that they are being forced to dig up the city's historic cobbled streets in an effort to protect the vast number of historic monuments and buildings.
Labour continues Brum library row with vow to bring back Rogers

25-Jul-2005
Labour councillors at Birmingham City Council have proposed bringing back Richard Rogers Partnership's (RRP's) plans for its controversial Birmingham Eastside Library.
City to grant planning for major SOM tower

22-Jul-2005
The Corporation of London will recommend approval of SOM's Broadgate Tower at a pivotal meeting on Tuesday.
Plans for Liverpool's Anglican cathedral pick up funding boost

22-Jul-2005
More than £1 million of European funding has been awarded to build a new visitor centre at Giles Gilbert Scott's Neo-Gothic masterpiece, Liverpool's Anglican cathedral.
Architect reprimanded by ARB in incompetence case

15-Jul-2005
North London-based architect Senka Vranicki has been found guilty of two counts of serious professional incompetence by the ARB's Professional Conduct Committee.
Diana Memorial Fountain set to finally reopen

4-May-2005
Gustafson Porter's Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain is to reopen this Friday (6 May) after 10 months of troubles and setbacks.
Barrow architect faces retrial over legionnaires' deaths

26-Apr-2005
The council architect accused of the manslaughter of seven people in Britain's worst outbreak of legionnaires' disease will face a retrial, Preston Crown Court heard today (Tuesday 26 April).
Jury in architect's legionnaires' case fails to reach verdict

25-Apr-2005
The jury trying the council architect accused of the manslaughter of seven people who died in Britain's worst outbreak of legionnaires' disease was discharged today after failing to reach verdicts.
Jury out in architect's legionnaires' trial

20-Apr-2005
The jury trying a council architect charged with the manslaughter of seven people who died in Britain's worst outbreak of legionnaires' disease has retired to consider its verdict.
Avery misses out on Swiss Centre

5-Apr-2005
Avery Associates has lost out to Jestico + Whiles on the redevelopment of Leicester Square's famous Swiss Centre.
Armed Forces Memorial competition winner announced

5-Apr-2005
Architect Liam O'Connor has won the international competition to design a new Armed Forces Memorial at the National Arboretum in Staffordshire, it was announced yesterday.
Nightingale and Ash merge with sights set on education market

1-Apr-2005
Nightingale Associates, ranked sixth in the 2004 AJ100, is to merge with education specialist Ash Design Consultants.
Friends of the Earth slams PPS 6

29-Mar-2005
Friends of the Earth has attacked a government push to revive town centres, insisting it won't weaken the domination of aggressive large-scale retailers.
CABE cautions over Clapham Park masterplan

29-Mar-2005
CABE has warned Andrew Wright Associates that its Clapham Park regeneration masterplan faces a series of reviews and changes over its 10-year rollout.
EH London boss jumps ship to HOK

29-Mar-2005
HOK International has beefed up its conservation team by poaching former English Heritage (EH) director Paul Velluet.

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