All Politics articles – Page 31
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NewsGehry joins Israel boycott over West Bank settlements
Frank Gehry has joined leading cultural figures in a boycott on working in Israeli settlements.
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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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NewsShapps to make community right-to-build schemes easier
Housing minister Grant Shapps has lowered the proposed approval threshold for community right-to-build schemes from 90% to 75% following pressure from the public.
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NewsEnglish Heritage to survive bonfire of quangos, says report
English Heritage will survive the government’s cull of quangos and absorb two other organisations, according to a list compiled by the Cabinet Office this week.
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NewsArchitects' workloads continue to fall
Workloads have fallen for the sixth consecutive month, according to the latest RIBA Future Trends survey.
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NewsArchitects to aid coalition climate-change plans
Architects are set to play a central role in the government’s double-pronged attack on climate change under new plans set to be announced this week.
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NewsShapps insists localism will see more houses built
The government has insisted it will get more housing built by handing power back to local authorities despite reports that plans for new homes are being abandoned across the country.
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NewsHCA names practices for new framework panel
Broadway Malyan, Atkins, BDP, Aecom and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios will now all be in line for local authority and government work.
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NewsRowan Moore questions Cabe's independence
Critic Rowan Moore has called into question Cabe’s independence and efficacy as an arbiter of architectural quality.
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NewsCabe paid £168,000 for finance director
Cabe has defended the £168,000 it shelled out to hire a stand-in finance director for just 10 months, claiming the appointment saved it double that amount.
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NewsBoris urges more opportunities for young people in Stephen Lawrence lecture
London mayor Boris Johnson last night called on London individuals and businesses to create new opportunities for young people during his address at the Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lecture at the RIBA.
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HOK denies Aecom buyout rumour
HOK has denied all knowledge of reports that fellow US firm Aecom is considering buying it out.
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NewsHCA chief Kerslake promoted to head communities department
Chief executive of the Homes & Communities Agency, Bob Kerslake, has been handed one of the top jobs in the civil service after being made permanent secretary at the Communities & Local Government department.
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NewsGove calls on firms for new school ideas
Education secretary Michael Gove has called on the construction industry to come forward with ideas to cut the cost of building schools.
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NewsCity of London to charge for pre-application meetings
The City of London is to begin charging developers for pre-application meetings.
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NewsEd Balls demands £6bn investment in affordable homes
The government must invest £6 billion in a programme to build 100,000 new affordable homes, according to Labour leadership candidate Ed Balls.
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NewsBank freeze led us to axe staff, says practice boss
The man in charge of Jefferson Sheard Architects (UK) Limited when it plunged into administration earlier this month has said he was forced to take the action because its bank refused to lend it any more money
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NewsLondon boroughs gain more control over housing budgets
The Homes & Communities Agency suffered a major blow today when London mayor Boris Johnson announced plans to hand most of the agency’s power in the capital back to the boroughs.
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NewsLiverpool PFI hospital faces legal challenge
Lawyers are going ahead with a legal challenge that could see architects’ hopes of working on a planned £450 million hospital scuppered because it is being built under PFI.