Tag: Architecture



UK Architects Report Growing Workload

Posted on 20 November, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments, Economy

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

What Now for Listed Preston Bus Station?

Posted on 25 September, 2013 by Neil Bird under Top Properties

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

What are the Possibilities of 3D Printing?

Posted on 24 August, 2013 by Neil Bird under Business News

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

Cheesegrater Architect Joins Calls to Save Preston Bus Station

Posted on 4 June, 2013 by Neil Bird under Top Properties

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

Commercial is not a Dirty Word says Architect

Posted on 24 January, 2013 by Neil Bird under Top Properties

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

Brasilia: Hauntingly Beautiful or Utopian Dream?

Posted on 28 December, 2012 by Neil Bird under Worldwide Property News

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

Architect Oscar Niemeyer dies aged 104

Posted on 6 December, 2012 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

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

Going Wild for the Country

Posted on 22 November, 2012 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

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