All articles by George Hay 鈥� Page 11
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Ocean Estate project reaches for government lifeline
Backers of 拢200m housing regeneration scheme in east London apply to government for crucial gap funding
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NewsNew boss set to refocus Wates
Paul Drechsler, the new chief executive of contractor Wates, has been given a free rein to modernise the 111-year-old family firm
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FeaturesBlobs vs blocks
As the latest slanging match over iconic buildings between two high-profile architects reaches stalemate, 黑洞社区 decided to step in as referee. And so, desperate to get out into the sunshine, we did a little vox-pop research to put the matter to rest 鈥�
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Rogers tower planned next to Tate Modern
Richard Rogers Partnership is working on a 22-storey residential tower behind the Tate Modern on London鈥檚 South Bank.
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Farrell expands role in Manchester regeneration
Architect increases profile by winning 74 ha masterplan for 3000 home pathfinder scheme
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Skanska tipped for Wharf win
Contractor Skanska was this week tipped to win the 拢60m next stage of developer Ballymore鈥檚 New Providence Wharf development in London Docklands
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Last-ditch talks over V&A spiral
The fate of architect Daniel Libeskind鈥檚 拢70m spiral extension to the Victoria and Albert museum in South Kensington, London, will be decided at a meeting of museum trustees in September
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NewsYeang in surprise return to Elephant & Castle
Developer St Modwen in negotiations over two 40-storey skyscrapers for deprived south London borough
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EP to expand design code trial
English Partnerships is to expand its design code pilot scheme in Northampton by buying local authority land on which it intends to build an extra 5000 homes
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FeaturesGuess who's back in town
For years, English Partnerships was widely criticised as an irrelevance. After Gordon Brown鈥檚 spending review, however, it has 拢30bn of land in the bank and big plans for developing it. We report on what鈥檚 coming next
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BAA considers two-second monorail 'taxis' for Heathrow
Airport operator weighs up smart mass transit system that can deliver passengers to exact destination
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FeaturesNormans Invasion
With the paint barely dry on the viaduct at Millau, Foster and Partners is set to add another iconic building to the southern French landscape
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NewsPrivate housebuilders hail 鈥榞reat opportunities鈥� in spending review
Gordon Brown announces extra 拢1bn for housing over next three years, some of which goes to private
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Rogers鈥� tall ambitions in China
Architect Richard Rogers Partnership is pitching for a series of skyscrapers in the Chinese city of Guangzhou
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NewsOlympic bid team considers T5-style framework deals
London 2012 report to examine BAA鈥檚 procurement method 鈥� and plans emerge for post-games cultural legacy
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FeaturesKing Richard the last?
Rogers, Foster, Farrell, Hopkins, Grimshaw 鈥� The long reigns of these signature architects are coming to an end. We look at what will happen when they go
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Trained diplomats to join UK's regeneration salesforce
DTI initiative will teach urban renewal skills to British embassy staff in order to promote UK firms abroad
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FeaturesWhere there's a will 鈥�
The plot so far: Mild-mannered architect Will Alsop hears cry of distress from northern city in fear of economic life 鈥� ducks into alley and emerges as The Regenerator. Armed only with carefully selected fruit and veg, he leaps into action 鈥�
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NewsMarco Goldschmied quits as Rogers' managing director
Speculation grows about Marco Goldschmied's future, as space is made at practice for younger directors
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Whitehall considers design tsar
The government is looking at proposals that would replace its network of departmental design champions with one minister in charge of design