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NewsArchitects sought for Titanic show
Fancy appearing on TV? Channel 4 is looking for architects to form part of an on-camera construction team, as they attempt to recreate the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship.
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HCA announces Kickstart funding for 3,500 homes
The Homes & Communities Agency has announced a further £153 million in funding under its Kickstart programme.
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NewsAnger over efforts to stop Milton Keynes centre listing
A campaign to prevent the listing of the Central Milton Keynes shopping centre has prompted an angry reaction from the 1970s building’s original architects
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NewsNew call for inquiry into Brent Cross Cricklewood
Opponents of the £4 billion Brent Cross Cricklewood masterplan by Allies & Morrison have pledged to step up their campaign by asking the government to hold a public inquiry into the project
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Chelsea Barracks' chapel will not be listed
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has refused to list the Victorian former Guards Chapel on London’s Chelsea Barracks site.
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Howells for arboretum
Glenn Howells Architects has won the competition to design the £8 million visitors centre for the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire
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Triskelion sues for hospital costs
The team appointed as preferred bidder to build a BDP-designed PFI hospital in Leicester which was subsequently cancelled has launched legal action to reclaim millions of pounds in costs
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NewsTonkin Liu’s seafront wave plan echoes the white cliffs of Dover
London-based practice Tonkin Liu has won planning permission for its £2 million scheme to overhaul the seafront at Dover in Kent
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NewsLiverpool says yes to boutique hotel
A £14 million hotel for Liverpool, designed by local architect Falconer Chester Hall, has been given the all clear by council planners
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Form promenade given green light
Form Associates’ plans for a pedestrian promenade and public realm area in front of the Imperial War Museum North in Salford are taking shape after Trafford Council granted the scheme full planning permission
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NewsBrian Anson 1934-2009
Brian Anson, who died last week-end in France, was part of the late 1960s Greater London Council team dreaming up new uses for Covent Garden after the market moved out to Nine Elms
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Funds for tactile planning model
Knott Architects and Planning Aid for London have received government funding for a scheme to help visually impaired people understand how the planning process works and how they can get involved in planning decisions
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Blind people ‘need 60mm kerbs’
Kerbs need to be 60mm or higher before blind people can reliably detect them, according to research by UCL for the charity Guide Dogs
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NewsBirmingham Council approves Mecanoo library
Planning permission was today granted for Mecanoo’s £193 million Library of Birmingham, a decision hailed by the council as a “massive boost” to its architectural plans.
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NewsStanton Williams kicks off football hub for Hackney
Work starts this week on Stanton Williams’ new community and sports “hub” in Hackney Marshes, near London’s 2012 Olympic Park.
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Architect designs bungalow for 39-stone man
Norwich-based architect Chaplin Farrant has revealed details of its designs for a new home specially suited for a 39-stone man.
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NewsDevelopers warn on zero carbon targets
Britain’s biggest property developers have questioned new carbon emissions targets proposed by the the UK Green Building Council.