All Region articles – Page 6
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FeaturesA British practice in Russia: "It may be difficult for things to go to plan..."
PRP’s regional director Michael Graham on the trials and tribulations of a UK practice working in Russia
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NewsFujimoto weaves a showcase for Japanese fashion at the Barbican
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto has created the gallery design for a new exhibition celebrating Japanese fashion at London’s Barbican Art Gallery.
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NewsCabe slams Squire’s One Tower Bridge plans
Doubt voiced over desire to create high-profile cultural destination
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Reiach & Hall to design Bannockburn visitor centre
Reiach & Hall has won a competition to design a £5 million ’interpretation centre’ at the site of the Battle of Bannockburn.
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NewsArup Associates eyes Italian airport expansion
Arup Associates is carrying out a feasibility study into expanding Venice Marco Polo Airport in Italy.
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FeaturesRussian design is all in the detail: Buromoscow
Characterised by an obsessive attention to detail and a rigorous research-driven agenda, Buromoscow is affecting change through its stealthy approach.
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NewsRe-branded MH Architects gets green light for Horsham housing
West Sussex practice MH Architects has been given the green light for an innovative social housing scheme in Horsham.
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NewsGove vows to fight legal challenges over BSF
Education secretary Michael Gove has vowed to “vigorously contest” the legal action being threatened by four local authorities over the scrapping of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
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NewsPringle Richards Sharratt's black history museum in London secures funding
Work on a London museum dedicated to the UK’s black cultural heritage will start next spring after the scheme secured funding yesterday.
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NewsArchial closes two offices
Rescued architectural firm Archial has shut two of its 16 offices – but insisted the move would not result in job losses.
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NewsHCA to fund Peterborough zero-carbon development
The Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) has approved a £7.8 million grant to build 120 affordable zero-carbon homes in Peterborough.
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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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NewsPorritt calls on UK to adopt Passivhaus
Push for German low energy housing system from Green Building Store and new Passivhaus Trust
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Caroline Flint to head Labour's communities team
Former housing minister Caroline Flint is to head the shadow communities and local government team as shadow secretary of state, Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced.
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Irish firm HKR closes Manchester branch
Irish practice HKR has shut its Manchester office with its branch director setting up his own practice in the city.
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NewsBond Bryan wins approval for Rotherham arts college
Rotherham Council has given planning permission to Bond Bryan’s redevelopment of the South Yorkshire town’s arts and technology college.
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FeaturesThe Moscow architect unafraid to make waves: Boris Bernaskoni
In the first of a series of profiles on Moscow’s new wave of young architects, we speak to Boris Bernaskoni, whose radical office is working across scales from dachas to urban masterplans, driven by an energetic political agenda.
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NewsVictorian Society names 10 most threatened buildings
The Victorian Society has published a list of the 10 most threatened buildings in England and Wales.
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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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NewsBattersea developer defers interest on loan repayments
The firm bankrolling Rafael Viñoly’s planned £5.5 billion redevelopment of Battersea power station in south London has said it has reached agreements with its banks to defer interest repayments on its loans to next May.