All articles by Elizabeth Hopkirk – Page 257
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NewsVauxhall towers reborn
Designs for two £170 million towers on a vacant site beside Vauxhall roundabout in London have been unveiled by Squire & Partners, which hopes to submit a planning application this summer
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NewsMinister still getting to grips with new brief
New architecture minister John Penrose is expected to break his silence once he has got to grips with his brief after the shock decision to replace Ed Vaizey after just a few days in the job.
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NewsWinner announced to build new headquarters for Japan Tobacco International
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has won an international design competition to build a new headquarters for Japan Tobacco International in Geneva.
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NewsAberdeen competition to launch this autumn
An international design competition to find a design to replace a planned scheme by Brisac Gonzalez in Aberdeen is due to be launched this autumn.
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NewsHousebuilding hit as government cuts £50m from Kickstart
The Homes & Communities Agency’s Kickstart programme will bear the brunt of the £230 million of cuts the government has imposed on the agency.
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NewsQatari Diar MD had doubts from start about Rogers scheme
The managing director of Qatari Diar, one of the companies behind the proposed redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks, said he had concerns from the start that the scheme by Rogers Stirk Harbour did not represent value for money.
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NewsBD launches an opinion poll on the three RIBA presidential candidates.
We are giving you the chance to show your support for the person you want to see as the next president of the RIBA.
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NewsScotland is braced for bad times
The RIAS met in Stirling last week, amid fears that low support for the Conservatives could lead to Scotland being hit hardest by the new government’s spending cuts
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NewsNomination shortfall foils Oldham’s bid for president
Low pay candidate George Oldham has failed in his eleventh hour bid to become the next president of the RIBA.
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Scots given reassurance in Aberdeen contest row
Scottish architects will be given every chance to design a controversial mixed-use scheme in Aberdeen under an international design competition, its backers have insisted
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NewsScottish Enterprise insists on an 'international winner'
The RIAS has accused the public backers of a controversial Aberdeen scheme of freezing out Scottish design talent.
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NewsCurtain up on National Theatre proposals
Haworth Tompkins has unveiled detailed proposals for its £50 million transformation of Denys Lasdun’s National Theatre, ahead of a planning submission expected next month.
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NewsPresidential candidate vows to tackle low pay
George Oldham’s bid for RIBA presidency puts earnings centre stage
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Camden schools contracts announced
Walters & Cohen and Penoyre & Prasad have been awarded the job of designing two sample schools in Camden after partner BAM scooped the London borough’s £250 million Building Schools for the Future scheme.
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NewsArchitect and critic Dennis Sharp dies
Dennis Sharp, the architect, writer, teacher and critic, has died aged 76 after a two-year battle with lung cancer.
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NewsElection sees victory for architecture spokesmen but defeat for architect candidates
The architecture spokesmen for all three main parties have retained their parliamentary seats and increased their majorities as the country deals with its first hung parliament since 1974.
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NewsMason allegation as three stand for RIBA president
Institute’s investigation into RIBA London hears claims it is manipulated by freemasons
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2,000 sign up for Facebook group
The Facebook group Architects Against Low Pay has passed the 2,000-member mark just four weeks after it was founded.
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NewsSejima lines up stars for Venice
Herzog & de Meuron, OMA, Toyo Ito, and Arup’s Cecil Balmond are among the star names asked to exhibit at the Venice Biennale by curator Kazuyo Sejima.