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NewsGo-ahead for Hopkins Velopark
Hopkins Architects’ 2012 Velopark was approved by the Olympic Delivery Authority planning committee on Tuesday night, the last of the permanent Olympic sporting venues to get the go-ahead.
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NewsMPs angry over fee bill for Stonehenge
MPs have told English Heritage to “get a grip” after it emerged that EH has spent £1.8 million on consultancy fees relating to Stonehenge in the last five years, with nothing to show for it.
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NewsLondon practice is DLR design winner
Weston Williamson has won a Transport for London competition to devise a design approach to redevelop stations on the Docklands Light Railway.
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Residential sector hit worse than expected
The residential construction sector has been hit harder than expected by the financial crash, according to a report by business analyst Experian Construction Forecasts.
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NewsHousing scheme places Hackney church at centre of community
Matthew Lloyd Architects has submitted a planning application for a project in London’s Hackney Wick which would provide community facilities and 30 new homes around a grade II* listed church
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NewsAlsop keeps identity as SMC becomes Archial Group
Architectural giant SMC is changing its name to Archial Group in a major restructuring which will see Will Alsop’s subsidiary operate as a separate brand
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Power says refurb cuts more CO2
Refurbishing old houses rather than building new eco-homes is a better way to reduce carbon emissions in the built environment, Anne Power, professor of social policy at the London School of Economics, has claimed
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NewsClash completes Derby arts hub
The Level Centre (pictured), an arts building for people with learning difficulties, by Clash Architects, has opened in Rowsley, Derbyshire
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Howells wins Newman masterplan
Glenn Howells Architects has won the competition to develop the campus masterplan and associated buildings for Birmingham’s Newman University College, beating BDP and Edward Cullinan Architects among others.
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NewsHalt Hadid Hoxton scheme, says Save
Save Britain’s Heritage has urged communities secretary Hazel Blears to call in Zaha Hadid’s scheme for Hoxton Square in Shoreditch, east London
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NewsOpen design contest for Lightbox pavilion
The Architecture Foundation has launched a competition to design a semi-permanent summer pavilion to sit outside Marks Barfield’s Lightbox gallery in Woking
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NewsRTKL Edinburgh harbour masterplan in for planning
Plans by RTKL to regenerate Edinburgh’s vast harbour — with two new piers, homes, offices and up to five new hotels — have been submitted for planning
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FCB’s Barnstaple college designs
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios’ designs for a £125 million “cathedral of learning” for North Devon College, have been submitted for planning
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Construction orders plummet
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply’s (Cips) UK Construction report has revealed a steep fall in orders and employment levels across the industry.
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Sutton Vane lights up Bolton
A £170,000 lighting scheme by Sutton Vane Architects is to illuminate Bolton’s architectural landmarks at night.
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NewsHolder Mathias’ £80m Neath plan
Holder Mathias Architects has unveiled designs for an £80 million, mixed-use regeneration of Neath, near Swansea
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£4.5m centre for creative industry
Cartwright Pickard Architects has designed a £4.5 million building for London’s East End which will house Metropolitan Works, a creative industries centre.
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Fears over Arts Council policy shift
Architecture centres fear that events focusing on building design will be marginalised in favour of art projects after Arts Council England officially scrapped Architecture Week.