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  • Arup's Dongtan ecotown in China
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    Fifteen sites named as eco-town shortlist is revealed

    2008-04-03T11:52:00Z

    Housing minister Caroline Flint has named 15 potential locations for eco-towns. The shortlist of brownfield sites was chosen from more than 50 proposals, and will eventually be whittled down to no more than 10, each of which will provide up to 15,000 zero-carbon homes, with an affordable element of at ...

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    Utzon reveals reworked Sydney Opera House interior

    2008-04-02T12:07:00Z

    New designs to transform the interior of the Sydney Opera House have been revealed by architects Jørn Utzon and Richard Johnson.Utzon, the building’s original designer, and his son Jan, have collaborated with local architect Johnson to design a space that addresses a range of problems including poor acoustics, sight lines ...

  • The 55-storey King Edward tower, by Manchester-based LRW, will be Britain's tallest residential building.
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    Cabe attack jeopardises LRW's Liverpool tower scheme

    2008-04-01T12:05:00Z

    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.The 55-storey King Edward tower, designed by Manchester-based architect LRW at Princes Dock for Y1 Developments, fails in ...

  • Make's Heart of East Greenwich mixed-use development.
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    Make Architects' zero carbon scheme for Greenwich goes to planning

    2008-03-31T12:04:00Z

    A pioneering zero-carbon scheme by Make Architects in Greenwich has been submitted for planning.The Heart of East Greenwich project is on the site of the former Greenwich District Hospital and has been developed by First Base as part of the London-Wide Initiative, a scheme managed by English Partnerships to deliver ...

  • Jean Nouvel has won the 2008 Pritzker Prize
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    Jean Nouvel wins Pritzker Prize

    2008-03-31T12:38:00Z

    Jean Nouvel has become only the second French architect to win the Pritzker Prize. The 62 year old will be awarded the bronze medallion - and a $100,000 cheque - on June 2 at a ceremony in the Library of Congress in Washington DC.Announcing the winner, Thomas J Pritzker, chairman ...

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    Starchitects are merely stylists, says RMJM boss

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Morrison calls on architects to regain status of ‘master builder’ in unprecedented attack

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    Lords unite in call for better designed homes

    2008-03-28T12:47:00Z

    Peers from both sides of the House of Lords united yesterday to criticise the quality of housing in Britain.

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    Serpentine Pavilion by Gehry & Son

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    The King Alfred development in Hove may have the go-ahead, but Frank Gehry’s first building in England will be this timber and glass structure at the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens.

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    Cabe puts brave face on 2012 designs

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    But positive review panel verdict warns of further design ‘dilution’

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    BD campaign will influence minister's decision on Robin Hood Gardens

    2008-03-28T18:06:00Z

    The campaign to rescue Robin Hood Gardens from demolition will play a significant role in the Government’s decision over its listed status when the decision is made on the 30th April, BD has learned. Responding to Richard Rogers’ letter to culture secretary Andy Burnham - which expressed the importance of ...

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    CPMG’s ivory castle

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    This £8.5 million teaching centre by CPMG Architects for the Carlton Road campus of Nottingham’s Castle College further education institute has won planning.

  • Chris Littlemore
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    'Confident' SMC turns the tide

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    SMC Group’s shares have risen to their highest level this year after the troubled architecture firm revealed an expected boost in revenue and cash flow.

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    Trainee architect races through desert for charity

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    An architectural trainee from Glasgow has quit his job to run the toughest race in the world.

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    Lords return to architecture debate

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    The first debate on architecture to be held in the House of Lords in four years was set to take place this week.

  • The view from a balcony on the estate.
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    Rogers walkabout at Robin Hood Gardens

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Richard Rogers has written to Tower Hamlets Council in support of BD’s campaign to save Robin Hood Gardens.

  • Tesco’s bold design will spearhead Hebburn’s regeneration.
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    Tesco raises its design ambitions

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Retail giant to spearhead South Tyneside regeneration scheme

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    Enter your band for Architecture Rocks

    2008-03-28T13:09:00Z

    Win our contest to find the best bands in architecture and play live at the Bloomsbury Ballroom

  • German rockers Horstreicht were one of the star turns at Architecture Rocks in 2006
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    Win the chance to play live at the Bloomsbury Ballroom

    2008-03-28T10:23:00Z

    Download the form to enter your band for Architecture Rocks

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    Peter Morrison’s speech in full

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    The full text of RMJM chief executive Peter Morrison’s speech, made at the launch of the RMJM/Harvard joint initiative

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    Central Library’s fate is sealed

    2008-03-28T00:00:00Z

    Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has vowed to demolish the 1974 Birmingham Central Library building, designed by John Madin, even if it is listed.