Architects Journal
August 2007
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... But the firm's Liverpool convention centre is running six weeks late
Wilkinson Eyre Architects' Liverpool Echo Arena convention centre is running six weeks behind schedule, it has emerged. -
99-year-old Niemeyer asked to design new capital for Angola
Modernist legend Oscar Niemeyer has been asked to a new capital city in Africa, repeating his feat of masterplanning the Brazilian capital of Brasília. -
A chance to see what might have been at Olympic Velopark
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released images of the seven practices that missed out on the much sought after Velopark project for the 2012 London Games. -
Abuja High Commission office under way at last
The troubled project to design a new British High Commission office in the Nigerian capital of Abuja is back on track - just months after the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) was told there was no cash to fund the scheme. -
A-EM wins south London housing comp
A-EM Studio has won the competition to design the Eltham Baths mixed-use housing development in Greenwich, south-east London. -
After Wembley debacle, Multiplex is set to build one of London's tallest skyscrapers
Multiplex, the contractor behind the much-delayed Wembley Stadium, is understood to have won a contract to build KPF's Bishopsgate Tower in the City of London. -
Alan Camp Architects wins planning for housing scheme in south London
Alan Camp Architects has been given the green light for this scheme to deliver 10 new townhouses and apartments in Eltham, south London. -
Allan Murray comes up against his latest opponent in Edinburgh - the Church
First it was members of the council opposing Allan Murray Architects' Caltongate masterplan in Edinburgh, then the police became involved, now it seems even God is against it. -
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris wins Ghanaian scheme
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has won its first commission outside Europe in a competition to design a mixed-use scheme in Accra, Ghana. -
Ambitious reconstruction plan rescues Rudolph house
Paul Rudolph's first-ever building, a private house built with Ralph Twitchell on the Florida coastline, has been saved from the threat of flooding by being taken apart and rebuilt 30km away. -
Architect set for High Court copyright battle with DIY firm B&Q
An architect is headed for a High Court showdown after accusing DIY retailer B&Q of using his plans for a development in Hampshire without permission. -
Austin-Smith:Lord gets in the spirit with Scottish distillery
Austin-Smith: Lord (ASL) has applied for planning permission for this £40 million distillery in Roseisle, Scotland. -
Austin-Smith:Lord gets to work on Yorkshire warehouse
Construction has started on Austin-Smith:Lord's (ASL's) ambitious £15 million revamp of the long-abandoned Grade-II St George's Warehouse opposite Huddersfield train station. -
Bath stone for Wilkinson Eyre's Southgate scheme to make gas-guzzling trip to Italy
Bath stone earmarked for Wilkinson Eyre's troubled Southgate transport interchange project in Bath will make a 2,500 mile round trip to Italy before being used on site. -
Beetham Organisation refutes claims of 'illegal' timber use
The Beetham Organisation has angrily refuted claims that 'illegal' or 'endangered' timber has been used in its 'Beetham Towers' developments in Manchester and Birmingham. -
Benson & Forsyth's Watford health campus - featuring football ground - goes for planning
Benson & Forsyth's masterplan for the £1 billion Watford Health Campus scheme in west Watford has been submitted for planning. -
Big-hitters Aukett Fitzroy Robinson and SMC in merger talks
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson (AFR) is in discussions with the troubled SMC Group about a possible merger of the two companies. -
Birmingham Symphony Hall designer Russell Johnson dies
Renowned theatre designer Russell Johnson, the man behind Birmingham's Symphony Hall, has died at the age of 83. -
Blackpool submits ambitious regeneration plans to government
Blackpool has submitted ambitious regeneration plans to the government following the collapse of its casino-led plans. -
Blackwall Reach development framework jumps first hurdle
Tower Hamlets Council (THC) has given the green light to the Blackwall Reach draft development framework, paving the way for the south-east London area's regeneration. -
British Council unveils designs for Ethiopia and Dubai
These are the first images of the British Council's in-house architecture team's new buildings for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and central Dubai. -
Broadway Malyan to complete Greenwich Millennium Village masterplan
Broadway Malyan has been appointed to complete the final phases of Ralph Erskine's masterplan for the Greenwich Millennium Village. -
Buschow Henley takes off with airfield hotel
London-based practice Buschow Henley has won the competition to design a new hotel, complete with its own control tower, at a private airfield in North Yorkshire. -
CABE calls for Insall to be rejected in Ipswich
Donald Insall Associates' Ransomes Wharf project in Ipswich has come under fire from CABE, which has called for the scheme to be refused planning in its current form. -
CABE rejects PRP's Cambridge garden suburb for the second time
CABE has reiterated its 'fundamental concerns' with PRP Architects' proposals for the development of a new garden suburb near Cambridge. -
Capita to recreate its Wales Millennium Centre - in China
Capita Architecture has signed a deal to replicate its Wales Millennium Centre (WMC) thousands of miles away in Chongqing, China. -
Carey Jones is on song with Sheffield Soundhouse
Carey Jones has been given the thumbs up for this music practice and studio facility, called the Soundhouse, for students at the University of Sheffield. -
Carey Jones rejected in Barnet
Barnet Council has rejected Carey Jones' mixed-use Cricklewood Gate development in north London, claiming the proposed scheme did not integrate with the massive forthcoming regeneration in the area. -
Carmody Groarke bags Sheffield Festival Centre
Carmody Groarke has won the competition to design Sheffield's new Festival Centre. -
Cash-and-carry giant in design bid to stop Everton FC leaving the city of Liverpool
Liverpool Council and cash-and-carry giant Bestway have unveiled a feasibility study for a new Everton football stadium to stop the club moving out of the city. -
Cash-and-carry giant in design bid to stop Everton FC leaving the city of Liverpool
Liverpool Council and cash-and-carry giant Bestway have unveiled a feasibility study for a new Everton football stadium to stop the club moving out of the city. -
Central London's Victoria Transport Interchange submitted for planning
The much-anticipated Victoria Transport Interchange project in central London, featuring towers designed by Wilkinson Eyre and schemes by Lynch Architects, Allies and Morrison and Benson & Forsyth, has been submitted for planning. -
Chinese eco-village reported to be crumbling
An eco-friendly model village in China hailed by officials as a model for environmentally friendly living is in danger of failing. -
Cooper set to scrap key green housing policy
Housing minister Yvette Cooper is poised to abandon a central plank of her green-homes policy after concerted lobbying by powerful house-builders. -
Councils urged to move fast to stamp out 'Pathfinder speculation scam'
Yvette Cooper has distanced herself from a Pathfinder housing scam that has allegedly enabled developers to pocket £35 million by snapping up homes earmarked for regeneration. -
CZWG tightens its grip on Vaux Brewery site
CZWG's grip on the hotly disputed Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland is looking increasingly firm after a second government inspector found against a rival bid for the plot by supermarket giant Tesco. -
de Rijke Marsh Morgan designs timber tower for Milton Keynes' anniversary
London-based practice de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects (dRMM) has designed a timber tower for the Milton Keynes Gallery to mark the town's 40th anniversary. -
Denial over renovation work to Hadid's first built scheme
Furniture designer and manufacturer Vitra has denied that its Zaha Hadid-designed fire station in Weil am Rhein, Germany, is undergoing major renovation works. -
Designer sought for London squares in 100 Public Spaces Programme
An international competition has been launched to find a designer to overhaul General Gordon Square and Beresford Square in Woolwich, south-east London, as part of Mayor Ken Livingstone's 100 Public Spaces Programme. -
Developer confirms plans for floating homes in Preston
Preston City Council is considering a proposal for a series of floating homes as part of its £800 million Riverworks project. -
Echoes of Diana Memorial Fountain as Gustafson Porter's Old Market Square runs into trouble
Gustafson Porter Architects' second project in the UK has been hit by technical problems, echoing the firm's high-profile Diana Memorial fiasco two years ago. -
Edinburgh council infighting over FaulknerBrowns scheme continues
FaulknerBrowns' £53 million Sighthill stadium scheme in Edinburgh has been cast into doubt following a clash within the city council's leadership. -
Elíasson and Thorsen's Serpentine Pavilion finally set to open
The press will be able to take a sneak preview inside this year's much-delayed Serpentine Pavilion tomorrow (22 August) before it opens to the public on Friday (24 August). -
Endangered wood used on Beetham Towers, claims watchdog
Ian Simpson's high-rise Beetham Towers in Manchester and Birmingham are riddled with rare timber taken from rapidly disappearing rainforests, an eco-watchdog has claimed. -
Energy Performance Certificates 'go live' as Home Information Packs come in
Home Information Packs (HIPs) have today become mandatory on sales of properties with four or more bedrooms. -
EU architects will not have to register with ARB
European migrants could soon be designing buildings in Britain without having to register in this country, under radical new EU laws. -
European Urban Architecture enters semi-subterranean house for planning
London-based European Urban Architecture (EUA), with Asphaltic Developments, has applied for planning permission for this semi-subterranean three-bedroom house in Hampstead, north London. -
Exhibition to reveal radical plans for Scotland's Central Belt
Four radical design proposals for the future of Scotland's 'Central Belt' are to be revealed in a new exhibition. -
Falling glass panel lends weight to Elephant and Castle demolition plans
A glass panel from the Elephant and Castle shopping centre in south-east London has fallen and shattered on the pavement - bringing the major transport hub to a standstill. -
FaulknerBrowns' Edinburgh scheme should only be last resort, says independent report
An independent report has thrown FaulknerBrowns' Sighthill arena scheme in Edinburgh into turmoil after it recommended the project be looked at only as a last resort. -
Feilden Clegg Bradley caps an exceptional year with a leap in before-tax profits
Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects (FCB) has seen its before-tax profits jump by 36 per cent from January 2006 to March this year. -
Five finalists fight it out to modernise Victorian houses in Bradford
The five finalists in the RIBA-organised contest to mastermind the modernisation of two Victorian houses in Manningham, Bradford, have been revealed. -
Foster & Partners takes over key part of HKR's west London shopping centre scheme
Foster & Partners has been parachuted in to take over a key part of HKR Architects' Arcadia shopping centre scheme in Ealing, west London. -
Foster joins coterie of starchitects in Turkey
Foster & Partners is among a raft of architecture's most renowned practices who have been signed up to design a vast tourist resort in Turkey. -
Foster's Spaceport plans finally take off
Norman Foster's dream of building the world's first commercial Spaceport finally looks to have come true. -
Four firms battle it out for one of Britain's oldest industrial sites
Allies and Morrison and Studio Egret West are among four firms fighting it out for the £300 million regeneration of Kirkstall Forge in Leeds - one of the oldest industrial sites in the country. -
Future plans for Commonwealth Institute take shape
Kensington and Chelsea Council has thrown its weight behind a conservation-led approach to the proposed overhaul of Holland Park's Commonwealth Institute - allaying any lingering fears the Grade-II* building could be demolished. -
Gehry in $2 billion Utah city redevelopment
Frank Gehry has been given the go-ahead to redevelop a huge swathe of a Mormon-founded city in the American Midwest. -
Glasgow residents battle Keppie plans to demolish garage
Keppie Design is facing a battle against local campaigners, and potentially Historic Scotland, over its plans to demolish and replace an historic Grade-B listed garage building in Glasgow's West End. -
Glenn Howells to work with residents and council on Elephant and Castle scheme
Glenn Howells Architects has been given the go-ahead for this mixed-use development in Elephant and Castle, south-east London. -
Gothic Design Practice fired from Bury St Edmunds Cathedral
Cathedral bosses in Bury St Edmunds have fired ecclesiastical architect Gothic Design Practice for allegedly failing to promise a completion date. -
Government plan to abandon Merton Rule backed by British Property Federation
The British Property Federation (BPF) has backed the government's startling decision to axe the Merton Rule on renewable-energy quotas. -
Government rejects 3DReid's 'alien' pumping station
The Secretary of State has put the kibosh on 3DReid's £200 million proposed water-treatment plant for Brighton and Hove, branding the scheme 'alien' and incongruous with the landscape. -
Government's zero-carbon target 'too costly' to meet
The cost of building zero-carbon homes makes the government's ambitious housing targets impossible to achieve, a top sustainability expert has claimed. -
Green light for pared-back Bradford Channel
Robinson Design Group's scaled-back and long-awaited Bradford 'Channel' development has cleared its final hurdle after the Government Office for Yorkshire and Humber gave the £350 million canalside development the thumbs up. -
Hakes unveils Media Wall for Liverpool, Capital of Culture
Hakes Associates has unveiled plans to build Europe's largest media screen wall around Liverpool city centre's down-at-heel St John's and Clayton Square shopping centres. -
Hamiltons Architects behind 'opulent' new home in Kensington
The AJ can reveal that Hamiltons Architects are the brains behind the headline-grabbing plans by a city tycoon to convert a former four-star hotel in Kensington into an 'opulent' new home. -
Hamiltons Architects to design new facilities for Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama
Hamiltons Architects has been appointed by the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD), Cardiff, to design new performance, rehearsal and teaching facilities. -
Hawkins\Brown among practices vying for elements of Colchester retail scheme
Hawkins\Brown, Hakes Associates and Studio Egret West are among 10 shortlisted practices vying for three separate elements in a new retail development in Colchester. -
Heatherwick operates on London hospital entrance
The entrance to Guy's Hospital near London Bridge has been transformed by a £2 million facelift by Thomas Heatherwick. -
Hodder's Cumbria pool faces wrecking ball as no new owner comes forward
The future of Hodder Associates' Berners Pool in Cumbria has been cast into serious doubt after the council admitted there have been no suitable bids to take over the building. -
Hodge upgrades Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs to Grade I status
In one of her first acts as minister for architecture, Margaret Hodge yesterday upgraded the listing status of Crystal Palace Park's dinosaur sculptures from Grade II to Grade I. -
Huge Thames Gateway housing scheme wins green light
Sheppard Robson, KCAP and Maccreanor Lavington's massive Thames Gateway housing scheme, known as Barking Riverside, has been given the thumbs-up by planners. -
Insite Environments tops competition for Tinsley cooling towers site
Insite Environments has won the Open Ideas competition for the Tinsley cooling towers site in Sheffield. -
International stars and young British pretenders fight it out in Preston
Practices from New York, Hamburg and Rotterdam have been shortlisted alongside a brace of the UK's hottest up-and-coming firms in the RIBA-organised competition to design a new office block in Preston. -
Ireland-to-Scotland bridge plan floated
Proposals to build an enormous 33km bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland have been mooted by an Irish policy think tank. -
Irish Architecture Foundation appoints new director
The Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) has announced the appointment of Nathalie Weadick as its new director. -
Jack Pringle joins Celine Dion as recipient of French accolade
Outgoing RIBA president Jack Pringle is joining rarefied company, including international pop star Celine Dion, having been named a Commandeur in the Odre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government. -
Larsen plans 'ambitious' diamond tower for Dublin
Danish starchitect Henning Larsen has unveiled plans for a 37-storey diamond-shaped tower in Ballsbridge, Dublin. -
Levitt Bernstein landscape architecture director Mark Sumner dies
Mark Sumner, director of Levitt Bernstein's landscape architecture division, has died at the age of 46. -
Levitt Bernstein sends charity HQ in for planning
Levitt Bernstein has released the first images of its £23 million headquarters for charity Jewish Care, which goes in for planning this week. -
Lewis and Hickey designs Taiwanese village
Lewis and Hickey has revealed these 'unique' designs for a hill-top village in Taiwan. -
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands' church conversion plans put on ice due to cash freeze
Lifschutz Davidson Sandliands' (LDS') plans to convert and partially replace the Grade II-listed St George's Presbyterian church in Southwark, south London, have been postponed indefinitely due to a cash crisis. -
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands finally wins green light for South Bank tower scheme
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands' (LDS) Doon Street scheme on London's South Bank has finally been given the go-ahead. -
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands wins green light for west London 'care village'
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has won planning permission for a 'care village' in west London. -
Livingstone rejects London borough's bid to slash affordable housing target
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has thrown out a request by Hammersmith and Fulham Council to cut its affordable-housing target by a third. -
Local firm DKS unveils marketing suite designed for Middlesbrough gateway
These are the first images of the competition-winning scheme for the new marketing suite at the gateway to the massive £200 million Middlehaven development in Middlesbrough. -
London Fire Brigade HQ to be transformed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands (LDS) has landed the prize project to redevelop the London Fire Brigade's headquarters building on Albert Embankment, south of the River Thames into a mixed-use development. -
Make's Birmingham Cube sale put on hold amid market turbulence
The developer behind Make's The Cube scheme in Birmingham has assured the city the project is still pressing ahead, despite having to put the sale of the scheme on hold. -
Markland plans eco-terraces for grounds of Georgian house
Markland Klaschka has submitted plans for this project to build eight eco-friendly homes in the grounds of a Georgian house in Wandsworth, south London. -
McDowell & Benedetti's footbridge-with-restaurant given the thumbs-up in Hull
McDowell & Benedetti Architects' footbridge across the River Hull in East Yorkshire has been given the go-ahead by Hull City Council. -
Munkenbeck & Marshall and Finch Forman dive into Soho baths scheme
Munkenbeck & Marshall and Finch Forman have won the go-ahead for a £25 million scheme to redevelop the Marshall Street Baths in London's Soho. -
Niall McLaughlin Architects to design one of the King's Cross masterplan's first new buildings
Niall McLaughlin Architects (NMA) has won a competition by developer Argent to design one of the first new buildings for the massive King's Cross redevelopment scheme in central London. -
No plans to scrap Merton Rule, says government
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has hit back at recent newspaper reports claiming it is planning to scrap the Merton Rule on renewable energy quotas. -
Olympic contract up for grabs
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is set to release the tender for the design contract for the Eton Manor training quarter in east London. -
Olympic Handball Arena shortlist unveiled
Seven teams will battle it out to design the London 2012 Olympic Games’ Handball Arena, one of the final permanent venues on the Olympic Park. -
Olympic legacy masterplanner sought for east London
The London Development Agency (LDA) is seeking a masterplanner to transform east London following the 2012 Olympic Games. -
Olympic Village architects revealed - 47 practices selected for site
The list of 47 architects who will work on the 2012 Olympic Games' Athletes' Village has been revealed. -
P&HS Architects plays 'spot the difference' for Yorkshire showground
Yorkshire-based practice P&HS Architects has resubmitted almost identical plans to a previously rejected scheme for a £10 million centre of agricultural excellence on Harrogate's Great Yorkshire Showground. -
Pathfinder recruits Ian Simpson
Ian Simpson, best known for his massive glass skyscrapers, has been brought into to help oversee a contentious Pathfinder project in Greater Manchester. -
Pick Everard acquires Derby-based Rothera Goodwin
Architectural and engineering practice Pick Everard has snapped up Derby-based practice Rothera Goodwin. -
Planners recommend Olympic Park designs for approval
Designs for the 100ha Olympic Park in Stratford have been recommended for approval by planners. -
PPP projects to cost Scots £22.3 billion
Scottish taxpayers will have to cough up £22.3 billion over the next four decades to fund all the Private Public Partnership (PPP) schemes across the country, according to new figures from the Scottish Executive. -
Proctor and Matthews finally wins green light in Cambridge
Proctor and Matthews has finally been given the go-ahead for its Cambridge University Press scheme after the government overturned a council decision. -
Professionals and amateurs present their visions for the 21st-century British pier
Ten designs have been shortlisted for a competition calling for workable ideas to create the 21st-century British seaside pier. -
Rate changes leading to 'tear down rather than pay up' trend
New rate changes aimed at encouraging the reuse of empty industrial buildings are leading to a growing number of historic factories simply being demolished. -
Renzo's backers rubbish rumours of delay to Shard
The group behind Renzo Piano's London 'Shard' scheme has strongly denied rumours the project will be delayed by more than a year. -
RHWL wins planning for Jewish secondary school
RHWL Architects has won planning permission for a new Jewish secondary school in Barnet, north London. -
RIBA responds to planning White Paper
The RIBA has issued its response to the government's planning White Paper, reiterating its call for more commitment towards good design. -
RIBA Town and Country Design Awards focus on the South West
Donald Insall and Satellite Architects are among the raft of firms shortlisted for this year's RIBA Town and Country Design Awards. -
Rogers flies the flag for Britain in San Francisco tower contest
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners is the sole British practice battling it out in the competition to design the tallest building on America's west coast. -
Rogers Stirk Harbour bags London medical centre
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners (RSHP) has been appointed to design a new medical centre in White City, west London. -
RTKL reveals images of Abuja high commission
These are the first images of RTKL's British High Commission office in the Nigerian capital of Abuja, which finally got back on track earlier this week after a troubled development history. -
S&P's Corby pool to be built under Design and Build Contract
S&P Architects' £19.8 million Corby-East Midlands International Pool is to be realised with news that a contractor has been awarded the Design and Build contract for the scheme. -
Sheffield footbridge comp launched
A competition has been launched to design a new footbridge over Sheffield's busy Parkway dual carriageway. -
Sheppard Robson's Broadcasting House redevelopment delayed further
Sheppard Robson's BBC Broadcasting House redevelopment has been put back by another six months, according to newspaper reports this morning (13 August). -
SMC Alsop plans Canadian cinema centre
SMC Alsop has unveiled these designs for a new commercial building as part of a planned film and media community in Toronto's docklands. -
Snell pitches for Yorkshire rugby clubhouse
Snell Associates has submitted these designs for a new rugby clubhouse and grandstand at the edge of the Yorkshire Dales for planning approval. -
Speer Jr rejects claims his Beijing Olympic masterplan echoes his father's vision for the Third Reich
Albert Speer Jr (above - the son of Hitler's key architect - has hit back at reports suggesting his designs for Beijing's Olympic City echo his father's grandiose blueprint for Nazi Berlin. -
Stride Treglown sees rise in before-tax profits
Stride Treglown, the largest practice in the South West, has seen its before-tax profits soar 247 per cent by the year ending December 2006. -
Taylor Young wins planning for housing next to Pugin masterpiece
North West-based architect Taylor Young has won planning approval to build 69 houses next to E W Pugin's masterpiece Gorton Monastery. -
Tighter regulation in Durham will protect cathedral sightlines
A ruling by a local government ombudsman could mean architects working in Durham will face more stringent rules on sight lines to the city's world-famous cathedral. -
Trump ignores planners' advice over Scottish golf course
New York billionaire Donald Trump has snubbed planners' advice to move his proposed Scottish golf course away from a protected wildlife site. -
UK architecture's biggest cash prize up for grabs in Scottish building competition
The search is on for the best building in Scotland, with the biggest cash prize in UK architecture - the RIAS Andrew Doolan Award - up for grabs. -
UK Green Building Council announces plans to slash carbon emissions from existing buildings
The UK Green Building Council (UK-GBC) has announced plans to introduce construction guidelines to cut carbon emissions from existing buildings. -
Urban Initiatives to masterplan Birmingham city centre
Urban Initiatives has won the competition to masterplan a £10 billion regeneration of Birmingham city centre - the UK's 'most ambitious' urban-renewal project. -
Urban Splash seeks architect to overhaul Weston-super-Mare pier
Urban Splash has launched an unusual international competition to find an architect to mastermind the transformation of a Victorian pier in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset. -
Urban Splash seeks architects to work in Stoke-on-Trent
Urban Splash has been appointed to develop City Waterside in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire under a scheme which will entail the development of a winning Europan 9 entry. -
Urbed bags Leicester regeneration project, ahead of international competition
Manchester-based masterplanner Urbed has seen off some of the world's leading urban designers to land a key regeneration project in Leicester. -
'We are still key to Arcadia' claims HKR, despite Foster role
HKR Architects claims it still has a central role on the Arcadia shopping centre scheme in West London, after Foster & Partners took over the design of a landmark tower on the site. -
WhitbyBird joins Scandinavian engineering giant Rambøll
Engineer WhitbyBird is merging with Danish engineering giant Rambøll to create a consultancy with total employee numbers of more than 6,500. -
Wilkinson Eyre profits soar by more than 400 per cent...
Wilkinson Eyre Architects' before-tax profits have rocketed by more than 400 per cent for the year between March 2006 and 2007. -
Wilkinson Eyre, Grimshaw and David Morley vie for Olympic basketball and fencing arenas
Wilkinson Eyre, Grimshaw and David Morley Architects are among ten teams shortlisted to design the basketball and fencing arenas for the London 2012 Olympics Games. -
YRM confirmed as masterplanner behind 'leaked' Heathrow proposals
YRM has confirmed that it was the masterplanner behind proposals for Heathrow airport published recently in a tabloid newspaper, which included a new sixth terminal to service a third runway.



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