All Building Design articles in 26 May 2006 – Page 2
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News
Four groups shortlisted for delivery of Olympic park
A final shortlist of four consortiums has been announced by the Olympic Delivery Authority for the role of delivery partner on the Olympic Park.
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Delays hit first project in schools programme
The first project in the government's £2.2 billion a year Building Schools for the Future programme has been sent back to the drawing board, highlighting the difficulties faced by the mammoth building programme.
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Opinion
Correction
Northern Edge did not receive a letter from English Partnerships clarifying the reason for its rejection from the 60K house competition, as reported (News May 12).
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RyderHKS wins contract to design Newcastle libraries
Newcastle City Council has awarded a £40.2 million library PFI contract to a consortium led by the Kajima Corporation's European subsidiary with Ryder HKS as architect.
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Opinion
Corb in context
I fully support the initiative (News May 5) to bring a Le Corbusier exhibition to Liverpool 2008, but find the notion of burying his work in Lutyens' crypt alongside former Catholic bishops somewhat of a challenge.
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Tesco pledges to consult locals over new stores
Supermarket behemoth Tesco has launched a publicity drive with a pledge to design its small Express stores to fit in better with local neighbourhoods.
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TechnicalOil coloured office
BP's Canary Wharf offices are lit for productivity, tranquility and the pleasure of passers-by
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NewsCloud descends on City
GLA gives reassurances that Foster/Nouvel scheme will not be blocked by protected views
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Research makes case for land tax
Government set to react to low take-up of Section 106 agreements
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Opinion
Green campaign
"Winning green hearts" (Solutions May 19) implied greater sustainability could be delivered by either regulation or PR. I believe the battle is best served by simultaneously tackling both fronts.
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NewsPark life in Brum
Gardner Stewart Architects has been granted planning permission for its 112-apartment scheme, part of the Park Central urban regeneration project in central Birmingham.
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Studio Egret West brings design flair to Edaw masterplan
Masterplanning giant Edaw has beaten MacCormac Jamieson Prichard and Maxwan to the lead role in masterplanning a £500 million redevelopment of the Holt Town Waterfront on Manchester's city fringe.
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Opinion
When bigger is the opposite of better
Is gigantism a virtue? Apparently, yes. Fewer and bigger organisations has been one of the hallmarks of New Labour and, despite allowing the Home Office to swell like a beached whale, it still believes that big is beautiful.
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Opinion
A real opportunity for better schools
For those working in the design and construction of new schools, the challenges and opportunities of PFI, Building Schools for the Future and other capital funding programmes have created hope and frustration in almost equal measure. Over the last 18 months, School Works and other partners have been canvassing architects, ...
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NewsDesign a base camp for Everest
A design competition, billed as an architectural adventure, begins today. With three diverse briefs run in succession - first to design a base camp for Mount Everest, then an opera house for the Thames Gateway and finally a World Waters Embassy Headquarters in Niger - the Line of Sight ...
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Cabe urges planners to reject bad designs
Cabe chief executive Richard Simmons has called for local planners to show more courage in refusing poorly designed schemes, saying he wants to "puncture the myth that design-based refusal will not be upheld at appeal".
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Architects closer to super-casino jackpot
Simpson, Carey Jones and Chapman Taylor schemes make shortlist
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