Architects Journal
February 2010
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Aoibhneas children’s centre architectural competition
The RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland) is administering a competition for the design of a children’s centre on the existing site of Aoibhneas Women and Children’s Refuge in Coolock, Dublin -
Architectural partner-swapping in Dundee
Things are hotting up in the race to submit bids for the V&A’s new outpost in Dundee, and news of all sorts of interesting team combinations is reaching AJ towers -
Ecobuild: the essential guide
Hattie Hartman highlights the top attractions and five best seminars at this year’s essential green expo -
Fitzwilliam College Library and IT Centre, Cambridge, by Edward Cullinan Architects
[STUDY + PLANS + IMAGES + DATA] Edward Cullinan Architects’ library and IT centre is an unpretentious mediator between the diverse architectures of Cambridge’s Fitzwilliam College, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Simon Feneley -
Holyrood? Hollywood?
On receiving the RIBA Royal Gold Medal last week, Chinese-American architect IM Pei explained that if his father had had his way, Pei might have been a great British architect -
New Practices #16: Konishi Gaffney
The sixteenth in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone, either through choice or redundancy -
Populous' Bristol City stadium approved
Populous’ revised scheme for a new stadium at Ashton Vale has been given the thumbs up -
3DReid unveils 'rotating' classroom pod
3DReid has launched a rotating outdoor classroom concept with tree house designer Blue Forest -
A Liverpudlian olive branch
Peace has broken out at the Museum of Liverpool -
Aedas' Dubai HQ for British Council opens doors
[FIRST LOOK + PLAN] Aedas and the British Council’s (BC) in-house architect have completed this 1,200m2 structure for the new British Council Teaching Centre in Dubai. -
AFL’s redevelopment of Edgbaston survives appeal
The Court of Appeal has rejected a late attempt to block AFL Architects’ £30 million proposed redevelopment of Edgbaston cricket ground -
AJ Jobs Board blog: Craig Casci on CVs
Craig Casci, director of Grid Architects, has written this week’s AJ Jobs Board blog offering his top tips on CVs -
American Embassy design by KieranTimberlake
The architects of the new American Embassy in London explain their design -
American Embassy design by Morphosis
The architects of the shortlisted scheme for the new American Embassy in London explain their design -
American Embassy design by Pei, Cobb, Freed & Partners
The architects of the shortlisted scheme for the new American Embassy in London explain their design -
American Embassy design by Richard Meier & Partners
The architects of the shortlisted scheme for the new American Embassy in London explain their design -
Archial scheme to go ahead despite CABE’s disapproval
The £13 million development of Harrogate’s international conference centre will press ahead despite three CABE reports criticising Archial’s design -
Architect unemployment continues to fall
The latest data shows the number of architects claiming benefits has fallen for the sixth month in a row -
Architects' optimism still falling says RIBA
The RIBA’s latest Future Trends survey results suggest practices are becoming increasingly pessimistic -
Architect's sketchbook # 4: Zaha Hadid
Starchitect Zaha Hadid displays one of her paintings of Spittelau viaduct housing, in Vienna -
Architect's sketchbook # 5: Makio Hasuike
Japanses born Italian designer and architect Makio Hasuike illistrates his ideas -
Armstrong Ceilings’ Guide inspires designers to reach new heights
A guide to the stunning solutions that can be achieved in ceiling design, no matter what the client brief, requirement or sector, has been launched by interior solutions provider Armstrong Building Products. -
Austin-Smith:Lord wins green light for Dublin station overhaul
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Planning officials have approved a €100 million (£87 million) high-capacity railway station scheme in Dublin city centre featuring a 12-storey tower by Austin-Smith:Lord (ASL) -
Bennetts Associates completes £21m healthcare teaching centre
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Bennetts Associates has completed its £21 million Suttie Centre for NHS Grampian and the University of Aberdeen -
Bradford's big hole to be made green
The derelict building site of a £320 million shopping centre in Bradford is set to be converted into a ‘community garden’ -
BSF funding should not be cut, says CABE
The government’s design watchdog has warned spending cuts on schools would be unfair and come at completely the wrong time -
CABE adds weight to Battersea Scheme
CABE is backing Treasury Holding’s £5.5 billion proposals for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station -
Calling all Part 1 students - win a book!
The Architects’ Journal is conducting a student survey to find out how sustainable design is being taught in the UK for the RIBA Part I course -
Calling talented students to (high) rise to the challenge
[ISOVER BLOG] Hello and welcome to the Isover Multi-Comfort House competition blog! -
Cameron Webster wins Loch Ness harbour design
Cameron Webster Architects has beaten Gareth Hoskins, ANTA Architecture and McKenzie Strickland Associates in the contest to design a new harbour at Loch Ness -
Capita Symonds reveals 'Living Building' for Ecobuild
Capita Symonds has unveiled plans for a ‘living building’ at Ecobuild, the world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment, which takes place at Earl’s Court from 2-4 March 2010 -
Chilean building codes save lives in earthquake
Chile will not be as badly affected as Haiti, despite being hit by a substantially larger earthquake, a British architectural aid charity has claimed -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 18.02.10
Birmingham, Coventry and Miami – the inside track on this week’s most promising competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick 25.02.10
Lancashire seaside regeneration, an Irish Children’s Centre and two new primary schools - the inside track on this week’s most promising competitions -
Conran handout ensures Pawson’s Design Museum switch
Habitat founder Terence Conran has pledged nearly £18 million towards the Design Museum’s proposed move to the Commonwealth Institute (CI) in west London -
CW-A wins green light for Walsall townhouses
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS] Cousins Wojciechowski Architects (CW-A) has won approval for this 12-house scheme in Walsall, Staffordshire -
Design a new roof for St Paul’s
Reimagine the roofs of St Paul’s, One Canada Square or Didcot Power Station in the Redland/AJ Design a Roof competition -
DESSO
Leading European carpet manufacturer DESSO returns to Ecobuild after an impressive year of innovation and new products that has demonstrated the company’s long term commitment to Cradle to Cradle manufacturing (Stand 2382). -
DGA Architects completes 29m-high landmark tower
DGA has completed a stainless steel ‘minaret’ on Brick Lane in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets -
Ecophon - Edge border finish for ‘floating’ acoustic ceilings
Ecophon’s Edge free-hanging edge system complements the suspended Focus systems and provides a finished appearance to acoustic ceilings where wall-to-wall installation is inappropriate. -
Ecophon - Quiet please!
The Gulbenkian Theatre, Cinema and Café Bar, based on the Canterbury Campus of the University of Kent, is a popular meeting place for students, staff and the general public. -
England’s Schools: History, Architecture and Adaptation
England’s Schools, a new book by English Heritage’s architectural investigator Elain Harwood, surveys a century of national school-building -
Enter the BCI Awards 2010
Entries have opened the 2010 British Construction Industry Awards, which celebrates the UK’s top building and civil engineering projects -
Farrells' Docklands Skylines Village rejected
Terry Farrell’s plans for a 806-home mixed-use redevelopment of the Skylines Village commercial estate in East London has been refused by Tower Hamlets -
First Look: Heatherwick’s new London Routemaster revealed
These images show a full scale mock-up of Thomas Heatherwick’s new London Routemaster which, in prototype form, is planned to hit the capital’s streets in January 2012 -
Flora Samuel: 'I’m not sure the term architect really describes what we do any more'
Last October, Flora Samuel became the first woman head of the University of Sheffield School of Architecture. She talks to Steve Parnell in her first interview since taking up the post -
Foster’s Tower Two plans in jeopardy
World Trade Center arbitration panel will reveal Ground Zero project’s fate on 12 March -
GKD - The Holmenkollen ski-jump in Oslo
As part of the renewal of the Holmenkollen ski-jump construction, Oslo gains a spectacular new landmark with the first iron ski-jump. -
GLR Architects bought out by booming B3
Cardiff-based B3 Architects has snaffled up sports and leisure specialists GLR Architects of Bradford -
Gorebridge Community Hub by Lee Boyd Architects
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS + PROJECT DATA] Edinburgh-based practice Lee Boyd Architects has won planning permission for this £3 million community hub building in Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland -
Hamiltons off-shoot sets up new masterplanning practice
A 35-strong breakaway group of masterplanners and housing experts has left Hamiltons to set up a new practice called GRID -
Heatherwick sows seeds for Shanghai pavilion
This is Thomas Heatherwick’s £25 million British Pavilion for the 2010 Shanghai Expo, dubbed the ‘Seed Cathedral’, which will complete on site in two months’ time -
Henry Moore at the Tate Britain
The largest exhibition of Henry Moore’s work for 20 years opens at the Tate Britain today -
Heron Tower tops City heights
Heron Tower has finally cleared Tower 42 to become the tallest structure in The City -
Hodge rejects EH listing advice for a third time
Architecture Minister Margaret Hodge has gone against English Heritage’s recommendations again and turned down a bid to list the 1937 Slough Town Hall -
How to build an icon
[ISOVER BLOG] As we move closer to the initial stages of judging in the Isover Multi-Comfort House competition, we take a look at what it takes to design a truly iconic building -
Icopal to storm Ecobuild 2010
Leading building membranes specialist Icopal is countering the continuing recession with the launch of a plethora of new products at this year’s Ecobuild. -
Ilkley Rugby Club grandstand: take two
Bradford-based Design Studio North - Architects (DS-N) has won planning permission for this £1.45 million clubhouse and 80-seat grandstand for Ilkley Rugby Club in West Yorkshire. -
Irish ad ‘discriminates’ against unqualified architects
Regulators have banned an Irish advertising campaign aimed at encouraging the use of qualified architects -
Isover Multi-Comfort House competition: The sky's the limit
[ISOVER BLOG] Think of a tall building and what comes to mind? Do you imagine a concrete residential tower block, an iconic landmark such as the Empire State Building or the record-breaking Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai? -
Kalzip’s solar solution for Energus
Almost 4,000 sqm of Kalzip aluminium standing seam roofing including over 1,500 sqm of Kalzip AluPlusSolar sheets have been installed on the Energus Centre of Excellence in Workington, Cumbria -
Keeping it nice and short is the height of good manners
Ian Martin enters a competition to design the Nicest Building In The North -
KieranTimberlake wins US Embassy project
[EXCLUSIVE IMAGES + PLANS] KieranTimberlake has won the prestigious project to design the new US Embassy in London -
Latest news from Olympic media centre – 'we have cladding'
Progress on the Olympic site’s biggest venue continues on schedule as cladding on the International Broadcast Centre (IBC) is completed and the Main Press Centre (MPC) reaches its full height. -
Light at the end of the tunnel for West 8’s Jubilee Gardens
West 8’s plans to redevelop Jubilee Gardens on the South Bank in London are finally set to make it off the drawing board after almost five years of delays -
'Linking the Land': new Severn crossing ideas competition
Architects and engineers have been invited to design proposals for a new Severn crossing in a competition aimed to foster collaboration between the disciplines -
Margaret Hodge lists Abbey Road Studios
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has given Abbey Road Studios a Grade-II listing in the wake of a public outcry against plans to sell it off -
Margaret Hodge: ‘It’s crucial that people have a say’
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge answers your questions about the OJEU process, her stance on the listing of post-war buildings, and why the Piazza del Campo is her favourite space -
Marley - Cedral weatherboard turns the tide for coastal office
A 1960s office block on Brighton seafront has been transformed using fibre cement Cedral Weatherboard from Marley Eternit. -
Marley - Textura fibre cement cladding looks mint on Kendal College
Marley Eternit has supplied Textura fibre cement cladding for the redevelopment of Kendal College in the Lake District. -
MIPIM 2010: It's all about the cities
Despite what you may have heard, MIPIM is not a property exhibition, it’s a city exhibition says Peter Murray -
MIPIM 2010: Worth the trip?
Attending MIPIM 2010 may be expensive, but it will be worth the investment, says Peter Rhodes -
MIPIM outlaws ‘parasite’ events
Architect and developer events outside the official MIPIM venue - the Palais des Festivals - have become illegal following a judgment by a French court -
More than 20 teams register for the Isover Multi-Comfort House competition
[ISOVER BLOG] A big thank you to all 23 teams who have already registered for the 2011 Multi Comfort House competition and to those who joined us for the online clinic last week -
Mumford & Wood launch new Conservation™ Safe & Secure eco range
Mumford & Wood’s Conservation™ Safe & Secure eco range of high performance timber casement windows and doors set a new benchmark in fenestration design. -
Murphy slams ‘nervous’ Scots
Edinburgh-based Richard Murphy has slammed Scottish architects for being too timid in bidding for major contests in the country -
Never a truer word
Astragal congratulates architectural technician Chris Van Essen on winning a copy of Dulux Trade colour-trend bible ColourFutures 2010. -
New Covent Garden unveils latest redevelopment plans
[FIRST LOOK] Foster + Partners and Neil Tomlinson Architects have revealed new images of the 23ha mixed-use redevelopment of New Covent Garden, South London -
New home eco-upgrade loans please RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects has welcomed a government announcement to provide ‘affordable’ loans for 7 million homes to have eco-upgrades by 2020 -
New museum in Chatham unveiled by van Heyningen and Haward
London-based practice van Heyningen and Haward has revealed these images of its transformation of a Grade II*-listed, former Royal Navy workshop in the Chatham Historic Dockyard -
New Practices #15: vPPR
The fifteenth in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone, either through choice or redundancy -
Nine Elms: Regeneration in Central London
As the US Embassy plans its move to Nine Elms, Merlin Fulcher looks at the extensive regeneration planned for this underdeveloped area of London -
Olympic legacy 'still unclear' says report
The long-term use of the Olympic Stadium and other venues at London’s Olympic Park has raised concerns among officials -
Olympic post-Games planning criticised
A ‘critical’ report from the London Assembly has attacked the future-proofing and lack of post-Games planning of the Olympic Stadium and Olympic International Broadcast Centre (IBC) -
Park Plaza Hotel by BUJ Architects
[FIRST LOOK] BUJ has completes its new Park Plaza Hotel at 1 Westminster Bridge, replacing an office block which was once voted one of Britain’s most hated buildings -
'People power' underpins Tory planning reforms
The Tories have said they would give local communities greater influence in how their neighbourhoods are developed if they are successful at the general election -
Peter Davey: Now is the time for empathic architecture
The downturn could lead to a change in focus from iconic buildings to engaging architecture, says Peter Davey -
Powell-Williams lands Portuguese bridge contest
[FIRST LOOK + SKETCHES] London-based Powell-Williams Architects has seen off a score of local practices to win the competition to design a new footbridge in Aveiro, Portugal -
Profession ‘sceptical’ over Tory proposals for planning changes
Architects have expressed concern over the Conservative Party’s new planning policy, launched this week, which pledges to allow local people to drive planning decisions if the party gains power at the next election -
'Radical' design change at ASDA
In-house architects at the UK’s second-largest supermarket operator ASDA have submitted substantially revised plans for a superstore in Ware – a move billed as ‘major change’ in the company’s design ethos -
Radio's Rory Olcayto...
Astragal was delighted to hear the dulcet tones of AJ’s Features Editor Rory Olcayto on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday -
Report critical of Northern Irish planning service
The Planning Service in Northern Ireland is too slow in processing applications and is not ‘fit for purpose’, a report has said -
Robert Adam: These Tory reforms could do more harm than good
The Tory green paper might be radical but that’s not entirely a good thing -
Rogers bags Guys’ cancer centre job
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) has triumphed in a high-profile competition to design a £90 million cancer centre at Guy’s Hospital in central London -
Rogers wins Toronto contest
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) has triumphed in an international design competition to rebuild the North Building at St Lawrence Market in Toronto, Canada -
Roseisle Distillery, Elgin, Moray, by Austin-Smith:Lord
[STUDY + PLANS + DATA] With Roseisle Distillery, Austin-Smith:Lord has harnessed operational requirements to create a building of real architectural merit, says Felix Mara. Photography by Keith Hunter -
Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: £10,000 Architecture Room prize offered
Bovis Lend Lease, in partnership with the AJ, will once again award £10,000 for the best submission to the Architecture Room at the 2010 Royal Academy of Arts (RA) Summer Exhibition. -
Rural Design completes larch-clad holiday home on the Isle of Skye
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS] Local architect Rural Design has completed this all-seasons holiday house in the village of Fiskavaig, Isle of Skye -
Sabiha Gökçen Airport, Istanbul: seismic engineering
At Sabiha Gökçen Airport in Istanbul, Arup used triple friction pendulum devices to build the world’s largest seismically isolated building, -
Seifert's architecture practice closes
John Seifert Architects has ceased trading following a winding-up order issued by HM Revenue and Customs -
Share your inspiration and win a Moleskine notebook
Over the next five weeks AJ Notebook is offering its readers the opportunity to get their hands on one of Moleskines’ famous notebooks -
Share your inspiration and win a Moleskine notebook: Winners
Notebook would like to congratulate the first winners of its Moleskine competition, Mike Gusto and Jeremy L. Delgado. -
Sheppard Robson to overhaul two Thames foot tunnels
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Plans have been submitted by Sheppard Robson for the £11.5 million revamp of both the Grade II-listed Greenwich and Woolwich foot tunnels under The Thames -
Stuart Lipton: What goes around...
Astragal has heard about two rival bids for developer P&O Estates’ 1960s Elizabeth House building next to London’s Waterloo Station -
Studio Egret West unveils Stratford 'Shoal'
Studio Egret West has designed this £3 million ‘swaying’ sculpture close to the Olympic Park in Stratford town centre -
The answer to Bradford's big hole - a station
A community garden is a nice idea, but what Bradford really needs is a single central station, says Adam Clark -
The eagle is moving: American Embassy comes to Nine Elms
America’s best architects have risen to the challenge of a complex, detailed brief, writes Rory Olcayto, as the AJ presents all four shortlisted designs for the new US Embassy -
The Regs: Part G
Geoff Wilkinson explains the new guidelines in Building Regulations Part G, due in April -
The Squire solution: build higher
The ‘Squire storey’ is a valid option for increasing housing density in central London, says David Taylor -
Theo van Doesburg: Jack of all trades, master as well
As a retrospective of the work of Theo van Doesburg and his contemporaries opens at the Tate Modern, Joseph Rykwert recalls the life of the Dutch polymath -
Tindall's new wings for Bonnington House rejected
Benjamin Tindall Architects’ design for an extension to the A-listed Bonnigton House has been refused -
Tories promise 'presumption in favour of planning'
Conservative policy paper ‘Open Source Planning’ pledges to abolish Community Infrastructure Levy, the IPC and regional tier of planning -
Ungated community
Opponents of the so-called ‘hijab gates’ to Brick Lane can relax - the plans will definitely not go ahead. -
Visualisation firm sues developer over unpaid fees on Blackfriars inquiry
Architectural consultant and visualiser Hayes Davidson has launched a High Court battle to recoup more than £100,000 in unpaid fees following a dispute over its role in the public inquiry into two proposed London skyscraper schemes -
When mend-and-make-do leads to great architecture
Refurbishment projects can fire the imagination, says Ruth Slavid -
Woods Bagot reveals energy-producing skyscraper
Woods Bagot with Buro Happold have unveiled an 82-storey tower pilot project in China, demonstrating a new model to achieve zero emissions on large-scale developments -
Working Detail: Junction Arts and Civic Centre, Goole, East Yorkshire, by Buschow Henley
[WORKING DETAIL 04.02.10] Front elevation walkway with canopy -
Wyre Borough Council seaside regeneration
Wyre Borough Council is looking for a multi-disciplinary team comprising landscape architect, architect and an artist for a combination of projects to improve the cultural attraction of our coastal location -
Yet another attempt to engage with young people and their stupid haircuts
Ian Martin destination enhancements the shit out of Loch Ness -
York council offices: new site, new architects, new images
[FIRST LOOK] Crease Strickland Parkins (CSP) has revealed images of its proposals to house York City Council in the city’s historic ‘old’ railway station -
Zaha Hadid unveils new cultural centre in Jordan
Zaha Hadid has unveiled her proposals for the new King Abdullah II House of Culture & Art in Amman, Jordan -
Zaha Hadid's never had it so good
The designer of the Olympic aquatics centre will be able to splash out this year – Zaha Hadid’s remuneration has increased 5 per cent to a cool £775,000
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