Building Design articles from September 2004

Building Design archives from September 2004

Reality bites: Castleford regeneration TV show delayed by a year.
September 3, 2004... The world's first televised regeneration project has been delayed by more than a year due to an embarrassing series of setbacks, according to TV executives. The much-vaunted reality TV show following the regeneration of the small town of...

Future looks bright.(Future Systems)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Future Systems is exhibiting a scheme for the Alexanderplatz in Berlin at the Venice Biennale, which opens on September 12. The 47-floor office tower and seven-floor retail building for the high-profile site are consciously colourful to...

Colleagues pay tribute to murdered architect: man to appear at Old Bailey charged with Bernard Hegarty's murder.(News)
September 3, 2004... Colleagues of a young architect murdered in the street during his lunch break told BD this week of a "much respected and liked member of the office" who had a "charming manner and dry wit." A man was due to appear at the Old Bailey today...

On the road to Wembley.(News)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... BD can exclusively reveal the first image of a pedestrian footbridge designed by Marks Barfield Architects to link London's new Wembley Stadium to the nearby underground station. The bridge won detailed planning permission last week along with...

Stressed-out architects eye career swap.(News)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Almost a third of architects are considering a change of career, according to new research. The survey, by vocational qualifications body City & Guilds, found that 28% have thought about swapping careers, with almost half citing stress or...

Glasgow Tower, the revolving viewing tower at the Glasgow Science Centre, reopened last week after three years of work to fix problems with the revolving mechanism.(Glasgow Tower)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Glasgow Tower, the revolving viewing tower at the Glasgow Science Centre, reopened last week after three years of work to fix problems with the revolving mechanism. The 127m structure closed when a bearing cracked soon after opening.

Tim Ronalds Architects' new building at the Hackney Empire will be opened by entrepreneur Alan Sugar on September 14.(Hit and miss)
September 3, 2004... Tim Ronalds Architects' new building at the Hackney Empire will be opened by entrepreneur Alan Sugar on September 14. The Marie Lloyd building includes education space, a studio theatre and exhibition space.

Edaw has completed a 4 million [pounds sterling] makeover of Blackpool's promenade.(Hit and miss)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Edaw has completed a 4 million [pounds sterling] makeover of Blackpool's promenade. The scheme features an LED wall in the shape of a crashing wave as part of a new "Southern Gateway" for the town. The sculpture is part of Edaw's 1.4 billion...

Developer Argent has bought Paradise Forum in Birmingham in a move that could affect the future of the Richard Rogers Partnership's proposals for a new Birmingham Library.(Hit and miss)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Developer Argent has bought Paradise Forum in Birmingham in a move that could affect the future of the Richard Rogers Partnership's proposals for a new Birmingham Library. Paradise Forum is the site of the existing library, which some figures...

University of Pennsylvania.(People)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Arup supreme Cecil Balmond has been appointed professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Balmond has accepted the Paul Philippe Cret chair, named after the famous French architect of the Pan American Union Building in...

A documentary aired on US TV this week portrays Daniel Libeskind's struggle to realise his masterplan for the Ground Zero site in New York.(People)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... A documentary aired on US TV this week portrays Daniel Libeskind's struggle to realise his masterplan for the Ground Zero site in New York. Sacred Ground followed Libeskind with cameras for a year as he battled with site owner Larry...

Architect Rob Le Page is in critical condition in hospital after a plane he was piloting near Bournemouth crashed soon after take-off.(People)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Architect Rob Le Page is in critical condition in hospital after a plane he was piloting near Bournemouth crashed soon after take-off. The crash killed one of the passengers and left Le Page and passenger Dave Bougourd with severe burns.

The RIBA is hosting an evening seminar on the planning implications of the Urban Development Corporation for London's Thames Gateway.(Power play)
September 3, 2004... The RIBA is hosting an evening seminar on the planning implications of the Urban Development Corporation for London's Thames Gateway. The event, on September 8, includes speakers Eric Sorensen, former chief executive of the LDDC, and Kevin...

Yorkshire's regional assembly, which coordinates planning and economic development in the region, has been criticised by the leader of Harrogate Borough Council, councillor Mike Gardner, as a waste of time and money.(Power play)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Yorkshire's regional assembly, which coordinates planning and economic development in the region, has been criticised by the leader of Harrogate Borough Council, councillor Mike Gardner, as a waste of time and money. He said he was considering...

The Greek government is still reportedly unsure what to do with some of the Olympic venues built for the recent games.(Power play)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... The Greek government is still reportedly unsure what to do with some of the Olympic venues built for the recent games, Santiago Calatrava's centrepiece stadium will become the country's main sports venue, but critics are concerned at the cost...

Gateway design doubts: concerns over exemplar scheme.
September 3, 2004... Serious concerns have been raised about design quality, at the largest new housing development in the Thames Gateway. The 11,000-home, 150ha Barking Riverside scheme, formerly known as Barking Reach, is set to become a high-profile exemplar...

PTP three opt to go it alone.(Percy Thomas Partnership )(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Capita's takecover of Percy Thomas Partnership has prompted three senior members of PTP's Bristol office to leave and set up their own practice. Bristol chairman Peter John Smythe has left with Willie Harbinson and Neal Emdbleton to...

Best of Venice.(Venice Biennale (Arts exhibition))(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Designs to he unveiled at next week's Venice Architecture Biennale include Wilkinson Eyre's Tensegrity Bridge for the National Building Museum in Washington. The bridge will be part of Wilkinson Eyre's Reflections installation in the...

Scotfest.(architectural festival, Scotland)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Glasgow is to play host to a week-long architecture festival from September 18-25. Block, organised by Scotland's architecture centre, The Lighthouse, will feature tours, lectures and events for young people. Highlights include a tour of...

BDP to plan Watford.(Building Design Partnership Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... BDP to plan Watford BDP has been appointed to masterplan warlord town centre. Along with consultants MVA and CBRE, it will help Warlord council form a vision for the town centre for the next 15 years. The masterplan will focus on additional...

Apollo upgrade.(Hammersmith Apollo)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Apollo upgrade West London's Hammersmith Apollo has been upgraded from grade II listed to grade II*. The art deco cinema, by architect Robert Cromie, opened in 1932 and is considered one of the style's best examples in the UK. The Apollo's...

Herzog housing scheme hits density hiatus.(Herzog and de Meuron Architects)
September 3, 2004... Herzog & de Meuron's first housing scheme in the UK is being redesigned after the proposed density of the Stirling Prize winner's project was rejected by the local council. Herzog & de Meuron was appointed with great fanfare in October...

Friends of the Earth bridge row.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... A proposed Marks Barfield Architects-designed bridge across the river Thames in east London has met with opposition from Friends of the Earth. The environmental campaign group claimed the 425 million [pounds sterling] bridge, entered for...

Teens keen to learn architecture.(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... A Mori poll commissioned by Cabe Education has found that young people are keen to learn about architecture at school. The majority of those polled said the would like to learn about architecture by visiting interesting buildings. Nearly...

Blue Orangery.(SpacelabUK)(Great Ormond Street Hospital)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... SpacelabUK has completed a 550,000 [pounds sterling] pavilion for Great Ormond Street Hospital in west London. The sculptural timber-and-glass "Orangery" provides a new dining hall for staff and patients at the hospital and can also be used...

Web poll.(News)
September 3, 2004... Last week we asked: Is it fair to usurp another architect if its design has been widely criticised? 32% said yes 68% said no This week we ask DO you dream of quitting architecture for another profession? Give your answer at...

Nimby threat to Poundbury growth: second phase of Prince Charles's Dorset development runs into local protest over density and scale.(News)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... The "Nimby factor" could threaten the controversial second phase of Poundbury, Prince Charles's model village in Dorset. West Dorset planners rejected a scheme by Bournemouth-based practice Lionel Gregory last week amid protest over the...

Council hits out at EH on pool listing U-turn.(Edwardian lido)(United Kingdom. Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... A local council has slammed English Heritage after an Edwardian lido was grade II listed, scuppering the council's plans for a riverside hotel. The Kings Meadow Swimming Pool on the banks of the river Thames in Reading, Berkshire, was...

Spiral of steel.(steel bridges, construction)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Designer and sculptor Gerry Judah has unveiled images of a new 100,000 [pounds sterling] bridge on the banks of the river Thames at the Royal Arsenal development in Woolwich. The curving steel bridge allows a riverside path to continue over a...

Face-lift for Wren's Monument.(News)(Sir Christopher Wren)
September 3, 2004... Sir Christopher Wren's Monument in the City of London is to be restored to its former glory under bold new plans to reinstate the original piazza around the icon. The classically proportioned piazza around the Monument, which was built to...

Come on in.(London)
September 3, 2004... Come on in More than 500 buildings across the capital will open their doors to the public next month as part of London Open House. Partly funded by RIBA London, the event takes place on September 18 and 19 and this year will include access to...

New office, new name.(Buckley Gray Yeoman)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... New office, new name London practice Buckley Gray has moved offices and changed its name to Buckley Gray Yeoman. The firm, whose recent projects include three contemporary houses in Barnsbury, Islington, is now based in the Tea Building in...

Howells at Tower Bridge.(London)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Howells at Tower Bridge Glenn Howells Architects has revealed plans for an eight-storey, mixed-use scheme near Tower Bridge. The project, for Berkeley Homes, known as Bermondsey Wall West Phase Five, includes 47 apartments, along with...

Interior post.(London)(Appointments)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Interior post Sheppard Robson's London office has appointed Simon Flint as senior interior designer. Formerly a director at MoreySmith, Flint's previous clients included Channel 4, Microsoft and Warner Music. Sheppard Robson's 35-strong...

Gateway link-up.(London)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... Gateway link-up A vision for maximising the potential of the Thames Gateway has been published by the three regional planning bodies. The GLA, the South East England Regional Assembly and the East of England Regional Assembly agreed last week...

London awards.(London)
September 3, 2004... London awards Invitations have been sent out for the RIBA London's annual awards in Fulham next month. Awards include the Building of the Year award and the English Heritage/RlBA award for the best building in a historical context. Email Liz...

Open for business: Robert Booth takes a tour of the new Scottish Parliament and finds it's loud, it's proud and it's ...(News Analysis)
September 3, 2004... One week before the first debate in the new Scottish Parliament and the hard hats are having their final say. Scaffolding clatters to the ground, landscapers bed in trees around the dramatic entrance and final sections of cladding are hoisted...

Northern passion: with 1bn [pounds sterling] of work, Ian Simpson tells Robert Booth how he is thrilled to be on the up, yet stalked by the fear of failure.(News Analysis)(Interview)
September 3, 2004... Ian Simpson is an architect who likes his tea in a mug, rather than a cup. He supports Manchester United and their bullocking striker Ruud van Nistelrooy. And he gets on famously with ball-breaking developers and Northern council leaders. Dig...

Right Royal farce points to PFI flaws.(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
September 3, 2004... The suggestion that Terry Farrell and Nightingale Associates usurp HOK's appointment is absurd (New, August 27). Architects should not fight among themselves when it is the system that is patently flawed. The Royal London Hospital is one of...

Right back at you.(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
September 3, 2004... I was recently asked if I would give advice to a local primary school that wished to purchase a neighbouring house to provide improved facilities. I advised caution and suggested an outline application prior to purchase. I phoned the local...

Where's the proof?(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
September 3, 2004... In Tonkin Liu's drawings of the Old Street scheme (News August 6), there is scant evidence that any of the following issues were either considered by the architect or required by the Architecture Foundation jury: analysis of the social dynamic...

Sustainable sense.(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
September 3, 2004... You are to be complemented on publishing Chris Morton's letter (August 27). The original concept of sustainability emphasised social needs as well as economic and environmental needs. If we were to take the issue as seriously as it deserves, we...

Country pursuit.(Comment)(Letter to the Editor)
September 3, 2004... It is encouraging to see that rural renaissance (Focus July 23) has emerged from the shadows of its urban counterpart and is now establishing itself within the regeneration debate. As lead consultant for Yorkshire Forward on the Upper...

Style should not be a dirty word.(Editorial)
September 3, 2004... The return to work in September heralds an annual festival of architectural introspection headlined by the Stirling Prize. This autumn, two other key events will add to the sense of soul-searching. The Venice Biennale will pit British...

A reality check on the TV fame game.(Soapbox)
September 3, 2004... There is no such thing as reality TV. I'm speaking from experience--the Channel 4 Grand Designs kind. Don't be fooled by the spontaneous witty comments, the random shrieks of joy from surprised clients and the inspired observations of presenter...

MSP escape route.(Concrete Boots)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... The controversial new Scottish Parliament at Holyrood may have finally opened for business after a staggering 431[pounds sterling] million investment, but some of its new MSP occupants are reportedly unhappy. They compain that the offices...

An inspector calls.(Battersea Power Station)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... The proposed 800[pounds sterling] million redevelopment of Battersea Power Station hasn't always been very popular with local people. Enter developer parkview's "community liaison officer", Dick Tracer. But residents can rest assured that...

X-rated seduction.(Conrete Boots)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... RIBA president George Ferguson has taken advantage of the summer season lull in news and achieved a staggering amount of coverage for his Grade X idea. Ferguson's scheme to get rid of eyesore buildings has received coverage in the...

Wren swan song.(Conrete Boots)(Brief Article)
September 3, 2004... A trawl through BD'S archive on Christopher Wren unearthed publicity material for a short-lived musical entitled Wren. The musical, which ran at The Mayfair Theatre in 1978, was apparently based on "the events during his 91-year life". But...

King pong.(Conrete Boots)
September 3, 2004... What with running the Mayor of London's Architecture & Urbanism Unit and RRP, you might have thought Richard Rogers was too busy to become a top sportsman. But apparently, he is a ping pong legend. Mike Tonkin of Tonkin Liu often plays...

Feeding ambition.(Conrete Boots)
September 3, 2004... More on Richard Rogers and George Ferguson: Concrete Boots hears that the two enjoyed chatting about the strong similarities between food and architecture over lunch in Italy this summer. A fruit-inspired creation from RRP to follow the...

God vs the devil: through the restored Christ Church Spitalfields, the ghost of Hawksmoor is fighting back against 'satanic' 21st century development.(Works)
September 3, 2004... Has any figure in the history of British architecture maintained such an enduring influence as Nicholas Hawksmoor? The young Denys Lasdun measured and drew Hawksmoor's buildings and identified in them a muscular sculptural handling which...

20 Friars Halt Studio, Battle, Sussex Architect: Inglis Badrashi Structural engineer: Price & Myers.(20 Friars Halt Studio)
September 3, 2004... Drawing inspiration from nearby oast houses, the studio comprises a steeply pitched tiled roof over a partially buried brick plinth containing a garage. The 5m-high timber roof is distorted towards the north side where a full-height glazed...

Pitch perfect: Katherine Pechey looks at the unusual roof structure of Inglis Badrashi's Sussex garden studio.(Solutions Roofing)(Inglis Badrashi )
September 3, 2004... "It kept trying to fall over and we had to reassure the builders that the engineer had double- and triple-checked his measurements," says Jamal Badrashi, director of architect Inglis Badrashi. Badrashi was recalling the panicky moments...

Chill out.(Techbrief)
September 3, 2004... * Chill out Several hundred fires every year are caused by hot works, the process of using either a hot air gun, naked flame or a bitumen boiler to fuse waterproofing membranes together in roof construction. In an effort to address this...

Shingle preservative.(Techbrief)
September 3, 2004... * Shingle preservative Colt Preceda Shingles has developed a new treatment for its Western Red Cedar shingles which meets the new European Directive that came into effect in July this year. The new environmentally benign preservative...

The sheltering sky.(Technicalities)(architects, services)
September 3, 2004... Engineers have always had to adapt to the contemporary architectural zeitgeist. A few contribute to the direction things take while most receive and respond to the market forces. The way I think about roofs has changed. I'm unsure if this is...

Big top at the Roundhouse: the Camden venue will reopen in 2005 with a new roof that preserves the original.(Solutions Roofing)
September 3, 2004... Camden's much-loved landmark, the Roundhouse, built in 1846, has worn many guises since it gave up its original vocation as a locomotive shed in the 1860s. Most famously, the cavernous space became a venue for rock concerts and alternative...

High gloss on Holland: Aaron Betsky's celebration of Dutch design is lacking in depth.(Culture: books exhibitions events)(Book Review)
September 3, 2004... Aaron Betsky is outspoken about his mission: the subtitle of his book, False Flat, narrows the question down to "Why Dutch Design is So Good". The admiration of the author leaven no space for qualifications or conditions, and in a way, the...

Arresting development.(Culture: books exhibitions events)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
September 3, 2004... Wiel Arets, a leading figure in Dutch architecture, has been gaining international attention for his spare industrial forms and theoretical writings. A monograph, published this month, explores his preoccupation with transparency and...

Radar.
September 3, 2004... [Books] I read a lot and in recent months biographies of notables in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Four biographies of Wren, the best His Invention So Fertile by Adrian Tinniswood; two of Pepys; also of John Adams and Benjamin...

Earning power: Zoe Blackler looks at the factors that determine which architects take home top whack.(Top rung)
September 3, 2004... Discovering what other people earn can be initially depressing, but it can also offer a glimmer of hope. Unless you've already hit the top figure, in which case you learn there's nothing to look forward to. The good news is that salaries...

Ian Martin: the developers want me to 'dequalitise' my housing scheme, so as not to 'inflexibilise' design standards.
September 3, 2004... Monday Crisis meeting at Channel 4. My community regeneration project is being filmed as fly-on-the-wall documentary, but the crew keeps falling asleep during site meetings. The producer wants to make it more like "reality TV", so we...

The Charettes.
September 3, 2004... ARE YOU OK HUGO? NO, I'VE GOT POST-HOLIDAY DEPRESSION. THREE WEEKS OF SUN, SEA, SAND & SERIOUS DRINKING HAVE LEFT ME FEELING REALLY MISERABLE. MY LIFE FEELS LIKE A TREADMILL. I KNOW, NEXT YEAR YOU CAN WORK THROUGH THE SUMMER, HOLD...

Veterans on top in Stirling race.(architects)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Five architects with a combined age of 316 represent the short list for this year's starling Prize. Pensioner power is headed up by 69-year-old Norman Foster whose practice has been short-listed twice with the 5-2 favourite Swiss Re tower and...

Projects fail timber test.
September 10, 2004... Architects in control of high-profile lottery-funded projects are failing to meet key timber sustainability standards, a BD investigation has found. Niall Phillips Architects, Snell Associates, Panter Hudspith, John Miller & Partners,...

Opposition to Olympic plans brushed aside; Olympic masterplan looks set for go-ahead despite widespread concern.(News)
September 10, 2004... The London 2012 Olympics masterplan looked set to win outline planning permission this week, despite nearly half of those consulted saying they opposed the plans. As BD went to press, the masterplan--drawn up by EDAW, Foreign Office...

The Empire strikes back.(News)(Hackney Empire)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Tim Ronalds Architects' modern intervention at the Hackney Empire in east London will open its doors next week. The 4 million [pounds sterling] building, which features bold terracotta lettering overlooking the square, includes a pub, education...

Minister looks to Europe for pre-fab model.(News)(prefabricated houses)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Housing minister Keith Hill has visited the Netherlands and Germany to investigate modern methods of construction (MMC), the ODPM has revealed. Hill spent three days last week investigating prefabricated housing in the two...

Residents of the small coastal village of Dunwich in Suffolk are opposed to a plan by the East of England Development Agency to build a dramatic series of sculptures off the coast.(Hit and miss)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Residents of the small coastal village of Dunwich in Suffolk are opposed to a plan by the East of England Development Agency to build a dramatic series of sculptures off the coast (above). German architects Johannes Ingrisch and Anne Niemann...

Denton Corker Marshall's new visitor centre for Stonehenge will be submitted for planning permission next week.(Hit and miss)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Denton Corker Marshall's new visitor centre for Stonehenge will be submitted for planning permission next week. The visitor centre, which has taken three years to get to planning, includes education facilities and a transit link to Stonehenge...

The future of Renzo Piano's 306m London Bridge Tower could be in doubt after reports that accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers had decided not to let office space in the skyscraper.(Hit and miss)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... The future of Renzo Piano's 306m London Bridge Tower could be in doubt after reports that accountancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers had decided not to let office space in the skyscraper. The reports were denied by a spokeswoman for PwC.

Fashion designer Jasper Conran is sponsoring a new City Academy that will specialise in teaching design.(Waltham Forest Academy of Design)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Fashion designer Jasper Conran (above) is sponsoring a new City Academy that will specialise in teaching design. The Waltham Forest Academy of Design will be completed in 2007 and was inspired by Conran's "miserable" schooldays.

The newly restored interiors of the Sydney Opera House are to be unveiled next week.(People)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... The newly restored interiors of the Sydney Opera House are to be unveiled next week. The interiors were designed in collaboration between the original architect Jorn Utzon and his son Jan. The restoration aims to complete Utzon's original...

A documentary charting Libeskind's epic struggle to retain control of the Ground Zero site in New York aired on Channel 4 this week.(People)(Daniel Libeskind)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... A documentary charting Libeskind's epic struggle to retain control of the Ground Zero site in New York aired on Channel 4 this week. The "Sacred Ground" documentary revealed the behind-the-scene tensions between Libeskind and SOM architect...

The Scottish Parliament building finally opened for business this week, but the first day of debates was cut short after the microphones in the main debating chamber malfunctioned.
September 10, 2004... The Scottish Parliament building finally opened for business this week, but the first day of debates was cut short after the microphones in the main debating chamber malfunctioned. The sound problem was one of a series of snags that emerged...

Atherden Fuller Leng Architects' new stadium for Liverpool Football Club has been opposed by the North West Development Agency.(Power play)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Atherden Fuller Leng Architects' new stadium for Liverpool Football Club has been opposed by the North West Development Agency. The 80 million [pounds sterling] stadium has won planning permission, but could still be called in by deputy prime...

Housing minister Keith Hill has praised the winners of this year's Housing Design Awards.(Power play)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Housing minister Keith Hill has praised the winners of this year's Housing Design Awards. Housing schemes by Proctor & Matthews, Hamilton Associates, Sergison Bates and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris were among the six overall winners.

Liverpool stands firm against icons for 2008: the 2008 Capital of Culture refuses to replace scrapped Alsop scheme with another icon.(News)
September 10, 2004... Anger at Liverpool City Council's handling of the "fourth grace" scheme grew this week after the council leader admitted it will not replace Will Alsop's scrapped Cloud with an iconic building. Neither does it plan to build a landmark...

Caruso St John keeps it simple for Venice.(News)(new model of brick house scheme)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Caruso St John has produced a new model of its Brick House scheme to show at the Venice Biennale, which starts Sunday. The design of the private home in west London responds to an unconventional site that is shaped "like a horse's head"...

MP's Bill proposes enforced contests.(News)(member of parliament's)
September 10, 2004... The government could reserve the right to demand a design competition to be held for any development involving a former public asset under a proposed bill before Parliament this week. Parliament heard proposals for the Disposals of Public...

Arup China win.(New China International Exhibition Centre)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Arup China win Arup has won a contest to design the 200,000sq m New China International Exhibition Centre in Beijing. The firm, in collaboration with US architect Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates, beat five international firms but...

Market listing.(Oueensgate Market)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Market listing The Oueensgate Market in Huddersfield, designed by the J Seymour Harris Partnership in the 1960s and praised by the Twentieth Century Society as one of the "most innovative post-war buildings" in the region, has been put forward...

Partnerships role.(English Partnerships officials)(Brief Article)
September 10, 2004... Partnerships role English Partnerships has appointed Jerome Frost to head its national consultancy team to develop a strategy for advice on masterplans and project delivery. He previously worked for Arup's development planning arm and was...