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Developer fined again over Goldfinger cottage
Heritage group questions approach to ensuring listed structure is rebuilt
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Cabe slams Liverpool scheme as ‘confused’
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
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
Skeletons dating back to the Iron Age have been uncovered in graves on the site of the London 2012 Olympic park.
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Gordon Russell museum opens
Terence Conran will today officially open the new Gordon Russell Museum at Broadway in the Cotswolds.
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Great Dixter wins £4m from lottery
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
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
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.
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Greenwich homes by Flacq win permission
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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Aberdeen arts centre secures £4m in funding
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.
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SMC Group reports 42% rise in turnover
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 ...
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Heritage bill could reduce protection of 20th century buildings
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has refused to rule out changing the draft heritage bill to reduce protection for 20th century architecture.