All Building Design articles in 13 February 2009
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Competitions
To Let: Serviced desk spaces, off Borough High Street
Serviced desk spaces available in friendly open plan office – currently home to three architecture practices. Located off Borough High Street and close to Borough, Southwark and London Bridge tube/train stations.
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News
Scotland's poor jobs outlook exaggerated, say Scottish architects
Leading industry figures in Scotland have poured cold water on reports that up to half of all architects north of the border could lose their jobs as the recession worsens.
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News
Maccreanor Lavington Canning Town project gets go-ahead
Newham Borough Council has approved the first phase of the Canning Town and Custom House regeneration project.
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Review
Goldfinger's architecture with an edge
What kind of personality conjured Alexander Fleming House? Or Balfron Tower? Not a clubbable one, by all accounts.
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News
Row over de-listing of Sandy Wilson building
Co-architect and widow refute evidence that led to minister’s decision
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News
Levete confirms Kaplicky job cuts
Future Systems staff working for the late Jan Kaplicky have been made redundant following talks with the Czech architect’s former partner Amanda Levete.
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Competitions
Office Let: Bright Studio/office Space in Clerkenwell
Either spaces of 500 and 800 sq.ft available, which would suit companies of around of 6 to 8 people. The office/studio let is situated in the heart of Clerkenwell.
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Competitions
Holiday Let - 300 year old Perigourdian Farmhouse, an hour from Bordeaux
This 300 year old Perigourdian Farmhouse is beautifully converted and modernised, sleeping 8-10 in 4 bedrooms, all en-suite. Set in the Dordogne countryside the property offers the perfect French country getaway
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Review
Crossway architect Richard Hawkes' cultural life
On tonight’s Grand Designs, architect Richard Hawkes presents Crossway, his zero-carbon house in Kent. He tells BD about his cultural passions.
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News
Applications for architecture degrees rocket
The number of students applying to study architecture at undergraduate level has rocketed by almost 2000 in a year despite the onset of the recession.
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News
Go-ahead for Carey Jones hotel
Carey Jones Architects’ £20 million office and hotel scheme in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, has won planning permission.
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News
Record fine for misuse of 'architect' title
Acorn Building Design Associates of Mansfield fined over £7,000 by magistrates
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Review
Assessing the Designs of the Year shortlist
How do you assess the relative merits of the latest Prada spring/summer collection, a Radiohead video and the high-speed rail link between London and the channel tunnel?
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News
Half of all small practices short of work
Survey by the RIBA reveals 47% of firms with 11 employees or fewer are “under-employed”
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ARM completes twin projects in Melbourne
Melbourne architect ARM has recently completed two neighbouring projects in its home city.
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News
Islington offers hope for future of Lubetkin health centre
Islington Council has voted to refer the proposed sale of Berthold Lubetkin’s Finsbury Health Centre to health secretary Alan Johnson, raising hopes that the grade I listed building could yet be retained for healthcare use.
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News
RIBA to push architects' role in green retrofitting programme
The RIBA wants to promote the role of architects in the government’s proposal to green all homes by 2030.
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News
Monument reopens after £4.5m refurbishment
The Monument, one of the City of London’s most enduring landmarks, has reopened today after a £4.5 million refurbishment by Julian Harrap Architects.
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Review
BD’s guide to your cultural week: February 16 to 22
From Erno Goldfinger to Richard Hammond, BD's deputy editor Liz Bury rounds-up the best cultural events coming up this week.
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News
Wilkinson Eyre wins go-ahead for £35m Mary Rose museum
Wilkinson Eyre has won planning consent to build a £35 million museum to house the Mary Rose, the 16th century warship.