All Building Design articles in 10 July 2009
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Construction college students protest over axed rebuilding programme
More than 30 students from the National Construction College have demonstrated at the House of Commons against cuts to the college’s rebuilding programme.
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Government names first four eco-towns
The government has announced the location of the first four eco-towns.
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Lottery cash to boost heritage skills training
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced a £7.3 million cash injection to develop 1,000 paid training opportunities in the area of heritage skills.
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Olympics sponsorship shuts out small firms
Appointments branded a stitch-up after 2012 ‘work in kind’ deals
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Government cuts threaten Tate and British Museum extensions
Proposed extensions to the British Museum by Rogers Stirk Harbour, and Tate Modern by Herzog & de Meuron, are under threat after the government admitted it could not guarantee funding for arts developments.
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Bridge and car park feature on Yorkshire awards shortlist
A Sheffield car park designed by Allies & Morrison and a footbridge featured in Channel 4’s the Castleford Project are among 16 projects shortlisted for the RIBA White Rose Awards.
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Austin-Smith Lord designs environmentally advanced Lancashire sixth-form centre
Austin-Smith Lord’s Liverpool office has submitted plans for a £7 million sixth-form centre in Accrington, Lancashire.
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Competitions
To Let: office space, London W1
Conservation charity The Georgian Group has 1,200 sq ft of office space available on the third floor of an elegant Grade I listed Georgian townhouse overlooking Fitzroy Square.
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Herzog & de Meuron’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ wins RIBA Lubetkin award
Herzog & de Meuron’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ stadium in Beijing has beaten off competition from the likes of Foster & Partners and Sauerbruch Hutton to win the RIBA’s prestigious Lubetkin Prize.
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Arts Council shake-up cuts offices and staff
Arts Council England has responded to mounting criticism by announcing an organisational restructure that it claims will save £6.5 million a year.
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Tributes paid to modest modernist HT Cadbury-Brown
Tributes have poured in for HT (Jim) Cadbury-Brown, who died last week at the age of 96.
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Dutch firm OKRA scoops Croydon competition
Dutch landscape architect OKRA has won a major competition to redesign the traffic-clogged roads which separate Croydon Station from the town centre.
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ECD’s Shepherd's Bush retrofitting scheme unveiled
Project set to become largest expanse of solar panelling in London
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Prince and SPAB – offending foreword revealed
The controversial views on restoration put forward by Prince Charles which led him to fall out with the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings were today revealed.
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Go-ahead for Bond Bryan’s ‘liquourice allsort’ sixth form centre
Hammersmith & Fulham Council has approved to Bond Bryan’s “liquorice allsorts” sixth form centre for a west London school.
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Elephant & Castle redevelopment in question as council reviews options
Southwark Council is reviewing the future of the £1.5 billion redevelopment of Elephant & Castle.
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Multimedia
BD Podcast: The Commonwealth Institute saga, Carmody Groakes’ 7/7 memorial.
This week the BD team is joined by Brian Waters of the ACA to chew the fat over the continuing Commonwealth Institute saga and the recently unveiled 7/7 memorial by Carmody Groake.
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Confidence is returning to the profession, survey claims
June results of the RIBA future trends survey suggests downturn is bottoming out
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Review
BD's guide to your cultural week- July 13 to July 19
This week’s cultural guide includes a chance to look at student proposals for a new international Parliament building in Ashford, or why not catch the second part of the New Designers exhibition in Islington. Or for something for the tourist in you, see London by Route Master with the Design ...
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Rogers Stirk Harbour to design Mexico City office tower
Rogers Stirk Harbour has been chosen to design a new headquarters building in Mexico City.