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NewsUnilever refit blends old and new
KPF has transformed a grade II listed building in the City of London which serves as headquarters for products multinational Unilever.
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Flagship stadium moves closer
Designs by HOK Sport and Peter Cook for London’s Olympic stadium have moved a step closer after the Sir Robert McAlpine consortium signed a memorandum of understanding with the Olympic Delivery Authority.
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Remedial works start on roof
Remedial works have begun at Battersea Power station to secure the iconic building ahead of its redevelopment, which is being masterplanned by Rafael Viñoly.
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NewsPoundbury style should be default
A report from the Prince’s Foundation says “sustainable communities” like Poundbury in Dorset achieve greater value through being more desirable, as well as helping to combat the urban sprawl triggered by government plans for 3 million new homes by 2020.
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NewsLiverpool over the moon with stadium design
Liverpool Football Club has revealed these asymmetric designs for a 60,000-seat stadium at the city’s Stanley Park by US architect HKS.
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NewsEH cash warning over buildings most at risk
English Heritage has warned that the government must significantly increase its funding if it is to remain capable of protecting the country’s most endangered buildings.
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Fears rise that Olympics will nab Stonehenge cash
Architect Denton Corker Marshall this week urged the government to support a proposed road tunnel beneath Stonehenge amid fears the government is poised to divert the £24 million of Lottery funding earmarked for the visitor centre to the London Olympics.
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NewsChapel’s conversion keeps local context at the heart of its design
Jonathan Tuckey Design has been granted planning permission for its proposals to extend a grade II listed 19th century Baptist chapel in Colerne, Wiltshire.
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Stride Treglown wins Letchworth contest
Stride Treglown has won a £25,000 cash prize after beating 66 other entries to win Letchworth’s housing design contest.
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NewsChalking up a new school
Michael Lyons Architecture has designed this building for Broad Chalke Primary School in Salisbury.
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NewsLeith Street revival
Edinburgh practice Allan Murray Architects has won panning for this ambitious office development in the city’s Leith Street.
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Stairs key to Cabe’s health kick
Cabe has called on architects to design buildings boasting prominent and attractive staircases in a bid to get people to walk more.
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NewsTower ‘would spoil Somerset House views’
Cabe has attacked Lifschutz Davidson Sandiland’s Doon Street Tower scheme south of the Thames because of its impact on views from Somerset House.
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NewsLeicester axes PFI hospitals as costs soar
A huge PFI hospital project in Leicester by BDP Architects has been scrapped after costs rose from £711 million to a staggering £921 million.
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Celebrating 100 years of Spence
The Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historical Monuments of Scotland is to launch a touring exhibition on Scottish-born 20th century architect Basil Spence next month.
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TCPA identifies three vital issues
The Town & Country Planning Association is calling for social and economic sustainable development issues to be given equal weight to environmental concerns in eco-town proposals.
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NewsDecontamination project starts
The Olympic Delivery Authority has started to decontaminate 2.5sq km of the Olympic Park.
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Exchange Place design revealed
Cre8architecture has revealed details of its £45 million proposed Exchange Place office development in Edinburgh.
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NewsBurj Dubai passes Taipei 101 record
Dubai’s Burj Dubai has overtaken Taipei 101 in Taiwan as the world’s tallest building.
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