Architects Journal
January 2007

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- While Denton Corker Marshall's Manchester justice centre is also hit

Another victim of the high winds has been Denton Corker Marshall's Manchester civil justice centre.
. . .BUT IS IT ALL JUST FOR A JOKE OF A SCHEME?

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... While Roman ruin is listed despite '60s rebuilding

A Roman ruin in the City of London that was rebuilt in the 1960s has been on the receiving end of an unlikely ministerial listing decision.
...While Scottish watchdog slams Asda scheme for 'exceptionally beautiful site'

Architecture & Design Scotland (A&DS) has panned WCEC Architects' proposals for a new mixed-use development in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
£1 billion masterplan aims to bring the continental touch to east Manchester - images

An ambitious £1 billion proposal to transform the east end of Manchester from 'Coronation Street to Copenhagen' has been given the green light by the city council.
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3XN's Museum of Liverpool is revived

The future of 3XN's controversial Museum of Liverpool on the city's much-debated Fourth Grace site finally looks to have been secured after a surprise U-turn by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
5TH STUDIO UNLEASHES CREATIVITY

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A CONTRACTOR CAN'T BE SIMPLY TERMINATED THERE AND THEN

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A FITTING TRIBUTE TO BOYNE - WITH TWO OMISSIONS

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ADP to build 'landmark' university building near Canterbury's city walls - images

ADP Architects has applied for planning for this new 'landmark' building on the campus at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent.
Aedas and Ellis Williams scoop Manchester academies under new funding deal

Aedas and Ellis Williams look set to bag up to half a dozen new academy projects in Manchester following the announcement of a groundbreaking deal between the city council and the government.
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Alison Brooks wins planning for Folkestone arts centre - image

Alison Brooks Architects (ABA) has won planning permission for this new arts and business centre in Folkestone, Kent.
Anonymous schemes vie for Blackpool playground comp - images

These are the first images of the seven shortlisted schemes in the People's Playground contest - part of Blackpool's bid to reinvent its tired Central Promenade.
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ARB could move its headquarters from central London

The ARB could be set to leave its central London headquarters, in a move which would reduce costs for the organisation.
Architectural pair listed in latest Who's Who

Two leading names from the world of architecture have been revealed as new additions to the 2007 edition of Who's Who.
Arnie Dunn wins RIAS presidential election

Arnie Dunn of Edinburgh's Campbell and Arnott Architects has been elected as the next president of the RIAS.
Arup and Fletcher Priest's Stratford plans submitted at last - images

The vast plans for the redevelopment of Stratford City have finally been submitted for planning permission.
Atkins recruits Martin Pease as part of expansion in architecture market

Martin Pease, who was famously poached by Stride Treglown from Michael Hopkins, has jumped ship again after being lured away by engineering giant Atkins.
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson sees profits soar

Aukett Fitzroy Robinson (AFR), the practice born in 2004 from the merging of Aukett and Fitzroy Robinson, has reported a massive hike in profits.
Balmond set to lose 'Nimby' planning battle

World-famous engineer Cecil Balmond looks to have been thwarted in his attempts to stop a small residential development next to his Victorian home in Crouch End, north London.
Barker and Coutts recruited to draw up flood plain housing designs

The government has announced that it has commissioned Barker and Coutts Architects to work up pilot schemes for the development of housing on flood plains, a response to the threat of climate change and rising sea levels.
Bartlett boss warns Part 2 numbers about to slide

The number of newly qualified architects is set to plummet in the next few years, the head of one of the country's most prestigious architecture schools has warned.
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Benson and Forsyth estate up for listing

The Twentieth Century Society (C20) has recommended that a 1970s Camden council estate designed by Benson and Forsyth be put forward for listing.
BNP member Phillips speaks out about his politics

BNP member Peter Phillips has broken his cover for the first time in six months, to defend his position at the time of the last RIBA presidential election.
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Bristol practice forced to cough up £1.4m damages after groundbreaking trial

A Bristol-based practice has been ordered to pay almost £1.4 million in damages following a potentially groundbreaking ruling about an architect's duty to its client.
Britain's rising stars to make appearance at Carnegie

The work of some of Britain's leading young architects will be on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, later this month.
Broadway Malyan's vast Wirral scheme to grow even larger

The hugely ambitious proposals for the Mersey waterfront on the Wirral, being drawn up by Broadway Malyan, look set to be expanded to an even larger site.
Broughton and Faber Maunsell in line for second Antarctic success

The team behind the British Antarctic Survey's polar headquarters has made it to the top two in a competition to design India's Antarctic base, with a strikingly similar proposal (above).
Building Schools for the Future hits major delays

The government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is being delayed due to a failure to deal with the scale of spending at a local-government level.
C20 surveys '70s buildings for potential listings

The Twentieth Century Society has launched a survey of 1970s buildings to reveal those from the era that should be listed.
C20 tables proposals to save Geoffrey Chaucer School - images

In a bid to save Chamberlin Powell and Bon's south London Geoffrey Chaucer School from the wrecking ball, the Twentieth Century Society (C20) has proposed two alternative schemes to keep the Grade II-listed building.
CABE dishes out first design awards of 2007

CABE has handed out its Festive Five Awards to the individuals and organisations that have set the standards for design in 2007.
CABE gives hope to Building Schools for the Future programme

CABE has been called in to rescue the government's sinking Building Schools for the Future programme.
CABE supports under-fire Sloane Square scheme...

CABE has thrown its weight behind Stanton Williams Architects' controversial Sloane Square scheme, despite mounting opposition to the plans.
CABE warns BDP over London residential scheme

CABE has warned BDP that it risks repeating the mistakes of the past unless it revises its plans for a huge residential-led project in the Lee Valley, north-east London.
CABE's new tall buildings guidance out for consultation

The new draft tall buildings guidance from CABE and English Heritage (EH) has been put out for consultation.
CALL FOR ENTRIES TO AJ/BOVIS AWARDS

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Church takes first steps to saving Modern masterpiece Cardross

A glimmer of hope has finally emerged for the derelict St Peter's Seminary in Cardross, Scotland - widely regarded as the best Modern building in Scotland (AJ 14.09.06).
City of London conservation boundary redraw hits the buffers

Plans to redraw conservation boundaries in the City of London have met with major set-backs after the move was met with strong opposition.
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Coe makes New Year resolution to keep Olympic costs in check

Questions over the financing of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be answered as early as possible in 2007, Seb Coe said in a New Year message.
Commons committee calls for more design in PFI

The hugely influential House of Commons Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has called for design to play a more important role at an earlier stage in the PFI procurement model.
CONTRIBUTORS

Jeremy Myerson, who writes the office design theme on pages 23-28, is professor of design studies at the RCA and co-author of Space to Work: New Office Design
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Robert Thorne, who reviews the Ove Arup: Masterbuilder of the Twentieth Century book on page 45, is a historian at Alan Baxter & Associates
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Richard Weston, who reviews the book on Studio Downie Architects on page 45, is professor of architecture at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff
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Tim Martin, who reviews Neil Spiller's book Visionary Architecture on page 53, teaches at Leicester School of Architecture at De Montfort University
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Corstorphine and Wright sues contractor in £1 million legal battle

Practice Corstorphine and Wright is suing contractor Birse Build in a £1 million dispute over a mixed commercial development in Queen Elizabeth Park in Guildford.
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Design for London director frustrated by security involvement in urban design

The new director of Design for London has spoken of his frustration at the involvement of the secret service and the cabinet office in urban design decisions in central London.
Designer sought for British consulate in Nigeria

A competition has been launched to find an architect to design the new British High Commission office in the Nigerian capital, Abuja.
DRAMA AT NATIONAL THEATRE

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Drama at National Theatre as extension plan is sent back

One of the final attempts to alter Denys Lasdun's iconic National Theatre before its expected promotion to Grade I status has led to controversy among both Lambeth conservation officers and English Heritage (EH).
Dunster goes commercial with launch of online shop

Bill Dunster's bid to become one of the dominant forces in Britain's blossoming 'sustainability industry' took a major step forward over the festive period with news that he's set up an online shop for 'sustainable products'.
DUTCH FIRM S333 MAKES UK DEBUT

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Edinburgh masterplanner hits back in Caltongate row

The main masterplanner behind the huge Caltongate development in Edinburgh has hit back at claims that it 'will destroy the Old Town.'
English Heritage still without new chair

The Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has confirmed that it is set to re-advertise the role of EH chairman - a move that leaves the heritage quango in a leadership no-man's-land at a time of extremely important funding talks.
ENJOYING SOME NORTHERN NOURISHMENT

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EPR to stay on London's Peruvian Wharf scheme despite repeated rejections - images

EPR Architects will not be kicked off the massive Peruvian Wharf scheme opposite the Millennium Dome even though its proposals have been rejected by the planning inspector, London Mayor Ken Livingstone and Communities Minister Ruth Kelly.
Erskine's Byker Wall awarded Grade II* status - image

The government has listed Ralph Erskine's Byker Wall in Newcastle as Grade II*.
EVEN AT YALE, RUDOLPH'S LEGACY IS UNDER THREAT

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EXHIBITION

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Fears over predicted rise in architecture student fees

A survey revealing a potential increase in architecture student fees to up to £10,000 a year has been greeted with concern by the RIBA.
FEED THE WORLD - AND ARCHITECTURE STUDENTS

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Feilden Clegg Bradley opens new Cold War museum building - images

Feilden Clegg Bradley (FCB) has now opened its striking new Cold War museum building at RAF Cosford to the public.
Feilden Clegg Bradley's Western Riverside finally gets go-ahead - image

Feilden Clegg Bradley (FCB) founder Keith Bradley has confessed he was 'delighted but exhausted' last night after the practice's controversial Western Riverside in Bath finally won outline planning permission from Bath and North East Somerset Council.
Figures reveal only a tiny proportion of UK hardwood is certified

Only 11 per cent of hardwood imported into the UK is certified as being legally sourced and procured, it has emerged.
Five battle it out to design Middlesbrough road

The finalists in the competition to design a new 'prototype' landscape which could be built throughout Middlesbrough have been unveiled.
Five top names fight it out in Dublin university comp

A major design competition launched by University College Dublin (UCD) has attracted a host of star-studded names.
Foster and Aukett to go head-to-head again in Croydon

The bitter dispute over the future of the Croydon Gateway site looks likely to flare up into another public row this summer.
Foster and Rogers go head-to-head in San Francisco

Norman Foster and Richard Rogers are battling it out in California in the contest to design San Francisco's tallest building.
Foster forced to redesign New York skyscraper

Norman Foster's controversial proposals to build a 22-storey tower on top of a historic gallery building in New York have been sent back to the drawing board.
Foster resubmits church after changing design - images

Norman Foster's first ever church project is back in for planning after a 'significant' redesign.
Foster starts on site with yet more academies - images

Foster and Partners has started on site with a brace of City Academies; including one in Slough, Berkshire (above), and one in Corby, Northamptonshire (below).
Foster's New York skyscraper 'could change following opposition'

The developer behind Norman Foster's controversial 980 Madison Avenue skyscraper in Manhattan has conceded that the scheme could be redesigned to appease growing opposition to the proposals.
Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian house up for sale - image

A Frank Lloyd Wright house in the outskirts of Seattle, in the US North West, has gone on the market at just under $2 million (£1 million).
Fraser takes to the floor with Scottish Ballet building - images

Malcolm Fraser Architects has started on site with its proposals for a new home for the Scottish Ballet in central Glasgow.
FREI OTTO SELECTED AT SERPENTINE

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Frei Otto selected for Serpentine Pavilion - images

German architect and engineer Frei Otto has been chosen to design this year's Serpentine Gallery Pavilion.
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FRONT DOOR LOCKS HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH IN 150 YEARS

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FUNCTIONALISM HAS BEEN A SAFE HAVEN FOR THOSE WHO LACK CONFIDENCE

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Future uncertain for competition to replace Cadbury-Brown school

Confusion is growing over the future of a competition held last summer for the site of HT Cadbury-Brown's Ashmount School in Islington.
GLOBAL WEB OF LIES EXPOSED

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GM + AD TO BUILD NEW GATEWAY FLATS

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Goldfinger was monitored by British spies, records show

Legendary architect Ernö Goldfinger was the subject of a surveillance investigation by the Home Office, recently released documents have revealed.
Gough leaps to Gehry's defence in Hove

Piers Gough, one of the driving forces behind Frank Gehry's King Alfred proposals for Hove, has written a defence of the hugely contentious scheme.
Government launches search for a new Georgian Embassy design

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched a competition to design a new British Embassy in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
Grimshaw to design new Bronx development - image

Grimshaw Architects has won a competition to design a mixed-use development in New York’s notorious borough, the Bronx.
Hadid and Chipperfield reach final seven for EU's Mies prize

Two of British architecture's biggest names have made it on to the seven-strong shortlist for the EU's Mies van der Rohe Award for Contemporary Architecture.
Hadid to design two top-secret London projects

It seems Zaha Hadid is about to begin building big in Britain, after it emerged she has been lined-up to design two new projects in London.
Hamiltons to transform London's first women's refuge

Hamiltons Architects has unveiled designs to convert London's first women's refuge into a new residential development.
HELP IS NEEDED TO ENSURE SUPPLY OF ARCHITECTS

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Heritage groups campaign for more government cash

The heritage sector has upped the ante in its campaign to win more cash from the government in the forthcoming Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), despite reports that ministers are not planning any kind of funding hike.
Herzog & de Meuron buildings bear the brunt of storm damage...

The high winds that have been battering Britain for the last 48 hours seem to have singled out Herzog & de Meuron's buildings for particular punishment.
Historic station to be restored at last

One of the best-known buildings on English Heritage's Buildings at Risk Register looks set for a reprieve after years of neglect.
HKR plans tallest skyscraper in Northern Ireland - image

HKR Architects has submitted plans for what would be the tallest tower in Northern Ireland.
HOK Sport to transform Northern Ireland's infamous Maze prison - images

HOK Sport has been appointed to overhaul the site of the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland, in what must be one of the practice's strangest commissions to date.
Hopper Howe Sadler completes Newcastle area masterplan - images

Hopper Howe Sadler has completed a masterplan for Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley.
Housing association launches competition for south London site

Britain's biggest housing association for black and minority ethnic groups has launched an invited architectural competition.
Hugh Broughton Architects wins Maidstone competition

Hugh Broughton Architects has won the design competition to revamp the Maidstone Museum and Bentlif Art Gallery in Kent.
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INSPECTORS ARE PREPARING FOR A FLOOD OF APPLICATIONS

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IT IS AT DAY-TO-DAY LEVEL THAT KATE BARKER MAY RING MAJOR CHANGES

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IT RESISTS RECEIVED NOTIONS OF WHAT A BUILDING FOR CHILDREN SHOULD LOOK LIKE

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Jaquelin Robertson walks away with Classicism's answer to Pritzker - images

Jaquelin Robertson, an American architect and urban planner, has landed the Richard H Driehaus Prize, the classical world's answer to the Pritzker.
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KCA to restore Berlage's only UK building

KCA Architects has been appointed to lead the restoration work on H.P Berlage's Holland House, the Dutch architect's only building in London.
Koolhaas to transform Shenzhen Financial District - image

Rem Koolhaas' practice, the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, has secured yet another extraordinary commission in China.
Labour concerns trigger G-MEX overhaul - image

Stephenson Bell has been asked to look at a possible overhaul of Manchester's famous G-MEX centre, in the wake of last autumn's Labour Party conference.
Leading think tank calls for death of the green belt

An influential think tank is set to call for the death of the Green Belt and the complete redesign of the planning system in the UK.
Letchworth goes global with Garden City competition

Letchworth, the world-renowned Hertfordshire Garden City, is to launch an international competition to design a new wave of 'affordable and sustainable homes'.
Levitt Bernstein wins planning permission after Colston Hall redesign - images

Levitt Bernstein's troubled Colston Hall project in Bristol has won planning permission, after the practice was forced to change some major aspects of the design.
Levitt Bernstein's Caspar scheme to be demolished - images

Levitt Bernstein's troubled pre-fab Caspar housing scheme in Leeds, which has sat empty since being evacuated after high winds in 2005, is to be demolished.
LIBRARY OPPONENTS MUST BE BROUGHT TO BOOK

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Listing decision thwarts Dyson City Academy plan...

The government appears to have scuppered plans by entrepreneur James Dyson and Wilkinson Eyre to build a City Academy specialising in engineering in Bath.
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Livingstone commissions Arup study into London climate change

London Mayor Ken Livingstone has commissioned Arup to produce a report in to how planning in the capital should respond to the accelerating threat of global warming.
Locals fight to list Letchworth bungalows

A group led by a local architect has launched an appeal against a decision not to list an estate of rare 1950s prefab bungalows in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire.
Locals give thumbs-up to Gehry's Hove scheme

A public opinion poll of Frank Gehry's controversial leisure complex scheme on the South Coast has thrown up a surprising result - the majority of locals support it.
Locals protest at award for Welsh building

A row has broken out over an award given to a housing scheme by Stride Treglown in Porthcawl, South Wales.
MAKE and Carey Jones limber up for second go in Wandsworth - image

Carey Jones and MAKE Architects are finally expected to resubmit plans for the controversial Wandsworth Riverside Quarter site this week - a year after the design team was sent back to the drawing board (AJ 17.02.2006).
MAKE BRANCHES OUT IN SHERWOOD

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Make branches out with Sherwood Forest competition win - images

Ken Shuttleworth's practice, Make, has walked away with victory in the high-profile competition to design a new £50 million visitor centre for Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire.
Make builds on recent success by landing huge Scottish business park

Make has continued its recent run of success by landing the commission to design the largest business park in the north of Scotland.
Make picks up where Rogers left off in Haringey

Make has agreed to take on a regeneration scheme in Haringey, north London, after Richard Rogers walked away from the project earlier this month.
MAKE WILL SEE THE BENEFIT OF LOTTERY MILLIONS...

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'MANHATTAN' BROUGHT TO CANARY WHARF

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MPs launch motion against Feilden & Mawson's Supreme Court

Feilden & Mawson Architects' conversion of Middlesex Guildhall into the nation's first Supreme Court has been met with fresh opposition from Parliament.
NBBJ wins planning for Queen Mary scheme - images

NBBJ has been given the green light for this £28 million Biosciences Innovation Centre in east London.
NEW BUZZ SURROUNDS FARADAY

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New Olympic culture boss sought for 2012

The team behind London's 2012 Olympic Games has launched a search for a new head of culture.
Norman Foster considers practice sale

Extraordinary reports over the weekend have suggested that Norman Foster is considering the sale of his practice.
ODA to deliver Olympic design agenda within two months

The next two months are set to be key for the development of the embryonic design strategy for the 2012 Olympics, it has emerged.
OMI to build Lancashire Pathfinder scheme - images

Manchester-based OMI Architects has won planning permission for one of the government's hugely controversial Pathfinder projects.
OOOOH BYKER...

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OPEN DOORS ARE AN OPEN INVITATION TO CRIME

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OPEN OFFICE IS THE WORD OF THE DAY

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Outcry at plan to demolish historic Edinburgh building

Conservationists are up in arms following a planning U-turn which could see a B-listed building demolished as part of the massive Quartermile project in the city's Old Town.
Pawson reveals plans to breathe new life into castle - images

Terry Pawson has released the first concept images of his proposals to revamp the jaded visitor facilities at Hastings Castle.
Plan in progress to replace legendary Wembley Way - images

These are the first images of the replacement for the legendary Wembley Way - the 1970s concrete ramp known to football fans across the globe.
PLAYGROUP APPEALS FOR IMPROVEMENT

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'Poundbury mark two' gets under way - images

Planners have given the go-ahead for a new traditional-style village in rural Hampshire - a development which has already been dubbed Poundbury Two.
PRESERVATION SHOULD NOT BE A FINANCIAL ISSUE

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Pringle blasts ODA over 'limp' green targets

RIBA president Jack Pringle has taken a swipe at the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), claiming its green targets for the London 2012 Olympics are too lax.
Pringle offers to advise government on 'Smart PFI'

RIBA president Jack Pringle has offered to brief a senior government minister on his 'Smart PFI' model in the aftermath of the devastating Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report into the Paddington Health Campus fiasco.
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PUBLIC CONSULTATION CAN MEAN SUCCESS AT ARCHWAY

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Putting a price on his practice

It is, it would seem, all about succession policy. This is the reason that Norman Foster has, for the last three months, been in talks with an elite group of financial advisors in the City of London to find a way of flogging his legendary practice, Foster and Partners.
Quick decision due on Viñoly's 'Walkie Talkie' tower

The Planning Inspectorate appears to have rushed through the scheduling of the inquiry into Raphael Viñoly's 'Walkie Talkie' tower in the City of London.
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RECONSTRUCTION SHOULD BE TRUTHFUL, NOT KITSCH

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Renzo aims to dwarf Seagram in New York

The AJ has learned that Renzo Piano is set to undertake the design of a skyscraper around 300m high on a sensitive site in New York.
Richard Hyams launches his own practice

Richard Hyams, formerly Aedas' design guru, has announced launched his new practice, ASTUDIO, just four months after walking away from the much-vaunted role at the major firm.
Richard Murphy surprised by New Year OBE

Richard Murphy has been appointed an Officer of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Years Honours List.
RING MY BELL

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RMJM reduces Liverpool tower after CABE criticism

RMJM Architects has cut down the height of its Princes Dock tower in Liverpool, following a damning report from CABE.
RMJM to build new finance HQ in Dundee - images

RMJM has won backing from the Scottish Executive to build a new headquarters in Dundee for finance giant the Alliance Trust.
Rogers pulls out of Haringey scheme

Richard Rogers Partnership (RRP) has walked away from a regeneration scheme in north London citing a 'too heavy workload'.
Rudolph home demolished despite massive opposition

A home designed by leading American Modernist Paul Rudolph has been knocked down, despite huge public opposition and a last-minute fight from the Connecticut state attorney general.
RUDOLPH LEGACY UNDER THREAT

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Schmidt Hammer Lassen lands second major British commission - image

Major Danish player Schmidt Hammer Lassen (SHL) has continued its march on Britain by landing a second major commission in less than a year.
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'Secret' alternative to Gehry's Brighton scheme on hand

Recent reports have emerged claiming that an alternative to Frank Gehry's King Alfred scheme in Brighton is waiting in the wings should the planning application fail.
SENSORY DELIGHT

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Shakespeare's church at risk

The Grade I-listed church in which William Shakespeare is believed to have worshipped is in desperate need of repairs mounting to a cost of £3-4 million.
Sheppard Robson wins planning for Bristol brewery site regeneration - images

Sheppard Robson Architects has won planning permission for this £200 million mixed-use scheme in Bristol.
Significant architectural print to go under the hammer - image

A significant piece of architectural memorabilia is going to auction in New York later this month.
Simpson 'kicked off Brunswick Tower'

Ian Simpson Architects looks to have been dropped by the developer behind the controversial and much-troubled Brunswick Quay skyscraper scheme in Liverpool.
SIMPSON 'OFF BRUNSWICK SCHEME'

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Simpson still not home and dry after Manchester super-casino win - image

Ian Simpson could be in line to get his hands on Britain's first super-casino following this morning's surprise announcement that Manchester had been chosen as the location for a Las Vegas-style gambling Mecca.
SKETCHBOOK - PETER MURRAY

Photograph of a gathering held in memory of former AJ editor Colin Boyne, who died last year. By Peter Murray
SKETCHBOOK - ROBERT ADAM

Sketch for a bronze column capital for the Millennium Pavilion, Hampshire.
SKETCHBOOK - ZOË FUDGE

Sketches for a project on the redesign of the Architecture Foundation, produced as part of the Bartlett Architecture Diploma course in 2005.
SMALL PROJECTS - PART 1

All the projects published in our two-part Small Projects feature were built for less than £250,000. The second part will be published next week. The work will be exhibited at the RIBA headquarters at Portland Place, London, in February.
SMALL PROJECTS / PART 2

All the projects published in our twopart Small Projects feature were built for less than £250,000. The first part was published last week. The work will be exhibited at the RIBA headquarters at Portland Place, London, from 6-28 February.
Spacelab to freshen up AJ's new home

Emap Communications, publisher of The Architects' Journal and The Architectural Review, has appointed Spacelab UK to work on its new office building.
Spat breaks out after CABE slams Gensler super casino plan

A bitter row has broken out between CABE and Gensler over a savage design review of proposals for a new super casino in Blackpool.
Stanton Williams faces down criticism over Sloane Square

Stanton Williams, the architect behind controversial proposals to rework west London's famous Sloane Square, has vowed to battle on despite growing opposition to the plans.
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STRUCTURE: INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

Structurally speaking, the Museum of Childhood is a superb example of a mid-Victorian iron and glass building. However, the works recently completed have less to do with its original structure than with its external envelope and entrance. The building was commissioned following the Great Exhibition of 1851 and originally stood in South Kensington on the site of what is now the V&A Museum. Conceived as a temporary structure, it was clad mainly in corrugated iron and received an overwhelmingly
Sturgis lodges new scheme in London's West End - image

Sturgis Associates has lodged this scheme in London's West End with Westminster City Council's planning department.
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Sydney Olympic legacy boss warns London over 'cash-cow venues'

The man responsible for Sydney 2000 Olympic Park's legacy has issued a warning to London's 2012 organisers over throwing cash at its main venues.
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THE CAPITAL'S SUBURBS FACE MANY CHALLENGES

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THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT

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THE SERPENTINE'S BIGGEST SURPRISE IS OPTING FOR THE OBVIOUS CHOICE

EDITORIAL
THERE IS A NEW TREND TOWARDS PROJECT-BASED COURSES

TECHNICAL & PRACTICE
THERE IS LESS DISCUSSION OF, SAY, SUPERMARKETS' IMPACT ON CITY CENTRES

EDITORIAL
THIS WEEK ONLINE

TECHNICAL & PRACTICE - UPDATE
THIS WEEK ONLINE

TECHNICAL & PRACTICE - UPDATE
THIS WEEK ONLINE

TECHNICAL & PRACTICE UPDATE
THURSDAY 11 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
THURSDAY 18 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
THURSDAY 4 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
Trade union formalises move to recruit architects

Construction trade union UCATT has lodged a formal policy to recruit architects, after stating last year that it wanted to unionise the profession.
'Traditionalists' to design vast swathes of housing developments

In what can only be described as an unholy alliance, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has agreed to join forces with the Prince's Foundation, placing traditional design at its heart.
TRIAL AND RETRIBUTION

ASTRAGAL
TUESDAY 16 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
TUESDAY 23 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
TUESDAY 9 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
TWENTIETH CENTURY BOYS

ASTRAGAL
Urban Splash launches trio of competitions with Manchester bridge contest

Urban Splash has revealed the first of three major competitions planned for 2007 by launching a contest for a new bridge in its New Islington development in Manchester.
Urban Splash sets sights on Glastonbury

Glastonbury is the latest town to experience the Urban Splash effect, following an agreement to redevelop a former tannery site in the area.
Urban Splash wins cash boost at Park Hill

Urban Splash has hurdled a major milestone in its bid to revamp the Grade II*-listed 1960s Park Hill flats in Sheffield city centre.
URBIS LIGHTING AJ ENQUIRY 206

PRODUCTS
Warning over Olympic affect on property market

A leading property expert has warned that the vast Olympics construction project is likely to have a negative effect on the commercial property market.
WEDNESDAY 10 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
WEDNESDAY 24 JANUARY

BREAKING NEWS DAILY
Westgate House to be demolished

Newcastle's notorious Westgate House, one of the buildings highlighted by George Ferguson's campaign to introduce 'X-listing' is set to go to the bulldozers by the end of this month.
WHAT ARCHITECTURE CAN DO FOR BIRDS

LETTERS
WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON?

WEBWATCH
Wind turbines disappear from Palestra roof

The wind turbines on top of Will Alsop's Palestra building in Southwark, south London, have been taken down less than five months after being installed.
With 2,012 days to go, ODA promises greenest Olympics ever

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has unveiled its plans to stage the 'greenest' Olympics to date, with 2,012 days to go until the London 2012 Games.
Wrecking ball looms over Preston bus garage

The final nail appears to have been hammered into the coffin of the soon-to-be bulldozed Brutalist bus station in Preston.

Architects JournalJanuary 2007

Architects Journal
January 2007