Architects Journal
November 2010
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Anger over ditched standards
Architects have hit out at the government’s ‘regressive’ decision to ditch national standards for UK publicly-funded housing -
Cheltenham Architects’ Studio bags planning for housing scheme
Cheltenham Architects’ Studio has won planning permission for a contentious residential project in Oakley, Cheltenham -
Equal pay for women in architecture is not a luxury, it’s the law
All architects have a part to play in the struggle for gender equality, says Christine Murray -
Revamp brings ‘amazing opportunities’ for entrepreneurial architects in Newham
The run-down inner London Borough of Newham is embarking on a massive regeneration programme valued at £3.7 billion, bringing a windfall of design work, writes Richard Waite -
RIBA President’s Medal winners revealed
Part 1 Mackintosh School of Architecture student Jack Hudspith has followed in his father’s footsteps and won the Bronze Medal at this year’s RIBA President’s Medal Student Awards -
SOM-led team wins planning for huge Leamouth Peninsula scheme
A team led by SOM has won planning permission for its reworked Leamouth Peninsula development, next to Canning Town in east London -
Tesco ditches Mangera Yvars' Nottingham store
Tesco has officially scrapped plans for a ‘ground-breaking’ new £40 million Tesco supermarket in Nottingham designed by Mangera Yvars Architects -
Towards a Novelty Architecture, with Novelty Vision and Novelty Regeneration
Ian Martin is served by gorgeous young Brazilian men in the Architecture Gentlemen’s Club -
Two Alsop Sparch projects – and one Sparch project
These three quite different projects, a school, a sports pavilion and a cruise terminal, originated in the same office – Alsop’s Battersea studio in south London -
‘Direct action was necessary’ says Bartlett student protester
One of the first protesters to storm the Conservative Party headquarters claims the action was justified because tuition fee hikes risk making architecture even more ‘the preserve of the rich’ -
£10 million to help threatened public services go ‘cooperative’
The government has stumped up £10 million to help public sector workers turn their departments into co-operatives, providing a possible lifeline for services worst hit by public sector cuts such as CABE -
2011 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship
The 2011 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship has been launched and is now inviting applications from RIBA-accredited schools -
3DReid bags planning for scheme to replace Luder's car park
3DReid has landed planning permission for its £150m shopping centre scheme on the site of Owen Luder’s famous ‘Get Carter’ car park in Gateshead -
A new website for American Hardwood
As part of its commitment to making a wide range of technical guidance and detailed information about American hardwoods crystal clear and easily available, AHEC (the American Hardwood Export Council) has launched its redesigned and updated website -
Acme wins Manser Medal 2010 with Norfolk Broads house
Acme Architects’ extension to a Grade II-listed mill keepers house on the Norfolk Broads has won this year’s RIBA Manser Medal -
Actors for workhouses
It seems CZWG has landed itself in a row with the Fitzrovian thesps -
ADP wins planning for £27million Southend cultural hub proposals
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has approved plans by ADP for a £27 million library and learning facility in the town’s Elmer Square -
AHMM unveils City Road development
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has submitted a planning application for a mixed-use redevelopment of Trans World House 100 City Road in north London -
AJ’s Rory Olcayto named IBP Features Writer of the Year
AJ deputy editor Rory Olcayto has bagged this year’s coveted IBP Features Writer of the Year prize -
Allies and Morrison rebuilds a war-torn central Beirut plot
Allies and Morrison’s redevelopment scheme for a one hectare site in central Beirut, Lebanon, is now under construction and scheduled to complete in 2015 -
Alsop brings new work to RMJM
Will Alsop has brought at least 10 projects to RMJM, including a residential sector for Masdar City in Abu Dhabi and subway stations in Canada, wrested from his former outfit, Alsop Sparch -
Apply now for the role of Launch Editor, AJ Buildings Library
The AJ is recruiting an editor for the AJ Buildings Library, a new digital product that provides technical data, drawings and photographs of exemplar projects in British architecture -
Architect receives ARB slap on wrist
A Derbyshire architect has been reprimanded after being found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct by the ARB’s Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) -
Architects criticise new immigration cap
Architects have hit out at government plans to reduce the number of skilled people coming to work in the UK from outside the EU by by 20 per cent -
Architecture, the ultimate fame game
Clients and architects alike are hungry for it: fame really is good for business, says Rory Olcayto -
Arup Associates unveils Qatar 2022 World Cup ‘model stadium’
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS] Arup Associates has revealed this 5-a-side pitch which was built as part of Qatar’s successful bid to host the 2022 World Cup -
Atkins launches practice in Saudi as it sheds 900 staff
Atkins has launched a new architectural practice in Saudi Arabia while confirming that 900 workers left its company in the past year with a 356 staff losing their jobs in its design and engineering division -
Atkins unveils Lower Marsh regeneration project
Atkins has revealed these images of its £3 million scheme to redevelop Lower Marsh behind Waterloo train station in south London -
Aylesbury Estate revamp architects suffer PFI axe
The government has cut £180 million worth of PFI financing from Levitt Bernstein and Pollard Thomas Edwards’ Aylesbury estate regeneration scheme in south London -
Balcony detail: Michael Faraday Community School, Aylesbury Estate, Southwark, by Alsop Sparch
WORKING DETAIL 25.11.10: A balcony around the upper storey of the building forms an outdoor learning zone -
Bateman’s Row, by Theis + Khan Architects
MANSER MEDAL SHORTLIST: This ambitious, complex building achieved on an unprepossessing site in Shoreditch, London is a clever development by an architect-client couple for their home and office -
BDP's £700m Tithebarn scheme canned as John Lewis pulls out
BDP’s controversial £700 million Tithebarn has been shelved renewing hope for the future of the iconic Preston 1969 bus station which was set to be demolished -
Bennetts Associates' Royal Shakespeare Theatre opens its doors
[FIRST LOOK] Bennetts Associates’ £112.8 million transformation of the Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatres at Stratford-upon-Avon was officially opened this week after four years of redevelopment -
Big studios lure small practices
A raft of smaller practices and founders of boutique studios are choosing to join up with substantially larger outfits, the AJ has learned -
Brace of Nine Elms Projects revealed
Rolfe Judd and Allies and Morrison have unveiled their latest projects within the huge Nine Elms regeneration area in south London -
Breuer in Bristol
Marcel Breuer struck up a fruitful collaboration with a Bristol furniture manufacturer who, as Flora Samuel writes, was a keen admirer of his Bauhaus background -
Broadway Malyan reveals NIA revamp plans
Broadway Malyan has finally released these images of its proposed renovation of the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham -
Buckley Gray Yeoman wins planning for East End student tower
[FIRST LOOK] Buckley Gray Yeoman has won planning for this mixed-use student flat and office scheme in Commercial Road, East London -
Business management is not the dirty side of architecture
Architecture-the-profession can live happily with architecture-the-business, says Christine Murray -
C20 Society criticises Greenside House planning ‘loophole’
The Twentieth Century (C20) Society has criticised a ‘legal loophole’ which could allow developers to build housing on the site of Connell, Ward and Lucas’s illegally demolished Greenside House -
CABE labels poor town centre supermarkets a 'liability'
Town centre developments including supermarkets could end up a ‘liability’ rather than an asset if they are not well designed, according to the latest research by CABE -
Call to arms: ‘Save Design for London’
A host of high-profile names have issued an impassioned plea to the Mayor of London to save Design for London (DfL) from disappearing -
Carnegie Pavilion, Headingley Carnegie Stadium, Leeds, by Alsop Sparch
The new pavilion for Headingley Carnegie Stadium in Leeds is a ‘soft, green cricket glove gripping a ball’ discovers Richard Waite -
Caruso St John reveals new Tate Britain images
[FIRST LOOK + PROJECT DATA] Caruso St John Architects has unveiled these new images of its £45 million project to refurbish the Tate Britain art gallery in south London -
Cash for post-Games site revealed
The Government has earmarked half a billion pounds for a major post-Games transformation of the London 2012 Olympic Park, it has been revealed -
Chelsea Barracks scheme recommended for planning
The reworked 5.2 hectare masterplan for Chelsea Barracks in West London by Dixon Jones, Squire and Partners and Kim Wilkie Associates has been recommended for planning by Westminster Council -
Chester 'super zoo'project clears final hurdle
Communities secretary Eric Pickles’ has decided not to call in the plans for a huge redevelopment project at Chester Zoo -
Competitions: Editor's Pick
Housing frameworks for Oaklee Homes Group in Belfast and the London Borough of Lewisham as well as a design competition for SPIRETEC in Delhi; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Competitions: Editor's Pick, 25.11.10
Last chance to enter the competition for two new galleries at London’s Science Museum and the 2011 RIBA Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship; the editor’s pick of this week’s top competitions -
Conran & Partners reaveals Walthamstow Stadium scheme
[FIRST LOOK] Conran & Partners has released these images of its £45 million scheme to build 300 homes on the site of Walthamstow Stadium in east London -
Costs: Masonry
Don’t let costing masonry weigh you down. Here, Neil Barnett, resource cost services manager of BCIS - the Building Costs Information Service - provides the latest sample cost breakdowns for various types of masonry -
Dan Holdsworth at the Baltic
[THIS WEEK] Autumn has been good to photography fans – and there’s still a lot to see, writes James Pallister -
Decision on Robin Hood Gardens replacement delayed
Procurement delay has set back by a month the decision over which design team’s project should replace Alison and Peter Smithson’s Robin Hood Gardens in east London -
Design Competition for SPIRETEC mixed use scheme, India
Spire World has announced an open architectural design competition for its project SPIRETEC, a 62,750m2 mixed use area that is part of a much larger office complex just outside of Delhi, India -
Dutch stars Mecanoo lined up for new Manchester arts venue
Mecanoo has won the international competition to design a £19 million new joint home in Manchester City Centre for The Cornerhouse cinema and the Library Theatre Company -
Ecophon - Give your ceiling direction with Focus™ Lp
Ecophon Focus™ Lp is a ceiling system developed with the aim of giving architects more control in the design process of open plan offices and other open plan solutions. One of the advantages is that it makes it possible to highlight one direction: the linear direction. -
Engaging the Public in the Planning System
Community Involvement is a key theme for government and town planners, who are grappling with the challenge of making the planning system more meaningful to the general public. -
External detail: Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre, Cheltenham, by MJP Architects
WORKING DETAIL 02.12.10: Roof, external wall and inglenook for cancer care centre -
FaulknerBrowns submits plans for Rochdale municipal offices
[FIRST LOOK] FaulknerBrowns Architects has submitted a planning application for this £66m civic building scheme in Rochdale, Manchester -
Feilden Clegg Bradley bags Bath Rugby Club redesign
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) has defeated a five-strong shortlist of practices to win a job to redesign the home of Bath Rugby Club in Bath -
Foster + Partners reveals Saadiyat Island 'centrepiece' museum
[FIRST LOOK] Foster + Partners has unveiled its designs for the new Zayed National Museum in Abu Dhabi -
Foster’s Masdar Institute opens
[FIRST LOOK] Foster + Partners’ entirely solar-powered Masdar Institute building in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has thrown open its doors to students -
Fosters joins in Qatar 2022 World Cup celebrations
Foster + Partners is among the several international practices who will now complete stadium projects in Qatar following the FIFA’s decision to award the country the 2022 World Cup -
Foster's Las Vegas hotel set for demolition
Foster + Partners’ half-finished ‘Harmon Hotel’ on the Las Vegas strip looks set for demolition amid claims of construction defects -
Framework agreement: London Borough of Lewisham
The London and Quadrant Housing Trust on behalf of the London Borough of Lewisham seeks an architect-led design team to redevelop an existing estate comprising the design and construction of 370 residential units comprising 1, 2, 3, and 4 bed houses and low-rise flats including new infrastructure and highways. -
Framework agreement: Oaklee Homes Group, Belfast
Oaklee Homes Group, Clanmil Housing Association, South Ulster Housing Association, Harmony Homes and SHAC Housing Association are looking to appoint up to three framework agreements for the provision of design team consultancy on new social housing projects in Belfast -
Fulong Wu crowned Bartlett planning prof
The UCL Bartlett School of Planning in London has appointed Fulong Wu as its new professor of planning -
Furniture designer Robin Day dies
Robin Day, the ‘grandmaster’ of furniture design, has died aged 95 -
Furzey Hall Farm, by Waugh Thistleton Architects
MANSER MEDAL SHORTLIST Furzey Hall Farm is created from a three-storey Victorian Cotswold stone farm cottage and an adjacent barn. -
Geoff Wilkinson's Regs: Part L and historic buildings
Creative solutions, energy efficiency and aesthetics: how Part L is affecting historic buildings -
GLM wins green light for John O’Groats revamp
Edinburgh-based GLM has landed planning permission for its £7 million project to revamp a hotel and build 23 chalets at John O’Groats in Scotland -
Government tightens free school rules
The government is set to tighten up the application process for the founding of ‘free schools’ following higher-than-expected demand -
Green shoots? Fewer projects on hold, optimism up and unemployment down
The number of schemes being ditched or mothballed fell for the first time since May, according to new figures released this week -
GRID wins approval for Strand housing
[FIRST LOOK] GRID Architects has won planning approval for this, 2,090m2 mixed-use shopping and housing scheme on the Strand in central London -
Guangzhou Opera House by Zaha Hadid Architects
Zaha Hadid Architects has taken the wraps off its new 1,800-seat Guangzhou Opera House overlooking the Pearl River in the Guangdong province, southern China -
Guy Hollaway wins planning for beachfront homes in Kent
[FIRST LOOK] Guy Hollaway Architects (GHA) has secured planning permission for this 62-home scheme on the beachfront in Hythe, Kent -
Hadid denies Athens mosque bid
Zaha Hadid has denied claims that she offered to work for free on a controversial project to build a mosque in Athens, Greece -
Hadid reveals £100 million Rabat Grand Theatre plans
[FIRST LOOK] These are the first images of Zaha Hadid Architects’ proposed new £100 million Rabat Grand Theatre in Morocco -
HCA budget slashed by half
The government has announced plans to cut the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) budget in half and reduce its total number of directors from 12 to 6 -
Heatherwick’s ‘new Routemaster’ revealed
These are the first images of a full scale mock-up showing how Thomas Heatherwick’s new London Routemaster bus will look -
Ian Martin: A new London superhub, a good design ‘vibes harvester’ and a housebuilding Thunderball
Ian Martin measures aesthetic experience, from transcendent epic space to poorly-designed bollocks -
In pictures: 2012 Olympic Park now 75 per cent complete
These aerial images of the 2012 Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, show the latest progress on the huge project which is now three-quarters complete -
In pictures: Latest Crossrail stations images revealed
[FIRST LOOK] These images show the latest designs for the £15.9 billion Crossrail project’s eight new central London stations -
It’s time for a revolution in architectural education
Architectural education faces a series of important challenges, says Christine Murray -
John Lyall bags planning for £4.4 million sludge cake factory
John Lyall Architects has landed planning permission for this £4.4 million sewage treatment scheme at Crossness in south east London -
John McAslan + Partners' Indian nursing institute starts on site
[FIRST LOOK] Work has begun on John McAslan + Partners’ Indian Institute of Advanced Nursing (IIAN) project in Chennai, India -
Kalzip’s new colours for AluPlusPatina
Kalzip has introduced a series of stunning new colours to enhance its existing range of AluPlusPatina materials. Available in hues of Gold and Bronze, this new range of very distinctive lustre finishes can be supplied in stucco embossed and mill finish materials to provide architects with… -
Kalzip’s perfect for flat roofs
Kalzip’s new flat roofing system guide explains why high performance aluminium standing seam roofs are a robust and cost-effective solution for all new build and refurbishment applications. -
Landscape Institute award winners revealed
A guide to sustainable urban drainage systems bagged the top award at this year’s Landscape Institute Awards (LIA) -
Leaf House, by James Gorst Architects
MANSER MEDAL SHORTLIST: There is something of the fortress about this Portland stone tower topped with a glass lookout -
Leicester student scoops international design prize
An architecture student from De Montfort University has been awarded the TECU Project Award for ‘outstanding use’ of copper -
London Stock Brick Swatch launched
Brick matching – in London, that is – just got easier with the launch of Hanson’s brick guide -
Low-carbon FAT
SUSTAINABILITY IN PRACTICE: FAT’s new housing in Middlesbrough proves that sustainability is not a matter of style, says Hattie Hartman -
Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre, Cheltenham, by MJP Architects
MJP Architects’ Maggie’s centre in Cheltenham showcases Richard MacCormac’s rich and individual mix of ideas, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Peter Durant -
Martello Tower Y, by Piercy Conner Architects with Billings Jackson Industrial Design
MANSER MEDAL SHORTLIST Martello Tower Y is one of 103 ingeniously designed artillery towers that were built from 1805 at vulnerable points around the south and east coasts to resist Napoleonic invasion -
Maude: Public sector ‘easy margins’ over
Cabinet office minister Francis Maude has told the government’s largest services providers that the days of ‘easy margins’ from public sector work are over -
Mayor rubberstamps Battersea power station plans
London Mayor Boris Johnson has approved the proposed £5.5 billion regeneration of Giles Gilbert Scott’s Grade II-listed Battersea power station -
McAslan speaks on ‘building better communities’
John McAslan discussed his practice’s pro-bono work in Haiti, Delhi and Malawi during a Royal Society of Arts lecture last week in London. Reports Dami Lapite -
McChesney wins Regent Street contest with 'fork' fish
[FIRST LOOK] Ian McChesney has won the competition to design a ‘major work’ of public art in Heddon Street, off Regent Street, central London -
Michael Faraday Community School, Aylesbury Estate, Southwark, by Alsop Sparch
The Michael Faraday Community School in south London is an important test of both urban history and the social future, and of the potential physical and symbolic values of contemporary modernist architecture in what is Europe’s largest housing development says Jay Merrick. Photography by Morley Von Sternberg -
Minister responds to Part 2 bid
Communities minister Andrew Stunell has admitted the Architects Act creates an ‘unfavourable outcome’ for Part 2 qualified workers in his response to a Association for Part Two Architects’ (TAPTA) challenge -
More from the Student Shows: Sustainable Design 3
Self-build in Nottingham, an eco-roofscraper in Singapore, a retrofit of Birmingham Central Library as an ecohotel, and rooftop allotments near Tower Bridge are amongst this year’s projects in sustainable design -
Morrell: Architects to cash in on 40 years worth of retrofitting jobs
The upgrade to low carbon of the UK’s built environment will provide 40 years worth of work for construction industry SMEs, according to a government report -
New Paddington tower marks Robin Partington's debut
Robin Partington has revealed his first major scheme since leaving Hamiltons (now BFLS) last year -
New Practices # 51: Wren Architecture & Design
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone, either through choice or redundancy -
New Practices #47: Rud Sawers 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 -
New Practices #51: Pattern Design
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone, either through choice or redundancy -
No new spire for Westminster Abbey
Fans of medieval architecture will recall a plan for a design competition launched last summer by Westminster Abbey to create a new spire for the unfinished church -
Office facade detail: One New Change by Sidell Gibson Architects
[WORKING DETAIL 11.11.10] Facade detail for central London scheme by Ateliers Jean Nouvel/ Sidell Gibson Architects -
OSA hangs Merchant Square Christmas tree
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS] The Office for Subversive Architecture (OSA) has created this temporary hanging Christmas tree for Mossessian & Partners’ newly opened 5 Merchant Square in west London -
Paul Davis nets Northern Irish green homes competition
Paul Davis + Partners has won the international competition to design 70 Code for Sustainable Homes level five houses and flats in Carryduff, Northern Ireland -
Penoyre & Prasad reveals latest Guy's Tower proposals
[FIRST LOOK] These are latest images of Penoyre & Prasad’s project to re-clad Guy’s Hospital tower in London Bridge, south London -
Piano's discord in Malta
Perhaps inspired by too much daytime television, Malta has hired Renzo Piano to plan a £60m makeover of its capital city, Valletta -
Piano's Shard becomes UK's tallest building
One Canada Square has lost its record as the tallest building in Britain to Renzo Piano’s ‘Shard’ skyscraper, which is currently under construction near London Bridge in Southwark, south London -
Planning application fee proposal branded ‘outrageous’
The government proposal to allow local authorities to charge what they like for planning applications has been branded ‘outrageous’ and a ‘reward for inefficiency’ -
P-p-pick up a penguin
Eagle-eyed planning-portal observers can rest assured that Wharmby Kozdon Architects’ application for alterations to a penguin enclosure at London Zoo will not replace Tecton’s iconic Grade I-listed structure -
PRP wins green light for Wornington Green regeneration
PRP Architects has won planning permission for the first phase of a 5.7 hectare housing scheme in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (RBK&C) -
Q: What would Vitruvius do? A: Work out the Latin for ‘social capital’
Ian Martin suggests a New Vitruvian mantra of ‘social capital, local distinctiveness and properly insured’ -
Revealed: Aga Khan Award for Architecture winners
[FIRST LOOK] The five projects have been handed prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture Awards -
Revealed: first images of Fosters-designed Apple HQ
Apple supremo Steve Jobs has unveiled the first images of its new Foster + Partners-designed campus for the technology giant in California -
RIBA attacks government over housing standards u-turn
RIBA president Ruth Reed has voiced ‘serious concerns’ over the government’s decision to abandon the Homes and Communities Agency’s (HCA) core housing standards for all new publicly-backed homes -
RIBA design competition: Andersonstown Expo Centre, west Belfast
The RIBA is inviting architect-led design teams to compete to design a £12 million regeneration-focused ‘expo centre’ on the site of a former police station in west Belfast, Northern Ireland -
RIBA launches competition for west Belfast 'fortress'
The RIBA is inviting architect-led design teams to compete to design a £12 million regeneration-focused ‘expo centre’ on the site of a former police station in west Belfast, Northern Ireland -
RIBA Manser Medal 2010
Michael Manser introduces this year’s awards -
RIBA Manser Medal Winner: Hunsett Mill by Acme
MANSER MEDAL 2010: The winning house, with full jury citation and extended commentary by Acme founder Friedrich Ludewig -
RIBA: New Homes Bonus must deliver 'quality as well as quantity'
The RIBA has cautiously backed Tory-Lib Dem coalition’s proposals on the New Homes Bonus -
Rick Mather unveils controversial Camden plans
[FIRST LOOK] Rick Mather Architects has submitted plans for this mixed-use development in the Dartmouth Park Conservation Area, Camden, north London -
RKG unveils Waterloo station balcony proposal
Robinson Kenning and Gallagher Architects (RKG) has released this image of its proposed first-floor balcony at the UK’s busiest rail terminus – Waterloo station in south London -
Robinson in Ruins by Patrick Keiller
Patrick Keiller’s Berkshire tour narrates a very recent era of history, writes James Pallister -
RSC Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, by Ian Ritchie Architects
To coincide with Bennetts Associates’ renovation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, the AJ reprints a 2006 building study of Ian Ritchie’s temporary Courtyard Theatre -
Shanghai International Cruise Terminal, Shanghai, by Sparch Architects
Though not yet complete, the ‘Shanghai Chandelier’ is already able to overwhelm the senses, reports Rory Olcayto. Photography by Christian Richters -
Spitfire dogfight in Southampton
You’ve got to feel sorry for Nick Hancock, the former Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners architect, who won the competition to design the memorial to the Spitfire in Southampton -
St Petersburg floats Gazprom tower move
Local politicians are discussing moving RMJM’s controversial 455m-tall Gazprom skyscraper in St Petersburg, Russia to another site in the city -
Stoakes Systems - Lighting up art
The new rooftop studio at London’s Putney School of Art is a translucent conservatory entirely clad and roofed with Kalwall. The dramatic structure was designed by the Kenneth Mark Practice to create a private and ideal ambience for study, learning and leisure. -
Strata wins Concrete Society Awards
The controverisal Strata tower, dubbed ‘The Razor’, has been named the overall winner at the 2010 Concrete Society Awards -
Survey shows worrying lack of BIM awareness
There is a pressing demand for improved awareness and understanding of building information modelling (BIM) across the built environment industry, according to an industry-wide survey -
Terry Farrell & Partners' Asian megastations
Terry Farrell & Partners’ railway stations exemplify the increasing demand for British design and planning expertise in Asia -
The Bartlett, University College London; MSc Environmental Design and Engineering
Course focus: Technical-Building Performance Modelling || Design studio: YES || Fees: £6385/£15205 (EU/Overseas) -
The first woman architect
American scholar John Millar believes that Elizabeth Wilbraham (1632-1705) was the prolific mystery architect behind some 400 buildings -
The Winter School and its discontents
[THIS WEEK] A radical student debate with its roots in the 1970s is making a comeback, writes James Pallister -
Tony Fretton submits plans for Tower of London restaurant
[FIRST LOOK] Tony Fretton Architects has submitted a planning application for a new riverfront restaurant close to the Grade I-listed Tower of London -
Tottenham secure Mayor’s backing for White Hart Lane redevelopment
Boris Johnson has approved Spurs’ plans to build a new stadium on the site of their current ground in North London - even though the club is pressing on with it’s bid to take over the Olympic stadium -
TP Bennett’s London Bridge station revamp approved for 2018 completion
TP Bennett’s £2.5 billion project to overhaul London Bridge Station in south London is on target to complete in 2018 following an official go-ahead by government last week -
Twelve centuries later, Destiny calls at last for the plucky New Republic of Mercia
Ian Martin convenes an emergency meeting of the Tamworth League -
University of Bath; MSc Architectural Engineering (Environmental Design)
Course focus: Technical-Building Performance Modelling || Design studio: NO || Fees: £8,500 (EU) -
University of Creative Arts, Canterbury; MA Sustainable Design
Course focus: Theory-Design studio modules || Design studio: YES || Fees: £4,000/£11,130 (EU/Overseas) -
University of Salford, Greater Manchester; MSc Sustainable Building Design
Course focus: Design studio modules-Technical-Building Performance Modelling || Design studio: YES || Fees: £7,500/£10,550 (EU/Overseas) -
Video: Master's degree launch sparks management skills debate
The launch of Madrid-based IE University’s new masters in architecture degree has sparked debate over management skills in the profession -
WAF: The global crit
This year’s World Architecture Festival hosted a global gathering of architects who battled it out in front of a panel of judges to win best scheme, writes James Pallister -
Wilkinson Eyre scoops Melbourne Uni job
[FIRST LOOK] Wilkinson Eyre Architects and Sinclair Knight Merz Architects & Engineers have landed the prize project to design a new building for Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. -
Winning Greenwich Village architects revealed
Jestico + Whiles, Studio 54 and Peter Barber Architects have won a competition to design the last three phases of the Greenwich Millennium Village (GMV) regeneration project in south east London -
Work on Renzo Piano’s London Bridge bus station begins
Construction work has started on a Renzo Piano-designed bus station that will sit at the base of the 306 metre-tall ‘Shard’ building in London Bridge, south London -
Work to begin on Rogers' Cheesegrater 'early next year'
British Land and a Canadian-backed developer have signed a deal to take forward Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ Leadenhall building in the City of London. -
Zero Carbon House, by John Christophers
MANSER MEDAL SHORTLIST: John Christophers has transformed an existing end-of-terrace Birmingham house into a ground-breaking carbon-neutral family home of rare quality
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