Archive for July, 2010
Architect fined after health and safety lapse causes death
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
An architect has been fined £180,000 after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety regulations on a site in which a construction worker was killed.
Brady to act over low pay
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
Incoming RIBA president Angela Brady will put low pay at the top of her in-tray when she takes over from Ruth Reed next year.
Recession-hit housing expo finally set to open
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
Last-minute building work was being carried out this week ahead of Scotland’s Housing Expo, the recession-hit event which finally opens this weekend.
How job losses take a toll on employees, bosses and the staff left behind
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
With no signs that the recession’s bite is about to ease, BD looks at the effect of redundancy on architects who have lost their jobs and those who have had to let them go.
Rugby matches on unused Foster site
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
An east London council was this week due to extend proposals allowing teenagers temporary use of the site earmarked for a £500 million Foster & Partners development in Shoreditch.
Victorian Society backs Purcell Miller Tritton’s Manchester hotel plan
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
The Victorian Society has praised Purcell Miller Tritton’s plans to save Manchester’s grade-II* listed fire headquarters by turning it into a luxury hotel.
Boris Johnson publishes new London views guidance
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
London mayor Boris Johnson has published planning guidance for developers telling them where they can build in the capital without spoiling protected views.
NWDA cuts hit capital projects in the North West
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
The North West Development Agency has announced that it will withdraw all non-contracted funding for regional projects, hitting schemes including Haworth Tompkins’ Everyman Theatre and Proctor and Matthews’ Chester Zoo project.
Brady’s low pay challenge
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
RIBA’s next president faces a tricky job turning her strong words on poor working conditions into action.
Olympics should look to Edinburgh
Posted by The Sheet in Architecture News on July 30, 2010
As the Edinburgh Festival shows, the ephemeral can show the way forward for serious projects.