All Architects articles – Page 157
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NewsSouthbank Centre woos skateboarders with new skatepark
Southbank Centre unveils designs for new skateboarding area aimed at appeasing skaters who have objected to arts centre’s £120m revamp
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CommentResponsible resourcing should be an integral part of every project
An independently verifiable procurement process will make us more accountable for the products we supply, specify or use
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CommentSchools for our times
It’s possible to design a good school on a tiny budget – it may not win the Stirling prize, but who cares?
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CommentArchitects in the frame
The much-debated Museum of Liverpool judgment shows us that it can be the architect’s head on the block rather than the contractor’s
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CommentGood design is an essential activity on any project
Good design is not an extra that adds aesthetic value – it is the essential intellectual process at the heart of every product
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FeaturesModular assembly forest school
Lime Tree Primary School, a modular assembly forest school in Greater Manchester, has a sensitive design concept from standardised elements
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CommentWalkie Talkie: The danger of innovation
Pioneering designs can lead to monumental headaches, as the team behind 20 Fenchurch Street will be well aware
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NewsVinci's Doncaster theatre opens
A new performance venue in Doncaster, built by Vinci, opens to the public this week
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NewsSidell Gibson creditors to be left out of pocket
Architect’s assets not large enough to pay off £2.5m of debt
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CommentRogers vs the Prince: A battle between two establishments
Richard Rogers speaks for an elite whereas the Prince of Wales defends the view of the ordinary citizen
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NewsNew RIBA president to boost client relationships
Stephen Hodder launches range of initiatives, including full review of design competitions run by the body, in effort to ‘cut wastage’
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FeaturesInterview: Stephen Hodder, RIBA
The new RIBA president on helping architects reboot their relationship with clients
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FeaturesLibrary of Birmingham: The borrowers
Mecanoo’s £189m Library of Birmingham is a triumph - once you get inside
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NewsSidell Gibson team hopes to stay together
Founder Ron Sidell says clients are offering support after architect went into liquidation
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NewsGlenn Howells director quits to help asbestos trial father
Marcus Lee leaves position to help co-ordinate defence of former RMJM director Vernon
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CommentMuseum of Liverpool case: What went wrong?
Despite being urged to settle, the architect involved in the Museum of Liverpool case chose not to. Thus follows a cautionary tale about how not to approach a trial
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NewsChristchurch's cardboard Cathedral opens for prayer
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s new ‘cardboard cathedral’, built in Christchurch, New Zealand, opened to visitors this month
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NewsMuseum of Liverpool architect ordered to pay further £1.2m damages
Judge has now awarded museum more than £2m from Manchester-based AEW due to project’s major technical problems
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NewsStricken Sidell Gibson owes £2.5m
Firm enters liquidation after mounting debts and problem jobs
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NewsArchitects' optimism rockets
RIBA says practices are now more positive about workloads than at any point since start of 2009