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Prince Charles under fire over architecture campaign

Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, does not hide his hostility to modern architecture but his longstanding design crusade is now drawing accusations of abuse of power. The prince’s efforts to promote classical designs over modern "carbuncles" have enraged many architects, particularly when he manages to block new projects — interventions that some condemn [...]

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Sydney Opera House architect dies

The Danish architect of the iconic Sydney Opera House, Jorn Utzon, has died at the age of 90, after suffering a heart attack. Mr Utzon, an award-winning architect, put “Denmark on the world map with his great talent,” said Danish Culture Minister Carina Christensen. Having won a competition in 1957 to design the building, he [...]

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Capita Architecture finishes home for BBC’s Welsh orchestra

Capita Architecture has completed the new home of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Cardiff. Hoddinott Hall is named after late Welsh composer Alan Hoddinott, who died in March, and is located next to Capita’s Millennium Centre in Cardiff Bay. The building provides a new ‘multi-purpose’ home for Wales’ symphony orchestra, and includes office [...]

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Future Systems’ Prague library supporter sacked

Future System’s contentious competition-winning Prague library scheme is looking increasingly doubtful after its main supporter was sacked. Vlastimil Jezek, the director of the Czech National Library was dismissed by the country’s ministry of culture amid a firestorm of ongoing arguments over the validity of the international contest and ‘unresolved’ site issues. According to the Prague [...]

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