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Ian Ritchie - Apology

6-Oct-2006
Today's story 'Ritchie rejected in Thames Gateway' was based on a misunderstanding by The Architects' Journal.
Architects warned of scam threat

9-Aug-2006
Architects in contact with the Office for Government Commerce (OGC) are being warned about a swindle currently being worked by fraudsters.
Work starts on Classical Armed Forces Memorial - images

4-Aug-2006
Liam O'Connor's Classical designs for a new Armed Forces Memorial are starting on site today.
Wembley 'to miss yet another FA Cup deadline'

1-Aug-2006
Work on Foster and Partners and HOK Sports' new Wembley Stadium project is 'unlikely' to be ready for next year's FA cup final, the contractor Multiplex has admitted to the Australian Stock Exchange.
Architect cleared of 'bug death' charges

31-Jul-2006
Council architect Gillian Beckingham has been cleared of manslaughter charges, following the UK's worst outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease.
Latest wave of Elephant and Castle schemes revealed - images

22-Jun-2006
These are the first images of a new wave of replacement housing schemes in the heart of the massive Elephant and Castle regeneration zone in south London.
Legionnaires' charge architect 'was responsible for deadly air-conditioning unit'

9-Jun-2006
An architect facing prosecution over the death of seven people from Legionnaires' disease cancelled a contract that would have ensured tests were carried out to prevent the development of the infection, a court has heard.
Parliament to be warned over Crossrail 'sinking buildings' fear

5-Jun-2006
Parliament is to be told how the proposed £12 billion Crossrail link under London could still sink Britain's Museum of Immigration and Diversity in Spitalfields, east London.
Architects take hammering from quantity surveyors over Part L

22-May-2006
Architects will struggle to design to budget as new Part L rules take hold, a survey of quantity surveyors has warned.
Residents relaunch attack on planned Poundbury expansion

16-May-2006
The row over the extension of the Prince of Wales' model village of Poundbury reignited this week after a local campaign group attacked West Dorset District Council over a new planning document.
Labour attacks Tory record on regeneration

10-Apr-2006
Labour Party chairman Ian McCartney ( pictured) has warned that urban regeneration across Britain would be reversed if the Tories returned to power.
New planning regulations place control on casino opportunities

14-Mar-2006
The government has issued new planning rules which aim to govern growth in the new era of the British 'supercasino'.
Ken casts doubt over Wembley cup final for 2006

22-Dec-2005
London mayor Ken Livingstone has added further doubts to the claim that Foster and Partners and HOK Sports' Wembley Stadium will be ready in time for next year's FA Cup Final.
Pressure on Japanese architects intensifies as earthquake data scandal deepens

21-Dec-2005
Japanese police yesterday searched offices and homes at more than 100 locations in the country in connection with an architectural scandal that has left dozens of homes and hotels vulnerable to earthquakes.
Multiplex insists Wembley 'will be on time' as losses mount

19-Dec-2005
Wembley stadium contractor Multiplex warned today that it faces a further increase in losses on the flagship project.
Tsunami rebuild 'slower than expected'

12-Dec-2005
Aid agencies have conceded that the speed and quality of reconstruction in post-tsunami Sri Lanka is far lower than expected - despite ample funds.
Contracting giant Mowlem bought out

7-Dec-2005
One of the British construction industry's biggest names has been bought out, it was announced this morning.
Olympic construction timetable revealed

28-Nov-2005
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympics have been handed a 'master schedule' to guide development in the run-up to the Games.
Health and safety charge architect will not face further punishment

25-Nov-2005
An architect who was fined £500 and ordered to pay £1,000 costs following a health and safety prosecution, yesterday escaped any further punishment from the ARB Professional Conduct Committee (PCC).
AJ reporter wins young journalist award

25-Nov-2005
AJ reporter Rob Sharp has won the International Building Press (IBP) Young Journalist of the Year award.
Senior Olympic delivery team completed as English Partnerships boss appointed

23-Nov-2005
The former head of the company which built projects for the 2000 Sydney Olympics was today put in charge of building venues and facilities for the London 2012 Games.
Northern Irish PFI police scheme costs rocket

22-Nov-2005
The value of one of Northern Ireland's highest-profile PFI schemes has suddenly shot up by over £50 million.
Salford flats face demolition after council acts over 35cm discrepancy

22-Nov-2005
A £1.5 million luxury apartment block by Bury-based William J Holt Architects could be bulldozed - because it is less than half a metre too tall.
'Greenwich Peninsula is on track,' vows government

18-Nov-2005
The government has vowed that the Farrell's-masterplanned regeneration of the Greenwich Peninsula will prove to be a major success.
Darling plans towering transformation in Sutton

15-Nov-2005
Darling Associates has submitted this £36.8 million proposal for a pair of towers in the south London suburb of Sutton.
Foster gets going in Boston

15-Nov-2005
Site work has commenced on Foster and Partners' masterplan for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Trio win hi-tech science park prize

10-Nov-2005
Studio Egret West, Hawkins-Brown and Grant Associates have won a competition to design the second phase of a major science park in Nottingham.
Alsop railway station gets green light

8-Nov-2005
This £11.5 million Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station by Alsop Design at Stratford in east London has started on site.
Powerful parliamentary committee to scrutinise Diana fountain

2-Nov-2005
The House of Commons' Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will today launch its investigation into the widespread failings of Gustafson Porter's Diana memorial fountain.
EH gives surprise support to Nouvel's St Paul's project

1-Nov-2005
English Heritage (EH) has thrown its weight behind Jean Nouvel's contentious scheme for a site adjacent to St Paul's Cathedral.
Latest London Eye legal battle ends with victory to South Bank

27-Oct-2005
The latest round in the legal battle between Marks Barfield's London Eye and the South Bank Centre (SBC) over rent for the iconic wheel has been won by the cultural quango.
Government held to account over Diana fountain

25-Oct-2005
MPs are set to quiz government mandarins on the debacle surrounding Gustafson Porter's hugely contentious Diana Memorial Fountain.
Hemingway has his eye on home-town Morecambe

18-Oct-2005
Designer Wayne Hemingway is working up proposals for a key site in his home town of Morecambe with one of the country's leading architects.
Carey Jones wins approval for landmark office scheme

18-Oct-2005
Carey Jones has been given the green light for this office development in the heart of Redhill, Surrey.
Adjaye's bright idea for Whitechapel unveiled

18-Oct-2005
The wraps are off David Adjaye's Whitechapel Idea Store in London's East End.
'Build more homes', Tories told

4-Oct-2005
One of Britain's most important business leaders has decried the lack of affordable housing in the South East at the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool.
Toyo Ito wins RIBA Royal Gold Medal

29-Sep-2005
Japanese architect Toyo Ito has sensationally scooped the RIBA Royal Gold Medal - one of architecture's most highly prized honours.
AFL wins major planning permission in Liverpool

23-Sep-2005
AFL Architects has released these new images to mark the planning approval of this residential scheme in Liverpool.
British Council promotes UK with Egyptian building

25-Aug-2005
These are the first images of the British Council's recently completed offices in Alexandria, Egypt.
RIBA special prizes shortlists unveiled

25-Aug-2005
The shortlists for the RIBA special prizes, winners of which will be announced at this year's Stirling awards dinner on 15 October in Edinburgh, have now been announced.

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