Architects Journal
October 2009
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Aedas wins green light for hillside Dewsbury crematorium
Aedas has won the go-ahead for this £2.6 million, Cor-ten crematorium building in Dewsbury, Yorkshire -
Architects wary of council plan to block speculative schemes
Architects and planners are sceptical of proposals by Manchester City Council to stop developers applying for planning permission solely to increase the value of land -
DCM's Stonehenge Visitor Centre to start on site next Spring
English Heritage (EH) has said that construction work on Denton Corker Marshall’s (DCM) ‘cancelled’ Stonehenge Visitor Centre is likely to start on site next Spring (2012) -
Leeds Pool demolition continues as development plans abandoned
The site of John Poulson’s Leeds International Pool could remain empty for years after a proposed redevelopment evaporated -
London Plan: view framework and social housing proposals draws fire
Boris Johnson’s draft London View Management Framework (LVMF) has been slammed by local authorities worried it will hinder redevelopment -
New Practices #1: Think Architecture and Design
The first in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy -
Rain water harvesting
When water savings are specified, they must justify the system’s environmental costs, says Hattie Hartman -
RIBA to bin 'outdated' fee scale graphs
The RIBA is to drop its fee scale graphs in the latest edition of A Client’s Guide to Engaging an Architect -
RSHP's Oxley Woods housing is faulty, says resident
Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ pioneering Oxley Woods housing development is under fire from a resident following a series of manufacturing faults -
Stalled Windermere steamboat plan wastes architects’ time and money
Dozens of architects have been left heavily out of pocket following the collapse of the Windermere Steamboat Project visitor centre in Cumbria -
£200m Pinewood expansion plans rejected
South Bucks Council has rejected Arup’s plans for a £200 million mixed-use film set and residential development at Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire -
£6 million out of court settlement for Snøhetta's failed Margate centre
A Snøhetta-led design team has agreed to pay a £6 million out of court settlement to Kent County Council (KCC) over the doomed Turner Contemporary art centre in Margate -
5th Festival of Lively Architecture, Montpellier - Call for entries
On the occasion of the 5th Festival Of Lively Architecture In Montpellier, the association Champ Libre launches a call for applications for 10 installations -
6 Bevis Marks, London by Fletcher Priest
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Planning consent has been granted for this 21,370m² office building at 6 Bevis Marks, London -
Abbey Green design competition: Why Barking is special
AJ editor Kieran Long introduces the shortlisted projects and explains why Barking deserves a popular, characterful Abbey Green -
Abbey Green Shortlist: Darling Associates
The unrealised potential of Barking’s history underlies Darling Associates’ proposal for Abbey Green -
Abbey Green Shortlist: Hawkins\Brown
Hawkins\Brown approaches Abbey Green as a bio-diversity project, dividing the park into horticultural and activity sections that introduce multiple varieties of, as director Roger Hawkins puts it, ‘birds, pollen, seeds, history and humans’ -
Abbey Green Shortlist: Leit-Werk
Reconnecting Abbey Green to its surroundings and better defining its structure is leit-werk’s proposal for what has become a fractured and isolated green space. -
Abbey Green Shortlist: Lynch Architects
Abbey Green’s ancient traditions and its folk and mythic past inspire Lynch Architects’ proposals for its future -
Abbey Green Shortlist: McDowell + Benedetti
McDowell + Benedetti proposes the sculpting of sections of Abbey Green to relieve its flat monotony. -
Abbey Green Shortlist: Tonkin Liu
Tonkin Liu’s proposal for Abbey Green draws on the patterns of its monastic heritage -
Abbey Green: The Entries - Part 1
All of the submitted design proposals for the Abbey Green competition -
Abbey Green: The Entries - Part 2
All of the submitted design proposals for the Abbey Green competition -
Abbey Green: The Entries - Part 3
All of the submitted design proposals for the Abbey Green competition -
Abraham Darby Sport & Learning Academy, Telford by BDP
[FIRST LOOK] BDP has won the commission to design the new Abraham Darby Sport & Learning Academy at Ironbridge in Telford -
Acme head to the hills with Weilburg project
London-based practice Acme has unveiled these images of a proposed 19,200m2 mixed-use shopping and housing development in the town of Weilburg, Germany -
Address book: Hyen Design
Hyen Design is a young, energetic team that specialises in interior and architectural design. Here, they reveal some of their key contacts… -
Adjaye, Arad and Kapoor artworks on the cheap at RCA Secret
RCA Secret is an annual contemporary art exhibition and sale consisting of around 2,500 original postcard-sized artworks, made and donated by professionals - plus up-and-coming students from the Royal College of Art -
Agulhas Lighthouse, Cape Town, South Africa by Nightingale Architects
[FIRST LOOK] Nightingale Architects has revealed its concept designs for the new Agulhas Lighthouse Development near Cape Town -
AJ Exclusive: Affordable homes kept at Chelsea Barracks
Dixon Jones, Squire and Partners and Kim Wilkie Associates’ new masterplan for Chelsea Barracks sticks to the affordable housing pledge originally made in Richard Rogers’ scrapped plans -
AJ exclusive: final permanent Olympic venue revealed
The AJ can exclusively reveal the designs for the last permanent venue on the Olympic Park, Stanton Williams Architects-designed Eton Manor -
AJ launches new design inspiration site NOTEBOOK
The Architects’ Journal can reveal NOTEBOOK, a new site to bring together the ideas of AJ readers -
Allies and Morrison Paddington development goes to planning
Development Securities has submitted a ‘reserved matters’ planning application for the Allies and Morrison designed Four and Five Kingdom Street project in Paddington -
Allies and Morrison wins planning for £1.5bn Coventry masterplan
Allies and Morrison’s huge Friargate development opposite Coventry train station has been given the green light by the local authority -
Andres Duany signs up to drive for sustainable communities
The internationally acclaimed designer will be working on plans for low-carbon Scottish communities -
Architect guilty of attempting to murder wife
An architect who tried to smother his third wife with a pillow is facing jail after being found guilty of attempted murder -
Architect struck off after causing distress to friend's family
The Architects’ Registration Board (ARB) has ‘erased’ London-based Olatunji Olagunju from the register after finding him guilty of professional misconduct -
Architects wanted for new TV series
Are you involved in restoring a historic gem - if so you, and the building, could become the star of a new BBC show -
Architecture graduate unemployment reaches new high
Less than half of all architecture graduates are in employment six months after graduation -
Architecture Now! Restaurants & Bars
Philip Jodido serves up yet another set of projects in the latest edition of the Architecture Now! series, Restaurants & Bars -
Article 25 to auction works by Foster, Vinoly, Hadid and Emin
Fast-growing built environment charity, Article 25, is in final preparations for an art exhibition and auction to be held in London on Thursday 3 December -
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford by Rick Mather
Rick Mather gives Felix Mara a tour of his refurbished, expanded and well-articulated museum. Photography by Richard Bryant -
Atkins supports flood defence warning
Atkins has called on the Government to heed warnings made by the Environment Agency about the potential long-term damage from not investing in flood defences -
Avanti Systems - a division of SAS International
Avanti’s Solare 60/60 is one of the highest fire specification fully glazed, dry-jointed relocatable partitioning systems in the industry. It is tested at an overall height of three metres for 60 minutes integrity and 60 minutes insulation, setting a new industry standard. -
Battersea developers unveil £5.5bn plan
Developer Treasury Holdings UK is confident that a planning application for a £5.5 billion scheme to redevelop Battersea Power Station in London will be agreed by Wandsworth council -
BDP records huge rise in profits
The UK’s second-largest practice has reported a 200 per cent rise in profits as well as steady revenue levels for the year -
BDP remains on £700m ex-Grosvenor scheme
BDP Architects will continue to work on the £700 million Preston Tithebarn scheme, despite co-developer Grosvenor withdrawing from the project today -
Bennetts' New Street Square green wall lives on
Teething issues with a wall of plants (pictured) at Bennetts Associates’ New Street Square office complex in central London have been addressed, says director Rab Bennetts -
Berman Guedes Stretton makes splash at Natural History museum
[IMAGES + PROJECT DATA] Work has completed on the £550,000 refurbishment of the toilets at London’s Natural History Museum -
Big hitters to fight Tory 'localism' proposals
Some of the UK’s biggest property companies have banded together to lobby against Conservative local planning policies, according to reports -
Boris: Nine Elms developers won't pay Crossrail levy
Developers involved in the regeneration of the Nine Elms area of South London, which is to include 16,000 new homes, are to escape paying the Crossrail levy -
Boris's London Plan: 'Ideologically incoherent, but in some ways very pragmatic'
The reasoning behind Boris Johnson’s development decisions is a guessing game, says Kieran Long -
Brazilian goldmine for UK architects unveiled
A report by UK Trade & Investment highlights a wealth of work for British architects to be won from the Brazil FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Rio Olympics 2016 -
British Embassy, Warsaw, Poland by Tony Fretton Architects
Tony Fretton’s British embassy in Warsaw shuns symbolism for an assured and intuitive rigour. The result is a timeless building that keeps it secrets close, says Kieran Long. Photography by Peter Cook -
British Film Institute, London
The British Film Institute (BFI) is seeking an architect to design its ambitious new Film Centre on London’s South Bank -
British firm in final three to redesign Chinese town
Jordan + Bateman Architects has revealed its plans for the masterplan of the Chinese town of Qiang Jaio, south of Shanghai -
Bryant Priest Newman to oversee £1.15 million revamp of Lubetkin's Dudley Zoo
Birmingham’s Bryant Priest Newman is drawing up plans to renovate four Tecton structures at the 1937 Dudley Zoological Gardens (DZG) -
CABE announces new design review network
CABE and eight regional design review panels have affiliated to make a national network of design review panels -
CABE attacks Spurs stadium redevelopment plans
The government’s design watchdog has heavily criticised proposals to build shops and homes around a new 56,000-seat stadium for Tottenham Hotspur in North London -
CABE criticism can't stop Aedas’ Birmingham skyscraper
Aedas’ 56-storey Regal Tower has landed planning permission despite having come in for savage criticism from CABE -
CABE hails Tottenham Court Crossrail station as 'exciting new landmark'
CABE’s Crossrail design review panel has welcomed Stanton Williams and Hawkins\Brown’s proposed new station at Tottenham Court Road -
Candys sue Qataris over Chelsea barracks
The owner of the Chelsea barracks redevelopment in London is being sued by property tycoons Nick and Christian Candy for £1 million in unpaid fees -
Capital Gate, Abu Dhabi by RMJM
[FIRST LOOK] Abu Dhabi’s own leaning tower, Capital Gate, has topped out its central core at its final height of 160 metres -
Cartwright Pickard unveil Living Steel prototype
[FIRST LOOK] Cartwright Pickard Architects has revealed its steel-framed global ‘housing solution’ for emerging communities -
Cavendish Avenue House, Cambridge, by Mole Architects
A one-off design by Mole Architects combined with the homeowner’s decorative taste has created a beautiful example of domestic architecture, says Kester Rattenbury. Photography by David Butler -
Chipperfield and Fretton on impressive V&A extension shortlist
The Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) has unveiled an exciting 10-strong shortlist for a new £28 million underground addition to its West London home in Exhibition Road -
Cliff House, Kent by Foster Lomas
[IMAGES + PROJECT DATA] London-based practice Foster Lomas has won permission for this cliff-edge house on the south coast of Kent -
Colerne Primary School, near Bath, Mitchell Taylor Workshop
[FIRST LOOK] The Mitchell Taylor Workshop is about to submit a planning application for this £300,000 dining hall and kitchen at Colerne Primary School near Bath -
ColladoCollins submits Tesco plans
ColladoCollins has submitted final plans for Tesco’s 450-home development in Bromley-by-Bow, east London -
Competition: Islington Council housing project
Architects are invited to submit cutting-edge designs for a new council house project in Islington -
Competition: Visitor's Centre for a Military Cemetery
Time is running out to enter a competition to design an ‘interpretation centre’ for Lijssenthoek Military Centre in Poperinge, Belgium -
Construction output continues to fall
The construction industry is set to see a continuing fall in output until 2011 despite wider signs that the economy is recovering -
Copper Kalzip blends well
Over 800m² of straight and tapered copper Kalzip sheets were installed on the complex roof of the impressive new Burns Monument Centre in Kay Park, Kilmarnock by Teamkal contractor, CDW Ltd. East Ayrshire Council Asset Improvement Service appointed Hunter Clarke Ltd as the main contractor and specified copper Kalzip as it would blend in well with the centre’s natural stonework. -
Crap Cycle Lanes: Astragal's book of the month
Architects come up against short-sighted planning on a daily basis – not least when they get on their bikes -
Curtain Road development, east London by Toh Shimazaki Architecture
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Toh Shimazaki Architecture has won planning permission for this 4,366m², eight-storey mixed-use project in east London -
David Chipperfield in conversation with Jonathan Sergison
David Chipperfield talks to his former employee and co-founder of Sergison Bates, Jonathan Sergison about his methodology, working in Europe and his new exhibition at the Design Museum -
David Chipperfield's Home Sour Home
After complaining about the poor state of UK planning and competitions at the opening of his recent Design Museum exhibition, David Chipperfield has yet another reason to lament the state of architecture in London -
David Taylor rejects Shard allegations
Regeneration big-hitter David Taylor has rejected allegations he lobbied John Prescott to approve the Renzo Piano-designed Shard skyscraper – and potentially earn himself a £1 million fee -
Deconstructing the Tory conference, one bleating meaningless platitude at a time
Ian Martin swops Posh Whining Liberal for Meritocratic Whining Bastard -
Design contests on cards for £300 million Chesterfield Waterside
Developer Urbo has said it is looking to launch design competitions for a number of key scheme within its 25ha Chesterfield Waterside Project -
Design Watchdog gives cautious backing to Hoskins' £1 billion Trump golf course
Architecture + Design Scotland (A+DS) has given a muted thumbs up to Gareth Hoskins Architects’ detailed masterplan for Donald Trump’s contentious £1 billion golf course in Menie, north of Aberdeen -
Dixon Jones' Kings Place wins British Council of Offices 'Oscar'
The British Council of Offices (BCO) has given its top honour to Dixon Jones’ Kings Place development in London -
Dude, where's my Ferrari?
Anyone watching the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on the BBC on Sunday may have noticed a rather large, red carapace in the background of certain shots -
Ecophon Acoustic Wall Panel System
Ecophon’s Wall Panel system offers more than just a sound absorption system. With its innovative corners, profiles and panels, it is possible to create exciting features in colour, design and shape. -
Ecophon Master™ Baffle
For applications where a traditional acoustic suspended ceiling are not possible or desired. Ecophon Master Baffles are the perfect solution. -
Europe's largest estate gets go ahead for £2.4bn regen
The Secretary of State’s Planning Inspector has given the green light for the £2.4 billion regeneration of the Aylesbury estate in South London -
Exhibition: The Age of the Marvellous
Featuring over 60 works of art, most of them produced for the exhibition, The Age of the Marvellous brings the Wunderkammer to Westminster -
Ex-Lighthouse chief to head Edinburgh Book Festival
The former executive director of the collapsed Lighthouse in Glasgow has been appointed director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. -
Extra £800,000 for East London Green Grid
A further £800,000 investment from the London Development Agency has been secured by the award-winning East London Green Grid -
Factory Visit: Sustainable hot-dip galvanising
Hot-dip galvanising is a technique that is more than 200 years old, yet it remains highly relevant to modern building -
Farrell sets out Thames Gateway vision
Terry Farrell has set out his Core Vision for the Thames Gateway in a bid to help shape the future strategy for the area over the next 40 years -
Fee survey graphs: How RIBA damaged architecture
By dropping its fee survey graph the RIBA risks devaluing high quality work, says Kieran Long -
First look at Bexhill-on-Sea windshelter finalists
The AJ can exclusively reveal the designs by the ten shortlisted practices in the Bexhill-on-Sea windshelter and kiosk contest -
First look: Leeds’ Granary Wharf takes two steps towards completion
Work is nearing completion on this three-building development next to Leeds station, featuring schemes by CZWG, Allies and Morrison and Carey Jones. -
First look: Michael Aukett unveils plans for 100 Cheapside
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Michael Aukett Architects has released images of its proposal for this new commercial building in central London -
First Look: Newry Railway Station, Northern Ireland by Robinson McIlwaine Architects
[IMAGES] After a 14-year wait, Newry finally has a new train station designed by Robinson McIlwaine Architects -
Five things to do today: 12 October
Monday Morning Breakfast - LED Firefly - Origami Tea - Human Dominoes - Monday Evening Wine -
Five things to do today: 13 October
Bike rides - Barbara Walker - Frieze Art Fair - Star Wars - Joyous Machines -
Five things to do today: 14 October
Wonderful Wind Turbines - Abstract America - Chairs made from unexpected things - Fancy teabags - Darwin-inspired art -
Five things to do today: 15 October
Water-Land: Deptford Creek - Recycled toy sculptures - Urban culture trails - Young architect of the year award - Patterns and prints -
Five things to do today: 16 October
Marvellous muffins - Frieze art fair - Telling tales - Handmade - Video: Tama Art University Library -
Five things to do today: 5 October
Edible glow-in-the-dark jelly - Andy Warhol at the Tate Modern - Volcano Boarding - Recession Art Show - Werner Herzog London Film Screenings -
Five things to do today: 6 October
Silly inventions from the 1950s - Beatles to Bowie: The 1960s exposed - Jan Kaplický, 1937-2009 - Mikal Hameed uses rubbish to make music - Be inspired by evolution -
Five things to do today: 7 October
Anish Kapoor and wax - French Vogue covers 1920-2009 - Reverse graffiti - Bombay Sapphire Dusk Bar - Trafalgar Square’s Fourth plinth -
Five things to do today: 8 October
Funny money - New reader - Future Fashion Now - The Best of British - Be inspired by evolution -
Five things to do today: 9 October
Shortlist for the Abbey Green competition - Brick Lane Curry Festival - Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler - Lost an Earring - Broadway Market -
Foster frozen out at Frieze
Norman Foster paid £150,000 for a Grayson Perry at Frieze Art Fair - but Paris gallerist Emmanuel Perrotin’s statue of Foster didn’t make out quite so well -
Foster's new routemaster not big enough - say RAC and Labour
Plans to scrap bendy buses and introduce new routemasters - to be designed by Foster + Partners and Aston Martin - have come under fire from the Labour party -
Gateshead's Derwent Tower to be demolished
The Derwent Tower in the Dunston area of Gateshead – beset with problems and condemned as ‘all that was wrong with the past’ – is to be pulled down -
Gehry gets the boot
It looks like Zaha Hadid finally has some competition in the architect-designed-footwear arena -
Geoff Wilkinson on The Loft Conversion Project Guide
The Regs: The Loft Conversion Project Guide aims to iron out common faults, says Geoff Wilkinson, a building regulations expert and former vice-chair of the Association of Consulting Approved Inspectors (ACAI) -
Government cancels BFI film centre
The government has pulled its £45 million contribution to the British Film Institute’s (BFI) new film centre project on London’s south bank -
Government freezes planning fees
The government has lent a helping hand to the construction industry by freezing planning application and appeal fees for one year in a bid to stimulate new projects -
Government listing decision paves way for Make's Battersea towers
National Grid’s plans to redevelop a ‘landmark’ gasholder in Battersea could proceed following a decision by DCMS to grant the site immunity from listing -
Green light for Cartwright Pickard's Wakefield Council HQ
[FIRST LOOK] Cartwright Pickard Architects’ proposal for new civic offices for Wakefield Council has been secured -
Green light for Re-Format's sixth form centre
Re-Format has received planning consent for a new sixth form centre for Finchley Catholic High School -
Greenwich Olympic venue scrapped
The Olympic Board has agreed to use Wembley Arena rather than build a new temporary venue on the North Greenwich Peninsula -
Grimshaw’s ETFE rail bridge steams ahead
The ETFE cladding is taking shape on Atkins and Grimshaw Architects’ Newport station scheme in Wales -
Haggerston Baths restoration
Architectural and Design Team leadership services are required for the restoration of the Haggerston Baths, a public bath house in the London Borough of Hackney -
Happenstance: Photographer David Solomons' retrospective opens in London
The London photographer David Solomons’ first solo retrospective is now open at the Oxford House Gallery in East London -
HCA and EH guide places emaphasis on site's historic character
A new ‘how-to’ guide published by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and English Heritage has placed the historic charcter of the site at the heart of its approach to masterplanning -
HCA announce £207 million Kickstart funding for 91 projects
The government has announced the first round of Kickstart funding for 91 housing schemes stalled by the recession -
'Here's what you could have won': Roche tempts Blackpool with Illuminations Museum
Architect Chris Roche is hoping the public will support his proposals for a new museum to showcase Blackpool’s annual Illuminations display -
Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff Bay by Capita
Capita’s concert hall in Cardiff Bay is a unique hybrid of recording studio and concert hall -
Hourly rates remain static despite recession
Sole architect practitioners are charging the same hourly rate as they did last year, while quantity surveyors have seen large falls in their fees, new figures have revealed -
How to pick a Stirling Prize winner
Rory Olcayto goes behind the scenes on the 2009 judges’ tour -
I M Pei wins RIBA Gold Medal
Chinese-born American architect I M Pei has landed one of the industry’s most prestigious prizes – the RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal -
Ian Martin. The Great Civil War of Epic Space is now a theoretical certainty
Ian Martin enjoys the Jazz Architecture Awards aftermath -
Icopal’s plan is PVC
Building membranes specialist Icopal has extended its range of singly-ply waterproofing solutions with the launch of its Monarplan PVC system for new-build and refurbished roofs. -
In Pictures: London Bridge 800 competition winners
All of the designs for the recent London Bridge ideas competition will be exhibited in the CUBE Gallery in Manchester -
In pictures: New Covent Garden Market revealed
The first plans for the 57-acre Garden at New Covent Garden Market development in Nine Elms, Vauxhall have been revealed -
In pictures: Stirling Prize 2009
Hundreds of architects gathered in London to see Richard Rogers’ Maggie’s Centre win the Stirling Prize 2009 -
In pictures: Transmission sculpture shortlisted for Olympic Park
The Mayor of London has revealed a shortlist of artists to come up with an iconic sculpture for the Olympic Park, including a 120m electricity pylon -
INTO University of Exeter development by Lacey Hickie Caley
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS] This £40 million development has been commissioned for international students studying at the INTO University of Exeter on the University’s Streatham campus -
Jude Barber on issues of gender in architecture
Opinion: Gender equality is part of a wider battle for improved conditions, says Jude Barber -
Judge throws out Doon Street tower challenge
A man who claims he will be living in the shadow of Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ proposed 43-storey Doon Street tower at London’s Waterloo should have complained earlier, a High Court judge has ruled. -
Kawneer launches a first in window systems
A genuine first in commercial window systems has been launched by architectural aluminium systems supplier Kawneer. -
Kieran Long on the Olympic Park art proposal
Leader: The Olympic Park art proposal proves how little we know about public space, says Kieran Long -
Kieran Long on the Stirling Prize jury, and why the Maggie's Centre won
Leader: The Stirling jury represented two extremes, with Maggie’s caught in the middle, says Kieran Long -
Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire by RMJM
[FIRST LOOK] RMJM has completed this 1,200m2, six-classroom block in the grounds of Kimbolton School in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire -
Ladderstile House, London, by Threefold Architects
Threefold Architects’ robust plan has been developed by the client and another designer to create a unique parkside house, says Kester Rattenbury. Photography by Nick Kane -
Late 6th-century celebrity chefs as seen through Channel Four's Whatifoscope
Ian Martin finds the venue ‘where noblefolk may eat and quaff, though up alot they needs must cough’ -
Latest industry figures show building activity is on the up
The number of projects put on hold each month is falling, suggesting the recession’s grip on the building sector is loosening -
Levitt Bernstein unveils affordable housing in Brent
[FIRST LOOK] Levitt Bernstein has completed these homes for the Brent Housing Partnership as part of south Kilburn’s re-generation -
Lindsay Road, Sheffield by FAT
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS] FAT has recently submitted this £2.75m Sheffield housing proposal for planning permission -
London has foolishly flexible 'planning rules for pirates'
As the capital’s planning rules are bent and twisted, architecture suffers, says Peter Stewart -
London loves
Astragal schmoozed with Thomas Heatherwick and Tony Fretton at the opening of David Chipperfield’s new exhibition at the Design Museum last week. -
Make Bethnal Green: Part 2 Student Open Ideas Competition
The competition is open students who are challenged to generate design ideas which would make a positive contribution to the environment and Make Bethnal Green -
Make's Cube is all clad up
The Cube in Birmingham is one step closer to completion following the installation of its facade -
Marks Barfield lands new Cambridge mosque
Marks Barfield has been selected to design a new £13 million mosque in the Mill Road area of Cambridge -
Mayor Johnson: new London homes plan for unused sites
Plans to build for more than 32,000 new homes on abandoned and unused land owned by the Greater London Authority (GLA) have been announced by Mayor of London Boris Johnson -
McMorran and Gatehouse Architects win 2009 Wood Award
[FIRST LOOK] McMorran and Gatehouse Architects’ Northumbrian green oak bridge today won the prize for the Best Use of British Timber at the 2009 Wood Awards -
Metropolitan Workshop wins Bergen centre
London-based Metropolitan Workshop and Arkitektkontoret Vaardal-Lunde have won an invited competition to design a new conference complex in Bergen, Norway -
Mitchell Taylor frontrunner for Rogers' Leadenhall site
Up-and-coming practice the Mitchell Taylor Workshop has emerged as the favourite to design a temporary landscape on the site of the stalled Cheesegrater skyscraper -
National Trust chair savages government on planning
Simon Jenkins accuses the government of endlessly ‘messing about’ with the UK’s planning system -
New £35m biotech campus for Stevenage
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has announced plans to build a £37 million campus for innovation in biotechnology and drug development in Stevenage, Hertfordshire -
New aluminium technology from Heatherwick Studio
Technology and Practice: Aluminium fabrication. Heatherwick Studio has pioneered aluminium technology to produce the world’s first extruded single-component furniture -
New Brownfield site database fails to impress
A new online tool, which lists more than 2,200 developable brownfield sites across London, has been met with a muted response from architects -
New contest: Design a ‘landmark’ for Leeds
Developer Citu, in partnership with the AJ, has launched a contest to design ‘an inspirational landmark’ on one of Leeds’ last waterfront sites -
New entrance pavilion at Mansfield Hospital by Swanke Hayden Connell
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (SHCA) has completed the new entrance pavilion at the Mansfield Community Hospital in Nottinghamshire -
New Practices #2: Alchemilla Architects
The second in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy -
New Practices #24: Green Cube Architects
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy -
NHS website for architects launched
Guidance on the design, planning and building of healthcare facilities is included in a new Space for Health website being launched by the Department of Health -
No role for KPF 'breakaway five' on Pinnacle tower
The developer behind the 300m-tall Pinnacle Tower has scotched rumours Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) is to be replaced by offshoots PLP Architecture on the central London skyscraper project -
No start date - but thumbs up for Viñoly and Bennetts' Oxford Uni plans
Oxford City Council has approved the first two buildings within the Oxford University’s proposed new Radcliffe Observatory Quarter (ROQ) – the largest development project at the University for more than a century -
NORD completes first building for 2012 Olympic site
[FIRST LOOK] Glasgow-based NORD has created this black-brick sub-station for the 2012 Olympic Games site in East London -
Of Dreams and Cities - Architecture in Film
A season of films at the BFI explores the role of architecture in the movies -
One New Change: St Paul's Grid
The St Paul’s grid generates the geometry of Jean Nouvel’s One New Change -
Optimism dropping says RIBA, as NHBC declares worst ever year for new starts
The RIBA’s Future Trends Survey has seen a return to falling optimism in the industry with fewer practices hopeful for increased workloads -
Pathfinder fails for Liverpool
Liverpool City Council leader Warren Bradley has admitted the Pathfinder scheme has left parts of the city derelict -
Plans roll on for 200m-tall tourist trap for Birmingham
Extraordinary plans for a 200m-high vertical theme park in Birmingham will be submitted to planning experts next spring, according to developer VTP Global -
PM's building award goes to college - plus BCIA winners named
Nicholas Hare Architects’ Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College in Birmingham has picked up another prize:this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award -
Port Talbot Healthcare Centre by Holder Mathias Architects
[IMAGES + PROJECT DATA] The new Port Talbot Healthcare Centre, designed by Holder Mathias Architects, has opened its doors to staff and patients -
'Protecting against a vehicle-borne attack' - student competition
Developed by the Home Office and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, this student brief asks for design responses that mitigate the threat of vehicle-borne attacks in the area surrounding a large nightclub -
Public 'favours traditional architecture'
The British public is strongly in favour of traditional architecture, according to a YouGov poll released today on the eve of the Stirling Prize -
Reflecting Wales 09:09
[EXHIBITION] Last chance to see the work of nine emerging Welsh architects who were chosen to head up this refreshing exhibition in the heart of Cardiff. -
Refused: EPR’s £1bn Ram Brewery scheme rejected at inquiry
EPR Architects’ Ram Brewery scheme in Wandsworth, South London, has been thrown out following a public inquiry -
Reiach and Hall picks up major nuclear project
Edinburgh’s Reiach and Hall has won the contest to design the new £15 million national nuclear archive facility in Wick, Caithness, Scotland -
RIBA members call on Reed to support London council chair
RIBA members have called on president Ruth Reed to support London Regional Council (LRC) chair Azar Djamali, ahead of a vote of no confidence scheduled to take place today (29 April) -
RIBA Souk contest winners unveiled
The RIBA has awarded all five finalists equal commendations in a student competition to design a new ‘urban souk’ after failing to find an outright winner -
RIBA survey shows positive September
Architects experienced a positive September, both in terms of workload prediction and staffing, according to the latest RIBA Future Trends Survey. -
RIBA survey: workloads rising but confidence still fragile
More practices are expecting increased workloads in the coming months, according to the RIBA’s Future Trends Survey for October -
RIBA to introduce ‘Student Plus’ membership
The RIBA announced last week it wants to introduce a new paid-for category of membership for students -
Richard Haut’s EU tenders (01.07.10)
Richard Haut rounds up European opportunities. This week: Four leads, including the renovation of the Stella Matutina Musuem of La Réunion and display design work for the Louvre in Paris -
Richard Murphy's Edinburgh hotel blocked
Scottish ministers have rejected plans to build a luxury hotel designed by Richard Murphy Architects as part of a £250m project in Edinburgh -
Richard Rogers wins Stirling Prize for Maggie's Centre
British architecture gives its top award to Richard Rogers in the year of his bruising public row with Prince Charles -
Rise in home build applications
The number of applications to build new homes was up four per cent this summer compared to last year, according to the National House Building Council (NHBC) -
RMJM St Petersburg tower row escalates
A skyscraper designed by British firm RMJM, intended to be built in St Petersburg, has met with opposition from around 3,000 demonstrators in Russia’s second largest city -
Sansome Hall to revamp Newcastle's Theatre Royal
Sansome Hall Architects has been appointed to lead the design team for the £3 million restoration of the Frank Matcham-designed, Grade I-listed Theatre Royal in Newcastle upon Tyne -
SAS International
Dali controlled System 600 Acoustic Lighting Rafts were installed at Carlisle’s divisional police headquarters. Working with Taylor Young Architects and DSSR, Building Services Consulting Engineers, SAS International supplied the flat design rafts to provide acoustic absorption to this BREEAM excellent building. -
SAS International
The soffit ceiling linings for 2009 Stirling Prize winner, Maggie’s Centre, were developed, manufactured and installed by SAS International in conjunction with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP). -
Sauerbruch Hutton and Arup win Finnish zero carbon contest
Sauerbruch Hutton, with London-based Arup, Experientia and Galley Eco Capital, has won an international contest to design a prototype block within Finland’s first carbon-neutral district -
Sergison Bates unveils woodland vision for Dagenham Docks
Sergison Bates is to oversee the 30-year transformation of industrial dockland in the Thames Gateway into a sustainable business park -
Sidney Stringer Academy, Coventry by Sheppard Robson
[IMAGES + PLANS + VIDEO] Sheppard Robson has just been awarded planning permission for a new Academy in Hillfields, Coventry -
Skyscrapers OK for Liverpool's World Heritage waterfront
Airport and docks group Peel Holdings has welcomed a decision by Liverpool planners to allow skyscrapers in the World Heritage site buffer zone -
Specification and data sheets for care facility, Biggleswade
Production of design, specification, design brief, room data sheets and architectural services from RIBA stage A to D for a 47 bed extra care facility in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire -
Ssshh! It's Mecanoo's less-than-impressive UK debut
Readers might not have noticed Mecanoo’s first completed project in the UK – so here it is…. -
Stepping willingly into the void: the new wave of practices
It takes some guts to break from an established company and go it alone with your own start-up practice during a recession. But that’s exactly what Harry Gugger, Roz Barr and Nadi Jahangiri have done -
Stirling Prize Video: 5 Aldermanbury Square
Eric Parry explains the designs behind 5 Aldermanbury Square -
Stirling Prize Video: Bodegas Protos Winery
Graham Stirk of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners explains the design of the Bodegas Protos Winery -
Stirling Prize Video: Fuglsang Kunstmuseum
Tony Fretton talks about the creation of his museum in Lolland, Denmark -
Stirling Prize Video: Kentish Town Health Centre
Paul Monaghan of Allford Hall Monaghan Morris discusses the practice’s Kentish Town Health Centre -
Stirling Prize Video: Liverpool One
Terry Davenport of BDP discusses the Liverpool One masterplan -
Stirling Prize Video: Maggie's Centre
Will Wimshurst of Rogers, Stirk, Harbour + Partners explains the design of Maggie’s Centre, Hammersmith -
Stuart Lipton: What developers want from architects
Ex-CABE chairman and property magnate Stuart Lipton talks to the AJ about the start of ‘a new period of architecture’ and what developers now want from the profession -
'Suburban Urban – secure and green’ student competition
The Nationwide Building Society is launching the 2009/2010 Nationwide Sustainable Housing Awards -
T. S. Eliot's Margate shelter listed
The seaside shelter where T. S. Eliot wrote part of The Waste Land has been given listed status -
Terry Farrell appointed to estuary airport group
Terry Farrell has been appointed to the Thames Estuary Airport Steering Group in a bid to make Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s dream of a floating airport become reality. -
The director of the Rubble Club talks about the serious issues behind the club
Opinion: The Rubble Club calls for renovation over demolition, says Gordon Young -
The Mill, Ipswich by John Lyall Architects
John Lyall Architects’ dense waterfront development in Ipswich heralds the maturation of a new kind of architectural expression, says Rory Olcayto. Photography by Morley Von Sternberg -
The Olympics sculpture should show Sebastian Coe astride a grotesque winged beetle
Ian Martin deals with the BBC and ideas for the new Olympics sculpture -
The perfect architectural 'to do' list
‘Colleague has helpfully left an office To Do list before buggering off on his hols’ – Lorna Parsons tweeted this morning… -
The Price of a Perry
Architects did well this year at the famous Frieze Art Fair, but not in the way you might expect. -
The Spanish tile revolution
A revolution within the tiling industry has seen a surge in the development of new products and high-tech processes without compromising durability and quality -
The termination of the Glasgow Airport Rail Link could harm Britain's creative prospects
We should all have an interest in Glasgow’s fortunes, the city which gave us Thompson, Mackintosh, Metztein and MacMillan and their epoch-defining architectural designs -
The top 10 British universities: Architectural league table
The AJ selects the best in British academic architecture, from the monastic cloisters of Oxbridge to the Victorian pomp of the red-bricks -
The top 10 British universities: Architectural league table (part two)
The AJ selects the best in British academic architecture, from the monastic cloisters of Oxbridge to the Victorian pomp of the red-bricks -
Third time lucky for Foster on Madison Avenue
Foster + Partners has finally won approval for its proposed extension above the historic Parke-Bernet Gallery in Madison Avenue, New York -
This Is Not A Gateway Festival
The second annual This Is Not A Gateway (TINAG) Festival on urbanism in London’s Spitalfields kicks off today -
Thoughts on Copenhagen: Baca Architects
The LifE Project aims to introduce design guidance to cope with increased flood frequencies caused by global warming, says Baca Architects -
Thoughts on Copenhagen: Brian Mark
Renewable energy production must increase dramatically and energy wastage must be halted if 2020 targets are to be met says Brian Marks -
Thoughts on Copenhagen: Jeremy Leggett
International collaboration is needed to give the right backing to existing advancements in solar power, says Jeremy Leggett -
Thoughts on Copenhagen: Michael Pawlyn
We need to be realistic about how far governments are prepared to go and come up with solutions that work around that, says Michael Pawlyn -
Thoughts on Copenhagen: Nicholas Stern
The Copenhagen climate change conference is critical in moving us to action. The construction industry has its part to play, says Nicholas Stern -
Thoughts on Copenhagen: Pooran Desai
Governments must encourage buildings that enable a new way of life – with access to local food, recycling facilities and no cars, says Pooran Desai -
Thoughts on Copenhagen: Sunand Prasad
The Copenhagen summit is a chance to get our message across to clients and the public, not just governments, says Sunand Prasad -
Thoughts on the Copenhagen climate summit
Nicholas Stern, Sunand Prasad, Michael Pawlyn and others tell Hattie Hartman what the forthcoming UN talks mean to them -
Tony Meadows among finalists for Sydney Metro
London-based Tony Meadows Associates has been shortlisted as part of a team to design the new Sydney CBD Metro -
Tories: UK to be 'nation of homebuilders'
The Tories have unveiled plans to offer communities financial incentives to build more homes -
Town Close House prep school, Norwich by LSI Architects
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] The contemporary sports hall structure provides a contrast to the school’s existing Georgian and Victorian buildings -
Trellick Tower masterplan revealed
[IMAGES + PLANS] Novarc Studio has drawn up a masterplan for the area surrounding the Trellick Tower in West London -
Twelve new RIBA fellowships awarded
Twelve new honorary fellowships have been approved by the RIBA for ‘particular contributions people have made to architecture in its broadest sense’ -
Two pods are better than one, whether it's Stonehenge or a local 'hubbubble'
Ian Martin worries about dwindling soot supplies and is shortlisted for the Jazz Architecture Prize -
UK practices 'have fewer orders' than European architects
A third of UK architectural practices have a backlog of orders of less than five months, according to the European Architectural Barometer -
Unexpected drop in architects on the dole
The number of unemployed architects has fallen for the first time in 16 months – another signal the recession could have bottomed out -
Union North's Morecambe hotel scoops RIBA conservation award
The restoration of the Midland Hotel in Morecambe by Union North has won the RIBA Crown Estate Conservation Award. -
US Embassy in shock sale to Qatari Diar
The US State Department has sold its Eero Saarinen-designed Grosvenor Square embassy to Qatari Diar -
US Embassy is Grade II listed
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has approved the Grade II listing of the Eero Saarinen-designed US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, London. -
Video exclusive: Richard Rogers on his Stirling Prize victory
Richard Rogers speaks to The Architects’ Journal about Maggie’s Centre - and the struggle between tradition and modernity in British architecture -
Video: Architecture for Pets - Top 5
The Architects’ Journal selects the projects that best house our animal friends, from Lubetkin’s penguin house to a dog hotel in Las Vegas -
Video: Did the right project win the Stirling Prize?
Peter Murray, Tony Fretton, Kieran Long and Kevin McCloud give their opinions on Richard Rogers’ Stirling Prize victory -
Video: Top 5 comic book cities
From Radiant City to Mega City One, the Architects’ Journal presents a selection of the greatest illustrated urban spaces -
Video: Was the Stirling Prize given to Richard Rogers to insult Prince Charles?
Gordon Murray, Rab Bennetts and Kieran Long discuss whether the Stirling Prize award was a calculated snub from architects -
Video: Wolverhampton's 'yellow brick road'
Midland’s based Johnsons Design Partnership has revealed plans for a half-mile yellow brick road through Wolverhampton -
Viñoly's Curve theatre 'not value for money' says commission
The Audit Commission has lambasted Rafael Viñoly’s over-budget Curve theatre project in Leicester for failing to provide good value for money -
Wedge-shaped Cardiff office awarded top green rating
Stride Treglown has won Britain’s highest Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM)-Outstanding rating of 89.12% for the design of its wedge-shaped Cardiff office. -
Wild Thing: Epstein, Gaudier-Brzeska, Gill at the Royal Academy of Arts
The Royal Academy of Arts presents works from the three sculptors – Jacob Epstein, Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and Eric Gill – to celebrate the radical change that transformed British sculpture at the start of the 20th century -
Winspear Opera House, Dallas, Texas by Foster + Partners
Foster + Partners’ new Winspear Opera House in Dallas has offically opened its doors - as has its neighbour, the Wyly Theatre by OMA/REX -
World Architecture Festival – as it happened
WAF diary from Barcelona – awards news and video interviews from the world’s biggest architectural gathering
