Archive for March, 2009
Architects deluged by planning bumph
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
The government has issued more than 3,200 pages of planning guidance in the past four years
Scottish watchdog bites RMJM ‘fortress’
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
A £70 million proposal by RMJM for Scotland’s biggest modern university has been slammed by the country’s design watchdog for its “fortified nature”, which the organisation claims will exacerbate security concerns
New work staves off Allies & Morrison layoffs
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
Allies & Morrison has staved off around 30 planned job cuts following a series of new project wins
Tate extension set to win planning…
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
Herzog & de Meuron’s landmark extension to Tate Modern is set to be approved by planners next week
Pond life in Peterborough
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
Richards Partington Architects has won planning permission for a £500,000 satellite classroom scheme for the Foster & Partners-designed Thomas Deacon Academy in Peterborough
Refurb good, new-build better
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
The Homes & Communities Agency has warned that the refurbishment of existing housing stock will neither meet demand nor stimulate the construction market
Hopkins’ Velodrome starts on site
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
Building work has begun on Hopkins Architects’ Velodrome on the 2012 Olympic site in east London
Reid’s ‘all UK’ homes for Cotswolds scheme
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
The developer behind a £400 million Cotswolds village featuring designs by Will Alsop, Eva Jiricna and Sarah Featherstone has asked architect Richard Reid to design an all-British section, using UK- only materials and labour
New twist of fate for CZWG tower
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on March 27, 2009
CZWG has won planning permission for its £25 million student accommodation project near Wembley Stadium in Brent, following a public inquiry