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NewsForeign Office sharply criticised over embassy buildings
A new report by the National Audit Office has condemned the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for wasting millions of pounds on its embassy buildings.
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National Trust restores power to the people
The National Trust has launched a strategy to counter the perception that it is “some sort of exclusive club for connoisseurs”.
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NewsParadise in Birmingham
Consultation began this week on an urban masterplan for Birmingham by Glenn Howells Architects.
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Job agency Adrem resurrected under new name
Collapsed recruitment agency Adrem is back up and running, and now trading as Adrem Group.
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News3DReid's Western Isles schools win go-ahead
3DReid has won planning permission and listed building consent for five schools on five different sites as part of the £60 million Western Isles Schools Project in Scotland.
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ODA reveals £21m increase in Olympics costs
The Olympic Delivery Authority has revealed a £21 million increase in the anticipated final cost of the delivery of the 2012 Olympics.
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Report into Camberwell tower block fire won’t be ready till June
A police investigation into the causes of a fatal fire which ripped through a London tower block will not be finished until June.
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NewsAlison Brooks and HTA to revamp Ealing estate
HTA and Alison Brooks Architects are part of a team picked to regenerate a rundown housing estate in west London.
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NewsLeach Rhodes Walker reveals latest designs for Liverpool tower
Leach Rhodes Walker has revealed new images of its £130 million tower for the centre of Liverpool.
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NewsScott Tallon Walker unveils pictures of Bedford school
Scott Tallon Walker Architects has unveiled pictures of its completed £1.5 million St Thomas More Catholic Upper School activity centre in Bedford.
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Minister announces 600 eco-town show homes
Housing Minister John Healey has announced plans to build more than 600 “eco show homes” to demonstrate the attractions of living in one of the planned eco-towns.
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NewsTurley Associates to redevelop former home of the Chocolate Orange
A scheme by masterplanner Turley Associates to turn the former home of the Terry’s Chocolate factory in York into a mixed-use scheme has been given the green light by city planners – despite Cabe objections.
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NewsArchitects called on to enter Grand Design Awards 2010
The deadline is looming for this year’s Grand Design Awards which will be hosted by TV presenter Kevin McCloud.
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NewsBoyes Rees new Welsh laboratory opens
A £6 million laboratory building designed by Boyes Rees Architects has opened at Glamorgan University.
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Firms start work on new masterplan for London’s Manor House
Landolt & Brown and AZ Urban Studio have started work on a masterplan for the rundown Manor House area of east London.
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Demolition starts for tallest tower
Demolition work has begun to make way for the Architects Design Group’s £89 million Oceanique development in Plymouth, which will be the tallest building in the South-west.
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NewsCabe refuses to reveal identities of round one Kickstart schemes
Government design watchdog Cabe was under mounting political pressure today after blocking a Freedom of Information request made by BD about the government’s £1 billion Kickstart stimulus programme.
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NewsPolyark this week:The Great Central Railway, Strathclyde and Valencia
In every Monday's newsletter we will be keeping you regularly updated with the highlights of what happening on Polyark, the newly launched student networking site.
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NewsAnshen & Allen cancer centre opens
An £80 million cancer centre designed by Anshen & Allen has opened on London’ Harley Street.
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Lend Lease boss to chair UK Green Building Council
The chief executive of developer Lend Lease’s European arm Lend Lease has been appointed chairman of the UK Green Building Council.