All articles by James Rose – Page 4
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Foster to open new office in Istanbul
Foster & Partners’ bid for global domination in architecture has gathered pace with the opening of a new office in Turkey.
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NewsClass not colour, says Prasad
Richard Rogers’ call for ‘positive action’ to encourage more diversity is contested by RIBA president-elect
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News24-hour boat party people
James Rose was at Cowes last weekend for construction industry regatta Little Britain, looking forward to genteel boating and industry chit-chat. He found a whirlwind of tough competition and gruelling late nights
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Hyams leaves Aedas in dispute over studio role
Design director’s desire for unit’s autonomy led to clash
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Anger as Bristol council scraps framework
Architects in Bristol have condemned their city council after it took applications for an architects framework but cancelled the scheme a month later.
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NewsPark Hill estate saved from the bulldozers
Sheffield’s growing reputation as an architectural hotspot was sealed this week with planning permission for Hawkins Brown and Studio Egret West’s revamp of the grade II* listed Park Hill housing estate.
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Reform group welcomes new Arb chief executive
The appointment of new Arb registrar and chief executive Alison Carr has been welcomed by both chairman Humphrey Lloyd and Arb Reform Group leader George Oldham.
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NewsTfL heritage adviser aims to banish roads ‘mayhem’
Architects have found an unlikely ally in their ongoing battle with traffic engineers. Transport for London’s newly appointed heritage adviser has pledged to create pedestrian-friendly shared public spaces across the capital.
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New Orleans jeopardised by shortage of planners
A shortage of planning officers is jeopardising the reconstruction of New Orleans nearly a year after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and killed more than 1,300 people last August.
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TechnicalPlaying the games
The London Olympics promise a wealth of new projects, but architects waiting for information deserve a medal for patience
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NewsManchester proposal axed
A competition to design a new building in a prominent location in St Peter’s Square, Manchester, has been scrapped following the selection of GMW Architects and Sheppard Robson as joint winners.
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Mayor ready for rows with boroughs over new powers
Ken Livingstone has braced himself for “spectacular rows” with the London boroughs, and pledged to use his new planning powers to force them to accept development whether they like it or not.
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Supermarkets choose timber
Supermarket giants Tesco and Asda are planning to replace their standard steel frames with timber in selected new stores to reduce their ecological footprint.
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NewsRenault Centre seeks one careful owner
A careful owner, preferably an architecture or design practice, is being sought to occupy Norman Foster’s iconic Renault Centre in Swindon after its future was secured through a new restoration scheme.
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Architects back RIBA in anti-nuclear stance
Leading architects have joined the RIBA in condemning the government’s lurch towards a new generation of nuclear power stations, set out in this week’s energy review.