Activists are urging architects to boycott the British Museum’s redevelopment plans following its highly controversial £50 million funding deal with BP
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Weston Williamson puts HS2 viaduct design to public vote
Weston Williamson + Partners and HS2 are giving the public a final say on the appearance of a viaduct for the high speed rail link in the West Midlands
Mackintosh tea rooms saved from closure five years after £10m revamp
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) has come to the rescue of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Willow Tea Rooms, which had been threatened with closure just five years after it underwent a £10 million revamp
Clear Architects wins planning for Chingford riverside ‘tree houses’
Waltham Forest Council has approved plans by Clear Architects to turn a 0.13ha brownfield plot in Chingford into five riverside homes
AHMM losses nearly double to £1.8m despite revenue increase
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM) has reported a loss for the second year in a row, despite an increase in income
dRMM joined by new names on major Peckham regeneration scheme
Dowen Farmer Architects and Feix&Merlin have joined the recently appointed dRMM-led team regenerating the Aylesham Centre in Peckham, south London
13-storey Albanian centre in west London submitted for planning
Ayad Al-tuhafi Architects has unveiled plans for a 13-storey religious and cultural centre in Kilburn for London’s Albanian community
Bubble bursts for Populous’s Stratford Sphere
Populous’s designs for a 21,500-capacity Sphere-shaped arena in east London have been withdrawn by backer Madison Square Garden (MSG) despite being called in by Michael Gove
Grimshaw’s plans to expand Aston Villa stadium suspended
Grimshaw Architects’ approved plans to expand Aston Villa Football Club’s ground at Villa Park have been shown the red card
HS2’s northern leg ‘could be saved by Labour’
HS2’s northern leg to Manchester could be resurrected by Labour if it wins the general election, according to reports in the national press