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NewsPFS to give schools design threshold
Partnerships for Schools has confirmed it will introduce a minimum design standard to boost the calibre of schools in the £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme.
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Croydon considers appeal after new blow to Gateway
Croydon Council is considering a last-ditch appeal to push through plans by Michael Aukett Architects for the area’s Gateway site after another setback to its proposals.
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NewsHOK’s black granite embassy set to battle the elements in Jakarta
HOK has released the first images of its design for the British Embassy in central Jakarta, Indonesia.
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NewsReach for the stars
New York-based Evolo Architecture, an international collective of architects, has published a book on the future of the skyscraper, presenting the best projects arising from an ideas competition the firm has been running annually since 2006.
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Next step of regeneration signed
Southwark Council in London has signed a partnership agreement with developer Lend Lease to secure the next stages in the £1.5 billion transformation of Elephant & Castle.
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NewsGateway interchange pair picked
Atkins Urban Design and Grimshaw Architects have been chosen to draw up the masterplan for a transport interchange for the Thames Gateway in Barking.
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Cabe on attack over Halifax bid
Cabe’s design review panel has slammed proposals by Harris Partnership for a mixed-use scheme in Halifax.
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NewsCarbon Challenge team nominated
Architect Brown Smith Baker, Morris Homes and Gentoo Homes have been selected as the preferred development team for the first phase of Peterborough’s South Bank redevelopment, part of English Partnerships’ Carbon Challenge.
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NewsMalcolm Fraser to redevelop Stromness pierhead
Edinburgh-based Malcolm Fraser Architects has endured an emotional rollercoaster of a week, scooping an international RIAS competition while also being forced to make a quarter of its staff redundant.
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NewsEH chairman Sandy Bruce-Lockhart dies of cancer
English Heritage chairman Sandy Bruce-Lockhart has died of cancer, aged 66.
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NewsRogers' "cheese grater" melts under the crunch
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ 47-storey “cheese grater” tower in the City of London has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.
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NewsScottish firm designs China memorial
Scottish architect Sutherland Hussey is designing a 10ha memorial park for the 20,000 people killed in the earthquake which devastated China’s Sichuan province in May.
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RyderHKS splits back into separate firms
Joint venture RyderHKS International has split up, seven years after Ryder Architecture and American firm HKS joined forces.
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NewsArchitect amused by 'can of ham' nickname
Developer Targetfollow is awaiting approval from the City of London to build a 90m tall skyscraper in the shadow of Foster & Partners’ Gherkin building on St Mary’s Axe.
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Credit crunch threatens two major tower schemes
The future of two multi-million pound tower projects is hanging in the balance as a result of the UK’s worsening credit crunch.
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NewsHeavyweights back Blears on Smithfield
Terry Farrell and George Ferguson have joined English Heritage in calling on the City of London to support a “creative” re-use for Smithfield Market.
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Carbon emissions in UK housing faces scrutiny
The UK Green Building Council has launched a major study to find ways to reduce carbon emissions from the country’s existing housing stock.