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Historic Chichester role goes to Keith Williams
Keith Williams Architects has been appointed to design a new £6.6 million museum for Chichester in West Sussex. The council selected the practice from 64 entrants “for its exceptional building designs, including its knowledge and experience in designing sustainable buildings”.
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NewsHadid reveals Moscow’s Expocenter complex
Zaha Hadid Architects has unveiled these images of its Expocenter, the final development at the Moscow International Business Centre, Russia’s largest construction project.
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Scotland confirms committment to PFI
The Scottish Executive this week published its blueprint for architecture, in which it renewed its commitment to PFI.
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NewsGoing private
The first PFI hospital to be run entirely by private companies has opened after a two-year build.
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Bradford in bid for huge central park
Multidisciplinary firm Gillespies has released its vision for this 35,000sq m park, larger than two football pitches, in the heart of Bradford, which forms part of Will Alsop’s masterplan for the city.
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Arb ‘looking out for students’
The Arb board made a rare visit to Scotland when it met in Edinburgh last Thursday.
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Water converter pyramid wins big
An inverted pyramid that collects dew from the air and converts it into 48 litres of water a day has won an international design competition run by Arup.
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NewsWales sets zero carbon target
Welsh environment and planning minister Carwyn Jones (pictured) has pledged that all new buildings in Wales will be zero carbon within five years, which would put it far ahead of the rest of the UK.
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NewsJohn Lewis backs regeneration test
Civic groups such as the Ancient Monuments Society and the Victorian Society have backed John Lewis Partnership’s campaign to keep the “need” test, under which the regeneration of town centres is a first priority for local planners.
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EH opposes Vinoly's London skyscraper
EH has come out in opposition to plans for a new London icon as its chief architect resigns. Read our news reports and leader, David Heath's resignation letter and why Cabe is backing Vinoly
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News report: Walkway design competition gives young firms Olympic opportunity
Up-and-coming practices have been given their first chance to break into the London Olympics with the launch of a major competition to design a public walkway running from Victoria Park in Hackney to West Ham.
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NewsAalto competition winners revealed
Five people have won tickets to the Alvar Aalto private view at the Barbican on Wednesday night
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News Junkie: 17 and 18 February
The government is set to block Mangera Yvar’s £3 million east London supermosque, the Telegraph reported on Sunday. Find out what Ian Martin has to say on this story and the rest of the weekend's news in the first of his weekly dispatches.
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Green homes crisis
Two thirds of local authorities admit they are ‘not ready’ to deliver zero-carbon targets
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NewsInternet sabotages Stockholm library competition
The internet has threatened to derail one of the biggest open competitions in recent years after two of the six supposedly anonymous shortlisted contenders for the new Stockholm library were posted on the web.
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SMC founder McColl is demoted to deputy chair
Stewart McColl has been forced by investors to step down as chief executive of the country’s largest architectural firm, SMC Group.
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NewsBold new welcome to Sidcup
Studio Egret West has launched a bold attempt to bring distinctive contemporary design to Sidcup in Kent with this housing-led mixed use building for Cathedral Group, just entered for planning permission.
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Make plan for King’s Reach Tower axed
A dramatic scheme by Make Architects to remodel a London skyscraper has been shelved after the practice was replaced by a rival firm.