All articles by Rory Olcayto – Page 3
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NewsStanton Williams scoops Olympics contract for Eton Manor
Stanton Williams has won the last of the major architectural design contacts for the London 2012 Olympics.The firm's “rational and holistic” proposals for a cluster of venues and facilities at Eton Manor helped it beat competition from David Adjaye and Bennetts Associates among others to land the contract. The other ...
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Features
Foster and Rogers both feature in rich list
Norman Foster is the highest ranked architect on this year’s Sunday Times Rich List, with a personal fortune of £250 million after tax.The £250 million fortune makes Foster the UK’s 325th richest person this year, down 76 places on 2007 when his war chest was valued at £295 million.Last week ...
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NewsGateway needs single delivery body, say experts
The troubled Thames Gateway project should be delivered by a single unitary authority, leading figures including regional design champion Terry Farrell are set to tell the government.
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NewsStars’ campaign forces rethink on AA’s Triangle
New deal allows bookshop owners “graceful exit”, claims Brett Steele
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NewsRIBA three open up on presidential ambitions
Steering the profession away from “starchitecture”, giving the regions a stronger voice and tackling the thorny issue of architectural copyright are just some of the issues exercising the minds of the three figures vying to become RIBA president in 2009.
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NewsOmbudsman dismisses housing fair allegations
One of the country’s most exciting housing schemes has received a huge boost after accusations of maladministration were officially rejected.
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News3XN fury at Liverpool museum successor
The original architect of the flagship Museum of Liverpool has accused its successor of “manipulating the client” to take control of the ongoing £68 million project.
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FeaturesThree RIBA candidates open up on presidential ambitions
Andrew Hanson, Paul Davis and Ruth Reed throw their hats into the ring for the 2009-10 presidency
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NewsOmbudsman rejects complaints over Highland Housing Fair
One of the country's most exciting housing schemes has received a huge boost after accusations of maladministration were officially rejected.BD reported in February that the Highland Housing Fair, to be built near Inverness, was being investigated by the Scottish Public Service Ombudsman over claims that it had not properly followed ...
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NewsAA pavilion marks 10 years of design research lab
Alumni of the Architectural Association have completed an innovative pavilion designed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the school's design research lab.The competition-winning scheme, which sits outside the AA's Bedford Square premises, was designed by 2002 graduate Alan Dempsey and Alvin Huang of the class of 2004. It was developed ...
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NewsFoster’s Orange would squash Soviet masterpiece
Russian architecture experts have condemned an iconic design by Norman Foster because it involves the replacement of a Soviet-era building considered by some as the “best in Moscow”.
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News
PRP looks to Europe for eco-town inspiration
Housing practice PRP has revealed a major bid to win eco-town work following the government’s announcement that 15 sites have been shortlisted.
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NewsLiverpool ‘not as good as Dubai’ remark sparks row
Architects and planners have slammed as “ignorant” comments made by urban regeneration company Liverpool Vision suggesting that the city council should accept architecture below the standard of that found in Dubai.
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NewsCabe slams Liverpool scheme as ‘confused’
Plans to erect Britain’s tallest residential tower on Liverpool’s waterfront are hanging in the balance after a scathing report from Cabe described the scheme as a “confused expression” which should not be approved.
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NewsLibeskind working on building in Hong Kong
Hypocrisy charge for architect who said he would never work in China
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NewsBiggest-ever building in City enrages Barbican residents
KPF’s plans for the largest single building in the City of London have sparked fury among residents of the nearby Barbican.
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TechnicalTroubleshooting at the Museum of Liverpool with AEW
How AEW ran with the £68 million project initiated by Danish practice 3XN
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NewsCabe attack jeopardises LRW's Liverpool tower scheme
Plans to erect Britain’s tallest residential tower on Liverpool’s waterfront are hanging in the balance after a scathing report from Cabe described the scheme as a “confused expression” which should not be approved.The 55-storey King Edward tower, designed by Manchester-based architect LRW at Princes Dock for Y1 Developments, fails in ...
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NewsStarchitects are merely stylists, says RMJM boss
Morrison calls on architects to regain status of ‘master builder’ in unprecedented attack
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