HLM Architects walked away from work on two schools that have since been closed due to structural issues, after becoming concerned about the main contractor’s approach to technical delivery
Author Archives: Ian Weinfass
Gloomy outlook among small practices as private house projects slump
Smaller practices are feeling increasingly pessimistic about the future as the housing market dips, according to the latest RIBA Future Trends report
Crooked House demolition: two arrested over fire
Two men have been arrested by police investigating the fire at the Crooked House pub in Himley, Staffordshire
Forgeworks wins approval for ‘compact and playful’ two-storey end terrace
Forgeworks has been given the go-ahead to squeeze a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house on to a 67m² site in east London
Exam-marking chaos leaves architecture graduates without degrees
Thousands of students face finishing university without a degree as the result of an exam-marking boycott by members of the University and College Union (UCU)
Reiach and Hall’s £66m Aberdeen University revamp ditched
The University of Aberdeen has scrapped plans for a £66 million redevelopment of its campus, designed by Reiach and Hall
Grenfell Tower Inquiry costs reach £170m
The latest annual financial statement from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry reveals it spent £20.7 million in the year to the end of March 2023, taking its total expenditure to £170 million
Morrell review questions new product safety testing regime
An independent review into construction product safety has questioned whether the regulators will be able to effectively enforce tighter standards
Court blocks council’s bid to protect Debenhams store from demolition
The High Court has stopped a Surrey council from expanding a conservation area to prevent demolition of Staines’ former Debenhams store under plans by Corstorphine & Wright Architects
Make submits £40m plans to retrofit Art Deco leisure centre
Make Architects has submitted plans to revamp a 1930s Grade II-listed leisure centre in Marylebone, west London