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NewsRadio 4’s History of the Home gives architects a minor role
Comfort rather than cool is the key factor in the design of the British home according to Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen’s new series
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NewsSerpentine reveals Gehry’s pavilion design
The Serpentine Gallery has revealed images of Frank Gehry’s design for this year’s summer pavilion.The timber and glass structure, conceived and engineered in collaboration with Arup as well as Gehry’s son Samuel, is intended to be a “dramatic multi-dimensional space”, part-amphitheatre, part-promenade.Frank Gehry said: “The pavilion is designed as a ...
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NewsEH acts to save historic buildings in Liverpool
Two buildings on Liverpool’s threatened world heritage site have been listed as part of the biggest review of a city’s historic building stock ever undertaken.
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NewsThe mighty Swoosh
This year’s AA summer pavilion will be a complex interlocking timber structure, dubbed the “Swoosh”.
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NewsKoolhaas wins competition to restore Commonwealth Institute
Rem Koolhaas’s firm OMA is set to restore London’s iconic Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington, after beating competition from architects including Rafael Viñoly, Eric Parry and Caruso St John.
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NewsBath approves Wilkinson Eyre design school
James Dyson's School of Design Innovation took a major step forward last night as councillors ignored planning officers' advice and voted in favour of the scheme.
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NewsSimpson ‘shocked’ as Beetham Tower called in
DCLG expresses concern over Simpson's landmark London tower despite the scheme’s backing by EH and Cabe
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NewsRMJM reveals Aberdeen energy centre
RMJM has unveiled the first images of its proposed £35 million energy centre on Aberdeen’s seafront.
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NewsScotland plans solo presence at Venice
The Scottish government and the Lighthouse architecture centre have announced a dedicated Scottish presence for the Venice Biennale this September.
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Boris urges better design of affordable housing
London mayoral favourite Boris Johnson has launched his housing manifesto, calling for a renewed focus on the design of affordable housing.
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NewsMuseum of rural conservation has natural approach to design
Mitchell Taylor Workshop has won planning permission for a new Museum of Rural Conservation Techniques in Aynhoe, Northamptonshire.
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NewsLeading architects confirmed speakers at Think
Monica von Schmalensee discusses the creation of sustainable communities in Scandinavia
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Arup Design wins Co-op masterplan
Arup Design has beaten KPF, BDP and Heneghan Peng to lead a team masterplanning a prestigious 8ha site in Manchester city centre in a competition organised by the Co-operative group.
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NewsPRP finishes first Masdar building
PRP has delivered the first building for Masdar in Abu Dhabi, planned by Foster & Partners.
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Planning reversed on Parry project
Eric Parry Architects has lost an office scheme in central London’s St James’s Square after the site was sold to a firm which is set to turn the existing building into luxury flats.
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NewsUrban Splash’s international idea
Urban Splash has launched an international competition for ideas for Lex, phase two of its mixed-use Walsall Waterfront development.
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Green homes to get expert support
Five proposed housing schemes are to get the chance to be the greenest development in south-west England after winning a low-carbon housing competition.
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Industry doubts over Budget’s CO2 aims
Industry bodies have cast doubt on measures to curb carbon emissions contained within chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling’s first budget announcement.
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NewsTwin set in Kingston
Terry Pawson Architects has won planning for a pair of private houses in Kingston upon Thames.
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NewsPrince Charles’s ‘dustbin’ wins award
A university lecture hall likened by Prince Charles to a “dustbin” has won an architectural gong from one of his charities.