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Government raids Olympic contingency fund as Lend Lease and ODA struggle to agree contract
The government has raided the Olympic contingency fund to provide £95 million for the construction of the London 2012 village.
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NewsCroydon contest will transform A212 ‘canyon’
An international competition to transform Croydon’s “canyon” – the A212 – will launch on Friday.
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NewsGreen light for TP Bennett's O2 HQ
The TP Bennett-designed O2 UK headquarters in Slough, Berkshire has been granted planning permission.
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New York gives Steven Holl Gold
American architect Steven Holl has been awarded the 2008 Gold Medal Award for Achievement in Architecture by the New York National Arts Club.
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NewsHOK to masterplan Bahrain Water Garden City
HOK is to masterplan the 60ha Water Garden City development in Bahrain for developer Albilad Real Estate.
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NewsCabe design review slams Aukett Fitzroy Robinson’s £450m Birmingham Eastside Locks masterplan
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson’s £450 million masterplan for the Eastside Locks area of Birmingham has been slammed by Cabe, which says it has “fundamental” concerns about the proposal.
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NewsAdjaye's prison bid misses out
Practice's bid for innovative prison scheme in second place 'by a nose'
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron unveils New York residential tower
Swiss duo Herzog & de Meuron has unveiled these designs for a landmark skyscraper in New York.
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NewsKuhne says global economic slowdown could boost quality of architecture in Gulf states
According to architect Eric Kuhne, whose firm Eric Kuhne Associates designed Bluewater in Kent, the global economic slowdown could benefit the Gulf region by offering a chance to take stock and return to an architecture inspired by the region itself.
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NewsGrimshaw's Andrew Whalley on designing the EMPAC and the credit crunch (video)
Andrew Whalley, managing partner of Grimshaw’s New York office on designing the new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Centre in Albany and why Grimshaw is expanding despite the credit crunch.
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NewsPaphos airport is ready to open
The new Paphos International Airport in Cyprus, designed by Pascall & Watson Architects with Canadian designer Stantec, has been completed for Hermes Airports.
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Libeskind address to Seoul Design Olympiad calls for architectural ‘breakthrough’
Daniel Libeskind has called for the city of Seoul to find a new approach to its development.
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Gulf Awards shortlist announced
Foster & Partners, Gensler and Hopkins have been shortlisted in the Architect of the Year category at the inaugural Gulf Awards, run by sister magazines Building Design and Building.
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Adjaye to design two Washington libraries
David Adjaye is to design two £5.5 million ($9.5 million) public libraries in Washington DC.
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NewsUN Studio designs £255 million museum for Dubai
UN Studio architect Ben van Berkel flew to Dubai last week to discuss this £255 million Museum of Middle Eastern Modern Art (Momema).
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NewsAccordia wins the Stirling Prize
Accordia in Cambridge by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, Alison Brooks Architects and Maccreanor Lavington has won the 2008 Stirling Prize.
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Candy buys Noho Square development from Icelandic bank
Christian Candy has stepped in to save Make’s £200 million Noho Square scheme from potential collapse after its major backer, Icelandic bank Kaupthing, was nationalised and its UK arm put into administration this week.
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NewsFoster’s £20m Zénith scales the heights in Saint-Etienne
Zénith, a new £20 million performance venue by Foster & Partners, opened in Saint-Etienne, France, on Monday.
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NewsLords call for design to be at heart of planning bill
Design quality must be placed at the heart of the new planning bill, peers in the House of Lords demanded this week.
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NewsRogers’ east London Wood Wharf masterplan wins outline planning consent
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ Wood Wharf masterplan for the Isle of Dogs in east London has won outline planning approval.