Foster+Partners buys back ownership

Sir Norman's Foster + Partners has decided to ditch the role of Chief Executive, replacing it with a more comradely Managing Partner.

English Heritage has re-opened nominations for Blue Plaques in London, more than 18 months after swingeing funding cuts put the kibosh on new badges for buildings, after a single donor provided new funds.

A few weeks after it was reported that top practices Make, Sheppard Robson and AL_A were shedding staff, two more firms appear to be scaling back citing post-Brexit uncertainty.