Architects Journal
July 2009

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AJ survey: Green shoots or another year of misery?

Have your say in the AJ’s latest State of the Profession survey
5 Aldermanbury Square, London, by Eric Parry Architects

An 18-storey commercial office development for the site formerly occupied by Richard Seifert’s 1960s Royex House.
B of the Bye-Bye

Sculpture headed for scrapyard
Boris Johnson calls for London homes to be 10 per cent larger

New housing design guide went out for public consultation last week
EXYZT’s flour mill for London

Paris-based multi-disciplinary practice EXYZT has constructed a 16m-high temporary windmill in Dalston, East London
Fuglsang Kunstmuseum, Lolland, Denmark, by Tony Fretton Architects

The art gallery on the island of Lolland is part of a long-term Danish programme to relocate cultural facilities to rural areas. It is clad in white brick
Fury as Irish deputy PM tells architects to reduce their fees

Architects have reacted angrily to Irish deputy prime minister Mary Coughlan’s claim that they are a sector that has yet to feel ‘the chill winds of economic reality’, and that they should be slashing fees to make the Republic more competitive.
Liverpool One masterplan, by BDP

The masterplan for Liverpool’s new shopping centre knits into the city’s street pattern and connects with the waterfront. Allies and Morrison, CZWG, Dixon Jones, Wilkinson Eyre and FAT were among 26 practices appointed to deliver BDP’s plan.
Maggie’s Centre, Charing Cross Hospital, London, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

A sanctuary for cancer patients, the two-storey building was commissioned by Charles Jencks, husband of charity founder Maggie Jencks.
Walk-out threat over hot schools

Teachers are threatening to walk out of three newly built schools in Bradford due to overheating problems, which have seen temperatures rise to over 35°C, causing three pupils to faint
Will Alsop's bloomin’ cheek

Astragal thought Will Alsop was trying to get in touch with his feminine side when he took a great interest in the floral centrepiece at last week’s AJ/Bovis Lend Lease Royal Academy dinner
£1bn pledged for home-building

One billion pounds of public money is to be used to kick-start social-housing projects that have been put on hold because of the recession, housing minister John Healey has announced
20 Hoxton Square, London by DOS Architects

Planning permission has been granted for this four-storey art gallery and residential building at 20 Hoxton Square
2012 Olympics sailing venue wins award

The venue for the London 2012 Olympic sailing events has won an international architecture award for the facilities it has in place for disabled athletes
A chat with a Dunlop doppelganger

‘Excuse me, haven’t I seen you before?’
Adjaye fighting insolvency

David Adjaye entered into Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) in a bid to stave off insolvency and prevent financial collapse of his practice by rescheduling debts estimated at £1 million
Administrative Centre, Deinze, Belgium by Tony Fretton Architects

FIRST LOOK: Tony Fretton Architects has won an international competition for a new five-story €11.75m Administrative Centre in Deinze, Belgium
Akerman Road Health Centre by Buschow Henley Architects

First Look: NHS Lambeth’s £13 million Akerman Road Health Centre
Alsop shock: 'Art career was ruse, I'm off to RMJM'

Will Alsop has revealed that his retirement to focus on painting was a smokescreen to conceal a move away from Archial
Architects must commit to change

If people tabled a vote of no confidence in the profession, would we survive it? asks James Berry
Architects must not hide the carbon footprints of their buildings

Sustainability in practice: Architects should be ashamed of their abysmal record on carbon emissions data, says Hattie Hartman
Architects vie for £1bn windfall

Minister names 270 housing schemes shortlisted for Kickstart cash
Architecture closed to the poor, claims report

The architecture profession excludes those from low-income backgrounds, a report has found
Archive: HT Cadbury-Brown's Royal College of Art

The Royal College of Art was the most important building completed by HT Cadbury-Brown, who died earlier this week. Here is the original building study from the October 1962 edition of the AJ’s sister magazine, the Architectural Review
Art attack

Mural painter attacks Dalston
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson issues another profit warning

Aukett Fitzroy Robinson (AFR) has warned that its full-year results will be significantly worse than expected
Base over apex with Tadao Ando

You know you’ve really cracked it in the world of modern art when gallery curators can’t tell which way to hang your piece
Beijing 'bird's nest' stadium wins coveted Lubetkin Prize

Herzog and de Meuron’s ‘bird’s nest’ National Stadium in Beijing has been named the best building outside Europe by the RIBA
Benson & Forsyth wins go-ahead for Finsbury Park 'twin towers'

Benson & Forsyth has won planning permission for a ‘five-year regeneration project’ in Islington, north London, which includes two new skyscrapers
Blackpool says 'I do' for dRMM's Chapel of Love

Blackpool Council has approved this new wedding venue under the shadow of the resort’s famous tower
Bodegas Protos, Valladolid, Spain, by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

A five-arch winery overlooked by Peñafiel castle in north-west Spain. The building sits on a stone plinth and has laminated timber trusses and a terracotta tile-covered roof supported by steel arms.
Bogus architect hit for £7,000 by ARB

Astragal thinks it’s good to see the Architects’ Registration Board (ARB) rushing to protect the good name of its old pal the RIBA
Boscombe beach hut winner unveiled

A design called ‘The Seagull and the Windbreak’ by a:b:i:r architects, with designer Peter Francis Lewis, has won of the Boscombe Beach hut contest
British KPF office to strike out on own

KPF is set to split following the announcement the UK partners are seeking to break away from their US founders
British Museum to consult on Foster's Saadiyat Museum in Abu Dhabi

Foster + Partners’ Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi has announced it has signed an agreement with the British Museum to provide advice and counsel on its development
Building Information Modelling: the golden opportunity

Architects will miss a golden opportunity if they do not build BIM into their workflow, says Steve Parnell
Bushe creates 'living monument' on Fourth Plinth

Architect Tim Bushe created a ‘living monument’ on behalf of Hft, national charity for people with learning disabilities and their families, during his hour on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square last Thursday
CABE unveils intern scheme with support of Stephen Lawrence Trust

CABE has launched a new intern scheme to tackle the under-representation of black communities in the architecture industry
Cambridge college 'to buy Millenium Dome'

Trinity college, Cambridge is reportedly in negotiations to buy London’s O2 entertainment complex, formerly Richard Rogers’ Millenium Dome
Campari vanguard

Brutalism meets Bedouin at Frank’s Café and Campari Bar, the latest output from the clan that brought us Angel of the North and Blind Light
Cardiff University: New medical and scientific research facility

Cardiff University is looking for architects and consultants to work on a new medical and scientific research facility
'Catastrophic mismanagement' by LSC and government costs millions says report

Catastrophic mismanagement by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) compounded by government oversight failures could cost hundreds of millions of pounds, concludes a report published today
Cheltenham Art Gallery and Museum by Berman Guedes Stretton

First Look: Berman Guedes Stretton’s design for Cheltenham’s new art gallery has been granted planning consent
Chetham’s School of Music, Manchester by Stephenson Bell

First Look: Stephenson Bell has received full planning approval for their new £30m school and masterplan for Chetham’s School of Music in the heart of Manchester
Chipperfield scoops Geffrye extension contest

David Chipperfield Architects will masterplan a 2,500 sq m extension to the Geffrye Museum in East London
Contest launched for controversial Heathrow third runway masterplan

The search has begun for a design team to mastermind the highly contentious expansion of Heathrow Airport
Council axes interactive Suncloud

A piece of innovative artwork will no longer be appearing on the seafront at Worthing after a prototype revealed technical problems
Craig Amy wins Stirling Development international housing contest

Craig Amy, formerly with Richard Murphy Architects has won a Stirling Developments competition for a new typology at the firm’s Calderwood development near East Calder
Darlington set for 1,200 home eco-scheme

Aukett Fitzroy Robinson and FAT to help create £100m carbon- and water-neutral urban renewal project
Devereux Architects completes elliptical High school

[FIRST LOOK + FACTFILE] Monkseaton High School near Whitley Bay, by North East-based practice Devereux Architects, has opened its doors
Does the DQI process work?

The Design Quality Indicator evaluation method is now a mandatory part of the Building Schools for the Future programme. Rebecca Webb attended a stakeholder session to see the DQI in action
Double blow for youngest RIBA winner

One of the youngest architects to win an RIBA contest has not been paid for 18 months’ design work on a new footbridge which has now been shelved.
Download the London Housing Design Guide

The new London Housing Design Guide, launched by the Mayor of London on 8 July, consolidates and sets new minimum standards in a number of key policy areas, including space standards
Downturn threatens Tate Modern and British Museum extensions

Planned extensions designed by Richard Rogers and Herzog & de Meuron could be under threat
Dragging the BBC from a world of sticky-back plastic into where it's @

Ian Martin climbs into the White City Think Tank
Ecophon Master™ Solo

Free-Hanging sound absorbers improve the acoustic conditions in a variety of applications. Their flexibility makes it possible to install the absorbers in direct proximity to where they are needed. As a design unit, the free-hanging sound absorbers also add considerable aesthetic value to the space.
Eco-towns are truly dead

Leader: Don’t believe the hype – eco-towns are well and truly dead, says Rory Olcayto
Eco-towns only the first step

Opinion: The government needs to do much more than build eco-towns to combat climate change, says Rynd Smith
Elephant & Castle gets new Lease of life

Southwark Council’s plans for the £1.5 billion transformation of Elephant & Castle in south London took a step closer following a new agreement with developer Lend Lease Europe
Erskine’s Ark welcomes first tenant in a decade

Ralph Erskine’s ‘dark and wind-swept’ Ark office building in Hammersmith is to have its first tenant in almost ten years
Existing schemes face cuts to provide £1.5bn funding for affordable housing

The government’s £1.5 billion investment in building affordable housing is to come through cuts to existing schemes
Faulty TV to blame for Lakanal House fire

A fire in a south London tower block, which killed six people was caused by an electrical fault, according to initial findings
Fears of ‘double-dip’ recession as more projects are put on hold

Number of building projects shelved increases for second month in a row
Feltham Skills Centre, West Thames College by Mackenzie Wheeler

FIRST LOOK: Mackenzie Wheeler Architects’ Feltham Skills Centre has been given planning permission by the London Borough of Hounslow’s Sustainable Development Committee
Finalists announced for the Open Architecture Challenge

Firms including Feilden Clegg Bradley and Gifford UK - along with designers from Colombia, Czech Republic, India and Uganda - have submitted these designs for the classroom of the future
First look: Rogers returns to the USA

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has completed this $71 million (£44 million) office extension in Washington – Richard Rogers’ first built project in the USA for more than 25 years
Five things to do today: 14 July

Gangsters - vinyl coffee table - Serpentine Gallery Pavilion - 10 oldest inhabited cities - DLA Piper
Five things to do today: 15 July

Sand sculptures - beautiful imperfection - cool boy accessories - telling tales - India landscape
Five things to do today: 16 July

Delicious - Benoit Paillé - Suppose Design Office - SPI Lighting’s Lightruss System - Museum of London display
Five things to do today: 17 July

Jungle house - street photography - remote controlled gadgets - fairy tales - St. Ives Summer season
Five things to do today: 20 July

Tape head - Wicklow house - Casal de Berri - Twitter secrets - under the sea
Five things to do today: 21 July

Rollerbabies -Melbourne Recital Centre - jet bike - high tech Brad Pitt - Nasa album
Five things to do today: 22 July

Towering achievement - Kaplicky print - Uniqlo calendar - Joypad - economic outlook
Five things to do today: 23 July

Blind monkeys - Brazilian leaf house - create an album cover - terrible trenches - Soho Shorts
Five things to do today: 3 August

The magic of art - Postcards from the park - Ripley’s believe it or not - Spots of time - Food lovers
Five things to do today: 30 July

Sax in the city - Tides and times - Inside/out at St James’s Park - Life’s a Beach - Les cravates par Hermès
Five things to do today: 31 July

Carnival del pueblo - Hello Dolly - Bombay sapphire dusk bar - Hide and seek - Edinburgh jazz and blues festival
Five things to do today: 4 August

Britain’s biggest beer festival - Design Museum talks - Vintage galore - Lake District summer music - Among the tree-tops
Five things to do today: 5 August

Super contemporary - Book swap - Surf, skate and dance - Welsh welcome - The secret garden
Five things to do: 10 August

Paper city: urban utopias - Design aerobics - Head to toe - Be green - Tate art on demand
Five things to do: 24 July

Stamp map- Golden Oldies- If you don’t like the way the ship is run - Polaroid Mirror- Ink Calendar
Five things to do: 27 July

Waterslide stimulator - Unofficial Lego builder’s guide - Life size Lego house - Green sleeves - Swaybath bathtub
Five things to do: 28 July

Living buildings - Appearing rooms - The power of plants - Multitouch Barcelona - Poor.Old.Tired.Horse.
Five things to do: 29 July

Inside the secret garden - Circus antics - Beyond these walls - Most extreme clothes - Doodle bug
Foster and Koolhaas selected for Hong Kong project

Foster + Partners has been given a second chance to masterplan the $2.7 billion West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong
Foster's Bulgarian scheme frozen

Norman Foster’s resort project in Bulgaria has been frozen by the developer while it attempts to secure extra funding
Fretton's gallery bookies' frontrunner for RIBA Stirling Prize 2009

Bookie William Hill has named Tony Fretton Architects’ Fuglsang Kustmuseum as its early favourite for this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize, sponsored by the AJ
Georgian digs

Listed offices for architects cutting back
Glasgow School of Art

Mackintosh would have found common cause with today’s Glasgow students
Haunting Woolf inspiration sold for £80,000

A private buyer has swooped for the landscape that inspired Viginia Woolf’s most famous novel, To the Lighthouse.
HCP, a division of SAS International

HCP supplied 1,800 linear metres of anti-ligature radiant heating panels for two Peterborough Hospital PFI Projects.
Heathrow Airport masterplanning

BAA is seeking architects and designers to contribute to a comprehensive masterplan for the expansion of Heathrow airport
Henry Thomas Cadbury-Brown (1913 - 2009)

Henry Thomas Cadbury-Brown, architect of the Royal College of Art and pioneer of British modernism, has died aged 96
Hills Place office, London by Amanda Levete Architects

Work is nearing completion on this 1,300m2 office extension by Amanda Levete Architects behind an existing six-storey block on Oxford Street, London
Housing shortage threatens south-east says report

A shortage of new build housing will emerge in the South East of England in 2010, according to a report by property consultants Knight Frank
In Pictures: Artist's Studios by MJ Long

Step inside the artist’s studio with this new book from MJ Long
In pictures: Battersea Power Station as a '20th-century ruined castle'

RIBA will showcase a series of photographs by artist Michael Collins that give ‘a fascinating and faithful account of this British landmark as it exists today’
In pictures: Local people predict Knightsbridge nightmare

A new proposal to merge road and pavements outside Harrods has drawn this comic response from local residents
In pictures: London 2012 Olympic stadium structure completed

The external structure of the 2012 Olympic Stadium has been completed - as revealed in these images released by the Olympic Delivery Authority today
In pictures: London Met students perform at Arcola Theatre

Students from London Met have set up show at Dalston’s Arcola Theatre with proposals for a new home for the popular theatre venue.
Integrated Project Design

Kaye Alexander looks at advanced contractual and modelling techniques on an HOK office refurb
Jewish Community Centre, London by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ plans for a 3,250m² Jewish Community Centre for Finchley Road, London has received planning permission
Jim Cadbury-Brown was a key ﬁgure in British modernism

I never worked for ‘Jim’ (Henry Thomas) Cadbury-Brown, and so didn’t have that kind of intimacy of collaboration, but I knew him for about 30 years and, with Alan Powers, put on the exhibition of his work at the Royal Academy called Elegant Variation in 2006, and contributed to the monograph published at that time
Join the debate: Prince Charles Charity Commision probe

The Prince of Wales is the subject of an investigation by the Charity Commission, after a complaint that he is using Prince’s Foundation for the Built Environment as a private lobbying firm
Julius Shulman (1910 - 2009)

The American architectural photographer who popularised California modernism has died at the age of 98
Just four 'eco-towns' given the go-ahead

Four ‘eco-towns’ have now been given the go-ahead and will be in line for a share of £60 million of Government infrastructure funding
Kensington Palace walkway revived

Landscape architect and historian Todd Longstaff-Gowan has succeeded in reinvigorating the grounds of Kensington Palace in London with his redesign of the Cradle Walk
Kentish Town Health Centre, Camden NHS, London, by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris

A multi-level medical city that replaces a ‘structurally unsound’ 1974 building. Consulting rooms are organised around a triple-height central street and waiting area.
Kevin McCloud wins planning for first housing development

TV presenter Kevin McCloud’s development company HAB, with housing group GreenSquare, has secured planning for a 42-home scheme in Swindon designed by Glenn Howells Architects
Kieran Long's alternative Stirling shortlist

Neither of Richard Rogers’ shortlisted buildings match up to his 2006 Stirling Prize-winning Barajas Airport, says Kieran Long
Leeds architecture students face huge fee hike

Fees for architecture students at Leeds Metropolitan University are to balloon by 65 per cent from next year
London Metropolitan University - Department of Architecture and Spatial Design

London Met’s show admirably focuses on real needs and addresses real issues
London South Bank University: Department of Architecture and Design

A strong mixture of approaches, but the LSBU show’s curatorship lacks attention to detail, writes Kaye Alexander
Low carbon #2: Muse House, London by Bere Architects

Case study to show the six buildings with the lowest predicted annual CO2 emissions for their type
Low-carbon #3: Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Inverness by Gareth Hoskins Architects

Case study to show the six buildings with the lowest predicted annual CO2 emissions for their type
Low-carbon #4: Creative Exchange, St Neots, Cambridgeshire by 5th Studio Architects

Case study to show the six buildings with the lowest predicted annual CO2 emissions for their type
Low-carbon #5: Jessop West, Sheffield University by Sauerbruch Hutton/RMJM

Case study to show the six buildings with the lowest predicted annual CO2 emissions for their type
Low-carbon #6: Vassall Road Housing, London by Tony Fretton Architects

Case study to show the six buildings with the lowest predicted annual CO2 emissions for their type
Low-carbon#1: Bristol Metropolitan Academy by Wilkinson Eyre Architects

Case study to show the six buildings with the lowest predicted annual CO2 emissions for their type
Lowdown, not so sweet

Ian Martin enjoys some freeform jazz, an improvised lunch and an architectural jam session
LSC confirms cash for final two college schemes

Walker Simpson Architects’ £27.5 million Manchester College scheme (pictured) and a new £42.8 million combined campus by RMJM in Skelmersdale, have received funding boosts from the Learning and Skills Council (LSC).
Lutyens' New Delhi could be declared World Heritage Site

The Lutyens Trust and the Indian National Trust have joined forces to have New Delhi, whose masterplan was designed by Edwin Lutyens in 1915, named a World Heritage Site
Make land Brighton seafront bonanza

Make Architects will lead the redevelopment of the conference centre site on Brighton seafront, Brighton & Hove Council will announce later today (27 Monday)
Make's Cherry Orchard plan in Croydon withdrawn at last minute

Plans for the Make-designed Orchard Road skyscraper in Croydon has been withdrawn at the last minute
Make's Waterfront spectacular

Make Architecture’s largest residential scheme to date is complete: the 302-flat Grosvenor Waterside scheme for St James Urban Living, next to London’s Victoria station
Marina Pavilion, St Leonards on Sea, by Neil Choudhury Architects

Neil Choudhury has released these photographs of his new beachside pavilion in Hastings, East Sussex
McAslan's revised St Paul's project wins green light

John McAslan & Partners reworked 5 Cheapside scheme has won approval from The City of London Corporation’s planning and transportation committee
Modern planning guidelines to protect and enhance historic environment

Housing and planning minister John Healey has announced planning policy statement 15: planning for the historic environment
Modern the new classic

It seems the classicists have missed a trick
Moscow architecture ‘neglected and demolished by ultra-capitalism’

Moscow’s architecture is under ‘immediate, extensive and overwhelming threat’ from both neglect and rampant over-development, a new report claims
New Cross Gate development, London by Feilden Clegg Bradley

FIRST LOOK: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ £35 million east London healthcare-led regeneration
New urban quarter, Killesberg Hill, Stuttgart, by David Chipperfield Architects

First look: David Chipperfield has unveiled images of a new housing block next to Stuttgart’s famous 1920s Weissenhof Estate
Newark visitor's center, New Jersey, USA

Newark and Suburban Architects is sponsoring an international design competition for a Visitor’s Center for the city
Nottingham Trent University: School of the Built Environment

Nottingham students need to ask bigger questions and seek out broader horizons, writes Darren Deane
Number of unemployed architects rises for 16th month in a row

The number of out-of-work architects has soared to 2,055 – equating to seven per cent of all registered architects in the UK
One region under a groove: how to revitalise the North East

Ian Martin blueskies how to revitalise the North East
Over half of council towers pose a fire risk

More than half of Britain’s thousands of local authority tower blocks pose a similar fire risk to the one in Camberwell, south London, where a blaze killed six people earlier this month, according to a highly-respected local authority housing expert
Plans finally submitted for controversial Bradford Odeon site

Carey Jones will today (27 July) lodge plans with Bradford City Council to redevelop the site of the city’s 1930s Odeon cinema - three years after winning the original design contest
Practices lose out in LSC fiasco

Architects look set to miss out on hundreds of thousands of pounds in fees in the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) debacle, despite calls from a government select committee to compensate those hit by the scandal
RIBA Stirling Prize 2009 - shortlist revealed

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) has a double chance to repeat its 2006 Stirling Prize victory after both its winery in Spain and London Maggie’s Centre were shortlisted for this year’s prize, sponsored by the AJ with visualisation firm Crystal CG
Rogers' British Museum proposals approved at second attempt

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ (RSHP) revised plans for a £135 million extension behind the British Museum were approved by Camden Council last night (17.12.09)
Roundhouse ready to be 'played'

North London’s historic Roundhouse - renowned for hosting art and cultural events - is set to become a giant musical instrument visitors can ‘play’
Royal College of Art - Department of Architecture

Today’s students at the RCA have been bitten by an apocalyptic, Blakean muse
Ruling leaves older architects at risk of forced retirement

A High Court decision that may leave thousands of elderly architects vulnerable to losing their jobs has been met with anger
Salford regeneration proposed by Glenn Howells and Urban Initiatives

First look: the largest ever planning application for Salford has been submitted
SAS International

SAS International, working with Architects Panter Hudspith, was chosen to provide ceiling rafts and acoustic wall panelling for the headquarters of the independent health charity, The King’s Fund.
Sears Tower: One very tall storey

Last week saw the opening of the ‘Ledge’ viewing platform at the 442m-high Sears Tower in Chicago, the tallest building in the USA.
Sheffield announces hotly contested architects' panel

A gaggle of both established and emerging practices has been selected by Sheffield City Council for its new architect and urban design panels
Sheffield Hallam University

Buildings are to the fore at Sheffield Hallam, and many are highly competent
Snowdon Summit Visitor Centre, by Ray Hole Architects

Half dug into the mountainside, the steel and granite visitor centre at the peak of Wales’s highest mountain is built to endure, writes Kester Rattenbury
Soane's Pitzhanger Manor masterpiece to be transformed

Jestico + Whiles has been selected to remodel Sir John Soane’s Pitzhanger Manor
Spencer Dock Bridge, Dublin by Amanda Levete Architects

First look: Amanda Levete Architects has completed its Spencer Dock Bridge in Dublin
Spread the word: London's Vyonyx wins Croatian cathedral design

London-based firm Vyonyx has won a competition to design a cathedral in Solin, Croatia
Stadthaus: A Process Revealed

Waugh Thistleton’s Stadthaus, in Shoreditch, East London, is the tallest modern timber building in the world. A Process Revealed documents the building of this new nine storey apartment building whose construction holds a message for the future.
Stage set for new Globe rehearsal studios

Construction has started on the new £6 million Globe Education and Rehearsal Centre, in Southwark, for the Shakespeare Globe Trust
Stanton Williams only UK practice on Grand Musee d'Art shortlist

Stanton Williams is the only Brit one the five-strong shortlist in the international design competition for the Grand Musee d’Art in Nantes
Strathclyde University - School of Architecture

Very good in parts, but ample room for improvement.
The British Construction Industry Awards knows what to look for in a great project

Rory Olcayto enjoyed his part in an awards scheme that has the right judges - and selects the right projects
The Forge and Caponata, Camden by Burd Haward Architects

Burd Haward successfully navigates Camden’s one-way system with this delightful concert venue and restaurant, says Kieran Long. Photography by Hélène Binet
Think this is bad? Next year will be even worse

Don’t be fooled by the economic news, says Kieran Long, that light at the end of the tunnel is a false dawn
Titus Salt School, Bradford by Anshen + Allen

Five years into the BSF programme, Anshen + Allen’s Titus Salt School in Shipley, near Bradford, shows the state of the art of school design, says Kaye Alexander
TreeHouse gallery, Regent's Park, London by the TreeHouse collective

[FIRST LOOK] An innovative art collective takes root in London’s Regent’s Park
Unemployment continues to rise among UK architects

The number of jobless architects is continuing to rise - but at a much slower rate
University College London - Bartlett School of Architecture

A fizzing creativity is a little restricted by the forms at the Bartlett student show
University of East London - School of Architecture and the Visual Arts

There is talent on display at UEL’s student show, but you have to look for it
University of Kent - Kent School of Architecture

Greater academicism at Kent needs to be enlivened with imagination
University of Lincoln : Lincoln School of Architecture

The Lincoln School of Architecture has quietly consolidated its position as an important design school in the Midlands, writes Soumyen Bandyopadhyay
University of Newcastle: Architecture, Planning and Landscape

Newcastle’s students make splendid efforts to reach out to the community, writes Tim Carlyle
University of Northumbria: School of the Built Environment

Northumbria has a strong studio culture, drawing on powerful regional roots, writes Tim Carlyle
University of Sheffield - School of Architecture

Sheffield takes on ‘global environmental issues’ in its best show in years
University of Westminster School of Architecture and the Built Environment

London’s educational axes of architectural ingenuity and production are something the capital and, indeed, the UK should be very proud.
Video: 3DReid's Co-operative tower in Manchester

3DReid has submitted its plans for the new Co-operative Group headquarters in Manchester
Video: Amenity Space's pop-up park in Leeds

London-based duo Amenity Space has created this temporary public art installation-come-park on a ‘forgotten’ plot in Leeds
Video: How not to demolish a building

Engineers badly miscalculated this demolition in Cankiri, central Turkey
Video: Park at heart of Alsop's Bradford plan finally wins funding

A £24.4 million water-themed park at the centre of Will Alsop’s masterplan to partially flood Bradford city centre has been handed a cash lifeline
Video: Sheppard Robson's engineering laboratory for the University of Liverpool

Sheppard Robson has completed this ‘luminous chameleon’ for the University of Liverpool
Video: Sheppard Robson's Waingels College

A virtual guided tour of the UK’s first timber structure school, in Wokingham
Walthamstow dog stadium to be turned into affordable housing

Walthamstow Stadium, one of London’s last greyhound racing tracks, is to be redeveloped as a ‘family friendly’ housing estate
Wandsworth BSF pre-qualifying process

Bidders now have until September 3 to return a pre-qualifying questionnaire. A shortlist of three will be confirmed at the beginning of October.
What recession?

New creative interiors department defies recession
Wilkinson Eyre unveils design for Queen Mary University

Wilkinson Eyre Architects has revealed plans for a new foyer for the School of Mathematical Sciences at Queen Mary, University of London
Working Detail: Great North Museum by Terry Farrell and Partners

[WORKING DEATAIL 02.07.09] Roof detail
Working Detail: Snowdon Summit Visitor Centre by Ray Hole Architects

[WORKING DETAIL 16.07.09] Bull nose detail, Snowdon Summit Visitor Centre by Ray Hole Architects
WRAP and RIBA design competition results announced

WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has today named Pohkit Goh, Buro Happold Ltd and Battle McCarthy as the selected finalists of the Designing out Waste competition, launched in association with the RIBA competitions office in May this year
Zaha Hadid in concert: Manchester International Festival

Crystal Bennes visited Zaha Hadid’s chamber music venue and other events at the Manchester International Festival

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