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NewsMoscow goes fruity
Foster & Partners has revealed its latest scheme in Russia, a bold mixed-use building for central Moscow, dubbed Project Orange.
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NewsRIBA backs down as Freemasons defy rule
RIBA president Sunand Prasad seeks compromise after new rule on declaring affiliations fails
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NewsFoster’s Orange would squash Soviet masterpiece
Russian architecture experts have condemned an iconic design by Norman Foster because it involves the replacement of a Soviet-era building considered by some as the “best in Moscow”.
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NewsPractices ‘at risk from the crunch’
Architectural practices are at greater risk of being sued by contractors and developers because of the strains of the credit crunch, a leading insurance company warned this week.
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NewsAquatics budget comes in at £303m
The Olympic Delivery Authority has revealed a final budget of £303 million for Zaha Hadid’s 2012 Aquatics Centre.
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Rollercoaster inferno
The oldest rollercoaster in Britain has been razed to the ground in what police are describing as an arson attack.
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NewsHouse approved after three years, two redesigns and public inquiry
Theis & Khan Architects has won planning permission for a private house in Stoughton, Leicester, on appeal following a three-year planning battle.
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PRP looks to Europe for eco-town inspiration
Housing practice PRP has revealed a major bid to win eco-town work following the government’s announcement that 15 sites have been shortlisted.
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Prasad joins the eco-town dozen
RIBA president Sunand Prasad will sit on a panel of experts charged with shaping the future of the 10 planned eco-towns, the government announced this week.
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NewsOMA reveals waterfront design
OMA has revealed images of its Bryghusgrunden project in Copenhagen
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Central St Martins wins approval
Stanton Williams’ £180 million design for the new Central St Martins college campus has become the first phase of the massive King’s Cross redevelopment to win planning consent.
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NewsRogers submits barracks revamp
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ masterplan (pictured) for Chelsea Barracks development in west London has been submitted for planning.
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NewsThis was the Smithsons’ vision for Robin Hood Gardens, what’s yours?
BD and the Architecture Foundation release the brief for the competition to rethink Robin Hood Gardens
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NewsLiverpool ‘not as good as Dubai’ remark sparks row
Architects and planners have slammed as “ignorant” comments made by urban regeneration company Liverpool Vision suggesting that the city council should accept architecture below the standard of that found in Dubai.
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NewsWatchdogs roll over in name of progress
Bosses at three of the UK’s four design watchdogs have met in Belfast in a sign of increasing collaboration.
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NewsMarks Barfield south London BSF school opened
Schools secretary Ed Balls has opened the £7.6 million Michael Tippett School in south London, designed by Marks Barfield.
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Brighton design clash forces collaboration
Plans for a Wilkinson Eyre-designed hotel on Brighton’s seafront look set to force the architect into an unusual collaboration with Allies & Morrison because of an apparent design clash.
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NewsV&A hosts wonder wall
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is the inspiration for CJ Lim’s installation, Seasons Through the Looking Glass, which opened last week at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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NewsScheme tailored to Muslim faith
An innovative sheltered housing scheme for older people in Bristol has been completed by Quattro Design Architects.
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Materials giant joins green lobby
The world’s largest construction materials group has joined the UK Green Buildings Council (UK GBC).