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New £200 million public facility could mean curtains for Birmingham Central Library

1-Oct-2007
Architect John Madin’s Birmingham Central Library (pictured) could be demolished to make way for a new £200 million public library.
Scottish Executive launches inquiry as developers eye up Edinburgh’s green-belt land

1-Oct-2007
Developers north of the border have forced the Scottish Executive to launch a public inquiry investigating the possibility of building on Edinburgh’s green belt.
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ south London tower is called in

28-Sep-2007
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ Doon Street tower in south London has been called in by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears.
'Aquatic villages' proposed for Scotland's River Clyde

24-Sep-2007
Floating homes could become a prominent fixture along the River Clyde in Scotland, if new proposals by a Scottish designer are adopted.
John Dobson's Gateshead church to get long-awaited overhaul

24-Sep-2007
After a 16-year wait, a derelict church in Gateshead designed by 19th-century Neo-Classicist architect John Dobson finally looks set to be redeveloped.
Aedas maintains strong financial position despite dip in profits

21-Sep-2007
Aedas Architects has recorded yet another strong financial year, despite its pre-tax profits dropping by 8 per cent.
Herzog and de Meuron among Japanese art award winners

21-Sep-2007
Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron and British sculptor Tony Cragg are among the five laureates named for this year's Praemium Imperiale, the Japanese award for the arts.
Foster goes back to Yale to design new school of management campus...

20-Sep-2007
Foster & Partners has won an international competition to design the new Yale school of management campus in the USA.
Partnerships for Schools to review troubled BSF procurement process

20-Sep-2007
Partnerships for Schools (PfS), the organisation behind the government's ambitious Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative, has officially announced its review of the programme's heavily criticised procurement process.
New guide to give Design for London more sway over capital's housing

20-Sep-2007
Design for London (DfL) is to have unparalleled influence over London's new housing when it publishes its Housing Design Guide in January 2008, Mayor Ken Livingstone has revealed.
Chipperfield wins international Pisa hospital comp

19-Sep-2007
David Chipperfield Architects has won an international competition to redevelop the University Hospital of Santa Chiara in Pisa, Italy.
Livingstone threatens first Compulsory Purchase Order

19-Sep-2007
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has threatened to hit Southwark Council with his first ever Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) over council-owned land.
BACA reveals plans for extreme-sports complex in Newham

18-Sep-2007
London-based BACA Architects has unveiled these images of a surf centre and extreme sports complex, part of the £1.5 billion redevelopment of Silvertown Quays in Newham, east London.
Stock market woes bring further delays to Renzo's Shard

18-Sep-2007
Renzo Piano's London Bridge Shard skyscraper is believed to have been hit by more delays due to funding difficulties.
Foster bags huge Singapore eco-quarter scheme

17-Sep-2007
Foster & Partners has won an international competition to design an entire mixed-use district in Singapore.
Simpson cuts down Southwark skyscraper for the second time

17-Sep-2007
Ian Simpson's controversial One Blackfriars Road tower in Southwark, south London, has been chopped down in height once again, from 52 to 47 storeys.
Charities ask architects and developers to help homeless people over Christmas

12-Sep-2007
Architecture for Humanity (A4H) and charity Crisis Over Christmas (Crisis) are once again on the look-out for buildings to provide centres for homeless people over the festive season.
RIBA to host Stephen Lawrence memorial lecture

12-Sep-2007
The RIBA will again be hosting this year's Stephen Lawrence Annual Memorial Lecture tomorrow (13 September), at its Portland Place headquarters.
HKR to mastermind redevelopment of Salford brewery building

11-Sep-2007
HKR Architects has won a high-profile contest to mastermind the redevelopment of the famous Brown Bros Building, a former warehouse and brewery, in Salford.
BDP's Glasgow Buchanan Galleries extension needs more work, says Scottish watchdog

11-Sep-2007
Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) has refused to back BDP's proposals for its extension to Glasgow's Buchanan Galleries.
Parliamentary committee tackles the nitty-gritty of building three million new houses by 2020

7-Sep-2007
A cross-party parliamentary committee has launched a public inquiry into how the UK will deliver the three million homes promised by the government by 2020.
Chipperfield's Iowa library starts to crack up

7-Sep-2007
More than 28 panes of glass have cracked on the exterior of David Chipperfield Architects' Lubetkin Prize-shortlisted Des Moines Public Library in Iowa, USA.
CABE praises Make's Southall Gasworks scheme

6-Sep-2007
CABE has given a glowing review to Make Architects' Southall Gasworks scheme in Ealing, west London.
Each BSF bid 'costs the same as a new primary school'

6-Sep-2007
The 'ludicrously' expensive Building Schools for the Future (BSF) procurement process costs the equivalent of a new primary school per bid, a leading schools specialist has claimed.
Rogers wins green light for Elephant and Castle skyscraper

5-Sep-2007
Rogers Stirk Harbour and Partners (RSHP) has been given the go-ahead for its 44-storey tower in Elephant and Castle, south-east London.
Paticas 'Stairway to Heaven' war memorial back on track

5-Sep-2007
Paticas Architecture's Bethnal Green tube station memorial, honouring the 173 people who lost their lives there during World War II, looks back on track.
EDAW aims for evolution in Worthing

4-Sep-2007
EDAW has revealed the latest stage of its Worthing masterplan, which aims to regenerate the West Sussex town over the next 15 to 20 years.
RMJM tower could see St Petersburg lose its World Heritage status

3-Sep-2007
RMJM's Gazprom Tower scheme in St Petersburg, Russia, could become responsible for the city losing its World Heritage status.
Watchdog says Donald Trump's £1 billion golf course proposals should not be allowed to tee off

3-Sep-2007
New York billionaire Donald Trump's proposals for a £1 billion golf resort in Scotland have come under fire once again, this time from Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS).
Allan Murray comes up against his latest opponent in Edinburgh - the Church

31-Aug-2007
First it was members of the council opposing Allan Murray Architects' Caltongate masterplan in Edinburgh, then the police became involved, now it seems even God is against it.
Gehry in $2 billion Utah city redevelopment

31-Aug-2007
Frank Gehry has been given the go-ahead to redevelop a huge swathe of a Mormon-founded city in the American Midwest.
Government's zero-carbon target 'too costly' to meet

30-Aug-2007
The cost of building zero-carbon homes makes the government's ambitious housing targets impossible to achieve, a top sustainability expert has claimed.
Beetham Organisation refutes claims of 'illegal' timber use

30-Aug-2007
The Beetham Organisation has angrily refuted claims that 'illegal' or 'endangered' timber has been used in its 'Beetham Towers' developments in Manchester and Birmingham.
After Wembley debacle, Multiplex is set to build one of London's tallest skyscrapers

29-Aug-2007
Multiplex, the contractor behind the much-delayed Wembley Stadium, is understood to have won a contract to build KPF's Bishopsgate Tower in the City of London.
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands wins green light for west London 'care village'

28-Aug-2007
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has won planning permission for a 'care village' in west London.
Renzo's backers rubbish rumours of delay to Shard

28-Aug-2007
The group behind Renzo Piano's London 'Shard' scheme has strongly denied rumours the project will be delayed by more than a year.
A chance to see what might have been at Olympic Velopark

24-Aug-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released images of the seven practices that missed out on the much sought after Velopark project for the 2012 London Games.
Tighter regulation in Durham will protect cathedral sightlines

24-Aug-2007
A ruling by a local government ombudsman could mean architects working in Durham will face more stringent rules on sight lines to the city's world-famous cathedral.
Professionals and amateurs present their visions for the 21st-century British pier

24-Aug-2007
Ten designs have been shortlisted for a competition calling for workable ideas to create the 21st-century British seaside pier.
Wilkinson Eyre profits soar by more than 400 per cent...

23-Aug-2007
Wilkinson Eyre Architects' before-tax profits have rocketed by more than 400 per cent for the year between March 2006 and 2007.
... But the firm's Liverpool convention centre is running six weeks late

23-Aug-2007
Wilkinson Eyre Architects' Liverpool Echo Arena convention centre is running six weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.
McDowell & Benedetti's footbridge-with-restaurant given the thumbs-up in Hull

23-Aug-2007
McDowell & Benedetti Architects' footbridge across the River Hull in East Yorkshire has been given the go-ahead by Hull City Council.
No plans to scrap Merton Rule, says government

22-Aug-2007
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has hit back at recent newspaper reports claiming it is planning to scrap the Merton Rule on renewable energy quotas.
Jack Pringle joins Celine Dion as recipient of French accolade

22-Aug-2007
Outgoing RIBA president Jack Pringle is joining rarefied company, including international pop star Celine Dion, having been named a Commandeur in the Odre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
Wilkinson Eyre, Grimshaw and David Morley vie for Olympic basketball and fencing arenas

21-Aug-2007
Wilkinson Eyre, Grimshaw and David Morley Architects are among ten teams shortlisted to design the basketball and fencing arenas for the London 2012 Olympics Games.
Government plan to abandon Merton Rule backed by British Property Federation

21-Aug-2007
The British Property Federation (BPF) has backed the government's startling decision to axe the Merton Rule on renewable-energy quotas.
Make's Birmingham Cube sale put on hold amid market turbulence

21-Aug-2007
The developer behind Make's The Cube scheme in Birmingham has assured the city the project is still pressing ahead, despite having to put the sale of the scheme on hold.
CABE calls for Insall to be rejected in Ipswich

21-Aug-2007
Donald Insall Associates' Ransomes Wharf project in Ipswich has come under fire from CABE, which has called for the scheme to be refused planning in its current form.
RIBA responds to planning White Paper

20-Aug-2007
The RIBA has issued its response to the government's planning White Paper, reiterating its call for more commitment towards good design.
FaulknerBrowns' Edinburgh scheme should only be last resort, says independent report

20-Aug-2007
An independent report has thrown FaulknerBrowns' Sighthill arena scheme in Edinburgh into turmoil after it recommended the project be looked at only as a last resort.
Cash-and-carry giant in design bid to stop Everton FC leaving the city of Liverpool

16-Aug-2007
Liverpool Council and cash-and-carry giant Bestway have unveiled a feasibility study for a new Everton football stadium to stop the club moving out of the city.
Cash-and-carry giant in design bid to stop Everton FC leaving the city of Liverpool

16-Aug-2007
Liverpool Council and cash-and-carry giant Bestway have unveiled a feasibility study for a new Everton football stadium to stop the club moving out of the city.
Proctor and Matthews finally wins green light in Cambridge

16-Aug-2007
Proctor and Matthews has finally been given the go-ahead for its Cambridge University Press scheme after the government overturned a council decision.
Hawkins\Brown among practices vying for elements of Colchester retail scheme

16-Aug-2007
Hawkins\Brown, Hakes Associates and Studio Egret West are among 10 shortlisted practices vying for three separate elements in a new retail development in Colchester.
Lewis and Hickey designs Taiwanese village

16-Aug-2007
Lewis and Hickey has revealed these 'unique' designs for a hill-top village in Taiwan.
Falling glass panel lends weight to Elephant and Castle demolition plans

16-Aug-2007
A glass panel from the Elephant and Castle shopping centre in south-east London has fallen and shattered on the pavement - bringing the major transport hub to a standstill.
UK architecture's biggest cash prize up for grabs in Scottish building competition

15-Aug-2007
The search is on for the best building in Scotland, with the biggest cash prize in UK architecture - the RIAS Andrew Doolan Award - up for grabs.
Edinburgh council infighting over FaulknerBrowns scheme continues

15-Aug-2007
FaulknerBrowns' £53 million Sighthill stadium scheme in Edinburgh has been cast into doubt following a clash within the city council's leadership.
RHWL wins planning for Jewish secondary school

14-Aug-2007
RHWL Architects has won planning permission for a new Jewish secondary school in Barnet, north London.
Sheppard Robson's Broadcasting House redevelopment delayed further

13-Aug-2007
Sheppard Robson's BBC Broadcasting House redevelopment has been put back by another six months, according to newspaper reports this morning (13 August).
Glenn Howells to work with residents and council on Elephant and Castle scheme

13-Aug-2007
Glenn Howells Architects has been given the go-ahead for this mixed-use development in Elephant and Castle, south-east London.
Gothic Design Practice fired from Bury St Edmunds Cathedral

10-Aug-2007
Cathedral bosses in Bury St Edmunds have fired ecclesiastical architect Gothic Design Practice for allegedly failing to promise a completion date.
CABE rejects PRP's Cambridge garden suburb for the second time

10-Aug-2007
CABE has reiterated its 'fundamental concerns' with PRP Architects' proposals for the development of a new garden suburb near Cambridge.
Blackpool submits ambitious regeneration plans to government

10-Aug-2007
Blackpool has submitted ambitious regeneration plans to the government following the collapse of its casino-led plans.
SMC Alsop plans Canadian cinema centre

9-Aug-2007
SMC Alsop has unveiled these designs for a new commercial building as part of a planned film and media community in Toronto's docklands.
Alan Camp Architects wins planning for housing scheme in south London

8-Aug-2007
Alan Camp Architects has been given the green light for this scheme to deliver 10 new townhouses and apartments in Eltham, south London.
Rogers flies the flag for Britain in San Francisco tower contest

8-Aug-2007
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners is the sole British practice battling it out in the competition to design the tallest building on America's west coast.
Hodge upgrades Crystal Palace Park dinosaurs to Grade I status

7-Aug-2007
In one of her first acts as minister for architecture, Margaret Hodge yesterday upgraded the listing status of Crystal Palace Park's dinosaur sculptures from Grade II to Grade I.
Trump ignores planners' advice over Scottish golf course

7-Aug-2007
New York billionaire Donald Trump has snubbed planners' advice to move his proposed Scottish golf course away from a protected wildlife site.
Taylor Young wins planning for housing next to Pugin masterpiece

6-Aug-2007
North West-based architect Taylor Young has won planning approval to build 69 houses next to E W Pugin's masterpiece Gorton Monastery.
Stride Treglown sees rise in before-tax profits

6-Aug-2007
Stride Treglown, the largest practice in the South West, has seen its before-tax profits soar 247 per cent by the year ending December 2006.
Livingstone rejects London borough's bid to slash affordable housing target

3-Aug-2007
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has thrown out a request by Hammersmith and Fulham Council to cut its affordable-housing target by a third.
Feilden Clegg Bradley caps an exceptional year with a leap in before-tax profits

3-Aug-2007
Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects (FCB) has seen its before-tax profits jump by 36 per cent from January 2006 to March this year.
A-EM wins south London housing comp

2-Aug-2007
A-EM Studio has won the competition to design the Eltham Baths mixed-use housing development in Greenwich, south-east London.
Snell pitches for Yorkshire rugby clubhouse

2-Aug-2007
Snell Associates has submitted these designs for a new rugby clubhouse and grandstand at the edge of the Yorkshire Dales for planning approval.
de Rijke Marsh Morgan designs timber tower for Milton Keynes' anniversary

1-Aug-2007
London-based practice de Rijke Marsh Morgan Architects (dRMM) has designed a timber tower for the Milton Keynes Gallery to mark the town's 40th anniversary.
Echoes of Diana Memorial Fountain as Gustafson Porter's Old Market Square runs into trouble

1-Aug-2007
Gustafson Porter Architects' second project in the UK has been hit by technical problems, echoing the firm's high-profile Diana Memorial fiasco two years ago.
Newcastle's private-house homage to Frank Lloyd Wright goes on sale

31-Jul-2007
The North East's answer to Frank Lloyd Wright's 1930s masterpiece Fallingwater, which claims to be one of the UK's finest examples of 1970s architecture, has been put up for sale.
Adjaye and Zaha go head-to-head for Russian art museum

31-Jul-2007
David Adjaye and Zaha Hadid are battling it out to design a new arts museum in Perm, Russia.
Livingstone unveils fresh plans to discover inner-city land for development

31-Jul-2007
The Greater London Authority has unveiled its latest attempt to find new inner-city sites to develop following Prime Minister Gordon Brown's call for three million new homes by 2020.
Exhibition to mark Basil Spence centenary

30-Jul-2007
Edinburgh's Dean Gallery will be holding an exhibition in the autumn to celebrate the centenary of Basil Spence's birth.
Designer sought for Lancashire wetlands

30-Jul-2007
The search is on for a design team to create a new visitor facility for a wetland nature reserve in Preston, Lancashire.
JDDK gets to work on its North East wild bird centre

27-Jul-2007
Work has started on Jane Darbyshire and David Kendall Architects' (JDDK) Wild Bird Discovery Centre on Teesside.
'Sustainable ideas' wanted from small practices for King's Cross development

27-Jul-2007
The call has been put out for small practices to enter a competition for 'sustainable ideas' that could be incorporated into the redevelopment of King's Cross.
Edinburgh council leader gets behind FaulknerBrowns' Sighthill arena scheme

26-Jul-2007
FaulknerBrowns' £53 million Sighthill arena scheme in Edinburgh looks set to be revived after the council leader said she had been convinced by the proposals.
Tate lines up architects for mobile arts centre

26-Jul-2007
The Tate is interviewing a number of architects, believed to include BIG Architects with engineer Adams Kara Taylor, Lynch Architects and youmeheshe, to develop the UK's first portable arts pavilion.
HKS reveals complete overhaul of AFL's designs for Liverpool FC

25-Jul-2007
Texan practice HKS Architects and its UK-based cousin, Ryder HKS, have unveiled designs for Liverpool Football Club's new home.
English Heritage highlights buildings at risk

24-Jul-2007
Battersea Power Station, most of Hadrian's Wall and a colossal pre-1918 airship hangar all feature in this year's English Heritage Buildings at Risk Register.
Kensington Palace Hotel faces demolition as Chipperfield's scheme wins go-ahead...

24-Jul-2007
David Chipperfield Architects' hugely controversial proposals to demolish London's Kensington Palace Hotel have been given the green light.
KSS unveils new stadium for Everton as both Liverpool football clubs look to move

23-Jul-2007
KSS Design Group has unveiled these designs for Everton Football Club's new stadium just days before rivals Liverpool FC reveal their own proposals for a new home.
Green Paper expected to announce extra social housing funds

23-Jul-2007
The government's Housing Green Paper, released today (23 July), is expected to announce a review of CABE and the release of more cash for social housing.
Competition launched to save Rudolph's Riverview

20-Jul-2007
The competition to save Paul Rudolph's iconic Riverview High School in Florida has been launched this week, after campaigners won a year's reprieve for the building.
GM&AD rejects claims that Edinburgh scheme is 'architectural vandalism'

20-Jul-2007
Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects (gm&ad) has hit back at claims that its student flat scheme in Edinburgh is 'architectural vandalism'.
McAslan's Birmingham New Street proposals face funding setback

19-Jul-2007
John McAslan and Partners' Birmingham New Street scheme was dealt a fresh blow yesterday after the government warned the city council needed to do more to secure funding.
Pre-tax profits soar at Chetwood Associates

18-Jul-2007
Chetwood Associates has seen its pre-tax profits almost double.
Foster takes on huge New York masterplan

18-Jul-2007
Foster & Partners is undertaking a hugely significant masterplan of the Penn Station district in New York's midtown Manhattan.
Opportunities could abound for architects with Edinburgh proposal

18-Jul-2007
The west end of Edinburgh's famous Princes Street could be transformed into a cultural quarter after plans were put forward by the local authority.
Eric Kuhne reveals Titantic visitor centre in Belfast

17-Jul-2007
Eric Kuhne and Associates has revealed its latest designs for a new Titanic visitor centre, at the heart of the £3 billion Titanic Quarter development in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Foster aims for trio of towers on London's South Bank

17-Jul-2007
Foster & Partners is proposing a cluster of towers on London's Albert Embankment.
Glazing panel falls from Birmingham's Beetham Tower

16-Jul-2007
A glazing panel from the eighth floor of Ian Simpson Architects' Beetham Tower in Birmingham has shattered, raining glass down 20m to the street below.
New images of FCB's Bath Riverside scheme

16-Jul-2007
Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects (FCB) has released the latest images of its vast Western Riverside scheme in Bath.
Major refurbishment begins on Mackintosh masterpiece

13-Jul-2007
The largest ever refurbishment project of Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece, the Glasgow School of Art, started this week after £8.75 million was secured through fundraising.
Hamiltons to masterplan Manchester Victoria improvements

13-Jul-2007
Hamiltons Architects is to masterplan Manchester Victoria Station, as part of a design team including Arup Associates.
First interview with Margaret Hodge

12-Jul-2007
Margaret Hodge gives the AJ her first ever interview as minister for architecture.
Hopkins sees off competition to win Olympic Velo Park

12-Jul-2007
Hopkins Architects has won the battle to design the 2012 Olympic Games Velo Park.
Gehry's King Alfred scheme wins green light at last

12-Jul-2007
Frank Gehry's highly controversial King Alfred scheme in Brighton has finally been given the green light after the council approved the Section 106 agreements yesterday.
LDA submits design for Blackpool 'People's Playground'

11-Jul-2007
LDA Design has submitted a planning application for its new urban park on Blackpool's promenade, dubbed the 'People's Playground'.
Government 'trying hard, could do better' says RIBA mid-term report

11-Jul-2007
The RIBA is handing Prime Minister Gordon Brown's new government a 'mid-term report' this evening, which will urge parliament to do more to improve design across Britain.
Portsmouth FC stadium hit with 40 planning hurdles

10-Jul-2007
Herzog and de Meuron's proposal for Portsmouth Football Club's new stadium has stalled after the council hit the firm with a list of planning concerns.
Robert Dye wins go-ahead for Hampstead home

10-Jul-2007
Robert Dye Associates has won planning permission for this new-build, five-bedroom home in Hampstead, north London.
SMC accounts show path to founder McColl's resignation

9-Jul-2007
SMC Group's annual accounts have been made public this week - showing the damning figures that led to the downfall of practice founder Stewart McColl, who resigned in May.
CABE calls for 'compromised' power station scheme to be scrapped

9-Jul-2007
CABE has called for Paul Brookes Architects to scrap its proposals for a new residential scheme in south-west London, due to serious doubts over the design.
Nagan Johnson wins approval for Clapham development after three-year struggle

9-Jul-2007
After three years of battling, Nagan Johnson Architects has finally won planning permission for its mixed-use scheme in south London.
Six shortlisted for Barking Riverside

6-Jul-2007
Sheppard Robson and Hawkins\Brown are among the six consortia shortlisted for the massive redevelopment of Barking Riverside.
'Uglier' baby shard approved

6-Jul-2007
Renzo Piano's redesigned 'baby shard' was given the go-ahead by Southwark planners yesterday (5 July), despite an earlier design being approved in April last year.
Hodge becomes new Minister for Architecture

5-Jul-2007
Margaret Hodge, MP for Barking, is the new Minister for Architecture following Prime Minister Gordon Brown's massive Cabinet reshuffle.
Street signs increase danger on roads, warns CABE

5-Jul-2007
Street signs and barriers on Britain's roads are making towns and cities more dangerous, according to a recent report published by CABE.
Coup at mega-mosque as Allies and Morrison pushes Mangera Yvars aside

5-Jul-2007
Allies and Morrison Architects has usurped Mangera Yvars Architects on the £300 million Abbey Mills 'mega-mosque' project in east London.
Kallmann McKinnell and Knowles' Boston City Hall faces wrecking ball

4-Jul-2007
One of America's leading examples of Brutalist architecture, Kallmann McKinnell and Knowles' Boston City Hall, is under threat once again.
Future Systems and Tonkin Liu make shortlist for Olympic footbridge

4-Jul-2007
Future Systems and Tonkin Liu have reached the shortlist to design one of the 2012 Olympic Park's major footbridges.
Chris Wilkinson selected as English Heritage commissioner

3-Jul-2007
English Heritage (EH) has appointed Wilkinson Eyre's Chris Wilkinson as a commissioner.
Council bows to developers in Gehry's King Alfred scheme

3-Jul-2007
Brighton and Hove City Council has been forced to back down over Frank Gehry's £300 million King Alfred scheme, after it was threatened with legal action by the developers.
Kensington Palace Hotel, under threat from Chipperfield scheme, set to learn its fate

2-Jul-2007
The fate of London's Kensington Palace Hotel will be decided in three weeks' time, Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council has announced.
Allies and Morrison reveals new-look 'Three Sisters' for Waterloo

2-Jul-2007
Allies and Morrison Architects has unveiled its revised plans for a £1 billion redevelopment in Waterloo, south London.
Piano speaks out over plans for Harlem

29-Jun-2007
Renzo Piano has defended his plans to demolish vast swathes of west Harlem, New York City, to make way for a new Columbia University campus.
James Purnell named as new Culture Secretary

28-Jun-2007
James Purnell has been named as the new Secretary of State for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport after a massive Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Gehry's King Alfred scheme faces last minute setback

28-Jun-2007
Frank Gehry's King Alfred scheme in Brighton has been rocked by a shock setback at the last minute.
Caruso St John has designs on Chiswick Park Gardens

28-Jun-2007
Caruso St John Architects has revealed its designs for a new café at Chiswick House Gardens in London.
Streetwise CABE promotes better public design to increase property prices

27-Jun-2007
CABE has issued a report showing a direct link between better street design and higher property values.
Iraq's finest buildings shown on deck of cards for US forces

27-Jun-2007
The US military has been given a deck of cards showing some of Iraq's finest buildings and archaeological gems in a bid to stop them being bombed.
ODA launches hunt for Handball Arena design team

27-Jun-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has begun its search for a design team to develop the Handball and Paralympic Goalball Arena for the 2012 Olympics.
Firms jump at the chance to design library for George W Bush

26-Jun-2007
Eight firms, including starchitect Cesar Pelli, have been shortlisted to design a presidential library to commemorate US President George W Bush's two terms in office.
AHMM to breathe new life into Dutch university

26-Jun-2007
Allford Hall Monaghan and Morris (AHMM) has won a competition to regenerate part of Amsterdam University's campus.
BCIA shortlist unveiled

25-Jun-2007
The shortlist for this year's British Construction Industry Awards (BCIA) has been announced.
Hackett and Hall sees off competition for new Belfast arts centre

25-Jun-2007
Hackett and Hall Architects has seen off an impressive shortlist to win the competition to design the replacement for the Old Museum Arts Centre (OMAC) in Belfast.
Nouvel pips Grimshaw to MOMA extension

22-Jun-2007
Jean Nouvel has beaten Grimshaw Architects in a top-secret competition to design the west extension of the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in New York, the AJ understands.
Livingstone's green housing policies 'unworkable'

22-Jun-2007
The British Property Federation and the Home Builders Federation have led a fresh attack on London Mayor Ken Livingstone's green targets, claiming they are 'doomed to failure'.
Wilkinson Eyre has foggy idea for New York island

21-Jun-2007
Wilkinson Eyre is the only British practice battling for the chance to redevelop New York's Governors Island.
Practices vie for Prime Minister's Better Building Award

21-Jun-2007
Feilden Clegg Bradley and DSDHA are among a shortlist of 18 architects, designers and engineers vying for the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award 2007.
A&DS 'disappointed' with Simpson and Brown's Burns museum proposals

20-Jun-2007
Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) has expressed its 'disappointment' at Simpson and Brown Architects' proposals for a Robert Burns museum in Alloway, Scotland.
...But the British star scoops Austrian shop scheme

20-Jun-2007
David Chipperfield Architects has won an international design competition to create a new Peek and Cloppenburg store in Vienna, Austria.
Allan Murray's Caltongate masterplan blasted

19-Jun-2007
Allan Murray Architects' Caltongate masterplan in Edinburgh's Old Town was rocked by fresh criticism yesterday, with claims that the project will attract 'yobs and drug addicts'.
Foster under pressure over Edinburgh ForthQuarter masterplan

19-Jun-2007
Foster & Partners has been forced to reassess its masterplan for ForthQuarter in Edinburgh because it 'lacks vision', according to Scotland's design watchdog.
Costs for Feilden & Mawson's Supreme Court spiral

18-Jun-2007
Feilden & Mawson Architects' Supreme Court project could cost £100 million, according to recent newspaper reports.
Rolfe Judd sees leap in profits

18-Jun-2007
Rolfe Judd Architects has seen its before-tax profits jump by nearly 50 per cent in 2006.
Bishop calls for dialogue over public money spending

15-Jun-2007
The director of Design for London, Peter Bishop, has called for an open dialogue over how public money is spent on the built environment.
Search launched to find new owner for Hodder's Berners pool

15-Jun-2007
The fate of Stephen Hodder's ill-fated Berners pool hangs in the balance as the search for a new owner to take on the crumbling pool was launched today.
Threatened French Communist Party HQ plays host to RIBA annual conference

15-Jun-2007
The RIBA's annual conference will be held at Oscar Niemeyer's French Communist Party headquarters in Paris, even though the building could be sold to cover the political party's debts.
Architecture Week launches star-studded programme of events

14-Jun-2007
Tomorrow sees the start of Architecture Week, which is staging a host of events up and down the country.
Plans to save Rudolph home fall apart

14-Jun-2007
Hopes of saving a Paul Rudolph house by moving it across the USA have been dashed as talks between the two parties involved fell through on Tuesday.
ARB deals out triple-whammy of convictions

13-Jun-2007
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has imposed the strong arm of the law on three architects in the last two weeks.
...While Hamiltons sees a slump in its figures

13-Jun-2007
Hamiltons Architects has seen a slump of more than £150,000 in its before-tax profits (BTP) between 2005 and 2006.
Zaha to cover for Serpentine Pavilion's late arrival

13-Jun-2007
Zaha Hadid will be designing a temporary installation for this year's Serpentine Gallery summer party on 11 July, to cover for the late arrival of Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen's pavilion.
Edinburgh Council refuses to endorse leader's attack on FaulknerBrowns scheme

12-Jun-2007
Edinburgh City Council is distancing itself from its own planning leader, after he made claims that FaulknerBrowns' controversial Sighthill Stadium scheme is 'dead in the water'.
SMC Alsop wins planning for Salford tower

12-Jun-2007
SMC Alsop has won planning permission for this 27-storey mixed-use tower in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Collective Architecture bags double-win in Scotland

11-Jun-2007
Collective Architecture has won a brace of competitions to masterplan two areas of south-west Scotland.
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson sees profits race ahead of market expectations

11-Jun-2007
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson (AFR) has announced a massive jump of £1.21 million in its before-tax profits (BTP) in the six months up to 31 March.
Knight Architects wins River Lee footbridge comp

8-Jun-2007
Knight Architects has won a competition for a new footbridge over the River Lee in Tottenham, north London.
Levitt Bernstein wins planning for south London care centre

8-Jun-2007
Levitt Bernstein Architects' proposals for a new care centre in Southwark, south London, have been granted outline planning approval.
Frank Whittle hopes its horse comes in with racecourse submission

7-Jun-2007
Frank Whittle Partnership (FWP) has submitted these designs for a new racecourse in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Atherden Fuller Lang 'loses Liverpool stadium job to US firm'

7-Jun-2007
Atherden Fuller Leng's (AFL's) grip on the new Liverpool Football Club stadium project is looking increasingly tenuous following recent newspaper reports.
Norwich architect wants to overhaul city hall

6-Jun-2007
Norwich-based architect Michael Innes is set to unveil his radical proposals for the transformation of the City Hall.
Falconer Chester Hall redraws New Brighton

6-Jun-2007
Falconer Chester Hall Architects has drawn up new plans for the redevelopment of Wirral's New Brighton waterfront.
Bath campaigners mourn Churchill House

5-Jun-2007
Campaigners are to hold a two-minute silence in memory of the demolished Churchill House building in Bath as part of a vigil this Friday night.
Bradford contest brings modern life to Victorian homes

5-Jun-2007
Bradford Council has launched a competition to provide designs for an extensive modernisation of two Victorian houses in the town.
Profits rise for expanding Carey Jones

4-Jun-2007
Carey Jones Architects has reported another solid financial year, with 2006 year-end profits before tax up nearly 2 per cent on 2005.
Make draws on nature for Canadian house

4-Jun-2007
Make Architects has unveiled these designs for a one-off private house in Canada.
Mayor under fire from his own assembly over 'threat to London's views'

1-Jun-2007
Some of London's most iconic views could be under threat under new legislation from the London Mayor, according to campaigners within the London Assembly.
Stewart McColl quits SMC after unfavourable trading review

31-May-2007
Stewart McColl, the founder of the SMC Group, has resigned from his position of executive deputy chairman with immediate effect.
Donald Trump's golf course plans land in the rough

31-May-2007
Donald Trump's plan to build the 'world's greatest golf course' in Aberdeen has hit a major snag, with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) lodging a formal objection.
Make offers first look at Old Bailey scheme -

31-May-2007
This is the first glimpse of Make Architects' audacious designs for its 30 The Old Bailey project.
Rogers sees off rivals to win new British Museum scheme

30-May-2007
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has seen off an all-star list of architects to redesign the special exhibition space in the British Museum.
SLLB's Barnet scheme changes receive favourable reviews - images

30-May-2007
Smith Lance Larcade and Bechtol Architects (SLLB) looks set to win planning for this mixed-use scheme in Barnet after incorporating a doctors' surgery in the plans.
C20 fails to save Chamberlin Powell and Bon school

30-May-2007
The Twentieth Century Society (C20) has lost its fight to save a Grade II-listed Chamberlin Powell and Bon-designed school in south-east London.
Rudolph home spared the wrecking ball

24-May-2007
In a rare stroke of luck, a Paul Rudolph house has avoided the fate of many of his other buildings, and has been spared the wrecking ball.
Tories call for a halt to London's 'skyscraper frenzy'

24-May-2007
A host of proposed skyscrapers in London should be scrapped, according to shadow culture secretary Ed Vaizey.
Fraser forced on the defensive after Edinburgh scheme dubbed 'grotesque'

23-May-2007
Malcolm Fraser Architects has hit back at claims by the newly elected Lib Dem leader of Edinburgh Council that its latest scheme is 'grotesque and hideous'.
Zaha peers into the void with Dubai office block - images

23-May-2007
Zaha Hadid has unveiled these images of a new office development in Dubai.
Aedas could demolish Edinburgh's Haymarket Station

22-May-2007
Aedas has earmarked the Grade A-listed Haymarket Station in Edinburgh for demolition to make way for a new transport hub in the city.
Kelly's planning shake-up faces criticism from environmentalists

22-May-2007
The green lobby has blasted the government's proposed planning reforms claiming that they will prove detrimental to the environment.
Hoskins takes top prize at Scottish Design Awards

21-May-2007
Gareth Hoskins Architects has walked away with the top prize at this year's Scottish Design Awards.
Top UK architects fight it out for Shanghai pavilion

21-May-2007
Some of the UK's most prominent architects have been shortlisted to design the British Pavilion for the World Expo 2010 to be held in Shanghai, China.
-But its joint venture with Wilkinson Eyre is sailing along nicely

18-May-2007
Wilkinson Eyre and Allies and Morrison have unveiled their latest proposals for Brighton Marina.
Sheppard Robson mega church to dwarf St Paul's

17-May-2007
Sheppard Robson is designing the biggest church in the UK, the AJ can reveal.
Court bid to block Wilkinson Eyre's Bath 'busometer' thrown out

17-May-2007
Campaigners hoping to save the ill-fated Churchill House in Bath have been dealt yet another blow after a legal bid to stop the demolition was thrown out of court.
Rogers reveals huge hike in profits

16-May-2007
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners experienced a meteoric rise in the 2006 financial year, with before-tax profits of nearly £1.3 million. This is compared to pre-tax losses of £708,959 in 2005.
Make designs neighbour for Wren's Monument

16-May-2007
Make Architects is planning a dramatic redevelopment of one of central London's most sensitive sites, next to Christopher Wren's Monument column.
D5 Architects wins 'landmark' bus station

15-May-2007
D5 Architects has won the competition to design the new 'landmark' bus station in Chatham, Kent ( Marks Barfield shortlisted for 'landmark' bus station ).
RIBA London floats boat plan

10-May-2007
RIBA London is in talks to relocate its headquarters to a boat on the River Thames.
Olympic walkway comp won by Adams and Sutherland...

27-Apr-2007
Adams and Sutherland Architects has won a competition to redesign the main public walkway running through the 2012 Olympic Park in east London.
...While Parliament protests as ODA takes lion's share of Lottery loot

27-Apr-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has met with fresh opposition in Parliament for siphoning off Lottery money which would otherwise have gone elsewhere.
McAslan sees profits plummet despite massive turnover

26-Apr-2007
John McAslan and Partners has seen its pre-tax profits drop by 51 per cent in 2006.
Brits lose out in Mies Award - images

26-Apr-2007
Zaha Hadid and David Chipperfield have been pipped to the post by Spanish practice Mansilla & Tuñón for this year's highly prestigious Mies van der Rohe Award
Eight practices line up in Olympic Velopark competition

25-Apr-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has unveiled a mixed bag of European architects to compete for one of the biggest projects in the 2012 Olympics - the Velopark.
Council shelves Stanton Williams' Sloane Square scheme

25-Apr-2007
Stanton Williams' controversial Sloane Square project in west London has been dropped.
Austin-Smith:Lord's Scottish scheme 'not good enough for a National Park'

24-Apr-2007
Austin-Smith:Lord's retail scheme in Aviemore, in the Scottish Highlands, has come under heavy fire from design watchdog Architecture & Design Scotland (A&DS).
Make to replace Brighton conference centre with 'glass palace'

24-Apr-2007
Make Architects is to design a £250 million 'glass palace' in Brighton.
... while the practice's controversial Bath scheme could be altered

23-Apr-2007
Wilkinson Eyre's designs for its contentious Southgate transport interchange scheme in Bath could be altered, according to the developer behind the project.
Liverpool's Victorian villas survive Pathfinder but cannot escape arsonists

23-Apr-2007
A row of derelict Victorian villas in Liverpool, which had faced demolition under the Pathfinder programme by Ruth Kelly, has become the target for a spate of 'mysterious' arson attacks.
Cost of Gillespies' Bradford City Park jumps by £7 million

23-Apr-2007
The cost of Gillespies' new park in the centre of Bradford has rocketed by more than £7 million, the council has confirmed.
Government fails to hit green targets on nearly all of its own new buildings

20-Apr-2007
The government is failing to hit its own green targets on nearly all of its new buildings and refurbishments, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.
Rogers' railway scheme binned by developer

19-Apr-2007
Rogers, Stirk, Harbour & Partners' proposals for its vast Cambridge Railway Station scheme have been scrapped by the developer.
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson back in the black

19-Apr-2007
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson (AFR) has announced an impressive financial year for 2006, with before-tax profits of £880,000. This compares to pre-tax losses of £191,000 in 2005.
Fur flies between English Heritage and the London Assembly over publicly managed listed buildings

19-Apr-2007
A bitter row has broken out between English Heritage (EH) and the London Assembly over the restraints experienced in publicly managed listed buildings in London.
Broadway Malyan's residential scheme stalls

18-Apr-2007
Broadway Malyan Architects' plans for a new residential scheme in Basingstoke, Hampshire, have stalled.
Rogers reveals redesigned London Riverside scheme

18-Apr-2007
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has revealed its redesigned Riverside South scheme in London's Canary Wharf, which it has resubmitted for planning permission.
Zaha wins planning for south London academy - images

17-Apr-2007
Zaha Hadid Architects has won outline planning approval for a new City Academy scheme in Brixton, south London.
City Planners face wrath of heritage groups for 'fast-tracking' KPF's Smithfield scheme

17-Apr-2007
The City of London has been criticised by heritage groups for 'fast-tracking' Kohn Pedersen Fox's (KPF) proposals for Smithfield Market (pictured).
Buckley Gray Yeoman to extend 19-century central London offices - image

16-Apr-2007
Buckley Gray Yeoman (BGY) has won the go-ahead after appeal to extend this 19th-century building in Clerkenwell, central London.
PRP profits slashed by half

16-Apr-2007
PRP Architects has reported a staggering 50 per cent slump in its profits last year.
Feilden Clegg Bradley lands lottery cash for new Museum of Somerset - image

13-Apr-2007
Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects (FCBA) has netted £4.8 million of Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) cash for a new Museum of Somerset, part of the Taunton Castle restoration project.
Chippo to design luxury villas on Portuguese coast

13-Apr-2007
David Chipperfield Architects is one of 23 practices selected from around the world to design 600 properties in the town of Óbidos on the Atlantic coast of Portugal.
Design competition for London's biggest new public square for 50 years - image

13-Apr-2007
The AJ can exclusively reveal plans for an international competition to design the largest public square to be created in London for more than half a century.
£1 billion Liverpool scheme finally collapses as workers abandon site

12-Apr-2007
The much maligned £1 billion Liverpool Baltic Triangle scheme has finally gone into administration, after contractors abandoned the site.
Green light for Axis Mason's Kodak Tower overhaul - image

12-Apr-2007
Axis Mason Architects has won planning permission for this redevelopment of the 1960s Kodak Tower in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
EH continues to call for Squire skyscraper to be scrapped

12-Apr-2007
English Heritage (EH) has again urged Islington council to reject Squire and Partners' 39-storey skyscraper on the fringe of the City of London.
National Audit Office investigates government's Pathfinder scheme

11-Apr-2007
The National Audit Office (NAO) has confirmed it is looking into the highly controversial Pathfinder scheme, developed by Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott.
Rogers reunites with Candy brothers for Chelsea barracks revamp

11-Apr-2007
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has been announced as lead architect on the redevelopment of the Chelsea barracks site, bought yesterday by a consortium involving the Candy brothers.
Lubetkin's Highpoint entrances to be overhauled - images

11-Apr-2007
Form_art Architects has won listed building consent to revamp the entrance halls of Lubetkin and Tecton's Modernist milestones, Highpoint 1 and Highpoint 2 in Highgate, north London.
Alsop tower faces reduction after Squire and Partners cuts its skyscraper down to size - images

10-Apr-2007
Will Alsop's proposed skyscraper near the City of London (above) could be facing a trim in height after Squire and Partners was forced to cut five floors from its own neighbouring scheme.
Gaudí masterpiece under threat from high-speed train tunnel

10-Apr-2007
Antoni Gaudí's Barcelona masterpiece, the Sagrada Família, could be in danger of collapse due to the construction of a new high-speed train tunnel near the cathedral's foundations.
Six fight it out for Eltham Baths housing scheme

5-Apr-2007
A shortlist of six UK firms will battle it out to design a mixed-tenure housing development for Ujima, one of the largest black-led housing associations in Europe.
Parliamentary committee to investigate Olympic construction

5-Apr-2007
A parliamentary committee has launched a wide-ranging inquiry into the UK construction industry, which will investigate the sector's capacity to deliver the 2012 London Olympics on time and on budget.
Gorst loses court battle with Borat over Garden House scheme

5-Apr-2007
James Gorst's proposed Garden House scheme in north London is in tatters after a High Court judge ruled in favour of a group of opponents including Marco Goldschmied and Borat actor Sacha Baron Cohen.
Practices up for Gulbenkian Prize

4-Apr-2007
The shortlist for this year's Gulbenkian Prize, which awards £100,000 to the museum or gallery showing the most impressive display of innovation and imagination, has been announced.
Kelly cuts red tape on domestic green energy

4-Apr-2007
Communities secretary Ruth Kelly has announced her plans to slash red-tape on domestic energy, making it easier for householders to put up solar panels and wind turbines on their homes.
RIBA councillor calls for more representation from the big guns

4-Apr-2007
RIBA councillor John Assael is leading a chorus of RIBA council members calling for bigger architecture practices to get involved in council matters.
Penson unveils 'Warhol-esque' east London housing - image

3-Apr-2007
Penson Group architects has unveiled this image of its new Bow Belles mixed-use project on the fringe of the Olympic Village in Bow, east London, which is due to go in for planning.
CABE and Design for London back Olympic Park - but only with reservations

3-Apr-2007
CABE and Design for London (DfL) have given their broad support to the 2012 Olympic Park masterplan, but have highlighted areas which they deemed need 'further consideration'.
Foster's employee share purchase under scrutiny

2-Apr-2007
Norman Foster's recent purchase of an employee share trust is being looked into by an independent financial regulator, an investor-protection group has confirmed.
Sheppard Robson unveils multicoloured Croydon scheme - images

30-Mar-2007
Sheppard Robson has submitted this 15-storey mixed-use development for planning in Croydon, south London.
Call goes out for Barking Riverside designers

30-Mar-2007
The search is on for two design teams to lead the regeneration of one of the UK's biggest brownfield sites - Barking Riverside in east London.
Denton Corker Marshall's Stonehenge finally wins go ahead - image

30-Mar-2007
Denton Corker Marshall (DCM) has finally been granted planning permission for its controversial visitor centre at Stonehenge after a second public inquiry.
HOK wins planning for Lansdowne Road stadium - images

29-Mar-2007
HOK Sport has won the green light for its new 50,000-seater Lansdowne Road Stadium in Dublin.
Berman Guedes Stretton to update Grade II-listed hall

28-Mar-2007
Berman Guedes Stretton Architects has won the green light for this major extension to the Grade II-listed Eynsham Hall near Oxford.
Rudolph building wins stay of execution after Piano leaves skyscraper scheme

28-Mar-2007
Renzo Piano has pulled out of a project to build an 80-storey tower in Boston, USA, throwing a lifeline to Paul Rudolph's Blue Cross Building (pictured), which was set to make way for the new development.
Scottish zero-carbon whisky distillery gets green cash injection

27-Mar-2007
A new zero-carbon whisky distillery on the Isle of Islay, Scotland, designed by Nat Gee Associates, is among a host of impressive renewable-energy schemes which will share millions of pound worth of special grants.
HLM wins Slough Town Hall comp

27-Mar-2007
HLM Architects has won the chance to redesign Slough Town Hall, a significant scheme at the centre of the Berkshire borough's wider regeneration project.
RMJM to kickstart regeneration with university campus in Edinburgh

26-Mar-2007
RMJM has been appointed to design Napier University's £55 million Sighthill campus in south west Edinburgh.
Dransfield Owens De Silva hits a vein of success with mine revamp

26-Mar-2007
Dransfield Owens De Silva Architects (DODS) has been picked to head up the revamp of a disused tin mine in Cornwall - one of the finalists in the Big Lottery's Living Landmarks competition.
Starchitects could be bypassed, with £10 billion Merseyside scheme going to less famous practices

26-Mar-2007
Merseyside's biggest-ever regeneration project could be designed by a raft of lesser-known architects if the developer has its way.
Geotectura scoops Arup's global drawing water competition

23-Mar-2007
Israeli practice Geotectura has won Arup's international Drawing Water Challenge (Arup's drawing water competition goes global) with this innovative design.
Building Schools for the Future 'not in crisis', says boss

23-Mar-2007
Tim Byles, the man responsible for delivering the government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) initiative, has issued assurances that the troubled programme is not in crisis.
Boffin plans rail-mounted country house - images

22-Mar-2007
Madcap inventor and engineer Robin Hamilton has won planning permission for this one-off moving house on railway tracks in Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Attack on Stanton Williams' Sloane Square 'was based on erroneous figures'

22-Mar-2007
Conservationist criticism of Stanton Williams' revamp of Sloane Square, which said the scheme would increase traffic in the area by 700 per cent, was based on incorrect statistics, it has emerged.
Court case exposes ARB's protection of title 'absurdities'

22-Mar-2007
A nine-year-old court ruling obtained by the AJ has exposed ongoing 'absurdities' in the ARB's protection of title claims.
Feilden Clegg Bradley scoops major gallery scheme in Cyprus - images

21-Mar-2007
Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects (FCBA) has seen off a raft of the UK's leading practices to win the competition to design a new art gallery in Nicosia, Cyprus.
J-JLA wins planning for 'cutting-edge' sustainable house - images

20-Mar-2007
J-JLA has won the go-ahead for this new build private house in Dartmouth Park, north London.
Hopkins to build cultural centre in Cypriot capital

20-Mar-2007
Hopkins Architects has won a competition to design a new cultural centre in Cyprus' divided capital, Nicosia.
SMC's links to Laing O'Rourke could be a way in to the Olympics

19-Mar-2007
SMC Group's five-year architectural framework deal with Laing O'Rourke, agreed earlier this month, could result in the UK's biggest architecture firm becoming involved in the 2012 Olympics
Haverstock to relocate and rebuild south London school

19-Mar-2007
Haverstock Associates has seen off stiff competition to design a new £30 million school in Sutton, south London.
One in six Heritage Lottery Fund projects over budget, report shows

16-Mar-2007
More than a quarter of Heritage Lottery Fund projects are delivered late and more than one in six have gone over budget, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report.
Architect prosecuted by ARB for unacceptable professional conduct

16-Mar-2007
The ARB has prosecuted and heavily fined Stuart Bentley of Kubic Design in Swansea, Wales for unacceptable professional conduct.
Leeds University calls for leisure complex designers

15-Mar-2007
Leeds University is searching for a 'leading' architect to design a new health and fitness complex on campus.
AFL's Liverpool stadium plans placed on hold

15-Mar-2007
Atherden Fuller Leng Architects' (AFL) designs for Liverpool FC's new stadium are understood to have been put on hold while a comprehensive review of the scheme is made by the club's new owners.
Foster loses out to Hawkins\Brown on Parliament Square revamp

15-Mar-2007
Hawkins\Brown Architects has beaten Foster and Partners for the chance to design the hugely significant redevelopment of Parliament Square, London.
Aedas reveals Pakistan skyscraper - image

14-Mar-2007
Aedas Architects has won an international competition with this design for a new landmark skyscraper in Karachi, Pakistan.
gm & ad wins international award

14-Mar-2007
Gordon Murray and Alan Dunlop Architects has won an international award for its JKS Workshops scheme in Clydebank, Scotland.
M J Long favourite to become next CABE design review chairman

14-Mar-2007
Architect M J Long has been strongly tipped to become the next chairman of CABE's design review committee when the organisation is reshuffled in the summer.
ODA writes to top firms to quell 'flat pack games' fears

14-Mar-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has sent a letter to more than 100 of the world's top architecture practices in an attempt to reassure the industry that design remains a priority at the London 2012 games.
Five small firms shortlisted for key Olympic work

13-Mar-2007
Five up-and-coming practices have been shortlisted to design a key public walkway intended to run through the 2012 Olympic Park.
Otto off Serpentine, Balmond back in

13-Mar-2007
Frei Otto will play no more part in the design of this year's Serpentine Pavilion, after it emerged that the Serpentine Gallery needed more time to develop the architect's ideas.
Avery aims to replace Bancroft's Brutalist school - images

13-Mar-2007
Avery Associates has unveiled this design for a potential replacement to John Bancroft's 1960s Brutalist Pimlico School in Westminster, central London (below).
CABE savages Armstrong Burton's Bedford scheme

12-Mar-2007
CABE has slammed Armstrong Burton Architects' Riverside Square scheme in Bedford, stating that it is 'seriously concerned' about the proposals.
McAslan Bursary gives £15,000 to schemes around the world

12-Mar-2007
This year's McAslan Bursary, set up by John McAslan to support schemes with an environmental and community agenda, has been awarded to four projects around the world - including a scheme in Transylvania, Romania being undertaken by Architects for Aid (see our Architects for Aid blog at www.ajplus.co.uk/aid ).
Government begins overhaul of listing system

9-Mar-2007
The government has released its long-awaited White Paper on heritage, which sets out legislative measures for a 'simpler and more open' heritage-protection system.
Scottish practices cross their fingers as Glasgow becomes new favourite to host 2014 Commonwealth Games

9-Mar-2007
Glasgow could be in line for a dramatic architectural and financial boost after it emerged that the city is among the final two shortlisted in the race to host the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Designers sought for one of the biggest 2012 Olympic legacy projects

9-Mar-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has started its search for a team to design and develop the legacy of one of the biggest projects in the 2012 Olympic Park - the combined broadcast and press centres.
Yet another Rudolph building faces destruction

8-Mar-2007
Another Paul Rudolph building could face the wrecking ball, with a tower in Boston, USA, set to make way for an 80-storey tower designed by Renzo Piano.
Architects 'must take note of climate change to avoid legal woe'

7-Mar-2007
Architects could risk the threat of negligence claims if they ignore the effects of climate change, a leading City law firm has warned.
Chapman Taylor to masterplan Liverpool regeneration scheme - images

7-Mar-2007
Chapman Taylor Architects has revealed its designs for Merseyside's second massive multi-billion pound regeneration scheme ( Liverpool's renaissance continues with second mammoth regeneration scheme ).
Another Hodder pool left floundering

7-Mar-2007
Hodder Associates' second troubled swimming pool could face the wrecking ball after the local authority was forced to reclaim the site.
Public inquiry over Viñoly's 'Walkie Talkie' tower begins

6-Mar-2007
The fate of Rafael Viñoly's controversial 'Walkie Talkie' tower is hanging in the balance today as the public inquiry to decide its fate begins.
Obituary: Sir John Smith - 1923-2007

6-Mar-2007
Sir John Smith, founder of the Landmark Trust and widely credited with changing the fate of historic buildings in Britain, has died at the age of 83.
Assael and Urban Splash slide down 'Best Small Companies To Work For' list

5-Mar-2007
Assael Architecture and property developers Urban Splash have plummeted down the Sunday Times' '100 Best Small Companies To Work For' list this year due to a record number of entries.
China calls for halt to 'odd' European-designed buildings

5-Mar-2007
European architects will no longer be able to flex their experimental muscles in China after the state issued a crackdown on the growing number of extravagant and expensive buildings.
Liverpool's renaissance continues with second mammoth regeneration scheme

2-Mar-2007
Property giant Peel Holdings has announced that it plans to create its second multi-billion pound waterside regeneration in Merseyside.
Gillespies unveils new-look Oxford Street - image

2-Mar-2007
Multi-disciplinary firm Gillespies has unveiled images of its vision for London's Oxford Street, Regent Street and Bond Street.
Blow to small practices as Olympic work goes to contractors...

2-Mar-2007
Smaller practices hoping to get a piece of the London 2012 Olympic pie have been dealt a huge blow after the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) said many of the smaller structures, such as bridges, would be designed by contractor-led teams.
21st-century pier designs sought to bring seaside architecture up to date

1-Mar-2007
A competition has been launched calling for workable designs for the 21st-century seaside pier.
Alsop unveils planned City of London skyscraper - image

1-Mar-2007
This is the first image of SMC Alsop's ambitious new skyscraper proposed for the edge of the City of London.
Rem stacks big in New Jersey - images

28-Feb-2007
OMA principal Rem Koolhaas has unveiled these designs for a new 52-storey tower in New Jersey, USA.
ARB prosecutes another PI evader

28-Feb-2007
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has found architect Nic Antony guilty of unprofessional conduct after it was discovered that he had no professional indemnity (PI) insurance cover.
Obituary: John Penn, 1921-2007

28-Feb-2007
Modernist architect John Penn, who spent the bulk of his working life designing houses in Suffolk, has died at the age of 85.
Livingstone aims to cut London's carbon emissions by over half in 20 years

27-Feb-2007
The Mayor of London has unveiled detailed plans on how he hopes to slash the capital's carbon emissions by 60 per cent in the next 20 years.
Judge brings forward King's Cross judicial review citing 'urgency of case'

27-Feb-2007
Campaigners against Argent's massive King's Cross regeneration scheme have had their legal appeal against the plans fast-tracked by the High Court.
Mayor maintains cloak of secrecy over 'London landmarks'

26-Feb-2007
The Mayor of London is keeping tight-lipped over his potential 'Gateway to London' plans to create as many as six new landmarks to welcome visitors entering the capital.
Plot thickens over troubled 'U2 Tower'

26-Feb-2007
Rafael Viñoly and Foster and Partners have been confirmed as among the practices in the running to take over the troubled U2 Tower and neighbouring Britain Quay developments in Dublin, Ireland.
Feilden Clegg Bradley to build 'UK's greenest tower' - images

23-Feb-2007
Feilden Clegg Bradley has won planning permission for its first-ever tower, which it claims will be the 'greenest high rise' in the UK.
Travel fellowship set up in memory of writer Giles Worsley

23-Feb-2007
A new travel fellowship has been established in memory of the architectural critic and historian Giles Worsley, who died of cancer last year at the age of 44.
Competition launched for new arts centre in Belfast

22-Feb-2007
The search is on for a design team to provide a new arts centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Herzog & de Meuron defends partial demolition of Tate Modern

22-Feb-2007
Swiss starchitects Herzog and de Meuron have defended their controversial decision to knock down part of the Tate Modern building to make way for its planned extension.
Sale rumours about Gehry's Brighton proposals rubbished by Karis

21-Feb-2007
The developer behind Frank Gehry's King Alfred scheme in Brighton has dismissed any rumours that it is hoping to sell the site as 'complete and utter rubbish'.
Herzog and de Meuron to collect Royal Gold Medal

21-Feb-2007
Swiss starchitects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron will pick up the RIBA Royal Gold Medal today, one of architecture's most prestigious prizes.
Scott Brownrigg goes for planning with towering Reading scheme - images

20-Feb-2007
Scott Brownrigg Architects has submitted this mixed-use development, next to Reading's railway station, for planning.
ODA slammed for setting the Olympics sustainability bar too low

20-Feb-2007
London 2012 Olympics delivery boss David Higgins is facing a green backlash after claiming the technology needed to meet ambitious sustainability targets for the Games is unavailable.
Aedas fails to tempt contractor on Supreme Court scheme

19-Feb-2007
Architectural giant Aedas has confessed it is struggling to find a contractor for its 'complex' Parliament House project in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mangera Yvars presses on with mega mosque despite 'government opposition'

19-Feb-2007
Mangera Yvars Architects has admitted it will be scaling down its 'mega mosque' scheme in east London, but vowed it is still 'pressing on' with the controversial project.
Scepticism over Welsh 'zero-carbon by 2011' target

16-Feb-2007
The Welsh Assembly's ambitious target of all new buildings having zero-carbon levels by 2011 has been met with some scepticism.
SMC Jenkins and Marr delivers good news to troubled SMC Group

16-Feb-2007
The SMC Group has finally received a scrap of positive news in the midst of a turbulent week thanks to one of its subsidiaries, Jenkins and Marr, winning planning permission for a new livestock market in Stirling.
ODA launches Olympic Velo Park comp

15-Feb-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today launched the competition for the 2012 Velo Park competition - one of the 'Big Five' permanent venues in the Olympic Park.
Design for London launches first competition

14-Feb-2007
Six 'up-and-coming' practices have been invited to submit their designs to redevelop a former printing works in Oval, south London, in Design for London's first competition.
HOK reveals new Southend United stadium - images

14-Feb-2007
HOK Sport has submitted these designs for a new Southend United FC stadium for planning approval.
Alsop steps down from AF chairmanship

14-Feb-2007
Will Alsop has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Architecture Foundation (AF), the AJ can exclusively reveal.
Britain's starchitects fail to support student employment campaign

13-Feb-2007
Most of British architecture's biggest names have failed to sign up to Archaos' good-practice campaign, which calls for better working conditions for architecture students on placements.
War of words breaks out over Birmingham's New Street scheme

13-Feb-2007
Network Rail has reaffirmed its commitment to McAslan and Partners' Birmingham New Street scheme despite recent reports that Arup, which is behind a rival project, called for the designs to be shelved.
Former Dublin mental asylum site to become technology and health centre

12-Feb-2007
An international design competition has been launched to develop a new campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Health Services Executive in the Republic of Ireland.
CABE slates DLA's Burnley College in new schools role

12-Feb-2007
CABE has panned DLA Architects' proposals for a new Burnley College campus, claiming the designs were 'ill-conceived'.
Six in the running for Stoke city centre comp

9-Feb-2007
An eclectic mix of six design teams has been shortlisted for the next stage of the Stoke-on-Trent city centre design competition.
... while Bishop refutes claims he will scrap new public space

8-Feb-2007
The new director of design for London has hit back at recent reports that he intends to slash the number of public spaces to be created as part of the Mayor's London plan, from 100 to 50.
Design comps for all Olympic venues 'in ideal world', says Mayor...

8-Feb-2007
The Mayor of London admitted yesterday that in an 'ideal world' all the 2012 Olympic venues would be procured through design competitions.
Burrell Foley Fischer pots win at the Crucible

7-Feb-2007
Burrell Foley Fischer Architects (BFF) has won a competition to renovate and extend the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield - the home of world snooker.
Six to battle it out for Bootle bridge

7-Feb-2007
A host of international architects have been shortlisted to design a new footbridge over the Leeds to Liverpool canal in Bootle, in Liverpool's Sefton area.
Robert Dye wins planning for French house - images

6-Feb-2007
Robert Dye Associates has won planning for this new 10-bedroom residence in south-west France.
Trio of starchitects joins Zaha in Abu Dhabi - images

5-Feb-2007
The three international 'starchitects', who will join Zaha Hadid by working on a new cultural island in Abu Dhabi, have revealed their designs.
Malcolm Fraser resigns from A&DS over PPP schools 'blight'

5-Feb-2007
Malcolm Fraser has stepped down from his role as deputy chairman of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) amid concerns that schools being built using private finance are 'blighting' schoolchildren's lives.
Big names to battle for £100,000 Gulbenkian Prize

2-Feb-2007
Ten institutions are up for this year's Gulbenkian Prize, which looks at the best display of innovation and imagination to a gallery or museum in the past calendar year.
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson ditched in Lewisham

2-Feb-2007
Developer Land Securities has pulled the plug on Aukett Fitzroy Robinson's (AFR's) scheme to design a new Debenhams store in Lewisham, south-east London.
Horden and Pank homes listed

1-Feb-2007
Richard Horden's Courtyard House in Poole has been listed as Grade II, along with Philip Pank's Modernist essay in Camden, north London.
'Traditionalists' to design vast swathes of housing developments

31-Jan-2007
In what can only be described as an unholy alliance, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) has agreed to join forces with the Prince's Foundation, placing traditional design at its heart.
Sydney Olympic legacy boss warns London over 'cash-cow venues'

31-Jan-2007
The man responsible for Sydney 2000 Olympic Park's legacy has issued a warning to London's 2012 organisers over throwing cash at its main venues.
Figures reveal only a tiny proportion of UK hardwood is certified

29-Jan-2007
Only 11 per cent of hardwood imported into the UK is certified as being legally sourced and procured, it has emerged.
Make picks up where Rogers left off in Haringey

29-Jan-2007
Make has agreed to take on a regeneration scheme in Haringey, north London, after Richard Rogers walked away from the project earlier this month.
C20 tables proposals to save Geoffrey Chaucer School - images

26-Jan-2007
In a bid to save Chamberlin Powell and Bon's south London Geoffrey Chaucer School from the wrecking ball, the Twentieth Century Society (C20) has proposed two alternative schemes to keep the Grade II-listed building.
Locals give thumbs-up to Gehry's Hove scheme

26-Jan-2007
A public opinion poll of Frank Gehry's controversial leisure complex scheme on the South Coast has thrown up a surprising result - the majority of locals support it.
Arnie Dunn wins RIAS presidential election

25-Jan-2007
Arnie Dunn of Edinburgh's Campbell and Arnott Architects has been elected as the next president of the RIAS.
Five top names fight it out in Dublin university comp

25-Jan-2007
A major design competition launched by University College Dublin (UCD) has attracted a host of star-studded names.
Drama at National Theatre as extension plan is sent back

25-Jan-2007
One of the final attempts to alter Denys Lasdun's iconic National Theatre before its expected promotion to Grade I status has led to controversy among both Lambeth conservation officers and English Heritage (EH).
Pringle blasts ODA over 'limp' green targets

24-Jan-2007
RIBA president Jack Pringle has taken a swipe at the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), claiming its green targets for the London 2012 Olympics are too lax.
Grimshaw to design new Bronx development - image

24-Jan-2007
Grimshaw Architects has won a competition to design a mixed-use development in New York’s notorious borough, the Bronx.
RMJM reduces Liverpool tower after CABE criticism

23-Jan-2007
RMJM Architects has cut down the height of its Princes Dock tower in Liverpool, following a damning report from CABE.
With 2,012 days to go, ODA promises greenest Olympics ever

23-Jan-2007
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has unveiled its plans to stage the 'greenest' Olympics to date, with 2,012 days to go until the London 2012 Games.
Sheppard Robson wins planning for Bristol brewery site regeneration - images

22-Jan-2007
Sheppard Robson Architects has won planning permission for this £200 million mixed-use scheme in Bristol.
- While Denton Corker Marshall's Manchester justice centre is also hit

19-Jan-2007
Another victim of the high winds has been Denton Corker Marshall's Manchester civil justice centre.
Outcry at plan to demolish historic Edinburgh building

19-Jan-2007
Conservationists are up in arms following a planning U-turn which could see a B-listed building demolished as part of the massive Quartermile project in the city's Old Town.
CABE gives hope to Building Schools for the Future programme

19-Jan-2007
CABE has been called in to rescue the government's sinking Building Schools for the Future programme.
Levitt Bernstein wins planning permission after Colston Hall redesign - images

18-Jan-2007
Levitt Bernstein's troubled Colston Hall project in Bristol has won planning permission, after the practice was forced to change some major aspects of the design.
Fears over predicted rise in architecture student fees

18-Jan-2007
A survey revealing a potential increase in architecture student fees to up to £10,000 a year has been greeted with concern by the RIBA.
Richard Hyams launches his own practice

17-Jan-2007
Richard Hyams, formerly Aedas' design guru, has announced launched his new practice, ASTUDIO, just four months after walking away from the much-vaunted role at the major firm.
Benson and Forsyth estate up for listing

17-Jan-2007
The Twentieth Century Society (C20) has recommended that a 1970s Camden council estate designed by Benson and Forsyth be put forward for listing.
CABE supports under-fire Sloane Square scheme...

16-Jan-2007
CABE has thrown its weight behind Stanton Williams Architects' controversial Sloane Square scheme, despite mounting opposition to the plans.
...While Scottish watchdog slams Asda scheme for 'exceptionally beautiful site'

16-Jan-2007
Architecture & Design Scotland (A&DS) has panned WCEC Architects' proposals for a new mixed-use development in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Goldfinger was monitored by British spies, records show

15-Jan-2007
Legendary architect Ernö Goldfinger was the subject of a surveillance investigation by the Home Office, recently released documents have revealed.
Rudolph home demolished despite massive opposition

15-Jan-2007
A home designed by leading American Modernist Paul Rudolph has been knocked down, despite huge public opposition and a last-minute fight from the Connecticut state attorney general.
Alison Brooks wins planning for Folkestone arts centre - image

12-Jan-2007
Alison Brooks Architects (ABA) has won planning permission for this new arts and business centre in Folkestone, Kent.
MPs launch motion against Feilden & Mawson's Supreme Court

12-Jan-2007
Feilden & Mawson Architects' conversion of Middlesex Guildhall into the nation's first Supreme Court has been met with fresh opposition from Parliament.
Hamiltons to transform London's first women's refuge

11-Jan-2007
Hamiltons Architects has unveiled designs to convert London's first women's refuge into a new residential development.
Rogers pulls out of Haringey scheme

11-Jan-2007
Richard Rogers Partnership (RRP) has walked away from a regeneration scheme in north London citing a 'too heavy workload'.
City of London conservation boundary redraw hits the buffers

10-Jan-2007
Plans to redraw conservation boundaries in the City of London have met with major set-backs after the move was met with strong opposition.
Urban Splash sets sights on Glastonbury

10-Jan-2007
Glastonbury is the latest town to experience the Urban Splash effect, following an agreement to redevelop a former tannery site in the area.
ADP to build 'landmark' university building near Canterbury's city walls - images

4-Jan-2007
ADP Architects has applied for planning for this new 'landmark' building on the campus at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent.
Building Schools for the Future hits major delays

4-Jan-2007
The government's Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme is being delayed due to a failure to deal with the scale of spending at a local-government level.
Britain's rising stars to make appearance at Carnegie

4-Jan-2007
The work of some of Britain's leading young architects will be on display at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, later this month.
Edinburgh masterplanner hits back in Caltongate row

3-Jan-2007
The main masterplanner behind the huge Caltongate development in Edinburgh has hit back at claims that it 'will destroy the Old Town.'
Architectural pair listed in latest Who's Who

3-Jan-2007
Two leading names from the world of architecture have been revealed as new additions to the 2007 edition of Who's Who.
Shakespeare's church at risk

3-Jan-2007
The Grade I-listed church in which William Shakespeare is believed to have worshipped is in desperate need of repairs mounting to a cost of £3-4 million.
Gehry's massive Brooklyn scheme wins go-ahead

22-Dec-2006
Frank Gehry's hugely controversial Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, New York, has been given final approval by the state authorities, despite massive opposition.
Troubled Glasgow Tower in latest reopening

22-Dec-2006
Glasgow Science Centre's ill-fated Glasgow Tower has finally reopened, 18 months after it last closed following continusous technical problems.
Cladding firm handed over to its employees

21-Dec-2006
The owners of cladding manufacturer CA Group have handed over the entire £60 million company to its employees.
Sheldon Fox, influential member of KPF trio, dies aged 76

21-Dec-2006
Sheldon Fox, founding member of global giant KPF Architects, has died aged 76, following a long illness.
Architects sought for international aid projects

20-Dec-2006
Architects for Aid (A4A) has issued an urgent call to action asking for experienced architects to offer their expertise in Pakistan and South East Asia.
- but Olympic job prospects 'are not as good as the government thinks'

19-Dec-2006
Olympic bosses have to be more realistic about the impact of the London 2012 Games and focus more on regeneration, according to an independent report.
Construction to start in London Olympic Park after compulsory purchase order...

19-Dec-2006
Work will begin in earnest on the London Olympic Park next summer, following the announcement that the compulsory purchase order (CPO) for the site has been agreed.
Foreign Office battles for Britain in Seville skyscraper comp - images

19-Dec-2006
Foreign Office Architects is the sole British firm in a competition to design a skyscraper in Seville, Spain.
Top names in frame for new Jewish Centre

18-Dec-2006
Some of the architectural world's biggest names will compete to design a flagship Jewish Community Centre (JCC) in London.
Campaigners claim Brighton Council is 'legally tied' to Gehry scheme

18-Dec-2006
Heritage campaigners have claimed Brighton Council is 'legally trapped' over Frank Gehry's King Alfred scheme on Hove's sea front.
SOM goes for Docklands hat-trick with new tower scheme - images

15-Dec-2006
SOM Architects has revealed these images of another tower to join its ongoing project in London's Docklands.
RIBA guru hits out at Barker Report

15-Dec-2006
Kate Barker's planning report makes gaining planning approval easier for architects on all counts except when it comes to design, the RIBA's senior planning expert has claimed.
Architecture for Humanity to transform vacant buildings for the homeless

14-Dec-2006
The London chapter of Architecture for Humanity has offered its expertise to help provide shelters for the charity for the homeless, Crisis.
Lubetkin's Modern masterpieces awarded conservation cash boost

13-Dec-2006
English Heritage (EH) has promised to help fund the refurbishment of two of the UK's leading examples of the Modern Movement, both designed by Berthold Lubetkin.
Dixon Jones proposes vast public-realm 'link' across the capital

13-Dec-2006
Dixon Jones Architects wants to develop a vast public realm linking Hyde Park and Embankment in central London, ahead of the 2012 Olympics.
Thames Gateway to get £4 billion of private-sector cash

12-Dec-2006
The Thames Gateway is set to receive more than £4 billion in private-sector investment as it aims to complete a number of key infrastructure schemes.
Dunster blames BedZED problems on broken boiler

12-Dec-2006
Bill Dunster has hit back at recent reports claiming his ZEDfactory firm's zero-carbon BedZED development is 'little more than hot air'.
Edinburgh wants new bandstand for prestigious city gardens

11-Dec-2006
Edinburgh council has launched a competition to design a replacement bandstand in Princes Street Gardens - one of the city's most prestigious areas.
CABE slams Cassidy + Ashton's Preston scheme

6-Dec-2006
Cassidy + Ashton Architecture's plans for a major mixed-use development in Preston, Lancashire, have been dashed after CABE and council planners recommended it for refusal.
George Gilbert Scott's Chinese cathedral to rise again

6-Dec-2006
George Gilbert Scott's Anglican cathedral in Shanghai is in line for a £3 million facelift, following 50 years of decline.
Troubled Glasgow Tower 'could open for Christmas'

5-Dec-2006
The controversial £10 million Glasgow Tower, which has been closed for most of its five-year life, could finally reopen in time for Christmas.
SMC reveals global ambition running into billions

5-Dec-2006
SMC boss Stewart McColl has set out further plans for world domination, claiming his group will soon be vying for a £2.5 billion slice of the global architecture market.
RIBA Awards reshaped after regional grievances

5-Dec-2006
The RIBA has announced it will be restructuring its awards system in 2007, replacing it with a two-tier programme.
Tube death architecture student mourned

4-Dec-2006
Coursemates and staff at Kingston University are to plant a tree in memory of 25-year-old architect student Tu Quang Hoang Vu, who died when he fell under a Tube train.
Jowell covered up true cost of Olympics, claims former ODA chief

4-Dec-2006
The former chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has claimed that Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell knew as far back as last May that the bill for the 2012 London Olympics would be far higher than the £2.4 billion first predicted.
Zaha's redesigned Aquatic Centre is an improvement, say Olympics bosses

1-Dec-2006
Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) bosses have claimed the new design of Zaha Hadid's Aquatic Centre for the London 2012 Games is 'better' than her original effort.
AR Awards honour emerging architects around the world - images

1-Dec-2006
Winning projects from Bangladesh, the US and Japan have picked up the top prizes in the Architectural Review Awards for Emerging Architecture.
New PPS3 housing policy shifts responsibility on to councils

30-Nov-2006
Housing minister Yvette Cooper has announced new Planning Policy Statement (PPS3), setting out reforms to the planning system to create more homes.
DLA joins the glitterati in architecture's new hotspot: Wakefield - images

29-Nov-2006
DLA Architects is the latest practice to join a list of high-profile companies working in Wakefield, West Yorkshire with this scheme to redevelop the city centre.
Barton Willmore to compete in redesign competition for Mecca - Islam's holiest site

29-Nov-2006
Barton Willmore has been invited to join a secretive competition to submit designs to expand Mecca - Islam's holiest city.
Campaigners slam 'star-struck' CABE over Gehry thumbs-up

28-Nov-2006
A Brighton campaign group has blasted CABE's report supporting Frank Gehry's King Alfred scheme in Hove, claiming that the design watchdog was too star-struck to scrutinise the project properly .
Figures expose huge delays in planning process

28-Nov-2006
New research has proved what most architects believed they already knew - that the planning system is suffering massive delays.
Mayne aims to light up Paris' skyscraper quarter - images

28-Nov-2006
Thom Mayne and his California-based practice Morphosis have won planning approval for this futuristic skyscraper, called La Phare (the lighthouse).
Antarctic survey scheme wins green light at last

27-Nov-2006
Hugh Broughton Architects has been given the go-ahead to begin work on its Antarctic Research Station, more than a year after winning the competition to design the scheme.
Mangera Yvars dismisses petition protest against east London 'mega mosque'

27-Nov-2006
Mangera Yvars Architects has brushed off recent reports claiming the Muslim community is becoming increasingly concerned about the practice's 'mega mosque' in east London.
London 2012 Olympics ahead of schedule, claims Jowell

24-Nov-2006
Tessa Jowell has claimed the 2012 London Olympics is ahead of schedule, and said the spiraling costs of the programme were now under control.
ODA says 2012 Olympics will not be exclusively Design and Build

23-Nov-2006
In an embarrassing U-turn, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has now confirmed that not all the London 2012 Olympic projects will be Design and Build contracts.
Farrell's Thames national park vision takes a hit as government plans more houses

23-Nov-2006
Terry Farrell's plan for a national park on the Thames Gateway has been dealt a massive blow with communities minister Ruth Kelly's announcement of more homes in the region.
HKR and Piercy Conner add to Manchester regeneration - images

22-Nov-2006
HKR and Piercy Conner Architects are set to start work on revamping Manchester's dilapidated Stephenson Square in the New Year.
'Iconic' Manchester fire station faces uncertain future

21-Nov-2006
The future of Manchester's iconic London Road fire station is hanging in the balance as developers and council leaders have called for extra time to consider its fate.
Bednarski wins go-ahead for wafer-thin house - images

21-Nov-2006
Studio Bednarski has won planning permission for this extraordinary tiny house in Peckham, south London, following a two-year battle.
Witherford Watson Mann to design South Bank urban park

17-Nov-2006
Witherford Watson Mann Architects (WWM) has been selected to design an urban park extending from Tate Modern to Elephant and Castle in south London.
Hertfordshire MP cries betrayal as super-hospital is scrapped

16-Nov-2006
One of the biggest PFI projects on the drawing board, Welwyn Hatfield Council's 'super-hospital' in Hertfordshire, which Nightingale Associates was advising on, has been scrapped.
Lubetkin's ailing Modern icon on the mend

16-Nov-2006
One of the UK's leading examples of the Modern Movement, Berthold Lubetkin's Finsbury Health Centre, is to be refurbished for the first time in more than a decade, during which it has fallen into a desperate state of disrepair.
Liverpool takes lead in race to host Libeskind's rainforest

15-Nov-2006
Liverpool has overtaken Blackpool as the preferred city for Daniel Libeskind's outlandish indoor Amazonian rainforest scheme.
Foster aims for another massive New York scheme

14-Nov-2006
Norman Foster could be further changing the face of New York's iconic skyline, with reports that he is competing to redesign the city's Penn Station, in the middle of Manhattan.
Student body slams ARB Parts 1 and 2 price hike

14-Nov-2006
Student architecture society ARCHAOS has slammed the ARB's decision to raise fees for candidates with non-prescribed qualifications.
Adams Kara Taylor snapped up by White Young Green in shock move

13-Nov-2006
Adams Kara Taylor (AKT), one of the UK's most cutting-edge engineering firms, has been bought by White Young Green (WYG) in a surprise deal.
Parkview wins green light to develop around Battersea Power Station

10-Nov-2006
The future of Battersea Power Station has taken another twist after the developer was given the go-ahead to secure the Grade II-listed building and develop on the adjacent site.
Non-UK architects face Parts 1 and 2 price hike

10-Nov-2006
Costs have sky-rocketed by over £200 for architect candidates with non-prescribed qualifications hoping to take Part 1 or Part 2 examinations in the UK.
LDA is overstretched by Olympics, says Thames Gateway boss

9-Nov-2006
The head of a major Thames Gateway regeneration group has claimed the London Development Agency (LDA) is overstretched due to the 2012 Olympics effectively stopping redevelopment elsewhere in the capital.
Hamiltons bags planning permission for Islington's 'jewel box' - image

8-Nov-2006
Hamiltons Architects has been given the green light for this mixed-use development in Islington, north London.
Hackney council planners in 'anti-Semitism' probe

8-Nov-2006
Hackney Council's planning department is being probed by the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) following a complaint about alleged anti-Semitism brought by the borough's main orthodox Jewish community group.
British stars battle it out in Cyprus

7-Nov-2006
Some of the UK's leading architectural lights are to battle it out to design a new development in Cyprus.
London Councils changes position and backs new planning powers for Livingstone

7-Nov-2006
In a bizarre U-turn, London Councils - formerly the Association of London Government - has backed the decision to give Ken Livingstone new planning powers, despite previously voicing strong opposition.
GMW braves Iraq with office development

6-Nov-2006
GMW Architects has become one of the few UK architect firms to start working in war-torn Iraq and has unveiled this image of its new office development in the north of the country.
Scottish buildings battle it out for British architecture's biggest cash prize

6-Nov-2006
The shortlist for the biggest financial prize in UK architecture, the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award 2006, has been officially unveiled.
Brighton Marina reduced in light of residents' concerns

6-Nov-2006
Allies and Morrison Architects has massively redesigned and reduced part of its Brighton Marina masterplan after developers bowed to the concerns of local residents.
Mitchell Architects to create Plymouth home for super yachts - images

3-Nov-2006
Devon-based Mitchell Architects is set to submit these designs for a new dock in Plymouth for planning next week.
Hopkins takes on another university scheme in Nottingham - images

3-Nov-2006
Hopkins Architects has won planning consent for this £70 million scheme at Nottingham Trent University's campus.
CABE blasts 'extremely disappointing' Wolverhampton scheme

2-Nov-2006
CABE has slammed a project by Sutherland Craig Partnership in Wolverhampton, stating that it was 'extremely disappointed' by the scheme.
Designer sought for Bootle bridge

2-Nov-2006
A competition has been launched for a canal footbridge in the Bootle area of Liverpool.
Chapman Taylor to build UK's largest department store

1-Nov-2006
Chapman Taylor Architects has unveiled this image of its £350 million retail scheme in Portsmouth's city centre.
Contest may save Halifax Piece Hall

1-Nov-2006
The future of Halifax's famous Grade-I listed Piece Hall could be decided through an international design competition.
CABE backs Gehry's 'tin can towers'

1-Nov-2006
CABE has given a cautious backing to Frank Gehry's revised King Alfred tower scheme in Hove, but believes certain areas of the design 'still have some way to go to reach a convincing solution'.
Lemley left ODA 'due to fear of spiralling Olympic costs'

1-Nov-2006
Jack Lemley has dealt his former employers, the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), an embarrassing blow by revealing his resignation was because he feared in-fighting among politicians would send construction costs on the 2012 Games spiralling out of control.
Coram Childcare Centre wins the go-ahead at last

31-Oct-2006
Collett & Farmer Architects has finally been given planning for its highly contentious Coram Childcare Centre, in Bloomsbury, central London.
Feilden Clegg Bradley plans 'Georgian' rugby ground...

30-Oct-2006
Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects is involved in an ambitious £40 million project to create a Georgian-style stadium for Bath Rugby Club.
Cullinan makes shortlist for Newcastle's Science City

27-Oct-2006
Newcastle council is on the verge of announcing the design consortia that will develop its much-anticipated 'Science City' on a former brewery site.
'UK's tallest steel sculpture' erected in Greenwich

27-Oct-2006
Barr Gazetas Architects' spire - which the practice claims is the UK's highest stainless-steel sculpture - has been erected at Greenwich Peninsula, creating a new riverside landmark for the capital.
Entrance worries over Cooper Cromar scheme

27-Oct-2006
Scotland's design watchdog, Architecture + Design Scotland, has expressed 'major concerns' over a section of a Cooper Cromar Architects scheme in Glasgow.
Arup's drawing water competition goes global

26-Oct-2006
A competition calling for designers to devise a product or means to provide clean water and sanitation to those living without has now gone worldwide.
Publishing leading light Nick Barley takes over at The Lighthouse

26-Oct-2006
Scotland's National Architecture and Design Centre, The Lighthouse, has unveiled Nick Barley as its new executive director.
UNESCO report triggers fears for Liverpool developments

25-Oct-2006
Two key Liverpool developments were thrown into doubt yesterday by the publication of a provisional UNESCO report on the city's World Heritage status.
Prince Charles cultivates traditional construction workers

25-Oct-2006
The Prince of Wales has yet again thrown his weight behind historical architecture, by launching an apprentice scheme which will attempt to reverse the loss of traditional construction skills.
2012 Olympics will 'not be another Wembley debacle'

25-Oct-2006
Olympic bigwigs have pledged that the 2012 London Olympic Games will 'not be another Wembley fiasco'.
Hackney housing scheme suffers 'tortuous' planning ordeal - images

24-Oct-2006
Highbury's Walker Bushe Associates has finally gained permission for a residential scheme in Hackney, east London, after a 'tortuous' three-year planning process.
Goldsmiths seeks architect to follow Alsop

24-Oct-2006
Goldsmiths College in London is calling for an architect to design a new contemporary building to house its department of media and communications.
Developer wants new planning agreement for Battersea

23-Oct-2006
The developer behind plans to turn Battersea Power Station into an upmarket leisure, shopping and housing facility, wants to vary the Section 106 (s106) planning agreement already in place for the scheme, according to a local pressure group.
Hemingway calls for family-friendly apartment design

23-Oct-2006
Fashion guru and urban designer Wayne Hemingway has delivered a warning to the developer behind a Watkins Gray International-designed scheme in the North East - saying it must deliver apartments that will house families as well as professionals.
Foster takes on a new tusk with Danish elephant house - images

20-Oct-2006
Foster and Partners has unveiled these images of its first zoological building - an elephant house at Copenhagen Zoo.
Gehry meets Robert Adam in Philadelphia

20-Oct-2006
American starchitect Frank Gehry is to come face-to-face with the work of 18th-century superstar Robert Adam when he gets to work on a vast new expansion of the Philadelphia's Museum of Art.
Another heritage watchdog springs up in Bath

20-Oct-2006
Architects working in Bath will have yet another heritage watchdog to contend with after it was announced a new organisation has been launched to prevent the construction of 'inappropriate' modern buildings.
Gehry's Hove scheme caught in council row

19-Oct-2006
Frank Gehry's much-maligned King Alfred scheme in Hove has found itself at the centre of a bitter dispute between council cabinet members.
Watkins Gray continues Gateshead's renaissance - images

19-Oct-2006
Watkins Gray International has won backing from Gateshead Council for this vast scheme on one the North East's most valuable sites.
Olympic Delivery Authority chairman Jack Lemley steps down

18-Oct-2006
Jack Lemley has today resigned from his position as chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA), citing commitments to his construction consulting firm in the US.
McAslan to build City of London housing - images

18-Oct-2006
John McAslan + Partners has won planning permission for this mixed-use development in the heart of the City of London.
Six compete for Birmingham's first park in over 100 years - images

18-Oct-2006
Birmingham Council has revealed these six concept designs for its first city-centre park in over a century.
Skyscraper planned for Euston - image

17-Oct-2006
Wilkinson Eyre Architects is understood to have produced these designs for a scheme in Euston, north London.
Paul Davis to turn Russian munitions site into huge mixed-use scheme - images

17-Oct-2006
Paul Davis & Partners has created this masterplan for a major mixed-use scheme in a former munitions and tools factory on the outskirts of St Petersburg, Russia.
BBC scheme under threat as Northern move is in doubt

16-Oct-2006
Benoy and Fairhurst Design Group's £400 million project for the BBC in the North West could be left in tatters due to a licence fee debate.
Developer responds to accusation of 'boring' Birmingham New Street design

16-Oct-2006
The developer behind the £500 million Birmingham New Street Station regeneration scheme has hit back at claims it will need to take its designs back to the drawing board.
'Crumbling' planning profession must improve, says London's design director

12-Oct-2006
London's new design director has labelled planning a 'crumbling' profession and called for an immediate improvement to the system.
CABE calls for healthier city design to fight flab

11-Oct-2006
CABE has issued a report highlighting the need for cities to be designed to encourage physical activity.
Raw sewage delays Olympics work

10-Oct-2006
Work on the London 2012 Olympics site was delayed over the summer due to a sewage pipe running through the Olympic Park, it has been revealed.
Gehry plans to better Bilbao with museum for France's richest man - image

3-Oct-2006
Frank Gehry has drawn up these plans for a new museum in Paris, designed for the richest man in France.
Latitude's college competition-winner successfully navigates through planning - images

2-Oct-2006
Latitude Architects has secured planning permission for this student accommodation scheme in Wales, after winning a RIBA-organised competition to design it.
Work finally starts on Guggenheim refurb

29-Sep-2006
Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic Guggenheim Museum in New York will finally undergo much-needed restoration work, after museum bosses finalised a refurbishment plan.
Grimshaw's ill-fated Minerva Tower scheme killed off

26-Sep-2006
Property firm Minerva has finally admitted Grimshaw Architects' designs for its office headquarters are too big for a company of its size, and scrapped the project.
Davy Smith to build affordable London housing - images

25-Sep-2006
Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects has won planning permission for this new affordable-housing project in east London.
Burd Haward to replace derelict north London buildings - images

20-Sep-2006
Burd Haward Architects has secured planning permission for this scheme to replace derelict buildings in Camden Town, north London.
Trio of small practices in Maggie's competition win

19-Sep-2006
Three practices are set to see their standing in the architectural world shoot up after being shortlisted for the high-profile Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres competition.
Gorst aims to replace pub with apartments - images

18-Sep-2006
James Gorst Architects has released these designs to replace a derelict west London pub with an apartment block.
AHMM builds Monsoon HQ - image

15-Sep-2006
Work has started on this Allford Hall Monaghan Morris development in west London, which will house the headquarters for retailer Monsoon.
Argent's King's Cross scheme faces potential judicial review

15-Sep-2006
Argent's ambitious King's Cross redevelopment could face a judicial review after local groups called Camden Council's handling of the application 'flawed'.
Michael Laird reveals plans for Scotland's 'Little Venice' - images

14-Sep-2006
Michael Laird Architects has released these images of its plans to transform a former garage site in Edinburgh into the city's own 'Little Venice' district.
Canterbury Cathedral 'could face structural disaster'

14-Sep-2006
Canterbury Cathedral, Britain's oldest institution, is to hold crisis talks next month concerning the future of the structure.
Huge blow for architecture academy as funding is pulled

14-Sep-2006
The future of the UK's first and only city academy to specialise in the built environment and architecture has been cast into doubt after its main sponsor withdrew its funding.
Fourth Grace architect blasts World Heritage officials

13-Sep-2006
The lead architect behind Liverpool's troubled Fourth Grace project has blasted UNESCO over claims the scheme could threaten the city's World Heritage status.
Firm in legal row over 'negligence' claim

12-Sep-2006
Surrey-based practice John Simpson Associates is facing a £300,000 legal battle after being accused of negligence by a private client.
Strife-hit Supreme Court scheme wins the green light

12-Sep-2006
Feilden + Mawson Architects' designs for Britain's first and already much-maligned Supreme Court have been given planning consent.
Competition launched to redesign Robin Hood's forest

11-Sep-2006
A competition has been launched to design a new visitor complex and develop a 'mini-masterplan' for a site in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, the home of Robin Hood.
ODA to handle all Olympic planning in-house

11-Sep-2006
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has announced that all planning applications relating to the 2012 London Olympic Park area will now be determined by the organisation's own in-house planning committee.
Tall buildings report unveiled on 9/11 anniversary

11-Sep-2006
A leading American architectural think tank has unveiled the first comprehensive report into how architects have changed the design of tall buildings five years on from September 11.
Designs for rejuvenated Tottenham Court Road unveiled - images

8-Sep-2006
Stanton Williams and urban designer Gillespies have released these images of their competition-winning design for the regeneration of the public space around London's Centre Point tower.
Hetreed Ross wins 'hedge house' permission - images

7-Sep-2006
Bath-based Hetreed Ross Architects has won planning consent for this 60-bed accommodation block for the Springhead Trust in Dorset.
Computers could take over from architects

7-Sep-2006
Architects could find themselves taking a back seat in design, following work by a University College London research student who is developing a computer programme to offer solutions to complex design problems.
Foster Lomas has the last laugh with planning approval win - images

7-Sep-2006
Foster Lomas Architects has finally won planning permission for this residential development in north London, following a lengthy appeal.
Avery's Spitfire tower is grounded

6-Sep-2006
Bryan Avery's Spitfire Wing Tower in Southampton has crashed and burned before it could even take off.
Fears over future of for-sale Arts and Crafts masterpiece

5-Sep-2006
The future of the Arts and Crafts masterpiece Mary Ward House, in London's Bloomsbury, remains uncertain following its being placed on the market.
Glasgow's plans to ditch PFI are welcomed

5-Sep-2006
Glasgow City Council has revealed plans to use a substantial pot of cash to avoid funding redevelopment projects, such as failing schools, through private/public partnerships.
Government sticks to Pathfinder

1-Sep-2006
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has vowed to stand by its highly controversial Pathfinder scheme despite growing criticism.
T5 team minus Rogers to work on Dublin's T2 - images

31-Aug-2006
Arup and Pascall+Watson will call on the reliable team taking care of Heathrow's T5 scheme - albeit without Richard Rogers - after winning the commission for Dublin Airport's second terminal with these designs.
Foster 'to encase Moscow suburb in glass'

29-Aug-2006
Foster and Partners has refused to comment on recent reports that the septuagenarian starchitect is set to build a giant glass dome over an entire suburb of Moscow.
Brighton observation platform wins English Heritage backing

25-Aug-2006
Marks Barfield's plans for a 180m observation platform on Brighton's seafront have been given a significant boost following vital backing from English Heritage (EH).
House 'with no facades' wins go ahead

25-Aug-2006
Solo architect Suzanne Brewer has won planning consent for this domestic residence in Southfields, south London.
RMJM hopes to build HQ for Russian gas giant

25-Aug-2006
RMJM has revealed that it is lobbying to join the shortlist to design the headquarters for world's biggest gas company.
Campaigners attack Wilkinson Eyre's Bath scheme

23-Aug-2006
Wilkinson Eyre's transport interchange scheme in Bath is embroiled in a clash between local heritage campaigners and the developer, which is Bath and North East Somerset Council.
Outcry greets Hoskins and CDA's Edinburgh proposal

23-Aug-2006
Gareth Hoskins Architects and CDA have submitted planning permission for this redevelopment of St Andrew Square in Edinburgh, amid local uproar.
Broadway Malyan on a roll on Merseyside

23-Aug-2006
Broadway Malyan Architects is set to dominate the shores of the River Mersey with a massive £4 billion scheme in Wirral, directly opposite its controversial project for the site of the doomed Fourth Grace.
Architects sought for Cypriot art gallery

23-Aug-2006
A competition has been launched inviting architects to design an art gallery and surrounding accommodation in Cyprus.
Massive Eisteddfod scheme in doubt after cash refusal

22-Aug-2006
The Eisteddfod Pavilion redevelopment in North Wales, hailed as one of the most prestigious projects in the UK, has been refused cash from the Big Lottery Fund, potentially leaving the scheme in tatters.
DSDHA plans transformation of Grade II-listed London town hall - images

22-Aug-2006
DSDHA has released these images of the planned redevelopment of Hornsey Town Hall in north London.
Parts of City of London lose protected status

18-Aug-2006
Parts of the City of London are losing their conservation area status in the biggest redrawing of conservation boundaries the area has seen for 15 years.
Liverpool and Bedfordshire fight over Grimshaw's massive aquarium

17-Aug-2006
Grimshaw Architects' massive £375 million freshwater sanctuary project is caught in a tug-of-war between Bedfordshire and Liverpool councils.
EH spends yet more cash in Tottenham

17-Aug-2006
English Heritage (EH) has stepped in to save one of the longest-running Buildings at Risk cases in the capital.
Murray's glass dome to top revamp plan - image

17-Aug-2006
Allan Murray Architects has released this image of its new £40 million hotel scheme on the site of the fire-hit Cowgate area of Edinburgh.
Northern Irish developers hit out at green legislation

16-Aug-2006
Developers in Northern Ireland have warned that a decision to make the use of renewable energy compulsory in all new builds could undermine development in the province.
CABE launches search for designer to curate a new exhibition

16-Aug-2006
A design team is needed to curate a touring exhibition, developed by CABE, about climate change and the built environment.
Planning expert slams new design law

15-Aug-2006
A leading planning expert claims the new Design and Access Statement law, which came into force last week (New design statement law comes into force), is part of a growing trend by local councils to dumb down design skills.
Irish giant's Manchester office unveils first designs - images

15-Aug-2006
Irish firm HKR Architects' Manchester office has submitted these designs to planners, which the department hopes will be its first project.
Scheme using Sheppard Robson's £60k house wins CABE approval - image

14-Aug-2006
CABE has heaped praise on to a residential scheme which will use Sheppard Robson's £60k houses.
Poole to get Wilkinson Eyre Bridge after 30 years of crossing campaigning - images

14-Aug-2006
This £34 million bridge in Dorset, designed by Wilkinson Eyre ahead of the 2012 Olympics, has received the green light from the government.
Pardey slates planning system as St Albans school wins the go-ahead at last - images

14-Aug-2006
John Pardey's Oaklands School project has finally won approval two years after planning proposals were first drawn up, prompting Pardey to declare the UK planning system, 'utterly bankrupt.'
New design statement law comes into force

10-Aug-2006
The controversial new law that will see all planning applications require a 'Design and Access Statement' has come in to force.
Competition launched for 'contemporary' country hotel

9-Aug-2006
A competition calling for architects to design a new hotel in Lancashire has been launched.
Warring sides try to thrash out a peace plan in New Brighton conflict

8-Aug-2006
Opposing parties are meeting today for showdown talks over the £75 million New Brighton scheme on the Wirral, designed by Falconer Chester Hall architects.
Pei: 'I won't be around to see Louvre alterations completed'

8-Aug-2006
World-renowned architect I M Pei has told the AJ of his excitement and sadness over the remodelling of his celebrated glass pyramid at the Louvre.
Palestra to sprout wind turbines

7-Aug-2006
Willl Alsop's under-construction Palestra building in Southwark, south London, is set to have 14 wind turbines fitted to its roof.
KSS bags Bognor redevelopment - images

4-Aug-2006
These are the designs with which KSS Design Group won the £100 million Bognor Regis town-centre redevelopment competition.
Kent school breaks RIBA validation record

4-Aug-2006
Kent School of Architecture has been given the fastest RIBA validation for a school in history, despite the unrest it has caused with its rival in Canterbury.
Government planning inspector slates New Brighton marina proposal

3-Aug-2006
Falconer Chester Hall Architects' New Brighton marina scheme in the North West is lying in tatters after housing minister Ruth Kelly accepted the findings of a damning report by a planning inspector.
Paddington's fourth span saved from Grimshaw demolition

2-Aug-2006
Controversial plans to demolish Paddington Station's fourth span have been sensationally shelved, it was announced yesterday.
Stanton Williams bags Cambridge University scheme

1-Aug-2006
Stanton Williams Architects has won a major competition to design a new scientific research building for the University of Cambridge.
Young Poles frozen out by Part 3 red tape

1-Aug-2006
Young Polish architects hoping to practise in the UK following the eastern European country's accession to the EU are facing a serious bureaucratic problem.
Design row puts Bradford regeneration on hold

28-Jul-2006
Robinson Architects' £350 million Bradford regeneration scheme has hit major setbacks after developers and councillors failed to reach a compromise over designs.
Blow for Mary Rose as Lottery cash bid is rejected

27-Jul-2006
Wilkinson Eyre's Mary Rose project has been dealt a massive blow after losing out in its bid to secure cash from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
Cambridge leads education revolution

27-Jul-2006
The Cambridge School of Architecture is in discussions about changing its course structure in a radical move to offer students an alternative route to becoming a qualified architect.
Verdict due for architect in 'bug deaths' trial

25-Jul-2006
An architect accused of the manslaughter of seven people who died in an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Cumbria could learn her fate today (25 July).
Mini-Burj planned for Blackpool - image

24-Jul-2006
US giant Gensler Architects has been asked to draw up plans for a controversial super casino in Blackpool, based on the 321m-tall Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai.
Grade I-listed Gothic tower compulsorily purchased

24-Jul-2006
Hadlow Tower in Kent, one of Britain's finest examples of Gothic revival architecture, is being compulsorily purchased to save it from ruin.
Cornish mines get World Heritage status

14-Jul-2006
Tin and copper mines along the Cornish coast which were instrumental to Britain's Industrial Revolution have been given World Heritage site status.
Mather picks up second Oxford victory - images

14-Jul-2006
Rick Mather Architects has won a competition to design a new archive and library building for Queen's College, Oxford - the firm's second major victory in the university city this year.
Khoury ready to go on Brum private house - images

10-Jul-2006
Birmingham-based Khoury Architects is set to start construction on this new residential property in Handsworth Wood, in the city.

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