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Haworth Tompkins wins Bristol Old Vic overhaul contest
Young Vic architect Haworth Tompkins has seen off an impressive shortlist to overhaul Bristol’s Old Vic theatre
RIBA South West Regional Awards shortlist announced
Schemes by Wilkinson Eyre, Burwell Deakins and Ferguson Mann have been named the among 18 projects shortlisted for regional awards by RIBA South West
Jamie Fobert Architects bags approval for Tate extension
Jamie Fobert Architects has bagged planning permission for its £13.5 million extension to the Tate St Ives.
Top theatre architects lined up for Bristol Old Vic revamp
Young Vic architect Haworth Tompkins has been named on an impressive, six-strong shortlist in the contest to overhaul Bristol’s Old Vic
Major museum revamp plans land lottery cash
Museum redevelopment projects by Foster + Partners, John Pawson, ZMMA and Cooper Cromar have received a cash boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)
Buildings
Green Orchard, Gloucestershire, by Paul Archer Design
[5 houses by 5 practices] This week the AJ features five houses: three in England, one on the Isle of Man, another in Ireland, each marked by a unique materiality, whether in stone, roughcast, timber or mirrored metal
Designscape reveals Victorian lodge extension
Bath-based Designscape Architects’ house extension in Somerset was shortlisted for a RIBA Regional Award last month
Roman ruins: FCBS unwraps Cotswolds visitor centre
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studio’s shelter protecting the ruins of Chedworth Roman Villa in the Cotswolds has been shortlisted for a RIBA Regional Award
Mitchell Taylor Workshop unwraps Swanage recycling depot
Mitchell Taylor Workshop has completed a 461m2 recycling centre within an area of outstanding natural beauty on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula
Pillar talk: Cowshed, Shatwell Farm by Stephen Taylor Architects
Farms and architecture with a capital ‘A’ rarely go hand in hand, but one cowshed’s dry mix concrete colonnade is a notable exception, writes Felix Mara. Photography by David Grandorge
Practices
New practices: Tonic Architecture
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy
New practices: Invisible Studio
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy
New Practices #68: mor_architecture
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy
Awards
RIBA South West Regional Awards shortlist announced
Schemes by Wilkinson Eyre, Burwell Deakins and Ferguson Mann have been named the among 18 projects shortlisted for regional awards by RIBA South West
Competitions
Haworth Tompkins wins Bristol Old Vic overhaul contest
Young Vic architect Haworth Tompkins has seen off an impressive shortlist to overhaul Bristol’s Old Vic theatre
Students
Student Shows 2012: University of Bath Department of Architecture
Sahiba Chadha is surprised by the maturity of Bath’s output
Student Shows 2012: University of the West of England Architecture School
Rob Gregory sees incredibly creative and convincing work at the UWE show
Student Shows 2012: University of Plymouth School of Architecture
Mark Pearson is engaged by post-industrial Plymouth
Former Plymouth head slapped with £1,000 ARB fine
The former head of architecture at Plymouth University has been fined £1,000 by the ARB’s Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) after being found guilty of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’
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