All articles by Will Hurst – Page 9
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NewsZaha Hadid to design new Serpentine gallery in London
Redevelopment of existing building in Kensington Gardens to result in new cultural venue in time for Olympics
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NewsCuts spell disaster for design, warns Richard Rogers
Founding head of Design for London voices anger at its likely abolition, and at loss of Cabe
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BlogsThe mayor doth protest too much
Boris Johnson’s remark that he would not allow “Kosovo-style social cleansing” in the capital has sparked a huge row between a Tory mayor and the coalition government.
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NewsPopulous' Leeds arena set to win design approval
Leeds City Council is expected to approve detailed designs by Populous for the city’s new arena next week, ahead of a formal planning submission.
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NewsAedas bucks the trend with London expansion
International firm Aedas plans to defy Britain’s downturn by significantly expanding its London operation.
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NewsAlsop berates council over go-ahead for Norfolk Tesco
Will Alsop has hit out at his local council for handing planning permission to a highly controversial Tesco development designed by Wilkinson Eyre
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NewsCabe fights to survive as DCMS pulls plug
Top brass at Cabe are beginning a frantic search to find alternative sources of funding after it was confirmed the design watchdog is due to be axed next year
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NewsHeritage experts protest at savage EH cuts
Heritage experts have slammed the government’s decision to slash the resources of its statutory advisor English Heritage by a third.The DCMS announced today that EH is facing a 32% cut, well above its own cut of 24%.Jane Kennedy, chairman of Purcell Miller Tritton, said that the move - combined with ...
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NewsCabe to be wound up as funding is axed
The DCMS, Cabe’s sponsor department, is to cease all funding for the design watchdog while English Heritage is facing a funding cut of almost a third, it was announced today.
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NewsOsborne doles out a world of pain to housing architects
Chancellor slashes capital funding for social housing by £4 billion
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NewsCapita, HLM and Scott Brownrigg £13bn defence project scrapped
The Ministry of Defence has cancelled plans for a £13 billion armed forces training academy in south Wales, by Capita, HLM and Scott Brownrigg.
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NewsFinal go-ahead for Gazprom tower
RMJM’s long-proposed Gazprom tower in St Petersburg is now on course to become the highest building in Europe after being given the final go-ahead by the authorities
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NewsQuangos react to 'bonfire' news
Stiff upper lips at Cabe as heritage bodies celebrate their reprieve
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NewsPorritt calls on UK to adopt Passivhaus
Push for German low energy housing system from Green Building Store and new Passivhaus Trust
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NewsJohn Drew teams up with Pringle Brandon
John Drew, a former director at Rafael Viñoly Architects and partner at Foster & Partners, has joined forces with Pringle Brandon to form new practice Pringle Brandon Drew.
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NewsRIBA announces 2011 honorary and international fellowships
RIBA Council today has approved the award of 12 new honorary fellowships of the institute along with eight international fellowships.
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NewsFire destroys Hastings Pier hours after architectural competition launched
A huge fire has destroyed almost all of Hastings Pier in East Sussex, a day after a redevelopment competition was launched.
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NewsPeel Group submits UK's largest planning application for Liverpool scheme
Chapman Taylor’s £5.5 billion Liverpool Waters project – reputed to be the largest planning application in the UK – has been submitted to Liverpool City Council.
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NewsLightning deal rescued Archial from the brink
Up to 20 firms bid to buy stricken firm before knot tied with Canadian company Ingenium
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NewsSutherland Hussey to masterplan Chinese city
An award-winning Edinburgh firm that is yet to complete a project in its home city has been appointed to masterplan a small city in China