All articles by Ruth Bloomfield – Page 2
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NewsChancellor approves Knight Architects' £600m Mersey bridge
Knight Architects’ £600 million scheme for a 2.3km bridge over the River Mersey is to go ahead after two years mired in planning limbo, Chancellor George Osborne confirmed today.
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NewsCollado Collins wins permission for Olympia makeover
Collado Collins has won planning consent for a major revamp of London’s huge Olympia Exhibition & Conference Centre.
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NewsRIBA Future Trends predicts rockier road ahead
Architects remain in “difficult territory” with further job cuts on the horizon according to the latest data from the RIBA, issued on the eve of the government’s comprehensive spending review.
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NewsMalcolm Fraser triumphs in West Lothian housing competition
Malcolm Fraser Architects has won a competition to a design sustainable housing scheme in West Lothian.The architect beat a strong shortlist - including Elder & Cannon, Gareth Hoskins, HTA Architects and RMJM - in the contest run by the RIAS for developer Morston Assets.The practice’s design for the site at ...
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NewsOlympic Park legacy design is radically revised
Legacy company slams original masterplan and unveils changes to post-2012 housing.
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News£5.5bn plan for Liverpool Docks in for planning
A dramatically scaled-down version of Chapman Taylor’s masterplan for the £5.5 billion regeneration of part of the Liverpool Docks has been submitted for planning after three years of wrangling
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NewsO'Donnell & Tuomey wins planning for LSE project
O’Donnell & Tuomey’s new students’ centre for the London School of Economics has been awarded planning permission by Westminster Council.
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NewsGensler wins four major projects in Riyadh
Gensler has won four commissions in Riyadh’s 5 million sq m custom-built financial region - The King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD).
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Arup chairman joins prime minister's select group
Arup’s chairman Philip Dilley has joined a select advisory group of UK business leaders who will offer prime minister David Cameron feedback on issues facing the UK.
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NewsPotter retires as P&HS managing director
Chris Potter, managing director of P&HS, has retired after 27 years with the firm.
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NewsOpen City spreads its wings
London’s annual architectural showcase, Open House Weekend, is spreading its international reach with Barcelona becoming the latest city to stage an event.
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NewsProtests brewing over Olympic bias towards the South
London and the South-east are monopolising the business benefits of the 2012 Olympics, according to new research.
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NewsZurich voters reject Caruso St John 'nail house'
Caruso St John has found itself at the centre of a political storm over public spending and the arts in Switzerland.
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NewsCouncil set to pass Fletcher Priest's Oxford College plans
Fletcher Priest Architects’ £10 million project to build a new library and learning centre at an Oxford college are set to be approved next week, despite heated objection from conservation groups.
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NewsZaha Hadid creates billionaire bungalows in Singapore
Zaha Hadid has extended her global reach with two landmark bungalows, designed for a polo-playing billionaire property developer in Singapore.
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NewsCullinan's Kew extension opens
Edward Cullinan Architects’ extension to the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew has been officially opened.
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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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NewsCarey Jones loses directors in restructure
Carey Jones has lost almost half of its directors in an “amicable” restructuring, after shedding around 40% of its rank-and-file staff during the recession.
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NewsHarrap completes first phase of High Street 2010
Julian Harrap Architects has completed the first phase of the High Street 2012 project.
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Pope Priestly submits plans for Hampshire brewery site
Pope Priestley Architects’ plans for a £10 million redevelopment of a former brewery site in Hampshire have been submitted for planning.