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Cool wall calls for 2007’s hit designs
Are you brave enough to take part in the next BD/100% Detail Cool Wall contest which will take place at the 100% Detail show at London’s Earls Court next month?
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NewsCorby in the swim
S&P Architects has been appointed to design an Olympic sized pool in Corby, Northamptonshire, which will be used as a training ground by athletes hoping to compete in the 2012 Games.
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NewsSheffield screen gem
Carmody Groarke has won an RIBA competition to design Sheffield’s £3 million Festival Centre.
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Sharp growth for UK construction
Construction has grown at its strongest rate for seven years, according to new figures from the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply.
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Civic Trust calls for entries
The Civic Trust is calling for entries for its annual awards, which acknowledge success in new-build and the renovation or regeneration of privately and publicly owned buildings, landscaping and public spaces.
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NewsNew design boss at Buro Happold
Buro Happold has appointed Chris Perry (pictured) to head its newly created design team, which will be based at its Glasgow office.
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NewsRMJM/Taylor university job
RMJM and Taylor Architects have submitted a planning application for an engineering school for the National University of Ireland in Galway.
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NewsFive compete to regenerate Hull site
Fat, Wigglesworth and BDP are among shortlisted architects
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Preston contest attracts impressive shortlist
CJ Lim’s Studio 8 Architects, Rotterdam-based Maxwan, and London-based firms Piercy Conner and Moxon have been shortlisted in an RIBA competition to design a premium four-storey, 3,700sq m office development in Preston, Lancashire.
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The first images of the long-awaited Serpentine Pavilion
NEWS: Eliasson and Thorsen's Serpentine pavilion opens this week - images AUDIO: Ellis Woodman interviews the pavilion's creators
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Should we move to Australia?
NEWS: As record numbers of Brits emigrate, Australia looks to attract architects 60 SECONDS WITH: Matthew Turner, former Sydney resident gives his lowdown on life Down Under
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NewsOlympic Village designers under starter's orders
BD reveals the 47 practices picked for coveted prize, designing athlete's accommodation
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NewsOlympic Village designers under starter’s orders
BD reveals the 47 practices picked for coveted prize, designing athletes’ accommodation
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MPs question Building Schools for the Future programme
An influential group of MPs has questioned whether the ambitious scale of the government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme is justified.The authors of the education select committee report - Sustainable Schools: Are we Building Schools for the Future? –said that the ambition to replace or refurbish all ...
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NewsEgret West tower rejected by council
Studio Egret West is to redesign a landmark tower scheme in south London after Bexley Council’s in-house architect launched a fierce attack on the project.
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SMC/Auketts set to be UK’s largest practice
Proposed merger could see Stewart McColl’s comeback with a place on the board
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NewsLooking to the future
Alison Brooks, Rick Mather and HTA Architects have all designed schemes for a new development in Central Milton Keynes
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NewsFive teams on shortlist to regenerate Hull fruit market site
A team including Surface, Sarah Wigglesworth and celebrated urbanist Jan Gehl has been shortlisted for one of Hull’s largest regeneration projects. The team, which also includes Bauman Lyons and Hodson Architects, is competing against four others — BDP, Chetwood Leeds, DLG Architects, and Turley Associates working with Fat — ...
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NewsCarey Jones's Sheffield Soundhouse wins planning
Sheffield City Council has approved plans for Carey Jones’ new music and studio facility for the University of Sheffield. The Soundhouse will provide 450 sq m of rehearsal space, practice and recording studios over three floors, and will be clad in a quilt of black rubber, intended to provide a ...
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NewsNews Junkie: 4 and 5 August
In the news this week: the Association for Home Information Pack Providers, a 'builderer', the self-styled Lord Marcher of Trelleck, the Consulting Arborist Society, 'resomating funeral bosses' and the culture secretary's mum.