All articles by David Rogers – Page 129
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NewsArchitects seek guidance on timing of Part L regs
Architects are calling on the government for clarification on when the new version of Part L of the building regulations will be introduced.
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NewsStudio Real submits plans for Towcester redevelopment
Oxford architect and urban planner Studio Real has submitted plans to redevelop part of Towcester in Northamptonshire.
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NewsNew York gives go-ahead to Viñoly housing
Planners in New York have approved designs by Rafael Viñoly to build affordable housing.
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NewsVan Heyningen & Haward wins go-ahead for Essex nature park scheme
Thurrock Council has given planning approval to a new visitor centre by Van Heyningen & Haward at a nature park in Essex.
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NewsArchitect fined after health and safety lapse causes death
An architect has been fined £180,000 after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety regulations on a site in which a construction worker was killed.
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AnalysisHow job losses take a toll on employees, bosses and the staff left behind
With no signs that the recession’s bite is about to ease, BD looks at the effect of redundancy on architects who have lost their jobs and those who have had to let them go.
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NewsBoris Johnson publishes new London views guidance
London mayor Boris Johnson has published planning guidance for developers telling them where they can build in the capital without spoiling protected views.
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NewsPlanners told to ease the way for free schools
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has revealed further details of the government’s plans to make the planning process friendlier to free schools
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Hunt warns Cabe faces radical shake-up
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Cabe it will be radically restructured this autumn after admitting this week he was “considering the role” of the design watchdog
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NewsLansley might decide on Lubetkin’s health
Islington Council will decide on September 2 whether to refer a final decision on Lubetkin’s threatened Finsbury Health Centre to health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsBenoy announces India deals on Cameron trip
Benoy has picked up a series of contract wins in India, including a 195,000 sq m residential development in Bangalore.
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NewsArb sees membership rise
The number of architects registered with the Architects Registration Board increased by more than 200 last year to just under 33,000.
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NewsViñoly to design Kennedy building
Rafael Viñoly has been appointed to design a new building at Boston’s University of Massachusetts.
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NewsCLG cuts Cabe funding by £1.4 million
Cabe has been told it will be getting £1.4 million less in funding from the Communities & Local Government department this year.
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NewsHopkins sues Dubai firm for unpaid fees
Hopkins is suing a Dubai property business for more than $7 million (£4.7 million) for alleged unpaid fees on a delayed tower scheme in the emirate’s financial district.
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NewsDecentralisation minister says new rules will make development more popular with locals
The man in charge of pushing through the government’s localism agenda has said he wants to reverse the view that all development work is bad.
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Government names first four eco-towns
The government has announced the location of the first four eco-towns.