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NewsSeven shortlisted for Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre refurb
Seven practices, including AHMM and Studio 3, have been shortlisted for the competition to refurbish and update the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.
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Public row over Conran & Partners’ Sheffield tower
A bitter public row has broken out over Sheffield’s £67 million St Paul’s Tower designed by Conran & Partners, in a dispute between developer and council that could leave the residential building unfinished.
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BBC seeks workspace architects
The BBC has issued a notice calling for architects to design the workspaces for its flagship building, Broadcasting House in central London. Sheppard Robson, current architect on the project, is doing some of the fit-out as part of its contract with builder Bovis. The workspace architect would work directly with ...
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NewsBooming Leicester to redevelop
Leicester University has announced a £1 billion redevelopment of its estate by Shepheard Epstein Hunter.
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Mayor under fire on open spaces
The London Assembly has called on mayor Boris Johnson to reverse his decision not to redevelop London’s Parliament Square with a design by DSDHA, Hawkins Brown, and Vogt.
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Recession stalls Wapping HQ
News Corporation has put Future Systems’ design for a new headquarters at Wapping in east London on hold until the market picks up.
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NewsCabe unveils Crossrail design panel
Cabe and Crossrail have announced the full line-up of the review panel that will scrutinise plans and provide advice on the design of new train stations.
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Planning bill gains design safeguards
The government performed an “elegant U-turn” on the planning bill at its third reading in the House of Lords this week, giving local authorities the power to turn down planning applications on the basis of poor design.
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NewsSuperquango could save stalled schemes
Mothballed residential, office and retail schemes across the country could be revived by cash injections from the government’s new Homes & Communities Agency, its chairman has claimed.
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NewsUpset at Follett delisting
Architecture minister Barbara Follett has delisted a London building by Colin St John Wilson, against English Heritage advice.
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NewsNew shades of grey
Duggan Morris Architects has won planning permission for a revised £1.5 million residential scheme in Lewisham, south London, after local opposition led to the withdrawal of an earlier application.
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Tories decry likely axing of heritage bill
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has laid into the government’s policy on heritage following BD’s report that the bill was likely to be dropped from next month’s Queen’s Speech.
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NewsConservation expert Bernard Feilden dies
Conservation expert Bernard Feilden, one of the founders of Feilden & Mawson, died last week at the age of 89.
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Work begins on £30m academy
Work has begun on a £30 million further education building in Bristol by local firm AWW.
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Pylons removed from 2012 site
Work has begun on the removal of 52 pylons that dominate the site for London’s Olympic Park between Hackney and West Ham.
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Entry call for school awards
Architects have been invited to enter next year’s British Council for School Environments’ Industry Awards.
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NewsRIBA to refurb HQ roof terraces
A competition to redesign three roof terraces at the RIBA’s London headquarters at 66 Portland Place has been launched.