Allies and Morrison’s plans for a major expansion to Wimbledon’s tennis grounds are in jeopardy after the scheme, approved by one London borough, was set to be rejected by a neighbouring one
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MGMA designs £2m U-Boat museum for the Wirral
MGMA Architects has revealed designs for a new £2 million U-Boat museum in Birkenhead on the Wirral Peninsula
Brown & Brown defends controversial design for Stella McCartney home
Brown & Brown has defended its designs for a remote Scottish Highlands home for fashion designer Stella McCartney, describing a number of criticisms of the scheme as ‘inaccurate’
Architects slam ‘deep-rooted’ gender bias in planning system
A group of 18 organisations, including big-name architects, has criticised the planning system for its ‘deep-rooted’ gender bias which is failing women
HS2 ‘overengineering’ to blame for spiralling costs, says principal designer
A principal designer on the original HS2 plans has said that ‘overengineering’ is one of three key reasons for the project's still-spiralling costs
3DReid’s giant £1bn Cardiff masterplan approved
Cardiff Council has approved 3DReid’s major 2,500-home, mixed-use masterplan for the city’s Butetown area
Mikhail Riches wins approval for rejigged Park Hill scheme after resident backlash
Mikhail Riches has been granted planning permission for a revised 125-home scheme at Park Hill, Sheffield, the fourth phase of the estate’s long-running restoration
Newly launched carbon database could be ‘game changer’ for architects
A newly launched, free-to-use database of the carbon used to create both products and completed buildings could be a game changer for the architecture industry if used effectively, say sustainability specialists
Captain Tom’s daughter loses appeals over ‘eyesore’ spa building
Captain Tom Moore’s daughter has lost an appeal against orders to demolish an unauthorised spa pool building, built in her Bedfordshire garden without planning permission
Peter Barber drawings among works sold in £275k charity auction
Two sketches by Peter Barber – as well as works by Anna Liu and Steve Tompkins – were among 60 artworks auctioned off to raise money for a torture survivors' charity last night (6 November)