All articles by Will Henley – Page 2
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NewsTower approvals rile Westminster Council
Westminster City Council has blasted communities secretary Hazel Blears’ decision to approve towers by Ian Simpson and Wilkinson Eyre on London’s South Bank as an “act of architectural vandalism”
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NewsArchial returns to profitability as RMJM cuts 60 staff
Archial Group reported a return to profitability in end-of-year accounts announced to the City this morning.
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NewsTottenham Football Club reveals revised KSS Group stadium design
White Hart Lane's replacement to be only 58,000 seats
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NewsRogers Stirk Harbour shows designs for £135m British Museum extension
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has unveiled its designs for a £135 million extension to the British Museum.
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NewsCollege building crisis was probably avoidable, says report
Funding for 144 stalled college projects should be allocated on a “needs” only basis, a damning independent report into the Building Colleges for the Future programme has concluded.
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NewsBoris is soft on towers, says Ken
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has branded successor Boris Johnson more pro-tall buildings than he ever was, as he vows to reinstate the 100 Public Spaces programme if elected mayor in 2012.
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NewsHOK Sport rebrands as Populous
Olympic Stadium designer HOK Sport has rebranded itself as Populous.
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NewsRIBA president denies plan to radically restructure institute
RIBA president Sunand Prasad has denied media reports that a “faction” of senior council members has urged for a radical restructuring of the institute.
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NewsPage & Park’s Scottish National Portrait Gallery scheme wins lottery funding
Page & Park’s project to transform the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh has won a major boost after it secured a vital £4.53 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, it was announced today.
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RIBA council votes down controversial client contract
RIBA council members have voted down a revised version of the institute's controversial client contract at its spring council meeting.
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NewsDeveloper behind Allan Murray's Caltongate scheme goes bust
The developer behind Allan Murray’s controversial £300 million Caltongate scheme in Edinburgh has filed for administration.
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Allies & Morrison set to take over design of Noho Square development
Allies & Morrison is set to take over design work for Noho Square, the luxury mixed-use scheme in central London initially spearheaded by the Candy brothers.
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Atkins warns LSC delay could cost hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of architectural and engineering jobs could be lost unless urgent action tackles the stalled Learning and Skills Council college-building programme, a major design firm has warned.
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NewsHadid: too many teams will produce a mediocre Paris
Zaha Hadid has hit out at French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s competition to rethink Paris, claiming that seeking advice from 10 teams of multidisciplinary consultants and architects is set to produce a “mediocre” city.
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Concern as English Heritage cites Wikipedia in listing submission
Heritage body included user-edited website in key listing submission to government
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NewsWembley architects fear ‘ruinous cost’ of ruling
Foster’s and HOK Sport face £5m bill as judge orders them to answer design questions
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AHMM, Buschow Henley, Rogers Stirk Harbour in frame for £3bn NHS ‘Express Lift’ projects
Architects including Buschow Henley, AHMM, Rogers Stirk Harbour, and Penoyre & Prasad are among dozens of practices in line to win a slice of a £3 billion NHS framework following the appointment of development teams.
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NewsListing recognition for West Country architect Mervyn Seal
A 1960s cliff-top house in Devon inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and Le Corbusier has been listed.
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RMJM reports doubling profits last year
Pre-tax profits at Edinburgh-based RMJM Group nearly doubled last year on the back of a pre-recession surge in turnover, accounts filed at Companies House last week reveal.
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NewsMcCloud-backed centre for sustainable construction goes in for planning
A centre for sustainable construction backed by TV star Kevin McCloud and designed by London-based practice Consarc has been submitted for planning.