All Building Design articles in 13 August 2010
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NewsArchial shares nosedive over poor results and unpaid taxes
Archial has seen its share price tumble after announcing it is negotiating with HM Revenue & Customs about when to pay back unpaid tax.
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NewsMeier's house for Rowan Atkinson wins approval
A controversial modern house by American architect Richard Meier for the actor Rowan Atkinson has been given the go-ahead.
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NewsHaworth Tompkins' Everyman wins planning
Haworth Tompkins’ £28 million redevelopment of Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre has won planning.
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NewsDundee Victoria and Albert Museum proposals to go on show
The shortlisted firms vying to design an outpost for the Victoria and Albert Museum at Dundee will put their proposals on show next month.
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NewsDiller Scofidio and Renfro scoop Broad museum
Art collector and philanthropist Eli Broad has finally named US practice Diller Scofidio and Renfro as the architects for his museum of contemporary art in downtown Los Angeles.
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NewsVan Egeraat wins permission for six storey residential building in St Petersburg
The urban planning council in St Petersburg in Russia has approved a concept design by Eric van Egeraat for a six storey residential building on the banks of the historic Moika River.
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NewsRIBA Trust hosts Christophe Egret's drawing expedition event at Venice
The RIBA Trust is to host a drawing expedition event curated by Christophe Egret of Studio Egret West at the British Pavilion in Venice as part of this year’s architecture biennale.
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NewsAffordable housing scheme in Brighton wins planning
Atkins Blair Ings Richardson Architects has won planning permission for an affordable housing scheme in Brighton after five years, three separate applications, two public enquires and significant design changes.
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NewsTwo new bridges planned for Olympic site
Allies & Morrison has drawn up proposals for two new bridges that will take walkers and cyclists into the site of the 2012 games.
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NewsStudy to explore adding Crossrail station at Kensal Rise
Kensington & Chelsea Council has authorised a £55,000 feasibility study into building an extra Crossrail station in west London.
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NewsFirst images of Fretton work at Venice
Tony Fretton and collaborator Mark Pimlott have unveiled the first images of their installation at the Venice Biennale.
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NewsBennetts completes Stratford upon Avon theatre revamp
Bennetts Associates’ £112.8 million transformation of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon has reached practical completion.
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NewsLewisham Council backs PRP almshouses scheme
PRP’s proposal for a series of almshouses in south-east London has been backed by council planners.
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NewsFoster and Koolhaas unveil rival schemes for Hong Kong cultural district
OMA and Foster & Partners have revealed images and details of their conceptual masterplans for a major new £1.8 billion (HK$21.6 billion) arts district in Hong Kong.
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FeaturesBiennale iPhone app reviewed: maps useful, but functionality misses a trick
The Venice Architecture Biennale iPhone app has been launched to ease the journey from one pavilion to another, help visitors manage the hectic schedule of events, and find and book restaurants.
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NewsEx-Jefferson Sheard staff will not receive all of missing cash, says administrator
Employees owed thousands of pounds following the collapse of architect Jefferson Sheard have been told they can expect to be left out of pocket.
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NewsNightingales' Blackpool school survives BSF cull
Nightingales has managed to salvage work from the wreckage of its first Building Schools for the Future contract, which it won just 72 hours before the government scrapped the initiative.
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NewsChurchill Hui homeless centre opens in Brent
Churchill Hui Architects’ new centre for homeless people in north London has opened.
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NewsBDP to look at ways of regenerating Lancashire town
BDP has been asked to carry out a regeneration study for Rawtenstall in Lancashire.
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FeaturesHow British practices are changing the face of Libya
As BD reported in our last issue firms are increasingly looking abroad to find work during the recession, and Libya and Brazil are two of the most popular countries.