Architects Journal
Mark Wilding
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YRM nuclear plans pass planning hurdle
24-Nov-2011
Plans for a £10 billion nuclear power station at Hinkley Point designed by YRM moved a step forward this week after EDF Energy secured permission for preparatory work at the site. -
In pictures: Eric Kuhne and Todd's Belfast Titanic visitor centre takes shape
9-Aug-2011
Eric Kuhne & Associates and Todd Architects’ Titanic visitor centre in Belfast has reached a major milestone after its aluminium cladding was lifted into place -
Hopkins reveals first UK residential scheme for 30 years
8-Aug-2011
Hopkins Architects has revealed details of its first UK residential project to be proposed since The Hopkins House was completed in 1976 -
Work starts on Jestico + Whiles' free school project
8-Aug-2011
Construction work has started on Jestico + Whiles’ Stour Valley Community School in Suffolk -
Broadway Malyan reveals £6bn Baghdad masterplan
8-Aug-2011
Broadway Malyan has revealed images of its £6 billion masterplan for the creation of New Sadr City in the capital of Iraq -
Public sector asset map marks government sales drive
8-Aug-2011
A map showing 180,000 publicly owned property assets has been published by the government in a move that could prompt widespread sales to the private sector -
At a glance: The latest London Plan
5-Aug-2011
London mayor Boris Johnson has published the latest London Plan, setting out policies to guide development in the capital for the next 20 years -
Market fears lead to heavy losses for built environment sector
5-Aug-2011
Architecture, construction and real estate firms saw dramatic losses yesterday amid market chaos and fears of a second recession sparked by fears over US and Eurozone economies. -
Opposition to Foster's island airport plan
4-Aug-2011
A Norman Foster proposal to build the world’s biggest airport and transport hub in the Thames Estuary is facing opposition from councillors and environment groups -
Graduates win design competition at Riverside One site
3-Aug-2011
Three architecture graduates have won a competition to design a timber hut which will be built at the former Middlehaven docks, site of the £200 million Riverside One development in Middlesbrough -
Chipperfield misses out on New Holland Island contract
3-Aug-2011
David Chipperfield Architects has lost its bid to design the £225 million New Holland Island project in St Petersburg, Russia -
Boris criticised after dropping affordable housing target
3-Aug-2011
London mayor Boris Johnson has come under fire after rejecting calls for an affordable housing percentage target in the recently published London Plan -
Cost blamed for drop in applications to study architecture
3-Aug-2011
Architecture’s popularity as a degree subject has fallen year on year despite rising numbers of university applications overall, statistics from UCAS have revealed -
Foster + Partners reveals Thames Estuary airport plans
1-Aug-2011
Foster + Partners has produced plans for the world’s biggest airport to be built in the Thames Estuary -
Pickles dressed down by CLG select committee
1-Aug-2011
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has been slammed by an influential cross-party group of MPs for his response to their concerns about planning reforms -
Rogers wins Geneva Airport project
1-Aug-2011
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has been selected to design the £270 million Aile Est terminal at Geneva Airport -
Design triumphs in draft NPPF
28-Jul-2011
Architects and planners alike are celebrating the release of the National Planning Policy Framework for its emphasis on local decision-making and innovative design -
Essence of Engineering exhibition open at the Building Centre
27-Jul-2011
The Architects’ Journal and Price & Myers’ Essence of Engineering exhibition opened at the Building Centre on Store Street in London last week -
Green light for Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands at 120 Moorgate
27-Jul-2011
[First look] Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has secured planning permission for a 19,000m² office development on the edge of Finsbury Circus in London -
National Planning Policy Framework: the verdict
27-Jul-2011
Industry bodies and campaigners have been clamouring to offer their views on the government’s planning framework, revealing a wide range of opinion on the likely effect of the reforms -
Zaha Hadid completes Olympic Aquatics Centre
27-Jul-2011
Construction of the Olympic Aquatics Centre, designed by Zaha Hadid, has completed, a year before the start of the London 2012 Games and just over three years since construction started -
Crown Estate to fund coastal regeneration
26-Jul-2011
A coastal regeneration fund financed by the Crown Estate has been announced by the Treasury -
Welsh design improves but still more to do, says watchdog
26-Jul-2011
Design quality in Wales is steadily improving but standards still need to be raised, according to the Design Commission for Wales -
Brian Waters appointed as National Planning Forum chair
25-Jul-2011
The National Planning Forum has appointed architect and planner Brian Waters as chair -
Mayor publishes reworked London Plan
25-Jul-2011
London mayor Boris Johnson has published a revised edition of the London Plan which aims to shape the capital’s spatial development strategy for the next 20 years -
Atkins wins RIBA Competition for new Qatar school
28-Jun-2011
Atkins has won the RIBA contest to design the new Sherborne Qatar School in Doha -
New London plan clears major hurdle
4-May-2011
The replacement London plan has been declared sound by an inspector after a public examination -
Fears over post-war listings as CABE role is axed
3-May-2011
Fears have been raised about a lack of architectural expertise in the listed building process after it emerged that CABE will no longer advise on decisions -
Holder Mathias wins go ahead for East Sussex seaside flats
3-May-2011
[First look + plans] Nine luxury apartments in Rottingdean, designed by Holder Mathias, have been granted planning permission by Brighton and Hove Council -
Glenigan: Housing market slumps
28-Apr-2011
The housing market has suffered a dramatic slump since this time last year, according to construction industry tracker Glenigan -
AJ100 practices shed fewer jobs
28-Apr-2011
The number of UK architects employed by the country’s top 100 practices continues to fall – but the rate of decline has slowed significantly, according to the 2011 AJ100 survey results -
Foster's CITIC bank headquarters takes shape
27-Apr-2011
[First look] Work has started on CITIC Bank’s new headquarters in Hangzhou, China - a 100m-tall skyscraper designed by Foster + Partners -
RMJM could lose Europe’s highest tower job
27-Apr-2011
RMJM’s involvement in plans for Europe’s tallest tower looks uncertain after energy giant Gazprom revealed it will talk to other practices about redesigning its controversial Okhta scheme on a new site in St Petersburg -
Design team named for Welsh attraction overhaul
27-Apr-2011
Purcell Miller Tritton (PMT) and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) will oversee the redevelopment of Wales’ most visited heritage attraction, St Fagans National History Museum. -
Qatari Diar eyes up Battersea power station
27-Apr-2011
Battersea Power Station could be sold to the Qatari royal family as a result of ongoing discussions about the £500m site’s future -
World’s most powerful laser building to be designed by BFLS
26-Apr-2011
The world’s most powerful laser will be housed in a building designed by BFLS after the European Commission gave the green light to its construction -
Green light for Squire and Partners’ Piccadilly scheme
26-Apr-2011
[First look] Squire and Partners’ plans for a mixed-use scheme in Piccadilly, London, have been granted planning permission by Westminster City Council -
Architects remain uncertain while unemployment continues to fall
21-Apr-2011
Architecture practices are still uncertain about the sector’s prospects, but government statistics show unemployment among architects is continuing to fall -
TP Bennett strengthens interior design division
21-Apr-2011
Design practice TP Bennett has recruited former Scott Brownrigg interiors director Pernille Stafford to help expand its interior design division -
Grimshaw's London Bridge station revamp unveiled
21-Apr-2011
Designs for the redevelopment of London Bridge railway station have been published by Network Rail -
PPS7 clause facing the axe
10-Mar-2011
Architects have called on the government to protect the Planning Policy Statement 7 (PPS7) ‘contemporary country house clause’ amid fears it could be scrapped as part of wide-ranging planning reforms -
Shapps slams ‘identikit Legoland’ homes
9-Mar-2011
Housing minister Grant Shapps has urged the Design Council to end the domination of England’s suburbs by ‘identikit Legoland homes’ -
Rejection for RIBA mandatory design review bid
8-Mar-2011
Calls for developers to be forced to take on board comments from design review panels have been rejected by the government -
Neighbourhood forum changes afoot
8-Mar-2011
Changes to the government’s plans for neighbourhood forums are being considered, decentralisation minister Greg Clark has told MPs -
Atkins completes Northumbria University Sport Central building
8-Mar-2011
[First look + plans] Atkins has completed this £30m sports and research facility for Northumbria University in Newcastle -
Cable attacks ‘bizarre’ planning rules
7-Mar-2011
Business secretary Vince Cable has launched a scathing attack on the planning system, describing it as ‘bizarre’ and an ‘impediment to growth’
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