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Cabe attacks ‘generic’ tower near Olympic site
Cabe has slammed a proposed Stock Woolstencroft scheme near the 2012 Olympic site in Stratford, east London, suggesting its 45-storey tower is not good enough to risk cropping up in international coverage of the event.
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Tony Wilson scheme lives on
Local architects are being sought to bring legendary music boss Tony Wilson’s Weave project in Burnley to fruition.
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LDY wins King’s Lynn marina
Llwelyn Davies Yeang has been appointed to masterplan a 250-berth marina in Norfolk.
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Big names kick off Big Draw ‘07
Staff from Future Systems, Make, Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners, and Foster & Partners are to give the public a hand with its drawing skills this Sunday, September 30.
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NewsKearney is new RIBA East chair
Steven Kearney, chair of the South Essex Chapter of Architects, is to be the new chair of the RIBA East.
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NewsGreen light for affordable homes
European Urban has won planning permission for this canalside mixed-use development near King’s Cross in north London.
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NewsBack winning Causeway scheme, says watchdog boss
The chair of Northern Ireland’s Ministerial Advisory Group, the region’s answer to Cabe, has called on the Northern Ireland Assembly to back Heneghan Peng’s competition-winning Giants Causeway visitor centre design over a private developer’s rival proposal.
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NewsAlsop’s 20-flavour housing
Ellis Woodman was among the jurors looking at the submissions for New Islington’s Tutti Frutti scheme
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NewsTwenty houses on Tutti Frutti terrace - images
The twenty winning entries in Urban Splash's Tutti Frutti competition, for a site in its New Islington development, will create Britain's most architecturally diverse street
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NewsSMC Group reports first-half losses of £4.5 million
SMC Group has revealed it lost £4.5 million in the first six months of this year. The figure, published today in its interim results for the six months to the end of June, compares with a profit of £1.8million for the same period in 2006. SMC Group also confirmed that ...
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NewsGovernment to hold competition for design of eco-towns
The government has revealed plans to launch an international competition to find architects and designers for its 10 proposed eco-towns
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NewsFinancial jitters threaten new towers
Design quality could be the first victim of belt-tightening
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Seven buildings shortlisted for the Carbuncle Cup
NEWS AND IMAGES: Stephen George and Partners, AHMM and Foster + Partners among the finalistsYOUR VIEWS ON THE SHORTLIST: Voting is now closed but please post your comments about the buildings
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NewsNews Junkie 22 and 23 September
Harrods might get a zoo. Will Alsop wants to eat his dinner straight off the table. Peter York's talking doorbells. The Virgin Mary now officially can't be seen up a tree in Surbiton. It's all going on...
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NewsTop billing on the Cool Wall for Architecture00
Mob justice put Architecture00 top of the BD/100% Detail Cool Wall contest on Sunday, reports Ellis Woodman
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NewsWireless switch wins BD's Building Product Innovation Award
Ivory Egg has won BD’s Building Product Innovation Award with its wireless, battery-free, maintenance-free switch. The Enocean switch beat nine other products in the running for the award which was judged at the 100% Detail show on Friday.Five years in development, the switch can be used to control lights, blinds, ...
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NewsImages of 2012 Olympic Village site unveiled
The images show some of the 4,000 homes, as well as the parks, public squares, and transport, education and health facilities proposed for the area after the Olympics have taken place in 2012.Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins said: “The 2012 games are about more than a summer of ...
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NewsErick van Egeraat designs artificial islands in the shape of Russia
Erick van Egeraat has revealed his designs for a 330ha artificial archipelago in the shape of Russia, to be built in the Black Sea near Sochi.Federation Island, is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. It will consist of seven main islands, over a ...
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NewsNew architects sought for Commonwealth Institute
Lipton denies bust-up with Foster’s — but confirms he is looking at other practices