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NewsBattle brewing over Commonwealth plan
Heritage groups angered as Design Museum scheme seeks to ditch original institute features
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Leeds United plans kick off
KSS has won planning approval to redevelop part of Leeds United Football Club’s stadium
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NewsLights go on at Candle House
A twisting 23-storey residential tower by Carey Jones Architects in Leeds was topped out last week at a ceremony attended by industry and council representatives.
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Watchdog boosts public sector role
Cabe has expanded its support to public sector bodies by adding around 40 design professionals to its enabling panels. The buildings, urban design and homes panel has grown from 162 to 191, while the Cabe Space panel has increased from 110 to 120.The watchdog said the expansion was to reflect ...
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Deluge of entries expected for Glasgow School of Art competition
A competition to design a new building for the Glasgow School of Art has attracted unprecedented levels of interest, with the organiser predicting possible success for a young practice.
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NewsOlympic site hope for Skylon bid
Campaigners behind a plan to recreate Powell & Moya’s iconic Skylon structure have entered into negotiations to find a site for the project in the 2012 Olympic park in Stratford, east London.
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Scottish watchdog could be more like Cabe
The Scottish government has published a report on watchdog Architecture & Design Scotland which proposes a “significant restructuring of the organisation”.
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NewsArup's institute for Manufacturing at Cambridge
The latest addition to the University of Cambridge’s science and technology campus opened its doors last week.
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NewsRMJM's Louisiana cancer research centre on site
RMJM has designed a cancer research centre in New Orleans, which will provide support to residents of Louisiana, the US state with the highest rate of cancer deaths in the country.
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NewsHeritage groups dismayed at Koolhaas's Commonwealth Institute proposal
Battle lines have been drawn over the future of London’s Commonwealth Institute after plans for a radical redevelopment of the grade II* listed building were submitted by Rem Koolhaas and fellow Dutch architect West 8.
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NewsRojkind Arquitectos and BIG win Tamayo museum competition
Mexican practice Rojkind Arquitectos and Danish practice BIG has won a competition to design a new 3,500 sq m branch of the Tamayo Museum on the outskirts of Atizapan, Mexico.
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NewsStern opposition to Atkins' Leicester Square structure
Atkins is facing fierce opposition to its plans for a towering arch for London’s Leicester Square.
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NewsSnohetta wins Mies van der Rohe Award
This year’s Mies van der Rohe Award has been won by Norwegian firm Snohetta for its design for the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in Oslo.
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NewsNorman Foster's recession-defying super yacht launched
A credit crunch-defying ‘super yacht’ designed by Norman Foster has been launched at the Italian port of La Spezia.
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NewsNew flu resource centre designs
Multi-disciplinary firm Morgan Professional Services has revealed images of its £12 million UK stem cell bank and influenza resource centre in South Mimms, Hertfordshire.
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News2012 media centre 'would blight Olympic legacy', says Cabe
Cabe has savaged plans for London 2012’s Olympic media centre, saying it is unable to support the current designs.
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New stats show 861% increase in architects claiming dole
The annual increase in the number of architects claiming job seekers allowance has reached a staggering 861%.
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Aukett Fitzroy Robinson set to lay off staff after predicting a loss
One of the two dedicated architectural practices listed on the London Stock Exchange has said it will be making redundancies because of bigger than expected losses when it publishes its interim results in June.