All articles by Will Hurst – Page 28
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News
Design for London is accused of favouritism
Design body denies lobby group’s claim that it is promoting a select group of architects
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AnalysisLondon’s Dutch capitulation
Is the fashion for getting Dutch firms to work on Olympic and Gateway projects down to superior skills or is it just a political fad?
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NewsPrague library will be built unchanged, insists Kaplicky
Architect is confident he will win political row over design
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NewsQuinlan Terry fined £25,000 for destroying two listed buildings
Leading neo-classical architect Quinlan Terry has been fined £25,000 for destroying two listed buildings in London’s Regent’s Park. Terry, 70, pleaded guilty to three breaches of planning laws at the City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court. Contractor Walter Lilly and Co was also fined £20,000.The two Regency Gatehouses were destroyed in ...
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NewsRoyal Gold Medal at last for Cullinan
Architect Ted Cullinan has finally been awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal following a long campaign by his supporters.
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NewsCabe slams Brum’s ‘vertiplex’
City’s aspiration for global status in jeopardy as watchdog joins fray
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NewsCullinan wins RIBA Gold Medal – at last
Architect Ted Cullinan has finally been awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal following a long campaign by his supporters. RIBA president Sunand Prasad – who has himself worked for Cullinan – made the announcement at today’s council meeting at Portland Place, citing Cullinan’s “inspirational practice”, teaching and keen awareness of ...
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NewsNew architects sought for Commonwealth Institute
Lipton denies bust-up with Foster’s — but confirms he is looking at other practices
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NewsBirmingham axes Cottrell & Vermeulen library design
Award-winning architect Cottrell & Vermeulen has attacked former client Birmingham City Council after it scrapped plans for the practice’s Birchfield Library.
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NewsTories' Quality of Life report gives architects a leading voice
The Conservative Party will give architects a seat at the political top table if it wins the next general election.
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NewsAnger as Birmingham council axes Cottrell & Vermeulen library design
Award-winning architect Cottrell & Vermeulen has attacked former client Birmingham City Council after it scrapped plans for the practice’s Birchfield Library.Director Richard Cottrell revealed the innovative £6 million scheme, which beat rivals including van Heyningen & Haward, Penoyre & Prasad and DRMM in an RIBA competition (News November 3, 2006), ...
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NewsTories' Quality of Life report gives architects a leading voice
The Conservative Party will give architects a seat at the political top table if it wins the next general election.Under plans for a “green revolution” set out in the Tories’ Quality of Life policy report, the party would support the institute’s bid to become a leading voice in Whitehall.“The RIBA ...
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NewsMies house narrowly escapes major flood damage
One of the 20th century’s most important buildings, Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois, came within half a metre of serious damage in recent flooding.
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NewsMies' Farnsworth House under water
One of the twentieth century’s most important buildings, Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois, came within a foot-and-a-half of serious damage as a result of recent flooding.
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OpinionMr president, your in-tray...
There’s no shortage of campaigns on which RIBA’s Sunand Prasad could make his mark
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AnalysisDid the captain go down a storm?
As Jack Pringle prepares to hand over the helm at the RIBA, Will Hurst asks friends, foes and colleagues if his presidency was plain sailing or a voyage through choppy waters
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OpinionA step too far for the RIBA?
The RIBA’s plans for a design quality panel have merit — but potential pitfalls too
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NewsKPF's £2 billion Victoria scheme in for planning
Project aims to transform one of London’s worst traffic black spots