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  • The demolished cottage in the grounds of Brandlehow School.
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    Developer fined again over Goldfinger cottage

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Heritage group questions approach to ensuring listed structure is rebuilt

  • LRW’s King Edward tower
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    Cabe slams Liverpool scheme as ‘confused’

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Plans to erect Britain’s tallest residential tower on Liverpool’s waterfront are hanging in the balance after a scathing report from Cabe described the scheme as a “confused expression” which should not be approved.

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    Sheffield critical care unit unveiled

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    A cutting-edge critical care department designed by Race Cottam Associates has been unveiled in Sheffield.

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    2012 site unearths Iron Age bones

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Skeletons dating back to the Iron Age have been uncovered in graves on the site of the London 2012 Olympic park.

  • Conran will open the museum.
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    Gordon Russell museum opens

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Terence Conran will today officially open the new Gordon Russell Museum at Broadway in the Cotswolds.

  • Both house and gardens at Great Dixter will benefit from the cash.
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    Great Dixter wins £4m from lottery

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    The Heritage Lottery Fund has contributed £4 million towards a £7 million project to safeguard a grade I listed medieval house and its world famous garden.

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    A rock for Wellington

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Amid the chaotic launch of Heathrow’s £4.3 billion Terminal 5, New Zealand architects Studio Pacific Architecture and Warren Mahoney have revealed their design for a new international terminal at Wellington Airport, dubbed The Rock.

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    Foster and OMA up for Birmingham library

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Seven firms including Foster & Partners, Foreign Office, Hopkins, Wilkinson Eyre and OMA are competing to design a replacement for John Madin’s Library of Birmingham.

  • Flacq’s 23-storey development.
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    Greenwich homes by Flacq win permission

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    A residential development designed by Flacq on the Greenwich Peninsula has won planning permission from the local council.

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    Slowdown threatens housing targets

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the government’s ability to meet its own housing targets after publishing a report showing a dramatic slowdown in the construction industry.

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    Utzon back at the Opera

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Designs to transform the interior of Sydney Opera House have been revealed by architects Jørn Utzon and Richard Johnson.

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    Streets ‘fail pedestrians’ says Cabe

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Most English streets are poorly designed, according to a report, Civilised Streets, published this week by Cabe. The report also advocates shared space and the removal of street furniture.

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    Leisure centre hits new heights

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Powell Dobson’s £32 million redevelopment of Swansea Leisure Centre (pictured) has been officially opened by the Queen.

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    New masterplan for Cambridge

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has resubmitted its masterplan to regenerate a 10.5ha area around Cambridge Station for developer Ashwell.

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    Homeowners reject eco-homes

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Homeowners are put off by the potential cost, appearance and maintenance of zero-carbon homes, a survey has found.

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    Cathy Stewart takes on Europe

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    International firm Woods Bagot has appointed Cathy Stewart (right), a former chair of Women in Property, as head of its education and science sector for Europe.

  • New lease of life: RMJM’s 1967 Royal Commonwealth Pool.
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    Minister rejects Edinburgh pool demolition call

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    £38m refurbishment will go ahead

  • Brisac Gonzalez’s arts building
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    Aberdeen arts centre secures £4m in funding

    2008-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Brisac Gonzalez Architects’ £13 million visual arts building in Aberdeen, which won planning in February, has been awarded a £4 million grant from the Scottish Arts Council, the largest single grant awarded in the latest round of capital lottery funding.

  • SMC Group Managing Director Chris Littlemore
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    SMC Group reports 42% rise in turnover

    2008-04-03T17:22:00Z

    SMC Group has taken another step towards shaking off its image as a troubled firm by reporting a 42% rise in turnover, to £44.2 million, for 2007. The group’s operating loss was reduced by £100,000, to £3 million, for the year.SMC let about 30 people go during the first half ...

  • Should older listed buildings, such as Gibson Mill in West Yorkshire, take priority over 20th Century heritage?
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    Heritage bill could reduce protection of 20th century buildings

    2008-04-03T12:30:00Z

    Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has refused to rule out changing the draft heritage bill to reduce protection for 20th century architecture.