At least 70 construction workers are missing after a half-built 30-storey office tower in Bangkok collapsed following an earthquake in the region
RetroFirst Stories: how Whiteman Architects is keeping ‘Art Deco vibes’ in house overhaul
Lee Whiteman of Whiteman Architects explains how the practice is extending and overhauling a ‘dated’ 1920s Art Deco house in south-west London
UK-led team wins huge Athens airport job
A team led by UK-based firms Grimshaw and Haptic, working with Greek practice K-Studio, has won the massive project to almost double the capacity of Athens airport
Practice blames PII costs after going under owing £740k
A 50-year-old practice has gone into voluntary liquidation, blaming rocketing cost of Professional Indemnity Insurance
Bell Phillips’ Southwark infill housing approval quashed after legal challenge
Planning permission for a controversial council estate infill scheme in Southwark designed by Bell Phillips has been overturned in the High Court
Studio Egret West and shedkm lodge first homes for £1.4bn Mayfield scheme
Studio Egret West and shedkm have lodged a planning application for the first homes within the £1.4 billion Mayfield regeneration scheme in central Manchester
Adjaye Associates makes £700,000 pre-tax loss
Adjaye Associates has reported a pre-tax loss of £720,000 – a major drop from the £2.5 million profit posted in its previous trading period
ZHA unveils plans for twisting tower on former Soviet military HQ in Tbilisi
Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) has unveiled proposals for a 42-storey tower in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, the practice’s first project in the country
Bell Phillips and Intervention get OK for first homes at Birmingham Smithfield
Bell Phillips and Intervention Architecture have won approval for the first housing within Lendlease’s huge Birmingham Smithfield scheme
Major practices make redundancies
Another two top UK practices, Squire & Partners and Hyphen Architects, are laying off staff as challenging market conditions continue to hit the profession