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Hodge criticised over heritage bill
Culture minister Margaret Hodge has been slated by MPs over the draft heritage protection bill, which they claim will cost far more to implement than claimed and is badly undermined by a lack of local authority skills.
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NewsBSF ‘fails to tackle outdoor space’
The government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future Programme has been slammed as a “gross missed opportunity” for outdoor space and landscaping by a leading landscape architect.
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NewsING drops Gehry scheme
Frank Gehry’s £290 million King Alfred scheme in Hove looks likely to be abandoned after investor ING Real Estates withdrew backing.
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NewsCanalside scheme launched
Stiff & Trevillion Architects has completed the mixed-use Portobello Dock scheme for developer Derwent London.
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Mayor moves on Waterloo towers
Boris Johnson has branded as “unacceptable” proposals for three Allies & Morrison-designed towers to be built close to Waterloo Station.
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NewsRIAS grants honorary fellowships
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has made Robin Harper (right) and Dame Barbara Kelly (centre) honorary fellows.
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ID:SR appointed for Media City UK
ID:SR, the interior design team at Sheppard Robson, has been appointed to design the interior workspaces of the BBC’s Media City UK broadcast centre at Salford Quays.
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Pender to head Heriot-Watt school
Heriot-Watt University has appointed Gareth Pender as head of the School of the Built Environment.
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NewsElephant plaza dispute resolved
One of most significant schemes in the regeneration of London’s Elephant & Castle will go ahead after a dispute between the developer and Southwark Council was resolved.
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NewsAukett shifts staff to focus on work in Middle East
Architectural giant Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has moved 30 of its design staff to work on projects in the Middle East.
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NewsWeston pier pavilion owners vow to rebuild
The owners of Weston-super-Mare’s grade-II listed Grand Pier have vowed to rebuild its famous pavilion after it was destroyed by fire on Monday.
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NewsGovernment sets out eco-town standards
The government has set out standards for eco-towns that require all buildings in an eco-town to be zero-carbon and 40% of land to be designated as green space.
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NewsThe Public lures retail
Lyons Sleeman Hoare and Tesco have submitted a major mixed-use scheme in West Bromwich for outline planning.
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NewsChilterns gets sett
Lewis & Hickey has won planning permission for this 370sq m private house in the Chilterns.
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NewsHotel plan for ‘at risk’ Manchester fire station
One of Manchester’s “best loved landmarks” is to be transformed into a hotel under a £30 million scheme by Purcell Miller Tritton.
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NewsSave offers alternative to Pathfinder home razing
Mark Hines Architects has teamed up with Save Britain’s Heritage on a proposal aimed at stopping the demolition of 400 houses in east Manchester.
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Seven listed for Douglas Crossing
The RIBA has announced that seven teams are competing to design the River Douglas crossing near Preston, Lancashire.
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Camden’s streets set for makeover
Camden Council in London has unveiled the first stage of plans to improve the Camden Town area.
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NewsGlasgow scheme gets green light
Architect SMC Hugh Martin has received planning permission for this £130 million office development in Glasgow.
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Olympic screens plan ‘like Currys’
Cabe has objected to plans to erect up to 60 giant television screens as permanent installations in cities and towns in time for the 2012 Olympics.