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Herzog and de Meuron win Praemium Imperiale - and £90,000
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron have won the architecture category in the world’s most lucrative art award
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Government could fail to meet carbon-neutral targets, warns housing federation chief
The government will fail to meets its target of making all new homes carbon neutral by 2016 unless developers sign-up to legally binding standards, the National Housing Federation has warned.Speaking today at the federation's annual conference, chief executive David Orr said only 2% of new homes built by private developers ...
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Green flagship store for Marks & Sparks
Van Heyningen & Haward to design low-energy building in Portsmouth
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Architecture schools too white in focus, says Prasad
Schools of architecture must rethink their focus on the work of white, western architects, RIBA president Sunand Prasad has claimed.
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Sarkozy signs up UK architects
Nicolas Sarkozy this week handed British architects a leading role in developing the built environment across the Channel with Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Zaha Hadid all set to provide long-term advice to the French president on improving architectural quality.
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RIBA warns Lib Dems over its eco plans
The RIBA warned the Liberal Democrats this week that the party’s ambitious proposals to create a zero-carbon Britain must be backed up by “credible” financial plans.
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Larch-clad social housing comes to White City
This newly completed affordable housing scheme in west London’s White City is the result of a collaboration between Cartwright Pickard and French practice B&C Architectes.
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Heatherwick to design UK pavilion at Shanghai Expo
A team led by Heatherwick Studio has won the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices' competition to design the £10 million UK pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010. Heatherwick beat a six-strong shortlist, that included Marks Barfield, Zaha Hadid Architects and Eight, a collaboration between John McAslan and young ...
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Bdonline launches two new online galleries
This week, we're launching two new sections on bdonline: a project gallery and a new products gallery
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Sarkozy recruits British architects to help build legacy
NEWS: Foster, Rogers and Hadid to advise French president on design quality OPINION: Are architects best placed to offer political advice?
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Do architecture schools ignore non-white architects?
NEWS: Sunand Prasad's claim of white bias in schools welcomed by SOBA OPINION: Issue is not black and white TELL US WHAT YOU THINK
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Giants Causeway scheme in doubt
Northern Ireland’s enterprise minister Nigel Dodds has insisted that funding for Heneghan Peng’s visitor centre at the Giants Causeway has not been withdrawn, but is on hold after a rival private scheme was submitted for planning.
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Parry appointed for Wells project
Eric Parry Architects has been appointed by Wells Cathedral School to design a recital hall in the city centre.
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Georgian Group deadline today
Today (Friday) marks the deadline for entries for the 2007 Georgian Group architectural awards, sponsored by Savills.
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Gross Max gets Brixton go-ahead
Lambeth Council has granted planning permission for the redesign of Brixton town square by Gross Max as part of London’s 100 public spaces programme.
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Mayor backs TfL move to Shard
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone (pictured) has guaranteed his support for Renzo Piano’s troubled Shard skyscraper.
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Design skills shortage predicted
England will face a severe lack of design professionals including architects by 2012, according to a new report by the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC).
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Bath arts complex shortlist revealed
Stanton Williams, Tony Fretton and Jamie Fobert are among those presenting competing visions for a new arts complex at Bath University this week.
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M2R’s low-budget, high-concept Kiev ski retreat — with llamas
This high-concept country house, complete with a ski lift, shooting range, swimming pool and mini-zoo for ponies and llamas, has a construction budget of just £350,000.