Business Weekly - Cambridge, UK

The role of concrete in sustainable structures is underestimated according to David Ball, who has been appointed Chairman of the Concrete Bridge Development Group (CBDG). He argues that Britain is missing the opportunity to build iconic landmark structures because of outdated views of concrete.

A £1m initiative to encourage young people from black and ethnic minorities to become architects has been launched by Cambridge-based architects RMJM, as part of an exclusive partnership with the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust.

RMJM, an international architecture firm with U.S. headquarters in New York City, and Harvard University Graduate School of Design will announce today the launch of a $2 million program aimed at tackling a global shortage of architects.

The unique, brass-clad Medway building designed by RMJM has won a 2008 Civic Trust Award. It was praised by the Civic Trust judges as “the flagship building for the University of Kent.”

The subtle curvature of University Campus Suffolk's (UCS) , the first ever for the county, has transformed the waterfront in Ipswich. It was designed by RMJM, in conjunction with Faber Maunsell and Turner Townsend.

The redevelopment of the University of Sheffield's campus moved a step closer to completion this week with the topping out of the Jessop West building.