A Frederick Gibberd-designed clock tower, a studio featured in David Hockney’s paintings and some Oxford student halls by Arup Associates feature in Historic England’s guide to the 20 most ‘intriguing places’ to be listed in 2017
Major Allies and Morrison-led Camden scheme gets green light
A mixed-use scheme masterplanned by Allies and Morrison in north London, with buildings by Piercy & Company and Níall McLaughlin Architects, has been approved
Foster and Rogers pay tribute to Vincent Scully: ‘A force of nature’
Norman Foster and Richard Rogers have paid tribute to eminent Yale professor Vincent Scully, who died last month
RIBA: Building regs interim report should have called for ‘immediate and effective’ changes
The RIBA has criticised an interim report into the review of building regulations for shying away from ‘introducing immediate and effective changes’
Fire safety review: Building Regulations are ‘not fit for purpose’
An interim report into the review of building regulations, carried out in the wake of the Grenfell tragedy, has concluded that they are ‘not fit for purpose’
In pictures: Bulldozing of Smithsons’ Robin Hood Gardens begins
Construction workers have begun demolition of the western block of Alison and Peter Smithson’s Robin Hood Gardens estate in east London
Persimmon chair quits over £100m bonus
The chairman of housebuilder Persimmon has resigned over his role in awarding a £100 plus million bonus to its chief executive Jeff Fairburn
Two guilty of unlawful use of ‘architect’ title
The ARB has won separate court cases in London against two individuals who illegally used the title ‘architect’
Kéré’s Serpentine Pavilion sold to gallery in Kuala Lumpur
Francis Kéré’s Serpentine Pavilion 2017 has been sold to the Ilham Gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ben Derbyshire responds to Javid’s criticism of RIBA House of the Year
RIBA president Ben Derbyshire has responded to the government’s critique of the institute’s choice for 2017 House of the Year