The commercial development outlook improved this week after UK architects issued their highest workload forecast since 2009. The news comes in the October Future Trends Survey, from the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), which also shows that the... Read More
Campaigners are celebrating this week after Preston bus station was among a clutch of post-war buildings granted Grade II protected listing status. The move, by culture minister Ed Vaizey, ends months of uncertainty surrounding the transport terminal that the... Read More
Many people first became aware of 3D printing when it was reported that a functioning gun had been manufactured using the method. This was perhaps an inauspicious way to enter the public consciousness but it at least had the effect of making people sit up and... Read More
Prominent architect Richard Rogers has joined the calls to save Preston Bus Station from demolition. His intervention into the long-running saga comes as English Heritage considers the latest request to get the 1960s building listed. The founder of... Read More
Southbank Practice Responds to Criticism Feilden Clegg Bradley, the architect overseeing the redevelopment of London’s Southbank Centre, has responded to criticism of the project by insisting “commercial is not a dirty word.” The Hayward... Read More
Earlier this month the distinguished architect Oscar Niemeyer died aged 104. He was responsible for a number of notable buildings throughout the world but his enduring legacy will always be Brasilia, the Brazilian capital where he was able to fully express... Read More
Brazilian news outlets yesterday announced the death of Oscar Niemeyer, the architect whose vision helped to shape the urban landscape of the twentieth century. He died of respiratory failure in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday aged 104. The futuristic and... Read More
Only a few decades ago the only greenery you were likely to see in an urban setting were weeds sprouting from litter strewn brownfield sites. During the post-war years Britain’s cities had been reconstructed and redeveloped in a spirit of optimism and... Read More
