All articles by Helen Crump
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NewsPimlico school’s demolition begins
Demolition has begun at Pimlico school, the brutalist landmark in Westminster which has been the centre of a long-running listing battle. The 1970 school’s swimming pool has already been bulldozed and the iconic Claverton Street entrance is shortly due to be torn down in a move campaigners claim is an ...
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NewsAlsop reveals his new vision for Croydon
Architect to remodel town centre with 30-storey tourist attraction
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NewsDesign Museum eyes up Potters Field
Ian Ritchie’s proposed Potters Field development next to Tower Bridge faces a possible challenge from the Design Museum, which is believed to be interested in the site for its new home.
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NewsLiverpool to issue heritage guide for architects
Liverpool City Council has agreed to create a design framework for its protected waterfront area in a bid to safeguard the city’s world heritage status.
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NewsBSF boss pledges purge on wasted design work
Partnerships for Schools to review procurement process
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NewsHOK Sport in rumpus over new Oval development
Olympic stadium architect HOK Sport has found itself embroiled in a row with south London residents over a proposed £35 million extension to the famous Oval cricket ground.
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NewsHuge Cabe expansion revealed
Massive public cash injection fuels ninefold increase in staffing levels
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FeaturesWind in her sails
Sarah Ashworth of Milliken has gone from novice to LBCC veteran in the past 10 years. She takes over as regatta chairwoman in 2008, just in time to celebrate the event’s 21st year with a fabulous coming of age party
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NewsConsortium move pays off with Bristol PFI success
Practices’ joint venture on coveted Southmead hospital shortlist
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NewsShock as Bath rejects Parry’s museum plan
An expert design panel, whose members include Richard MacCormac, has blamed Bath’s “hostile” traditionalists for the shock rejection of Eric Parry’s landmark extension to the city’s Holburne Museum of Art.
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NewsShared surfaces unsafe, says report
Jan Gehl criticised by his own client for Brighton street scheme
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NewsCasino boom is over... for time being
Architects’ hopes of cashing in on new casino developments were dashed last week after prime minister Gordon Brown announced a policy review on gambling.
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NewsGough quits urban group over awards
Architect says academy favours places ‘conceived in the distant past’
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Architecture Week’s done its job, says Livingstone
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has backed the Arts Council’s shock decision to axe next year’s Architecture Week, claiming the national event has fulfilled its purpose, and instead promising to focus on the London Festival of Architecture.
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NewsHospital robots spark design row
Safety fears challenge Keppie Design’s ‘future for medical architecture’
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NewsYoung firms celebrate Olympic shortlisting
Up-and-coming practices including Softroom, Tonkin Liu and McDowell & Benedetti are celebrating after being shortlisted this week in the design competition for a major Olympic footbridge.
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AnalysisIs your old school holding you back?
Private education still dominates the professions, but how much is architecture affected?
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News‘Icon’ would cure Thames Gateway ills, says panel
The ailing Thames Gateway project should be reinvigorated with a major, iconic building, says a report by a panel of leading architects and other professionals.
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NewsModern methods fail to catch on
Industry failing to adopt faster and cheaper techniques, says report