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London go-ahead for Koolhaas
Rem Koolhaas has received planning permission for his first building in the City of London, a new headquarters for the investment bank NM Rothschild.
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Pringle blasts Budget failures
The RIBA has criticised Gordon Brown’s budget for failing to tackle climate change.
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NewsRouse quits to go to Croydon
Housing Corporation chief executive Jon Rouse has announced he is leaving to become chief executive of Croydon, London’s largest borough.
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Gore to address Think conference
Former US vice-president turned environmental campaigner Al Gore has confirmed he will address this year’s Think07 property and construction conference — via a carbon-neutral satellite link.
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NewsDouble British success in Cyprus arts quarter
Feilden Clegg Bradley has won a prestigious competition organised by the RIBA for an £8 million art gallery in Nicosia, central Cyprus.
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NewsOberlanders leads £200 million Edinburgh regeneration scheme
Oberlanders Architects has submitted plans for the first phase of this £200 million landmark redevelopment of the Fountainbridge industrial area in central Edinburgh.
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NewsDevelopment spells end for Oriental City
London mayor Ken Livingstone has given the green light to a £150 million mixed-use scheme in Colindale, north London, designed by Sheppard Robson.
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NewsArchitecture courses lack green aspect says BRE
Architectural education is failing to provide a proper grounding in sustainable design, the Building Research Establishment has claimed.
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Istanbul surprise front runner
Istanbul is the surprise leader in the race to win the award for the Academy of Urbanism’s European City of the Year 2007.
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Nimbyism is alive and well
More than 80% of people are against more development in their area, a survey of nimbyism has found.
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NewsIndependent office called for
The Town & Country Planning Association has rejected the idea that unelected commissioners should decide major schemes, and called for an independent Office of Planning.
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NewsSwansea scheme moves on site
Holder Mathias Architects’ £11 mil- lion apartment scheme for Swansea Housing Association is now on site.
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NewsFoster takes over at Folkestone
A huge seaside regeneration project by Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has been scrapped and will be replaced by a Foster & Partners scheme following a controversial land deal.
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Essex man gets culture
Ash Sakula, Flaqc, Hawkins Brown and Trevor Horne Architects have unveiled these designs for a new cultural quarter in Colchester.
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News1,100 entries to green homes competition
An international competition to design sustainable and innovative housing in China, Brazil and the UK has attracted an astonishing 1,100 expressions of interest from architects in 88 countries.
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NewsChelsea’s art in the open
Landscape architect Planet Earth has won a national competition to design a £1.5 million open-air gallery at the Chelsea College of Art & Design, next to the Tate Britain gallery in London.
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NewsRIBA criticises Brown's last budget
Jack Pringle accuses the Chancellor of avoiding difficult decisions on environmental incentives
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Farrell weighs into King's Cross debate
Terry Farrell has weighed into the debate over the future of Argent's £2billion Kings Cross development, saying the decision should not have been left solely to local councillors. In an interview with the Islington Tribune, Farrell says the scheme should have been referred to London mayor Ken Livingstone. And he ...
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NewsNews Junkie: 17 and 18 March
In this week's News Junkie... why Norman Foster prefers his own company, how Anglican churches are channelling porn, and what's in David Cameron's wheelie bin...