Architects Journal
Rakesh Ramchurn
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See you in court: legal challenge to Chippo’s Elizabeth House scheme
19-Jun-2013
English Heritage and Westminster City Council have requested a judicial review of the planning consent given to David Chipperfield’s £600 million Elizabeth House scheme -
English Heritage leader slams planning approval for Elizabeth House
17-Jun-2013
Lambeth Council’s decision to grant planning approval for David Chipperfield’s Elizabeth House has been slammed by the leader of English Heritage. -
Erect wins Vauxhall 'missing link' contest
7-Jun-2013
Erect Architecture has won the RIBA-backed competition to redesign the public realm around Vauxhall in south London -
Rogers backs Preston bus station listing campaign
31-May-2013
Richard Rogers has become the latest high profile figure to back the campaign to save Preston bus station from demolition -
In pictures: Southbank Centre unwraps 'Festival of Neighbourhood'
31-May-2013
A series of pop-up installations have opened at the Southbank Centre in London -
Clerkenwell Design Week 2013 – how was it for you?
24-May-2013
We asked five emerging designers at the House of Detention how Clerkenwell Design Week had gone for them -
Hanging Gardens of Clerkenwell
23-May-2013
A hanging vegetable garden has been installed at the courtyard of Elips Design as part of Clerkenwell Design Week -
Clare Devine named head of architecture at Design Council
23-May-2013
Clare Devine has been appointed director of architecture and the built environment at the Design Council -
Willow Installation at St John’s Priory
22-May-2013
Lighting designer Sharon Marston has created a lighting installation at the Priory of the Order of St John in Clerkenwell -
Zaha Hadid Design opens doors to public
22-May-2013
Zaha Hadid Architects launched the public opening of Zaha Hadid Design as part of Clerkenwell Design Week yesterday -
Upcycled furniture at Clerkenwell Design Week
22-May-2013
New products by Living Furniture – all made from upcycled materials – were exhibited at 22-26, a café venue on Farringdon Lane. -
Two Hundred Chairs by Assemble
21-May-2013
Assemble has scattered 200 chairs across a corner of St James’ Church Garden as part of Clerkenwell Design Week. -
The Huts by Architecture for Humanity
21-May-2013
Architecture for Humanity has created four ‘hut’ installations for Clerkenwell Design Week -
Heart of Architecture by Giles Miller Studio
21-May-2013
The Heart of Architecture by Giles Miller Studio takes the form of a giant sculptural ‘target board’ -
Mirare Maze Folly by Mobile Studio
21-May-2013
Mobile Studio has created an installation close to the Order of St John in Clerkenwell based on a playful adaptation of the garden maze -
Irene Murray retires from RIBA
15-May-2013
Irena Murray, Sir Banister Fletcher director of the British Architectural Library at the RIBA, will step down next month -
New Thames crossing in pipeline for east London
14-May-2013
A new bridge or road tunnel crossing the River Thames in east London is back on the cards, following a public consultation by Transport for London (TfL) -
Residents slam latest CMYK design for Oxley Woods
8-May-2013
Residents of the Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners’ (RSHP) Oxley Woods housing scheme have slammed Taylor Wimpey’s latest CMYK-designed plans to extend the ground-breaking development -
Richard Kauntze: conditions are ripe for office retrofit
2-May-2013
The AJ talks to Richard Kauntze, chief executive of the BCO, on office developments in the UK in advance of the BCO annual conference in May -
The art of furniture
30-Apr-2013
A visit to this year’s Milan Furniture Fair highlights how architects are using furniture design to complement their building projects, writes Rakesh Ramchurn -
Newham regeneration mastermind Dutton to retire
26-Apr-2013
Clive Dutton, who oversaw Newham’s regeneration and inward investment during the 2012 Games, has announced he is to retire -
Niall McLaughlin’s Arc in Hull to be auctioned off
24-Apr-2013
The Arc, designed by London-based practice Niall McLaughlin Architects and one of Hull’s most striking buildings, is to be auctioned next month -
Bright colours signal a bright future for children’s centre
24-Apr-2013
Bespoke curved tiles are created in a variety of hues and shades to encourage creativity and curiosity in children at Valencia’s five-building care facility designed by Foursquare -
Driftwood table and chairs go public
23-Apr-2013
Art project promoting environmental conservation is unveiled as Birtwistle exhibits his conference table and chair set -
Clerkenwell Design Week
22-Apr-2013
21-23 May 2013, London -
Populous’s £60m Leeds Arena completes
19-Apr-2013
Populous’ Leeds Arena is gearing up to open its doors after construction work completed on the £60million music venue -
Upcycling at the Milan Furniture Fair
19-Apr-2013
It is notoriously difficult to find much in the way of sustainable design at the Milan Furniture Fair -
BDP bags £10m Hampshire Hospital job
18-Apr-2013
BDP has beaten five other practices including Hopkins and HLM to win a job to design a new £10m facility for Hampshire Hospitals -
Cloud sculpture installed at St Pancras station
18-Apr-2013
A new sculpture featuring two giant clouds has been installed at London’s St Pancras station -
Smithfield overhaul: Cabe finds fault with public spaces
18-Apr-2013
Cabe at the Design Council has become the latest body to raise concerns over John McAslan + Partners’ contentious plans for Smithfield’s Market in London -
RIBA unveils shortlist for Vauxhall missing link comp
17-Apr-2013
The shortlisted entries for the RIBA Vauxhall, The Missing Link Design Competition, have been unveiled -
Victorian Society slams English Heritage's Smithfield stance
16-Apr-2013
The Victorian Society has slammed English Heritage’s decision to back McAslan’s Smithfield Market development plans as ‘disappointing’ and ‘worrying’ -
Is architecture gay-friendly?
11-Apr-2013
Dieter Gockmann of EPR and an ambassador for gay rights charity Stonewall, explains why architecture is not as gay-friendly as it seems -
Stonewall: Architecture fails to support gay equality in workplace
11-Apr-2013
Built environment companies have again failed to feature on Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index, leading the campaign to warn of stifled output -
Array – new theatre seating by Zaha Hadid
11-Apr-2013
Zaha Hadid has unveiled Array, a new theatre seating system -
Knoll unveils Koolhaas’s first furniture designs
10-Apr-2013
Rem Koolhaas’s first ever furniture collection was unveiled at the Milan Furniture Fair -
Simon Allford to speak at 2013 BCO conference in Madrid
8-Apr-2013
AHMM’s Simon Allford is featured on an all-star lineup of speakers at this year’s British Council for Offices conference in Madrid from 15-17 May -
McDowell and Benedetti’s long overdue Hull bridge set for April opening
19-Mar-2013
McDowell and Benedetti’s £7 million bridge over the River Hull is expected to open next month – more than two years later than planned -
Milan Furniture Fair
19-Mar-2013
9-14 April 2013, Milan -
Graphene research boosted by planning consent win
19-Mar-2013
Jestico + Whiles has received planning permission for the National Graphene Institute in Manchester -
FCBS scoops planning for £250m Belfast campus
14-Mar-2013
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBS) has won planning permission for its £250 million Belfast City Campus for the University of Ulster -
Hassell scoops Cardiff city centre masterplan
5-Mar-2013
Hassell has been appointed by Cardiff Council to create a masterplan for two key city centre sites – Cardiff Central Rail Station and Callaghan Square -
AEW heads to High Court over Liverpool Museum job
5-Mar-2013
The case against AEW Architects for ‘professional negligence’ on the £72million Museum of Liverpool will begin next month at the High Court in London -
Jamie Fobert Architects bags approval for Tate extension
4-Mar-2013
Jamie Fobert Architects has bagged planning permission for its £13.5 million extension to the Tate St Ives. -
Foster + Partners' first 'complete' hotel opens in London
4-Mar-2013
The ME Hotel, the first hotel fully designed by Foster + Partners, has opened in London -
Architects fear ‘super sewer’ could blight major Thameside projects
27-Feb-2013
Practices raise fears over impact on public realm and major construction schemes as £4 billion Thames Tideway Tunnel goes to planning -
Original architect slams Sydney Exhibition Centre revamp
27-Feb-2013
Populous, Hassell and OMA’s £650 million redevelopment of Sydney’s Exhibition Centre has been slammed by the building’s original architects as an ‘act of vandalism’ -
Cheltenham Design Festival
21-Feb-2013
11-14 April 2013, Cheltenham -
Marks Barfield to design 'London Eye' for Wirral Waters
19-Feb-2013
Marks Barfield Architects, the practice which designed the London Eye, has been appointed to prepare designs for a £7m-£10m viewing tower for Wirral Waters -
Emily Gee: 'There's been a real shift in interest in post-war buildings'
18-Feb-2013
Emily Gee, English Heritage’s head of designation, on why the organisation is eyeing up a raft of post-war office buildings for statutory protection -
Newt halts work on Ryder's £14m Durham police HQ
11-Feb-2013
Discovery of the protected great crested newt has brought work on Ryder Architecture’s Durham police station to a halt -
London Underground reveals largest ever art commission
8-Feb-2013
The London Underground has unveiled its largest ever art commission as part of its 150th anniversary celebrations -
Model-maker to sell RMJM Gazprom work to highest bidder
8-Feb-2013
A disgruntled model maker, owed £70,000 by RMJM, is putting his model of the bankrupt firm’s Gazprom tower up for sale -
Ed Vaizey lists BDP's Halifax 1974 HQ
7-Feb-2013
The BDP-designed Halifax Building, head office of the Halifax Building Society, has been awarded Grade II listing by Architecture Minister Ed Vaizey -
Rebirth by Mariko Mori
6-Feb-2013
[Around Town] The first major exhibition of Mariko Mori’s work for 14 years explores life and death through age-old cultures and cosmic movements -
Haworth Tompkins' NT revamp lands chunk of £11m HLF handout
4-Feb-2013
Haworth Tompkins’ redevelopment of the National Theatre in London is among four schemes to benefit from a £11million lottery funding windfall. -
RIBA survey: practice workloads and optimism up
1-Feb-2013
Architects’ workloads are up and the prospects of future jobs in the commercial and housing sector are also brighter, according to the RIBA‘s latest industry-wide survey. -
Obituary: Kari Jormakka (1959-2013)
29-Jan-2013
Friends, colleagues and students mourn the death of Vienna University of Technology architecture professor Kari Jormakka -
Fletcher Priest’s £25m Carmelite Riverside starts on site
29-Jan-2013
Work has begun on Fletcher Priest Architects’ £25 million refurbishment of Carmelite Riverside at 50 Victoria Embankment in London -
New images of NORD Glasgow hospice
22-Jan-2013
New images have been revealed of NORD Architecture’s designs for a new £18million hospice in Glasgow -
Museum of London’s modern revamp
21-Jan-2013
Contemporary reception desk installed at Grade I-listed building -
JDDK bags go-ahead for £10m Kielder Park visitor centre
18-Jan-2013
Newcastle-based practice JDDK has won planing permission for its £10m visitor centre at Kielder Water & Forest Park -
Stuart Lipton and Peter Rogers to form new development company
15-Jan-2013
Stuart Lipton is to quit Chelsfield Partners to set up a new property development company with Peter Rogers, brother of architect Richard Rogers -
42 Architects completes skatepark at Swedish UNESCO heritage site
14-Jan-2013
Images have been released of a new skatepark in Sweden designed by emerging, London-based practice 42 Architects -
London council clashes with Thames Water over 'super sewer'
9-Jan-2013
Harper Downie’s riverside development could scupper Thames Water’s ‘super sewer’ plans after a council planning committee gave the residential development the green light -
Conflict: planning officers back housing scheme on planned ‘super sewer’ site
4-Jan-2013
Planners have recommended for approval Harper Downie’s scheme for 475 homes on the riverside site which Thames Water has proposed for one of its ‘super sewer’ tunnel shafts -
Home 2013
20-Dec-2012
13-15 January 2013, London -
Be Inspired accolade for McAslan's King's Cross refurb
19-Dec-2012
London station redevelopment beats off strong international competition to take Be Inspired Innovation in Building Award -
Liverpool students’ winning stone bench design installed
19-Dec-2012
A new stone bench - the winning design of the City of London Stone Bench Competition 2012 - has been unveiled in the Square Mile. -
The Architects by Shunt
12-Dec-2012
Dodgy Scandinavian accents, a pair of acrobats in baby jumpsuits and a heavily pregnant woman who extracts a pair of slippers from a wooden cow’s behind: it can only be a night of experimental theatre in London -
Cabinets of Curiosity
4-Dec-2012
Rakesh Ramchurn visits the V&A’s new permanent exhibition dedicated to the craft of furniture-making -
Work starts on Capita Symonds’ Manchester research centre
3-Dec-2012
Capita Symonds’ £28.5 million Manchester Cancer Research Centre (MCRC) has started on site -
Hall McKnight Brick Awards double
30-Nov-2012
The MAC Belfast arts centre wins Best Public Building and Supreme awards in international brick building design contest -
Government pledges £400m for college rebuild programme
26-Nov-2012
Vince Cable has announced more than £400million worth of investment in college construction work which will lead to 56 colleges going ahead with redevelopment or refurbishment work -
Smart solar glass launches in UK
20-Nov-2012
Layers of fine steel strands in glazing let sunlight in selectively to control solar heat gain in summer and heat loss in winter -
Electrochromic windows under test
20-Nov-2012
Researchers at De Montfort University study energy saving potential of windows that can be darkened electronically -
Sculpture recalls maritime history
20-Nov-2012
Artwork in form of dockside moorings celebrates anniversary -
ecoShowcase Bristol
20-Nov-2012
6th December 2012, Bristol -
BCO invites submissions for 2013 Regional Awards
19-Nov-2012
The British Council for Offices (BCO) is inviting submissions for its 2013 Regional Awards -
Grade II listing for Goldfinger's Cheltenham Estate
13-Nov-2012
Erno Goldfinger’s Cheltenham Estate in west London has been handed Grade II-listed status by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport -
Grade II listing for seminal Rogers’ Spender House
8-Nov-2012
The Spender House in Essex - designed by Richard and Su Rogers in 1968 - has been given Grade II listed status -
Drawing the city: Architects' charity art works
7-Nov-2012
A private viewing of the 10x10 Drawing the City: London exhibition was held at Somerset House yesterday -
Phase out of incandescent lamps meets stiff resistance
6-Nov-2012
The complete ban on the production of domestic use incandescent lamps – which came into effect on 1 September - has led to panic buying by customers reluctant to adapt to more energy efficient lighting solutions. -
Denys Lasdun opened to public
5-Nov-2012
The RIBA has opened the door on its archive of Denys Lasdun -
Danny Alexander: new wave of City Deals key to local growth
31-Oct-2012
A new wave of City Deals and the Infrastructure Guarantee Scheme are pivotal to the government’s bid to stimulate local growth, according to Danny Alexander, chief secretary to the Treasury -
Dusk at Abney Park Cemetery
31-Oct-2012
[Around Town] Love and loss in a chapel installation -
University of Westminster course allows overseas architects to become ARB accredited
30-Oct-2012
Westminster University offers new short course which allows overseas applicants to prepare for ARB exams -
Approval for Ian Simpson’s Manchester Library Walk Link
25-Oct-2012
Manchester City Council’s planning committee has approved plans for Ian Simpson Architects’ controversial Library Walk Link -
Queen opens London’s Jubilee Gardens after £5m redesign
25-Oct-2012
The Queen has formerly opened West 8’s Jubilee Gardens on London’s Southbank after a £5million redevelopment -
Wilkinson Eyre reveals plans for Wellcome Collection revamp
24-Oct-2012
Wilkinson Eyre has revealed plans for the £17.5million redevelopment of the Wellcome Collection in London -
C20 Society applauds listing of Cold War sites and motorway tower
23-Oct-2012
The Twentieth Century Society has welcomed the recent listing of two cold war nuclear missile sites and the M6 Pennine Tower Restaurant -
Street Life
23-Oct-2012
[Around Town] Homelessness was the theme for ‘Street Life’, October’s instalment of the Architecture on Film series -
Jablite awarded £20,000 to develop insulation product
22-Oct-2012
DECC awards Jablite funds to develop insulation for non domestic properties -
RIBA renames picture library in honour of Robert Elwall
18-Oct-2012
The RIBA will rename its collection of more than 1.5 million images in memory of the collection’s late curator Robert Elwall who died in March -
Energy Forum on Solar Building Skins
18-Oct-2012
6-7 December 2012, Forum Bressanone, Italy -
New 3D modelling software from Autodesk
16-Oct-2012
New program from leading modelling software developer will help architects and designers move from 2D to BIM workflows -
Big screen architecture
12-Oct-2012
[Preview] Film screenings at the Barbican this autumn will examine urban issues and the impact of new public buildings as part of the Architecture Foundation’s Architecture on Film series -
Avanti becomes latest practice to set up in Brazil
10-Oct-2012
London-based healthcare and education specialists Avanti Architects has become the latest UK practice to open an office in Brazil. -
Business booming for eco-classrooms
5-Oct-2012
Modular teaching space provider stands to double its profits following the successful installation of units in East Anglia -
White Room/Black Room by Alexander Brodsky
5-Oct-2012
[Around Town] Leading Russian sculptor, artist and paper architect Alexander Brodsky creates a site-specific installation for Calvert 22 -
New code of practice from Stone Federation
4-Oct-2012
The Stone Federation Great Britain has released an updated code of practice for the design and installation of internal flooring. -
100% Design
3-Oct-2012
19-22 September, Earls Court, London -
London’s Calling
3-Oct-2012
[Around Town] Architect Chris Dyson has chosen two artists who explore city issues for his latest gallery exhibition -
Yo!Home launches at 100% Design
2-Oct-2012
At the annual design interiors trade event, a pioneering living space offers a prototype for affordable residential conversions -
MSA completes Marquez-inspired 'boat machine'
27-Sep-2012
Matthew Springett Associates (MSA) has completed work on an installation in New Hampshire, USA, inspired by Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s short story ‘Light is Like Water’ -
Chipperfield: 'Hepworth overcomes cultural anxiety about Modern architecture'
26-Sep-2012
David Chipperfield has said his Stirling Prize-nominated Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield shows Modern architecture can be accepted in the UK -
Keiichi Matsuda’s Prism
20-Sep-2012
The V&A’s cupola has been opened to the public for the very first time to host Prism, an installation by Keiichi Matsuda -
Ice Angels at the V&A
20-Sep-2012
Dominic Harris and Cinimod Studio’s work at the V&A allows visitors to become ‘virtual angels’ using an interactive light installation -
Living la vida Ponti
20-Sep-2012
What is it to live ‘alla Ponti’? -
Vaizey: 'I'm not prejudiced against Modernist buildings'
19-Sep-2012
New architecture minister Ed Vaizey has spoken about his passion for Modern architecture at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Design Museum’s new home in Kensington -
London Design Festival 2012: What to expect
13-Sep-2012
The London Design Festival is celebrating its tenth year with a series of initiatives, including new exhibition spaces, the launch of the Global Design Forum and an app to make navigating the festival easier -
Video: Norman Foster at Venice
29-Aug-2012
Interviewed at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition -
The Weird, the Wacky and the Wonderful
23-Aug-2012
[Around Town] The Royal Academy brings together prime examples of ‘quirkitecture’ -
DK-CM’s ‘Folk in a Box’ at Venice
23-Aug-2012
Folk in a Box, the UK’s smallest performance venue, is to move to Venice for the Biennale -
Designing 007 – Bond at the Barbican
17-Aug-2012
[Around Town] The Barbican celebrates 50 years of design for the James Bond franchise -
Around Town: 'Eames - The Architect and the Painter'
13-Aug-2012
[AROUND TOWN] On general release, this documentary follows the lives and works of iconic designers Charles and Ray Eames -
Around Town: After the Party
13-Aug-2012
[AROUND TOWN] As the 2012 Olympics draws to a close, this exhibition looks at the potential legacy of east London’s new structures -
Around Town: Is Anything Broken?
1-Aug-2012
[AROUND TOWN] Part of the Camden Fringe Theatre Festival, this comedy depicts one hour in the life of a very busy architect… -
Student Shows 2012: Central Saint Martins
26-Jul-2012
Rakesh Ramchurn visits CSM’s new campus and reimagines London as presented by seven CSM graduates -
First pictures: Coca Cola and BMW Olympic pavilions revealed
17-Jul-2012
The AJ can exclusively reveal the first images of Serie Architects and Pernilla and Asif’s Olympic sponsors’ pavilions -
Design Week: How was it for you?
24-May-2012
On the last day of Clerkenwell Design Week, the AJ visits designers at the House of Detention, formerly a Victorian underground prison and now a key hub of the festival, to find out if the week was a success -
How to make an Olympic Torch
24-May-2012
An exhibition on the making of the 2012 Olympic Torch is being held at Vitra’s showroom throughout Clerkenwell Design Week -
‘Sustainable design. Really?’ The Clerkenwell debate
24-May-2012
[Review] Can designers and manufacturers aim for sustainability while trying to sell as many products as they can? -
Charles and Ray Eames revealed in film
24-May-2012
[Review] Eames: The Architect and The Painter reveals the story of the first couple of modern design through photographs, letters, archive footage and interviews -
Competition reveals hidden side of Clerkenwell
24-May-2012
The winner of the Hidden Clerkenwell photo competition has been revealed -
Solar Tree by Ross Lovegrove
22-May-2012
Ross Lovegrove has teamed up with Artemide to create Solar Tree, a new sustainable street light in Clerkenwell’s St John’s Square -
Clerkenwell hosts Italian Chair Designs
22-May-2012
The Norman crypt at the Order of St John has been decked out with 12 concept chairs from Fabrica for Clerkenwell Design Week -
What to see during Clerkenwell Design Week
22-May-2012
Clerkenwell is home to the world’s largest concentration of designers, architects, creative agencies and showrooms, and for three days this week the area will be a hub of activity as Clerkenwell Design Week returns for the third year, writes Rakesh Ramchurn -
Reporting from Milan Furniture Fair
3-May-2012
Fringe events throughout the city beat the official Milan Furniture Fair for new designers keen to make their mark, but the centre of these activities changes from year to year, writes Rakesh Ramchurn -
Coombs+Jones wins Eisteddfod pavilion contest
23-Apr-2012
Cardiff’s Coombs+Jones has won the contest to design a £20,000 pavilion at Wales’s annual festival of culture – the National Eisteddfod -
Not much green in Milan
20-Apr-2012
Milan may be the place to see the latest in product design, but eco-awareness is surprisingly thin -
Zaha Hadid at Milan
19-Apr-2012
Zaha Hadid has created a pavilion for the Milan International Furniture Fair -
Architecture in every sense
18-Apr-2012
Universidad Piloto de Colombia exhibit Public realm furniture that uses light, sound and movement to interact with pedestrians -
2012 Olympic Torch makes international debut in Milan
13-Apr-2012
The first international exhibition of the London 2012 Olympic Torch will take place at the Milan Furniture Fair -
Art masters celebrated in silicone armchairs at Milan
13-Apr-2012
Italian designer Alessandro Ciffo has created 11 different armchairs, each dedicated to a different artist -
Milan's 51st International Furniture Fair
13-Apr-2012
Milan is preparing itself for the next week’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the International Furniture Fair, now in its 51st year -
RMJM faces probe into pension payments
5-Apr-2012
The Pensions Regulator is investigating claims that RMJM has withheld payments to its employee pension scheme -
Exclusive: Greenwich Village finale wins go-ahead
5-Apr-2012
A team of architects led by Jestico + Whiles has secured planning permission for its competition-winning scheme to complete Ralph Erskine’s Greenwich Millennium Village -
Retailers must ‘downsize to survive’
4-Apr-2012
Architecture practices may win conversion work as Deloitte report suggests major retailers should downsize portfolio to survive high street doldrums -
Ryder’s restored Ralph Erskine gem re-opens
4-Apr-2012
The Bolam Coyne development at Ralph Erskine’s Grade II*-listed Byker housing estate in Newcastle has re-opened following a £2m restoration by Ryder Architecture -
Former Plymouth head slapped with £1,000 ARB fine
4-Apr-2012
The former head of architecture at Plymouth University has been fined £1,000 by the ARB’s Professional Conduct Committee (PCC) after being found guilty of ‘unacceptable professional conduct’ -
Government faces legal challenges over HS2
4-Apr-2012
A series of legal challenges has been mounted against the government over its High Speed 2 (HS2) rail link plans -
Feilden Clegg Bradley reveals new postal archive plans
3-Apr-2012
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has come up with new plans - on a new site - for the British Postal Museum and Archive (BPMA) -
Morley's Olympic Water Polo Arena completed
3-Apr-2012
The 2012 Water Polo Arena, designed by David Morley Architects, has now been completed in the Olympic Park -
Massive Titanic 'experience' opens in Belfast
2-Apr-2012
The Titanic Belfast, the world’s largest Titanic-themed museum, officially opened on 31 March 2012 - the centenary of the ship’s voyage -
Robinson Design goes under
2-Apr-2012
Bradford-based architectural practice Robinson Design has gone into liquidation, it was confirmed last week -
Shard crowned with final steel frame
2-Apr-2012
The final steel frame section has been fitted into place at the top of Renzo Piano’s Shard, bringing its height to 310m -
BDP in final two for Danish hospital job
14-Mar-2012
BDP is down to the last two in the final stage of a contest to design a new hospital in Denmark -
BCO is coming! Manchester chosen for 2012 conference
13-Mar-2012
The British Council for Offices has launched its 2012 conference programme which will take place in Manchester on 23-25 May -
Aedas’s Birmingham skyscraper to be downsized
12-Mar-2012
Developer Regal Property Group is to scale back plans for Regal Tower, its 200m-tall Birmingham skyscraper, according to reports -
Zaha's Roca Gallery to host women in architecture debate
7-Mar-2012
The Zaha Hadid Architects-designed Roca London Gallery in Chelsea Harbour is hosting a breakfast discussion to celebrate International Women’s Day on Thursday -
Fosters partner reveals Scottish cities influence
6-Mar-2012
Foster + Partners senior partner Andy Bow discussed his experience of Scotland’s ‘two great cities’ at last week’s AJ100 lunch club in Glasgow -
Landscape and Intervention: Norwegian architecture at the RIBA
6-Mar-2012
[PREVIEW] Reiulf Ramstand and Jensen & Skodvin Architects, two leading Norwegian practices, will feature in an exhibition at the RIBA -
Imposter fined £5,000 for posing as architect
5-Mar-2012
Bolton Magistrates’ Court has ordered Nichol Andrew Rosalie to pay a £5,000 fine plus £1,433 in costs for misusing the title ‘architect’ -
Architecture and urban space in Baghdad
29-Feb-2012
[PREVIEW] A lecture at the Mosaic Rooms on Thursday 1 March will focus on urban spaces in Baghdad, many of which are at risk due to damage in the Gulf wars or through neglect -
Norma Merrick Sklarek dies
16-Feb-2012
Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first African-American woman in the US to become a licensed architect has died of heart failure at the age of 85 -
Marches, marathons and demos: Oona Hassim at the Woolff Gallery
24-Jan-2012
[ARTS IN BRIEF] The movement of crowds of people through urban spaces is the inspiration for a new exhibition of paintings by Oona Hassim, writes Rakesh Ramchurn -
Zarina Bhimji at the Whitechapel Gallery
23-Jan-2012
[ARTS IN BRIEF] A major retrospective of Zarina Bhimji’s photography draws our eye to traces of occupancy, writes Rakesh Ramchurn -
Taiwan hosts major retrospective of Ai Weiwei’s works
23-Jan-2012
[ARTS IN BRIEF] A dramatic bicycle sculpture dominates the Ai Weiwei Absent show at Taiwan’s Taipei Fine Arts Museum -
Film premiere revisits Cuba’s unrealised National Arts Schools
20-Jan-2012
[PREVIEW] The UK premiere of Unfinished Spaces, a documentary about Cuba’s ambitious National Arts Schools project, will be screened at Rich Mix, London, on 16 February 2012 -
Terror and Wonder – A collection of criticism by Blair Kamin
17-Jan-2012
[BOOKS IN BRIEF] The first decade of the new millennium has been a turbulent one for the architectural profession, as this book of collected criticism details, writes Rakesh Ramchurn -
Architecture of Pyongyang revealed in new publication
13-Jan-2012
Television coverage of Kim Jong-Il’s funeral has provided a rare glimpse of Pyongyang’s streets and monumental architecture. The Architectural and Cultural Guide Pyongyang, a timely release from DOM Publications, provides a guide to the ambitious, often spectacular - and sometimes odd - structures of North Korea’s capital. -
Farrell welcomes HS2 go-ahead
12-Jan-2012
Terry Farrell has welcomed the government’s announcement that the HS2 link from London to Birmingham will go ahead -
Norman Foster travel prize opens for entries
11-Jan-2012
The RIBA has launched the 2012 Norman Foster Travelling Scholarship award, open to students of all RIBA-accredited architecture schools in the UK and abroad -
Building the Revolution: Soviet Art and Architecture 1915-1935
22-Dec-2011
Post-revolutionary Russia witnessed a burst of innovation in art and architecture as the country’s artists formed a new visual language with which to interpret and promote the new world of Soviet Socialism, writes Rakesh Ramchurn -
Lords call for new legislation on basement extensions
20-Dec-2011
A private member’s bill has been tabled to combat the ‘rapid growth of unregulated’ underground extensions -
Republic of Fritz Hansen invades London
23-Sep-2011
Danish furniture brand Republic of Fritz Hansen opened its first store in London yesterday -
Up-cycling at the LDF2011
23-Sep-2011
Two designers have teamed up to show the value of discarded materials by creating innovative lighting products -
Danish Cabinetmakers unveil 38 white chairs in South Kensington
22-Sep-2011
Danish design association Cabinetmakers has unwrapped its autumn exhibition featuring 38 white chairs at the Drill Hall Depot in South Kensington -
Slovenia’s 'Silent Revolution' comes to London
20-Sep-2011
An exhibition of Slovenian contemporary design products is taking place at Tent London from 22-25 September 2011 as part of London Design Festival -
Transforming familiar spaces at the London Design Festival
20-Sep-2011
Familiar spaces at the V&A, Covent Garden, St Paul’s and the South Bank have been transformed by installations that force visitors to re-evaluate their surroundings -
World’s first LEGO greenhouse installed in Covent Garden
19-Sep-2011
The world’s first greenhouse built entirely from LEGO bricks has opened in Covent Garden as part of London Design Festival 2011 -
This Way Up: Exhibition and sale to support new design fellowship
16-Sep-2011
The British Council has teamed up with curator and producer Unity to create an exhibition and sale entitled This Way Up: 15 Years of Architecture, Design and Fashion ... -
Trashy, but cool
16-Sep-2011
Sofie Mollekens, of Trashilicious in Belgium is partnering with her London-based compatriot Walter Raes at his exhibition, ‘Dun Roamin’ -
Social change and sustainability at the RCA
16-Sep-2011
Design as a tool for social change is the focus of three exhibitions at the Royal College of Art as part of London Design Festival 2011 -
Qatari Diar bids for Olympic Village
20-Dec-2010
Chelsea Barracks developers Qatari Diar are among a host of developers bidding to take over the Olympic Village after the 2012 games. -
Architect sought for new cruise terminal in Southampton
17-Dec-2010
Associated British Ports (ABP) is looking for an architect to design a new £30million cruise terminal at Southampton -
Stanton Williams top of class at Architecture in Schools Awards
17-Dec-2010
Stanton Williams and a group of 14-15 year olds from north London won the top prize at the Architecture in Schools programme awards -
Cautious welcome for ‘Right to Build’
17-Dec-2010
Right to Build proposals in the government’s Localism Bill have found support in the building industry, but concerns linger over its true effectiveness on the ground -
Assael bags go-ahead for Wandsworth Hotel
15-Dec-2010
[FIRST LOOK] Assael Architecture has won planning permission for this hotel and ‘business academy’ in Wandsworth, south London -
Industry concerns over government’s Green Deal
15-Dec-2010
Architects have expressed concerns over the viability of the Green Deal, part of the government’s Energy Bill which will receive its second reading in the House of Lords on 22 December. -
Try again: MAKE redraws Neville eco-house
13-Dec-2010
MAKE Architects has redesigned its scheme to build a PPS7 eco-house for Gary Neville in Bolton -
Localism Bill to be published on Monday 13 December
10-Dec-2010
The government’s flagship Localism Bill, which was expected to be published yesterday by the Department of Local Government and Communities, has been delayed until Monday 13 December.
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