Kevin McCloud accused of making ‘poverty porn’
January 27th, 2010Kevin McCloud, presenter of Grand Designs and the Stirling Prize, has managed to annoy the Indian authorities with his latest TV programme…
Kevin McCloud’s happy communities
January 10th, 2010The Grand Designs presenter has returned from a stint in Mumbai’s infamous Dharavi slum, which provided the background for Slumdog Millionaire, with some profound inspiration for the future of Britain’s housing stock…
Calatrava justifies his budget and Holl revels in controversy
August 20th, 2009News Junkie is back with the news round up which today features an Australian ex-Trade Union boss and Calatrava justifying the huge price tag for the World Trade Centre hub.
Plus Stephen Holl enjoying controversy in Norway, the nano homes that could help solve Mumbai’s chronic shortage of affordable housing and why architects need to go back to school.
America’s climate change bill, architectural sudoku spin off and Gehry’s new shack
June 29th, 2009It’s been a busy few days in the architecture journalism world; Frank Gehry, airports in India, an Israeli architect’s Sudoku spin off, America’s Climate Change bill, Guerrilla architects in Sydney…
It’s a bumper edition of international news junkie, but one we hope will leave you very satisfied indeed.
The three R’s of architecture – recession, registration and regeneration
June 8th, 2009The registration debate takes a complicated twist with a story about foreign architects working on projects in Thailand. It looks like there may be change in the law to make the relationship a bit more above board, after one Thai architect registered a complaint about Amanda Levete Architects
Registration also rears its head in Jamaica, where unregistered professionals are breaking the law by submitting building plans for planning.
And the recession shows no signs of easing in Ireland, with architects still suffering huge numbers of job losses.
