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    Materials giant joins green lobby

    2008-04-11T00:00:00Z

    The world’s largest construction materials group has joined the UK Green Buildings Council (UK GBC).

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    Fast and loose is key to contest

    2008-04-11T00:00:00Z

    A contest is offering unrecognised architects the chance to see their experimental work built.

  • The ODA says photos show the site is ready for construction.
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    ODA declares site ‘clean and clear’

    2008-04-11T00:00:00Z

    The Olympic Delivery Authority this week handed over the sunken site of the 2012 stadium to the design and build team, claiming that the project will now start on site three months early.

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    This week

    2008-04-11T00:00:00Z

    This week’s ups and downs

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    Tories pledge to appoint government chief architect

    2008-04-11T00:00:00Z

    NEWS: Shadow culture secretary Ed Vaizey proposes chief architect as national design champion OPINION: An adviser Brown won't want DEBATE: Do we need a chief architect?

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    Three towns picked to receive Cabe seaside cash

    2008-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Blackpool, Dover and Torbay are the first seaside towns to benefit under Cabe’s £45 million regeneration project, culture secretary Andy Burnham has announced, amid debate over whether the grant can make a real impact.

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    Hadid wins Vilnius Guggenheim

    2008-04-10T12:02:00Z

    Zaha Hadid has won the competition to design the new Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, beating Daniel Libeskind and Massimiliano Fuksas

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    That’s snow business

    2008-04-10T00:00:00Z

    Hugh Broughton Architects has revealed construction shots of its Halley VI Antarctic station just ahead of the onset of the winter season.

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    Credit crunch could lead to more architects being sued, insurer warns

    2008-04-09T11:06:00Z

    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.Howden, an insurance broker which specialises in architectural professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies, said on Monday that clients would look for any way ...

  • Kengo Kuma's villa at Next-Gene20 on the island of Taiwan
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    First images of Taiwan architect-designed villas released

    2008-04-08T13:36:00Z

    MVRDV, Kengo Kuma and Julien De Smedt are among the 20 architects designing 20 villas on the island of Taiwan. The Spaniard Fernando Menis, Berlin and LA based Graft, as well as 10 Taiwanese practices are among the other architects taking part.The first images of their designs for Next-Gene20 have ...

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    Blackpool, Dover and Torbay are first to benefit from Cabe seaside cash

    2008-04-07T17:21:00Z

    Culture secretary Andy Burnham announces the first seaside towns to benefit from Cabe’s £45 million regeneration project, amid questioning as to whether the sums can have any real impact.The Sea Change scheme, which also involves English Heritage, Arts Council England and lottery bodies, will see £15 million delivered each year ...

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    Biggest-ever building in City enrages Barbican residents

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    KPF’s plans for the largest single building in the City of London have sparked fury among residents of the nearby Barbican.

  • Libeskind’s design for the City University of Hong Kong.
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    Libeskind working on building in Hong Kong

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Hypocrisy charge for architect who said he would never work in China

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    Rogers blasts government for ignoring Task Force

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Richard Rogers’ Urban Task Force is still waiting for a government response to a report it released more than two years ago, the architect has revealed.

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    Chipperfield arts quarter masterplan wins in Spain

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Stirling prizewinner David Chipperfield has won an international competition to masterplan a 120,000sq m arts and technology quarter in Segovia, Spain.

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    Pritzker prizewinner Nouvel is set in the City

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    An exclusive new image of Jean Nouvel’s first major project in the City of London was revealed to BD this week as he became only the second French architect to win the Pritzker Prize.

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    Hodge will decide on RHG this month

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has promised to make a decision on the future of Robin Hood Gardens by the end of this month.

  • Battersea: power of the project
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    Viñoly plan catalyst for Thames regen

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Rafael Viñoly’s masterplan for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station will act as a catalyst for the regeneration of a huge swathe of land along the River Thames, developer Real Estate Opportunities claimed this week.

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    HTA links with Farrell

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Housing specialist HTA Architects has teamed up with Terry Farrell as part of a consortium bidding to design and build the government’s proposed eco-towns.

  • Block D of College Hall, showing the added metal-clad storeys which will create a series of penthouses.
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    Conran brings penthouse living to Martin’s Leicester College Hall

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Conran & Partners has revealed its proposed refurbishment of Leicester University’s College Hall buildings, originally designed by Leslie Martin and Trevor Dannatt.