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NewsMcColl leaves SMC in turmoil
The founder and deputy chair of one of Britain’s largest architectural firms has resigned amid warnings that practices within the SMC Group may have to close.
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New Cumbernauld centre opens
Cumbernauld’s £40 million Antonine shopping centre opened on Wednesday.
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NewsMake plans Old Bailey neighbour
Make has launched a bid to bring this bold design to the heart of the City of London.
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NewsApproval for scheme to replace Islington estate
Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects has won planning permission to replace a London estate at risk of a Ronan Point-style collapse with a £125 million development.
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NewsFramework agreements hiking cost of social housing
Framework agreements, which create panels of architects for use by housing associations, have increased costs without improving the quality of homes, a recent survey suggests.
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NewsCardiff practice wins eco-home competition
A BD-sponsored design competition for a zero-carbon house with mass-market appeal has been won by the Cardiff office of Gaunt Francis Architects.
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NewsMedia friendly
Landscape architect Gillespies has revealed public space designs for the £400 million MediaCity:UK development in Salford.
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Arb plans part III shake-up
Critics say proposed changes would reduce emphasis on practical skills
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Expo proposed for Scotswood scheme
Urban Initiatives has unveiled proposals to create the UK’s first “expo” as part of the initial phase of a £380 million masterplan to redevelop the Scotswood area of Newcastle.
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‘Shared space’ unsafe, says disability alliance
A total of 19 disability organisations have joined Guide Dogs for the Blind in condemning shared surface schemes for the public realm which place roads and pavements at the same level.
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NewsLarge PFI healthcare projects slashed
Healthcare architects are facing growing competition for work after the government admitted its £12 billion PFI hospital building programme has been slashed by almost £4 billion in the past 16 months.
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Centre for youth design opens
The Sorrell Foundation, which campaigns to involve young people in improving design standards in schools and hospitals, has opened a Young Design Centre.
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Chatham bids for Unesco title
A bid to achieve world heritage status for Chatham Dockyard in Kent will be launched on Thursday next week.
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Seed sculpture debuts at Eden
Nicholas Grimshaw has hailed a unique granite sculpture, dubbed Seed, which will sit within The Core, his education building for Cornwall’s Eden Project.
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NewsTyneside OKs casino makeover
Plans by architect Ryder to convert the former Bannatyne Casino in Newcastle-upon-Tyne into offices have been approved by Newcastle City Council.
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News‘Wonder’ vote on Stonehenge
English Heritage is urging people to nominate Stonehenge as one of the new seven wonders of the world.
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Bradford contest for green homes
The RIBA has set up a competition to create innovative modernisation schemes for Victorian housing in Manningham, Bradford.
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NewsMassie Architects wins royal medal
Graeme Massie Architects has won this year’s Royal Scottish Academy medal for architecture.
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