Gareth Hoskins takes the prize for most unusual comment made by an architect about themselves after saying he was ‘not tall enough to be Godzilla’.
Peregrines fly in to save Grimshaw ship
Grimshaw’s threatened Ship building in Plymouth could be handed a last-minute lifeline by rare birds.
No Kew to praise the garden bridge
The charity behind plans for London’s controversial Garden Bridge launched a new PR offensive last week.
Birds take a shine to Zaha’s Oxford building
As the wraps come off Zaha Hadid Architects’ long-awaited Middle East Centre at the University of Oxford it appears the curved, funnel-like addition to St Antony’s College has received a harsh verdict from the local wildlife.
Vive the green revolution!
The French government passed a law this week requiring rooftops on new buildings in commercial zones to be partially covered in plants or solar panels.
Things we haven’t lost in the Battersea fire
It’s been a rollercoaster month for the Battersea Arts Centre, which – during the final phases of a £13.3 million restoration led by Haworth Tompkins – saw its Grade II*-listed Grand Hall wrecked by fire.
Royal Festival Hall stands its ground
Conductor Simon Rattle’s comment that London lacks a truly world-class music venue will have irked the capital’s leading concert auditoriums, not least the Royal Festival Hall.
Religious platform
An interesting new theory has emerged about Stonehenge and how it could have supported a circular, wooden platform on top of the monolithic stones
That looks familia – Gaudi chapel to be built in Chile
The Chilean president has given the go-ahead for the construction of a chapel designed by Antoni Gaudí in 1922
Live and let dai – James Bond denied entry to Welsh Assembly
The producers of the new James Bond film have been refused permission to film in the Welsh Senedd building, designed by Richard Rogers.