New Maggie's by Wilkinson EyreA sneak preview of Wilkinson Eyre's new Maggie's cancer care centre in Oxford
Fri, 09 May 2008 12:01:00 GMT
Health trusts are bypassing PFI for major new projectsA healthcare procurement system which architects claim is a massive improvement on PFI is to be used for the first time on some of the largest hospital building projects in the pipeline.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Minister approves £237m spendThe London Thames Gateway Development Corporation has been told it can spend £237 million regenerating the area over the next three years.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
WWM is Antwerp Museum finalistWitherford Watson Mann Architects is the only UK firm among five shortlisted to design an extension for the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Cumbria plans £160m investmentThe University of Cumbria has outlined proposals for £160 million worth of development on its estate across Cumbria and north Lancashire.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Make sustainable drainage compulsory, says RTPIThe government urgently needs to make sustainable urban drainage systems (Suds) compulsory in all new developments, the Royal Town Planning Institute said this week.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Piano still working on Shard’s designRenzo Piano is still finalising designs for Europe’s tallest skyscraper nearly five years after it was approved, it emerged this week.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Foster prizewinner to study transport linksFoster & Partners has awarded a £6,000 travelling scholarship to a student of Rizvi College of Architecture in Mumbai.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Digital images library to expand The Chicago-based Society of Architectural Historians has received a $2.7 million grant to develop its online library of architectural images.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Powell Dobson opens London HQWelsh practice Powell Dobson has opened an office in London, relocating four staff from its base in Cardiff.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Knight backs new process for BSFA new procurement process for Building Schools for the Future will be rolled out before the end of the year after being approved this week by schools minister Jim Knight (pictured).
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Passport for PimlicoHaworth Tompkins has won planning permission from Westminster City Council for a new 55-unit mixed residential scheme at a conservation site in Pimlico, south-west London, for the Peabody Trust.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Living amid the treesMulti-disciplinary practice Zebrano has revealed designs for a contemporary villa as part of its redevelopment of the Edwardian Broomfield Estate in Perthshire.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Urmston’s new EdenBroadway Malyan has unveiled this apartment scheme, designed as the centrepiece of a major urban regeneration project in Manchester.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Third tower design seeks approvalDeveloper Oakmayne Properties expects a planning decision this summer on a new 47-storey tower by Allies & Morrison in the London Borough of Southwark.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Gormley’s Angel tops lottery pollAntony Gormley’s Angel of the North has topped a national poll as the UK’s most recognised National Lottery-funded landmark.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Vertical ‘common’ plan for Smithfield Market A 30m-high “vertical common” has been proposed for central London’s Smithfield market site.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Rotunda reopens after restorationScarborough’s grade II* listed Rotunda museum reopens today following a two-year, £4.4 million restoration programme.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Burd Haward’s ‘overscaled barn’ dances along Guernsey cliffsBurd Haward Architects has designed a £1 million four-bedroom, granite-clad house for a family in Guernsey.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Davis pulls out of race for presidentThe battle for the RIBA presidency took a dramatic twist this week as Paul Davis pulled out, leaving Ruth Reed and Andrew Hanson in a two-horse race.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Hadid not a factor in Moore’s resignationArchitecture Foundation director Rowan Moore resigned this week, strongly denying the institution’s recent decision to scrap plans for a Zaha Hadid-designed headquarters had prompted the move.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Hodder's mills and thrillsStirling prizewinner Stephen Hodder has released images of his practice’s largest-ever scheme — a £170 million mixed-use regeneration project at Eckersley Mills in Wigan.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
New mayor plans to cut skyscrapersLondon’s newly elected Tory mayor, Boris Johnson, took a step toward halting the spread of skyscrapers in London this week with the appointment of a key adviser opposed to Ken Livingstone’s planning policies.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Prewett Bizley scoops Sheffield Europan sitePrewett Bizley has been named as the third British winner of Europan 9, the competition for architects under 40.
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT
Experts back modernist extension for listed houseWide support for intervention to 16th century building in Edinburgh
Thu, 08 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT