All Building Design articles in 19 February 2010
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NewsBennetts' Aberdeen health learning centre completes
Bennetts Associates has completed work on the £13.8 million 6,500 sq m Suttie centre for Training and Healthcare at the University of Aberdeen Foresterhill Campus.
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NewsNAO releases damming report on BBC's building programme
The BBC has failed to get good value for money in its redevelopment of key new buildings including Broadcasting House, the National Audit Office claimed today.
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NewsCrease Strickland Parkins' refurbishment of York station
Crease Strickland Parkins has drawn up plans for a new headquarters for York City Council.
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NewsFresh images of New Covent Garden revamp unveiled
Fresh images of the redevelopment of New Covent Garden market, by Foster & Partners and Neil Tomlinson Architects, have been unveiled.
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NewsNew Farrells mixed-use scheme for Marsh Wall
Farrells has unveiled plans for a mixed-use scheme in the shadow of Canary Wharf in east London.
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Finch calls on government to maintain BSF spending
Cabe chairman Paul Finch has called on the government to maintain spending on the £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme.
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AIA billings index drops again
Architecture billings in the US have taken another tumble, with the American Institute of Architect’s billing index falling three points in January.
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NewsLondon's US Embassy: The other designs
The American Embassy has revealed images of all four of the shortlisted schemes for its new home in Battersea, after naming the scheme by Philadelphia based Kieran Timberlake as the winner of the $1 billion project.
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NewsCabe backs Viñoly’s Battersea Power Station scheme
Rafael Viñoly’s design for the £5.5 billion redevelopment of Battersea Power Station has been backed by Cabe’s design review panel.
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NewsEdinburgh's revamped Usher Hall opens to the public
LDN Architects’ scheme for an extension to Edinburgh’s main concert hall will open to the public this week.
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NewsLee Boyd Architects' community hub wins planning
Edinburgh based practice Lee Boyd Architects has won planning permission for a £3 million community hub in Gorebridge, Scotland.
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NewsKieran Timberlake to design new US Embassy
Philadelphia-based practice Kieran Timberlake has won the competition to design Britain’s new US Embassy.
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NewsZaha Hadid reveals designs for Jordanian cultural centre (flythrough)
Zaha Hadid has drawn up plans for a showpiece performing arts and cultural centre in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
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New fund seeks to promote rural design expertise
The government has announced a £1 million funding pot to help rural councils pay for expert advice to design and plan up to 10,000 new homes.
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NewsHodge lists Abbey Road Studios at grade II
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge today spot-listed the world-famous Abbey Road Studios at grade II in response to a public outcry about its possible sale.
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NewsHodge rejects EH's advice to list Slough town hall
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has rejected English Heritage advice on Twentieth Century buildings again and refused to list Slough’s 1937 town hall.
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NewsNouvel's Abu Dhabi Louvre foundations laid
Piling work has started on Jean Nouvel’s Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi.
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Tories would let councils set their own design standards
A decentralised planning system where local authorities each draw up individual architectural and design standards would be introduced under a Conservative government, the party has confirmed.
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Ministry of Sound says Allies & Morrison housing could shut club down
The Ministry of Sound nightclub is objecting to an Allies & Morrison development in south London on the grounds that it could force the world-famous club to close
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NewsHodge to prioritise Abbey Road listing application
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge is urgently considering listing Abbey Road Studios, the government has said.