All articles by Will Hurst – Page 39
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NewsArb’s insurance battle rocked by resignation
The Architects’ Registration Board’s controversial crackdown on architects trading without professional indemnity insurance appeared to be unravelling this week after a member of its disciplinary panel stepped down over a perceived conflict of interest.
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NewsPlaying the blame game
As UK architects are accused of failing to collaborate, the Bath Spa saga reveals just how bad relations can get.
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Cabe fears manslaughter bill
Watchdog says the new legislation could stop innovative urban design such as London’s Exhibition Road
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley in clash over Derby arts centre
Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects clashed with conservationists this week over its designs for a flagship arts centre in Derby.
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NewsIn the round
A new apartment block designed by Manchester practice Andrew Wallace Architects is under construction in the Ancoats area of Manchester. The seven-storey, £5 million circular housing scheme overlooks the New Islington development in east Manchester masterplanned
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NewsPringle to look after his own
New RIBA president to stand up for architects, signalling end to predecessor’s outward-looking agenda
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NewsDispute puts Dracula castles future at stake
Plans to resurrect the crumbling Scottish castle that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel could be delayed because of a dispute between the client and consultants.
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Simpsons contest boycott call
Ian Simpson has clashed with other leading architects in the North West after his call for a boycott of an invited competition was rebuffed.Developer Lever Street Properties said this week that practices BDP, MBLC and Pollard Thomas Edwards had all submitted entries to its competition for a mixed-use scheme in ...
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Sites vie to host BBC in North
The race is on to provide the new home for the BBC in Manchester, with schemes by Massimiliano Fuksas, Ian Simpson and John McAslan tipped as contenders.
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Glenn Howells lands 300m Sheffield deal
Mixed-use West Bar project to have ‘impact similar to King’s Cross’
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NewsEdinburgh opens its Hearts to Fuksas plan
Italian to design stadium for Hearts FC, and has eye on London Olympics
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NewsAlsop forms a gang of four
Stirling prize winner Will Alsop has unveiled a new architectural movement to challenge the establishment by linking with like-minded practices Fat, Branson Coates and AOC .
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Sound wave of complaints
New noise problems emerge at Greenwich Millennium Village as management claims to have solution
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Charles goes for modern methods
Leading traditionalist Prince Charles surprised the architectural world this week with plans for prefabricated homes on two of his existing developments.
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The lying game
Design statements descend into farce as architects routinely give planners the runaround
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Pringle to fight PFI games threat
Incoming RIBA president Jack Pringle has pledged to lobby the government against using traditional PFI procurement for the London 2012 Olympics.