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NewsCepezed lifts curtain on temporary theatre in The Hague
Netherlands-based practice Cepezed has unveiled plans for a temporary 5,000-seat theatre on the Malieveld, a 10ha lawn in The Hague.
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NewsHarry Rich appointed as new RIBA CEO
A former deputy chief executive of the Design Council has been appointed as the new chief executive of the RIBA.
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NewsBoris calls for London public space ideas
Mayor Boris Johnson has called on London boroughs to submit their ideas for revitalising public spaces in the capital as part of his Great Spaces initiative.
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Government puts £1.5bn towards new affordable housing
Gordon Brown has pledged £1.5 billion to build an extra 20,000 new affordable homes over two years.
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NewsHeatherwick unveils final design for Shanghai Expo pavilion
Thomas Heatherwick today unveiled the final design for the £13.2 million UK pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.
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NewsO’Donnell & Tuomey wins competition for LSE student centre
Leading Irish practice O’Donnell & Tuomey has won the RIBA’s design competition for a new £21.5 million student centre at the London School of Economics.
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley’s Brighton academy goes on show
Designs by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studio for a new £28 million academy in Brighton have gone on public display ahead of a planning application this summer.
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NewsArchitects on winning Newham bid will have to fight to stay on project
Six architects who have worked on developer Bouygues’ successful bid to regenerate east London’s Canning Town will have to fight to remain on the project.
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NewsWestminster Abbey to launch architectural competition
Westminster Abbey is to launch an architectural competition to design a new £10 million corona for the roof of the building which will be built for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2013.
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NewsCarmody Groarke transforms Natural History Museum gallery
Former Yaya winner Carmody Groarke’ latest project has opened to the public – a temporary gallery conversion at London’s Natural History Museum for a modern art exhibition inspired by Charles Darwin’s book The Expression of Emotions in Man.
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NewsUS construction recovery stalls, according to AIA figures
Hopes for an early recovery of the American construction industry have stalled, according to the latest figures from the American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index.
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NewsLondon Olympics stadium design could change again
Designs for the London 2012 Olympic Stadium could be altered at the last minute amid a major change of plan for the venue in legacy mode.
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Only 13 colleges to receive cash following Learning & Skills Council fiasco
Just 13 of 180 college projects will be bailed out following the Learning & Skills Council rebuilding debacle, the organisation has announced.
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NewsNew Robin Hood Gardens residents survey challenges demolition
Council and Homes & Communities Agency committed to bulldozing estate as Twentieth Century Society pledges new fight
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NewsAnger as Crossrail chief questions value of design
Alsop, Ritchie and MacCormac point to Jubilee Line Extension’s legacy
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NewsCourt ruling fails to stop work on Zaha Hadid’s Seville library
Zaha Hadid Architects is to continue working on its €4 million Seville library project, despite a court ruling in favour of local residents who objected to the scheme.
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NewsManchester nixes shared surfaces
Manchester City Council is set to reject official Cabe guidance on street design by refusing to include “shared surfaces” in its new Street Design Manual
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NewsExcluded student wins Kingston place
A student who was kicked out of mainstream education but went on to win a place on Kingston’s Architecture degree course has won a major national award for his efforts
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Architype wins energy prize
Green practice Architype has won the prestigious Ashden Award for sustainable energy
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NewsAukett staff agree to pay cut
Twenty associates follow directors by taking 10% average drop in salary