All articles by Will Hurst – Page 13
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NewsConservatives attack architects working on Building Schools for the Future
The Conservative Party’s education spokesman has accused architects of “creaming off cash” under the government’s £55 billion Building Schools for the Future programme.
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NewsRIBA London chair resigns
Chair of RIBA London Azar Djamali resigned last night at the start of a meeting in which she was expected to face a vote of no confidence.
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NewsStop proceedings against Djamali, urges former RIBA president Owen Luder
A former RIBA president and one of the most respected figures in the profession has made an urgent call for the institute to halt a proposed vote of no confidence in the chair of RIBA London this evening.
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NewsRIBA London in crisis as chairwoman faces no-confidence vote
RIBA London is in the grip of a full blown crisis which has left it apparently “unable to govern itself” according to the minutes of a recent council meeting of the regional branch.
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NewsTallest tower outside London wins Birmingham Council go-ahead
Britain’s tallest tower outside of London has been given planning permission.
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NewsTories would cut Cabe’s size, hints shadow minister
A Conservative government would slash the size of Cabe, shadow architecture minister Ed Vaizey has hinted.
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NewsArchitects stranded as flights are cancelled
Alsop and all three Fat directors among those hit by volcano ash cloud
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NewsWallinger's White Horse sculpture granted planning permission
Plans for a giant horse intended to become a new landmark in Kent have been given planning permission.
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NewsBNP architect Peter Phillips stands in general election
At least three architects are now bidding to become MPs at next month’s general election — including British National Party member Peter Phillips.
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Garden set for Norwegian graffiti
All-female Norwegian practice Pushak has won a competition to create a “guerrilla” garden installation for the Architecture Foundation.
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NewsIslington towers win go-ahead
Benson & Forsyth has won planning permission for two skyscrapers in north London. The 21-storey towers, which will contain 355 flats, shops and office space, are part of a five-year regeneration project in Islington.
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NewsFoster & Partners bids to rejuvenate America’s tallest monument
Five teams, including one involving Foster & Partners, are competing to help regenerate the area around Eero Saarinen's 1965 Gateway Arch in St Louis, Missouri.
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Architecture jobs set for further falls, says report
Numbers in employment will drop a further 6% before market starts to recover in 2012
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London property tycoon declared bankrupt
Property tycoon Simon Halabi has been declared bankrupt, it has emerged.
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NewsHousing designers urged to tackle TB
Architects could become part of the solution to tackling the spread of tuberculosis in Britain, a charity has claimed
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NewsHCA's proposed design standards divide profession
Architects have given a mixed reaction to proposals for a unified set of minimum housing design standards from the Homes & Communities Agency.The HCA has given the industry until June 17th to respond to its ‘core standards’ proposal, which as BD predicted includes meeting at least 14 out of 20 ...
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NewsBennetts' masterplan boost
Bennetts Associates’ proposal to re-locate 5,000 civil servants outside of London has been boosted by a new independent report.
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NewsMPs: don’t skimp on British embassies
Foreign Office should ‘give due weight to prestige value of properties’
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Tories deny Cabe funding change
The Conservative Party has dismissed as “pure speculation” reports that it intends to cut direct funding for Cabe and turn it into a self-funding quango