David Chipperfield Architects has unveiled proposals for a 16,000-capacity ice hockey venue in Milan, which will be used for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games
Author Archives: Richard Waite
Shapps blocks TfL housing by Hawkins\Brown and mae because it would build over car park
Transport secretary Grant Shapps has blocked a Transport for London housing scheme at Cockfosters station, claiming the project by HawkinsBrown and mae would build over much-needed car parking spaces
Architecture 00 + Studio Weave’s Finsbury Circus overhaul approved
Architecture 00 + Studio Weave (00SW) has won approval to revamp Finsbury Circus Gardens and create a ‘biodiverse’ square on the edge of London’s Square Mile
Ex-Brick By Brick chief joins Coffey Architects
The former head of Croydon Council’s soon-to-close housing company Brick By Brick has joined Coffey Architects as a senior consultant
Behind the story: Can SimpsonHaugh crack the curse of Chiswick roundabout?
Richard Waite digs into one of the lengthiest planning sagas in living memory: the chronicle of Chiswick roundabout
Weston Williamson snapped up by French infrastructure giant
Weston Williamson + Partners has been bought by acquisition-hungry French multinational infrastructure and engineering giant Egis
Part W crowdsources ideas to create map of buildings by women in London
An action group is calling for suggestions to create a map of London that marks women’s ‘significant and groundbreaking’ contributions to the built environment
ARB figures reveal exodus of EU architects
A third of all architects removed from the Architects Registration Board (ARB) register at the beginning of this year for not paying their fees were from the EU
Inside Ukraine: ‘Our architects haven’t left the bomb shelters for days’
A Kyiv-based architecture practice has spoken to the AJ about the city’s battle for survival in the face of the Russian invasion
Knight Architects revealed as designer of £31m Sunderland footbridge
Knight Architects has been named as the designer selected to create a £31 million footbridge across the River Wear