The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Work starts on EBBA’s overhaul of listed house designed by Team 4 founder
Work has started on EBBA’s proposed ‘sensitive restoration’ and extension of a Grade II-listed home in north London designed by Modernist architect Georgie Walton
Tag: heritage
Architects sought for new visitor centre at Mackintosh’s Hill House
The National Trust for Scotland (NTS) is set to launch a search for an architect to design a visitor centre at Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Helensburgh
Historic England chief executive Duncan Wilson announces retirement
Historic England is looking for a new chief executive after Duncan Wilson announced his retirement this October following more than 10 years in the post
£35m Elvaston Castle masterplan scrapped as council pulls cash backing
Derbyshire County Council has scrapped plans for a £35 million overhaul of Elvaston Castle to designs by Scottish practice Simpson & Brown
Grimshaw, Populous and Hopkins projects included in mass 90s listing bid
Projects from the 90s by Grimshaw, Populous and Hopkins all feature in a new campaign to save a selection of ‘outstanding’ British buildings as they turn 30 years old
Brown + Company gets go-ahead for ‘heritage-led masterplan’ in York
New practice Brown + Company has won planning consent for three out of four zones of a ‘heritage-led masterplan’ in the centre of York
Perkins&Will completes museum above remains of Shakespeare theatre
The Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch, east London, will showcase the archaeological remains of Shakespeare’s Curtain Playhouse
BDP’s the Point saved from ‘soulless’ redevelopment
Milton Keynes City Council has saved the Point, one of the UK’s first multiplex cinema buildings, from demolition
Sketchbook: Robert Cox
The AJ’s Sketchbook series is a showcase of sketches and concept drawings by architects and designers. Today’s sketches are by Robert Cox, a director at ADAM Architecture
Hertford Castle, Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire District Council is seeking a consultant team for an upgrade of Grade I-listed Hertford Castle [Deadline: 1 July 2024]