Daily Archives: 04/02/2011

Five entrants to IHBC’s 2010 Gus Astley Annual Student Award will explore their work informally, ‘in the company of specialists’, including 2010 Award judge Trefor Thorpe (Chief Architect, Cadw) on the afternoon of 4 March 2011 at the Architectural Association, in London, … Continue reading →

The re-organisation of English Heritage has created a new structure for senior management. Download new structure mapping: LINK

Housing and regeneration quango the Homes Communities Agency (HCA) has published a list of its land and property assets as part of government plans to free up public land for community uses. HCA says: As part of our commitment to … Continue reading →

EH proposes to transfer the running of the Heritage Open Days programme to a new host organisation, and is prepared to offer funding to the new host organisation for the following three years, to ensure the programme is fully embedded, with a … Continue reading →

Culture minister Ed Vaizey has dropped a huge hint that the proposed merger between CABE and the Design Council has been finalised, reports the Architects’ Journal. Delivering a keynote speech at the first London Design Review last week, Vaizey said he … Continue reading →

Valuing Places: Good Practice in Conservation Areas published by English Heritage, is a blueprint for action, describing dramatic improvements to 18 conservation areas from Berwick, Ulverston, Ripon, Bradford and Sheffield in the North to Truro, Aylesbury, Portsmouth and central London … Continue reading →

Construction body launches new database to help companies apply for cash UK construction companies can tap into at least £500m of European funding every year, estimates the Chartered Institute of Building. The institute has said that too few companies are aware … Continue reading →

Secretary of State for Education again uses public platform to accuse profession of getting rich at public expense Secretary of state for education Michael Gove has launched a new attack on ‘award-winning architects’,  singling out Richard Rogers by name. Having twice already enraged … Continue reading →

Heritage Lottery Fund has launched a public consultation on the future of Lottery funding for heritage from 2013-2019, open until 26 April 2011 with online submissions at LINK HLF says: The Government’s announcement of an increase in our share of Lottery good … Continue reading →