All articles by Elizabeth Hopkirk – Page 250
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NewsLibeskind to design landmark for Essex University
Daniel Libeskind has been selected to design a landmark building in the UK to house a new international institute promoting peace and democracy.
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NewsRicky Burdett warns against Olympic middle-class ghetto
Ricky Burdett, the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s design guru, has called on his bosses to ensure that long-term plans for the area do not turn it into a middle-class ghetto.
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NewsAssael submits six-storey south London hotel for planning
Assael Architecture has submitted plans for a six-storey hotel and business academy on a prominent site in south London.
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NewsRIBA Gold Medal eases Chipperfield's Stirling pain
David Chipperfield has won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2011, an honour that goes some way to compensating for the loss of the 2010 Stirling Prize.
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NewsFoster & Partners' Emirates campus takes its first students
Foster & Partners’ Masdar Institute scheme in the United Arab Emirates is close to completion after three years of development.
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NewsMP queries hefty second degree fees
The case of a young designer whose attempt to retrain as an architect has been thwarted by a rule that would force him to pay sky-high fees has prompted his MP to ask the further education minister to investigate.Ben Potter, who has worked as an architectural assistant and already has ...
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NewsCulture minister opens Weedon Architects' Zellig project in Birmingham
Weedon Architects’ £10 million Zellig project in Birmingham was opened by culture minister Ed Vaizey on the last day of the Tory Party conference yesterday (OCT 6).
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NewsLife of Scottish architect Steele celebrated
The life of the late Scottish architect Matt Steele is being celebrated today with a conference and book launch in his landmark building, the Hippodrome.
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NewsShortlist announced for Manser Medal housing prize
Theis & Khan’s Stirling-nominated Bateman’s Row is one of six houses to have made the Manser Medal shortlist.
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NewsMather's Ashmolean wins public vote on eve of Stirling Prize
Rick Mather’s Ashmolean Museum refurbishment has won the public vote for the 2010 Stirling Prize by a decisive margin.
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NewsAHMM health centre defies critics to win council backing
The architect behind AHMM’s plans for a community health and leisure centre in south London was forced to defend his design after a councillor described it as a “dreary bunker” at a planning meeting.
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NewsArchitects take heat for high cost of BSF
Critics of the role of architects under Labour’s £55 billion Building Schools for the Future programme have stepped up their attack
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NewsPlaudits for EH's ‘at risk’ campaign
English Heritage’s Buildings at Risk register has helped save 2,000 historic buildings in London over the last two decades, the charity said today
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NewsCouncil unveils 20-year Birmingham strategy
As Birmingham unveils ambitious plans for the development of the city centre, BD takes a visit to the UK’s second city to find out more.
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NewsVictory for Haworth Tompkins' National Theatre proposals
Scheme approved at planning meeting amid row between Steve Tompkins and Lasdun fans.
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NewsBirmingham reveals Big City Plan
Birmingham City Council today set out ambitious plans that will guide the redevelopment of the city centre over the next 20 years.
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NewsNew chief at Olympic authority after Higgins quits
David Higgins has left his role as chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority to become chief executive of Network Rail.
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NewsHaworth Tompkins’ National Theatre plans hit last-minute objections
Denys Lasdun’s widow has lodged a last-minute objection to Haworth Tompkins’ £70 million plans to renovate the National Theatre.
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NewsLottery boost for Pawson's Design Museum project
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £300,000 towards the Design Museum’s relocation into the former Commonwealth Institute building.
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NewsArchial up for sale after failing to pay tax bill
Administrators called in after HMRC files winding-up petition