All articles by Thomas Lane – Page 5
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OpinionWill Letwin’s diversity tactics deliver?
The Letwin review includes some good ideas but will the government embrace the more radical proposals?
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NewsMinister to spell out Hackitt plan by Christmas
Fate of CLT and potentially exempted materials to be announced before recess
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FeaturesTechnical Study: Blows Yard, London
Did taking on the project management role for a tricky London site help Cullinan Studio deliver a higher-quality project?
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NewsAYA winners picked to develop designs for key Canada Water site
BD and British Land invite architects to work up designs for the centre of the Allies & Morrison masterplan
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NewsFoster ‘overjoyed’ to win third Stirling Prize
Norman Foster praises client and ‘extraordinary team’ in phonecall from Switzerland
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OpinionA farce over fossils
Do minor variations between consented drawings and completed building warrant a demolition notice?
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NewsHarry Rich lands £420-a-day job as government’s lobbying tsar
Former RIBA chief executive takes up transparency role this week
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OpinionRIBA's good start on Hackitt
RIBA should be commended for being the first institution to embed the Hackitt Review’s recommendations into its guidance
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FeaturesCarbuncle Cup 2018 shortlist unveiled
Six of Britain’s worst buildings in the running for architecture’s wooden spoon
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NewsAlan Jones elected as next RIBA president
Jones wins with 52% of the vote, Elsie Owusu left in second place after fighting a contentious campaign
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OpinionThe NPPF - a national policy with local dangers
There is much to commend the NPPF but successful implementation at local level could be challenging
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NewsHOK pursues more superlab projects
Architect ‘in early talks’ about designing second South Korean facility
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OpinionIs Hackitt a golden opportunity for architects?
The recommendations in the Hackitt report offer architects a rare chance to regain their position as project lead
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NewsPrivate approved inspectors ‘insulted’ by Hackitt report
Inspectors offended by recommendation in report that they be excluded from high-rise residential
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FeaturesTechnical Study: Elizabeth Tower refurbishment, London, by Purcell
Purcell’s refurbishment of Barry’s famous clock tower sounds the bell for the wider restoration of the Houses of Parliament
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NewsBan private building control from high rise inspections, says Hackitt
Final report recommends new approval body for buildings over 10 storeys - but no ban on flammable materials
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NewsRIBA rejects proposed replacement for desktop studies
Government proposals to tighten rules governing use of desktop studies slammed by RIBA as ‘window dressing’
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OpinionGrenfell: So many wrongs to right
As the Hackitt review publication date approaches Thomas Lane assesses the calls for building regulation changes
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NewsInsurers slam cladding fire tests as ‘utterly inadequate’
ABI demands revision of full-scale fire tests which it says fail to replicate real world conditions adequately
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NewsApproval body defends decision not to downgrade Grenfell cladding
BBA says it was given no reason to alter fire rating – unlike its French counterpart