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    Fabric of their lives

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    John McAslan & Partners’ £20 million Harris Academy in south London was opened this week by schools minister Lord Adonis, who described it “one of the best” in the country.

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    Watchdog to lobby for Causeway centre

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Northern Ireland’s newly established design watchdog has renewed its efforts to ensure Heneghan Peng’s Giant’s Causeway visitors’ centre is built.

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    Carbon policy is lip service, says expert

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Call for action on existing buildings

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    DCLG ‘not up to’ dealing with Thames Gateway

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The Thames Gateway project is a disjointed and overambitious exercise beyond the abilities of the DCLG to manage, a leading MP has claimed.

  • The elevated walkway at Westonbirt is inspired by its natural surroundings.
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    Arboretum design lets visitors tiptoe through the treetops

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Moxon Architects has revealed designs for a £1.5 million treetop walkway at the National Arboretum in Gloucestershire.

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    Seven practices on latest 2012 shortlist

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Adjaye Associates and Stanton Williams are among seven practices shortlisted by the ODA for a cluster of venues in the north of the Olympic Park.

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    Stamp of approval

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Hawkins Brown has revealed images of its completed £2.4 million library and residential scheme in Boscombe, east Dorset.

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    Westminster's Dutch treat

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Danish practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won planning consent for this £93 million scheme for the City of Westminster College.

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    Pathfinder has lost its way, says NAO

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    The National Audit Office has slammed the government’s costly and controversial £2.2 billion Pathfinder housing scheme, warning that it has not proved its worth.

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    Marr to speak at BCO conference

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Broadcaster Andrew Marr is to deliver a keynote address on the politics of Europe at the British Council for Offices’ conference in Brussels next year.

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    Holmes offered Aberdeen project

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Scottish firm Holmes has been selected from a shortlist of five to design a scheme to convert Aberdeen’s Marischal College into the city council’s headquarters.

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    AHMMs wharf project debuts

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    AHMM’s Adelaide Wharf housing scheme in Shoreditch, east London, has been opened jointly by housing minister Yvette Cooper and chair of English Partnerships Margaret Ford.

  • Cartwright Pickard’s new office also provides 14 apartments.
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    Cartwright Pickard restyles

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Cartwright Pickard Architects has celebrated its 10th anniversary with the completion of its new London office, designed in-house.

  • RMJM’s athletes’ village will be sold on privately after the event.
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    Scottish firms hail Glasgow win

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Scottish architects have hailed Glasgow’s successful £288 million bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games as a unprecedented opportunity for local practices.

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    Jestico & Whiles’ Fortnum’s unveiled

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Fortnum & Mason has unveiled its new look six-floor flagship store in Piccadilly, central London, refurbished by Jestico & Whiles.

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    Bennett wins five Haringey schools

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Bennett Health & Education, a specialist division of TP Bennett, has been appointed to deliver five of 11 schools projects in the London Borough of Haringey under the Building Schools for the Future programme.

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    Leit-werk scheme for Blackpool

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    North London-based architect Leit-werk has been appointed for the £4 million redevelopment of St John’s Precinct in Blackpool.

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    This week

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    Hot or not

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    EH fury as Gough says it's a "bad judge" of architecture

    2007-11-16T00:00:00Z

    NEWS: EH chief Thurley hits back after Gough calls for heritage body to be stripped of its planning powers ANALYSIS: EH's role examined OPINION: Is EH about to shine, asks Amanda Baillieu

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    BD editor wins top industry award

    2007-11-15T19:43:00Z

    BD editor Amanda Baillieu has been named weekly business magazine editor of the year at the prestigious British Society of Magazine Editors awards.