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Study into Barking DLR route
Llewelyn Davies Yeang has been appointed to prepare a feasibility study for an extension to the Docklands Light Railway between Gallions Reach and Dagenham Dock — which would allow the huge Barking Riverside housing development to go ahead.
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LDA draws up Eastside vision
LDA Design has published a vision statement for Birmingham’s Eastside, a regeneration area set for an architectural renaissance.
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NewsCZWG gambles on casino laws
CZWG Architects has unveiled its design for the Bournemouth Pavilion Casino, which was entered for planning permission earlier this month.
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Tate Modern extension by Herzog and de Meuron - Ellis Woodman reviews
Such is the singularity and extraordinary scale of Herzog & de Meuron’s proposed new work at Tate Modern that it seems woefully inadequate to describe it as an extension. If built, this 70m-high crag will dwarf the main body of the existing building and will surely usurp the Turbine Hall ...
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Now that’s what I call Modern
Herzog & de Meuron and the Tate delivered a resounding vote of confidence in the power of iconic architecture this week, unveiling designs for a spectacular £165 million glass edifice set to extend Tate Modern.
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Prasad wins RIBA president election
Sunand Prasad will be the next president of the RIBA, taking up his post in September 2007.
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NewsTate Modern extension by Herzog and de Meuron - images
The Tate's trustees have unveiled Herzog & De Meuron's dramatic designs for the extension to Tate Modern.
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Fire hits timber-frame industry
Questions raised over eco-friendly material as Broadway Malyan apartment block burns for five hours
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NewsArchives become a goldmine
No longer just dusty old drawings, the value now attached to architects’ archives has turned them into international commodities. Will Hurst looks at the impact this could have on the UK’s public collections
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Israeli bombs shatter Beirut renaissance
Beirut’s architectural renaissance, featuring work by architects including Gustafson Porter and Zaha Hadid, was falling apart this week as the Israeli bombings continued.
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Tate in a state as gallery seeks to soothe St Ives
One of architecture’s most celebrated clients, the Tate, faced embarrassment this week after admitting that Jamie Fobert Architects’ proposed extension to Tate St Ives might never be built.
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Mayor ready for rows with boroughs over new powers
Ken Livingstone has braced himself for “spectacular rows” with the London boroughs, and pledged to use his new planning powers to force them to accept development whether they like it or not.
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MPs aim to raise urban agenda
An all-party parliamentary group for urban development is being set up to raise awareness of urban renewal and sustainability issues. Its formation highlights the growing political awareness of the urbanism agenda.
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ODA vague on how to win Olympic jobs
Architects hoping to get a slice of the Olympic action are no closer to knowing how to go about it following the Olympic Delivery Authority’s release of its procurement policy.
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Folke dancing
Alison Brooks Architects this week unveiled its £4 million Performing Arts & Business Centre in Folkestone for Roger de Haan’s Creative Foundation and Kent County Council, due to be submitted for planning permission on August 11.
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Architects called to save Kabul’s heritage
Architects for Aid has pledged to protect the heritage of war-torn Kabul in Afghanistan — and urgently needs 20 volunteer architects to help.
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Tower work grinds to halt as developers strike deal
A highly controversial tower proposed for the doorstep of the Tate Modern is set to be abandoned after plans emerged to extend the adjacent Richard Rogers-designed development on to the site.