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The C20 Society has reported its delight that No 1 Poultry, designed by James Stirling Michael Wilford and Associates, has been listed at Grade II*, following the C20 Society’s successful legal challenge of the Secretary of State’s earlier refusal to list … Continue reading →

Civic Voice have announced new appointments for vice presidents and board chair, as Baroness Andrews, Sir Terry Farrell, Laura Sandys and former Chair, Freddie Gick have all been appointed vice-presidents of the charity. Civic Voice writes: Civic Voice – the … Continue reading →

On 24 May, Civic Voice handed out 11 awards to a variety of high quality schemes and projects from across England, with the Master’s House, Ledbury, winning in the Restoration Category Civic Voice writes: The Civic Voice Design Awards give communities … Continue reading →

Writing in The Spectator, Jonathan Meades explores the subject of The Twentieth Century Society’s conference on 21 May 2016. Meades notes :   ‘It will, no doubt, soon be the turn of postmodern buildings to feel the rough buss of the … Continue reading →

Civic Voice has announced the shortlist for the second annual Civic Voice Design Awards as 16 schemes from across England have been shortlisted by the expert Judging Panel for their positive impact on the local community and design quality. Civic … Continue reading →

Civic Voice has announced the shortlist for the second annual Civic Voice Design Awards, with sixteen projects from across England highlighted. Civic Voice writes: Civic Voice, the national charity for the civic movement, has today announced the shortlist for the … Continue reading →

Sir Laurie Magnus (Chairman of Historic England, Dr Loyd Grossman CBE (Chairman of the Heritage Alliance) and Sir Terry Farrell, CBE (Architect) have issued an open letter calling for a clear strategy on tall buildings for London, and Historic England … Continue reading →

PLACE Alliance – England’s link group for ‘place-related’ interests, of which IHBC is a member – has released a new manifesto called ‘Artists & the Arts in Placemaking’, calling for the importance of culture in placemaking to be recognised and … Continue reading →

The Civic Voice has released the shortlist of candidates for its awards in the three categories of restoration, public realm and new buildings.  The Civic Voice writes: Civic Voice – the national charity for the civic movement – has today … Continue reading →

One of the innovative actions proposed as part of the Farrell Review is due to be launched  later this year, with PLACE professionals being embedded in local authorities.  Tony Finn of the GLA advocated the proactive planning and public service … Continue reading →

Placemaking and built environment policy are to be explored in a House of Lords select committee after the general election as a bid for the new, cross-party select committee was submitted by Baroness Janet Whittaker, the vice-chair of the All-Party … Continue reading →

The Place Alliance – a link group inspired by the Farrell Review’s ‘PLACE’ agenda, which also highlights the central role of conservation in place-making – is seeking your input into an urban design and built environment mapping exercise through a … Continue reading →

The Silver Jubilee Cup has been awarded to the Central Govan Action Plan at the RTPI Awards for Excellence, and the winners of all twelve awards for project schemes as well as individual and team excellence took place in London … Continue reading →

The Landscape Institute (LI) and Ecobuild, with support from the Mayor of London and London Borough of Newham, have launched ‘The Royal Docks Ideas Competition’ to find innovative design proposals that would transform the Royal Docks into a multi-functional ‘liveable’ … Continue reading →

The Heritage Alliance (THA) has called for a new ‘Vision Statement’ on the Historic Environment (HE) for England in its response to the Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment. THA writes: The original Statement, published in 2010, made … Continue reading →

The Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC), the professional body for the UK’s built environment conservation specialists, has welcomed the launch by England’s Culture and Creative Industries Minister, Ed Vaizey, of a new review of architecture and the built environment, … Continue reading →