All articles by Ellen Bennett – Page 6
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NewsSugar's sweet on Yeang plans
£100 million redevelopment of Great Ormond Street Hospital on track despite looming redundancies
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NewsTechnology could put architects out of a job
Architects must seize the opportunities offered by new technologies or risk being cut out of the building process, a leading academic has warned.
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NewsCabe's balancing act
Not long ago Cabe was a feisty, youngster snapping at the heels of government, but is the watchdog becoming a lap dog? And do its three new commissioners lack the clout of their predecessors?
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Olympic designs in planning setback
2012 park delayed and Zaha's Aquatics Centre faces further redesign
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NewsWhat happened to Cannes-do?
Of the many schemes at Mipim each year, few will make it to fruition, due to the UK's convoluted planning system.
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Dream team gathers for Alsop's Boro plan
A dream team including Alsop Architects, Grimshaw, Feilden Clegg Bradley, Branson Coates, Fat and Studio Egret West has been drafted in to work on developer BioRegional Quintain's proposed flagship development Middlehaven in Middlesbrough.
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NewsEmpty bottle, empty city
Urban designers' best efforts are being undone by alcohol policies that make public spaces no-go zones for families and children. Ellen Bennett grabbed a WKD and went out on the town in Leeds to investigate
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ODPM delays courses on green regulations
The ODPM has postponed vital training sessions that were supposed to prepare the construction industry for the introduction of tough new environmental laws.
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NewsRevealed: How Prescott plans to let 40,000 buildings dodge carbon cuts
As many as 40,000 new buildings are set to dodge tough new carbon-cutting laws because the government has been too slow to prepare legislation.
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Liverpool takes heritage hardline
The new leadership of Liverpool City Council will take a strong pro-heritage stance, refusing to "sit back and accept" the kind of proposals it would have "welcomed in the 1990s", it said this week.
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BRE: It's time to join the green coalition
Sustainability experts are set to establish a UK Green Building Council to help reduce the environmental impact of buildings.
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Planning reform set for large schemes
Large, complex planning applications will be streamlined in 30 pilot areas announced by the government this week.
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Gehry flies to UK to defend Hove plans
Redesign denials after architect explains scheme to EH and Cabe
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NewsHome sweet city centre
Manchester developers lure families into city centres with promise of larger apartments
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Two cities in battle for BBC HQ
Manchester and Salford are fighting it out to host the BBC's new northern headquarters and win all the regeneration benefits that will go with it.
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Arb upholds right to see proof of insurance
A test case challenging the power of the Arb received a serious blow this week when its disciplinary panel ruled that the regulator had the power to demand proof of adequate professional indemnity insure (PII).
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Foster returns to Ground Zero
Norman Foster has been commissioned to design the third tower to be rebuilt at the site of the World Trade Center in New York.