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Back ‘treasures’, CPRE tells Brown
The Campaign to Protect Rural England is calling on new prime minister Gordon Brown to promote Britain’s cities, towns and villages as part of a set of national “shared treasures”.
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What our new PM should do for architecture
Architects, clients, commentators and bdonline users tell Gordon Brown what he needs to do
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Has the new Riba awards process failed?
NEWS: Riba regions clash with Portland Place over control of nominationsDEBATE: Should sculpture be allowed to win a Riba award?IMAGES: Pictures of all the winning projects
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NewsNews Junkie: 23 and 24 June
In this week’s round-up: Zaha Hadid, Dome fever, lateral living and oil prospecting in Chiantishire
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NewsThe winners of the 2007 RIBA awards
Young Vic, Palestra and the America's Cup Building are among the winners of this year's RIBA National and European awards, announced last night
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NewsOlympic work unlocked for next generation
ODA claims new procurement framework for up-and-coming talent will silence its critics
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NewsSneghkin wins BD search for smokin’ smoking shed
Russian architect George Sneghkin has pipped Nord to the post in BD’s competition to design a high-quality smoking shelter in time for the introduction of the smoking ban in England next weekend.
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NewsPlanning has broken for Yusuf Islam’s centre
Yusuf Islam — who performed as singer-songwriter Cat Stevens in the 1960s and 1970s — this week gained planning permission for a £4.5 million cultural centre in London for his educational charity.
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NewsPringle: we lost confidence, but we’ve learnt our lesson
Pringle wins debate over Jenkins’ claim that architects are obsessed with towers
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News‘Icon’ would cure Thames Gateway ills, says panel
The ailing Thames Gateway project should be reinvigorated with a major, iconic building, says a report by a panel of leading architects and other professionals.
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NewsCastleford regeneration TV show to go out next spring
The much delayed regeneration programme in the town of Castleford in Yorkshire is finally expected to hit the nation’s screens next spring — six years after the project began.
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NewsCould your snap win you a camera?
The Zumtobel Lighting Photographic Competition is now open for entries, offering architects the chance to win a top-of-the-range digital camera.
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NewsSir Peter unveils Madrid housing
The newly knighted Peter Cook has unveiled the first scheme by his new practice Crab — a housing project in Vallecas, Madrid.
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NewsContest may save Rudolph high school
A British-backed campaign to save a seminal Florida high school designed by Paul Rudolph has received a huge boost after plans for a new design competition focusing on reuse of the building were announced.
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NewsZaha Hadid's design for The Peak, her first major competition win
Hadid's landmark 1984 scheme for a private club in Kowloon overlooking Hong Kong
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NewsDiva Zaha steals the show in Cardiff Bay
Zaha Hadid wins the competition for the £43 million Cardiff Bay Opera House
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Victorian Society to make risk list
The Victorian Society is searching for the 10 most endangered Victorian or Edwardian buildings in England and Wales.
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Steven Holl nets two RIBA prizes
American architect Steven Holl has won RIBA International Awards for two of his projects.
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NewsUK’s first modern house up for sale
A house widely considered to be Britain’s first and finest modernist home is up for sale for £845,000.
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NewsGore to present energy awards
Former US vice president Al Gore will award a major prize for renewable and low-energy projects this week.