All articles by Ruth Bloomfield – Page 14
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NewsNational Maritime Museum forges ahead
A milestone in the construction of a new wing for the National Maritime Museum has passed.
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NewsCF Møller’s Natural History Museum extension opens next week
CF Møller’s £78 million extension to the Natural History Museum will open to the public next Tuesday.
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NewsOMA to bring Hexagon housing to Singapore
OMA has unveiled its latest project – a complex of interconnected apartment blocks in Singapore, stacked in hexagon shapes.
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CompetitionsSix shortlisted in Oslo museum competition
Six designs have been shortlisted in the international competition to build a new National Museum of Art, Architecture & Design in Oslo.
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NewsUp to 10 firms to work on Viñoly’s Battersea plan
Developer denies conflict with architect as a modified masterplan is set to go for planning
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FeaturesReed launches presidency with promise to help architects through the recession
As Ruth Reed takes over as RIBA president, her first concern is to try and dissuade architects from undercutting each other
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NewsTermite mound takes up residence on the South Bank
This pavilion based on the inside of a Namibian termite mound is the centrepiece of this year’s Pestival event on London’s South Bank.
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NewsPrince Charles calls for end to 'suburban sprawl'
Prince Charles has launched an attack on "short-term thinking" in urban design and called for an end to "suburban sprawl".
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NewsWilkinson Eyre wins Worthing swimming pool competition
Wilkinson Eyre has beaten off more than 100 rivals to win the competition to build a landmark pool in Worthing.
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NewsRIBA welcomes government plans to hire a new construction tsar.
The RIBA has welcomed the creation of Chief Adviser on Construction, dubbed the “construction tsar”.
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Slight drop-off in gloom according to RIBA trends survey
Levels of optimism among architects about the future of the industry are holding steady, according to the latest RIBA trends survey.
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Row over Simpson's 'twee' plans for Kensington Gardens
A row has erupted over John Simpson & Partners' "embarrassingly twee" plans to revamp Kensington Palace and Kensington Gardens.
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Hopkins' Greenwich Market plans on course to be approved
Hopkins Architects' controversial plans to revamp south-east London’s historic Greenwich Market look set to be approved next week.
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NewsMake's Vauxhall tower in crossfire over mayor's Crossrail levy
Make’s plans for its 42-storey Vauxhall Bondway tower have been caught up in a row between London Mayor Boris Johnson and a local council over the levy for Crossrail.
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Collado Collins launches new hotel design service
Architect joins engineers and designers to exploit Olympic-inspired hotal building boom
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NewsMecanoo modifies designs for Birmingham library
Significant revisions have been made to Mecanoo’s design for a new public library for Birmingham.
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NewsBauman Lyons designs new entrance to Leeds station
Bauman Lyons Architects has designed a new £15 million entrance to Leeds City Railway Station
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NewsPrince Charles's architectural battles continue with threat over National Trust HQ design
Prince Charles threatened to resign as president of the National Trust unless it altered the design of its headquarters, it has been claimed.
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NewsCabe concerned by newest Dartford regeneration plan
Cabe has criticised proposals for a £200 million redevelopment of Dartford, calling for key parts of the scheme to be redrawn.
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SOM and Viñoly among shortlisted firms for controversial Dublin competition
An international shortlist including Rafael Viñoly, Dixon Jones, SOM and Grafton Architects has been drawn up to redevelop a landmark site in Dublin.In a competition to design a new headquarters for the Electricity Supply Board (ESB) on Fitzwilliam Street in central Dublin, Viñoly, SOM and local firm Scott Tallon Walker ...