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    Part L law is finally published

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The government has finally published legislation aimed at cutting carbon emissions from buildings, to come into force next month.

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    Cabe's balancing act

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Not long ago Cabe was a feisty, youngster snapping at the heels of government, but is the watchdog becoming a lap dog? And do its three new commissioners lack the clout of their predecessors?

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    Cabe's babes join watchdog

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Cabe has appointed three new women commissioners - architect MJ Long, engineer Lorna Walker and retired civil servant Joyce Bridges.

  • Richard Rogers Partnership’s £87 million European Law Courts in Antwerp will be opened by the King of Belgium next week.
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    Laying down the law

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Richard Rogers Partnership's £87 million European Law Courts in Antwerp will be opened by the King of Belgium next week.

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    Alsop plans to ‘challenge Foster'

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Will Alsop this week confirmed plans to sell his practice to the SMC Group, one of the few UK practices listed on the London Stock Exchange.

  • This striking £40 million harbour development on the Isle of Skye has been designed by Sutherland Hussey Architects.
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    Over the sea to Skye

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    This striking £40 million harbour development on the Isle of Skye has been designed by Sutherland Hussey Architects.

  • Pringle Richards Sharratt’s Hull History Centre.
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    Heritage projects in jeopardy as lottery funding is slashed

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The single largest source of funding for the regeneration of Britain's rundown built heritage is facing a massive budget cut.

  • The London Borough of Southwark has approved two developments that will play a key role in the £1.5 billion regeneration of Elephant & Castle.
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    Capturing the castle

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The London Borough of Southwark has approved two developments that will play a key role in the £1.5 billion regeneration of Elephant & Castle.

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    Parks agency blasted over Diana Fountain

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The Diana Memorial was poorly managed by the Royal Parks agency leading to costs running "out of control" on the Gustafson Porter designed fountain, says a new government report.

  • Site sketch, showing travelators to upper levels at front of development. Residential blocks are arranged as linked courtyards at the back.
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    Colindale regeneration plan

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    This bold mixed-use development by Sheppard Robson is designed to regenerate the north London suburb of Colindale.

  • John Callcutt: pledging coherence.
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    English Partnerships appoints new chief

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The new chief executive of English Partnerships has pledged to deliver "consistency and coherence" in design.

  • Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects’ plans to transform Brockwell Lido in south London will start on site this summer, last week’s Reviving Lidos conference revealed.
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    Brixton beach blossoms

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects' plans to transform Brockwell Lido in south London will start on site this summer, last week's Reviving Lidos conference revealed.

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    Architecture student numbers still on the rise

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    The number of students entering architectural education is set to rocket by around 15% in a single year, latest figures suggest.

  • Construction has started on Denton Corker Marshall’s shopping centre in Beijing, China.
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    Beijing goes shopping

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Construction has started on Denton Corker Marshall's shopping centre in Beijing, China.

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    Woods Bagot to design new Himalayan town

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Architect Woods Bagot is to design a high-altitude town in the shadow of the Himalayas.

  • Home secretary Charles Clarke visits Norwich practice LSI Architects to promote the RIBA’s Political Pairs scheme.
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    Spotcheck: East Anglia

    2006-03-24T00:00:00Z

    Our weekly regional news focus...

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    Alsop sells practice to SMC for £1.8 million

    2006-03-23T00:00:00Z

    SMC Group has acquired Stirling Prize winner Will Alsop's practice for £1.8 million, it was announced to the Stock Exchange today.

  • M2r’s VIP terminal features a curved glass dome designed so that all travellers see when they are checking in is the sky.
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    Young guns dumped

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Small firm M2R left fuming after Virgin abandons its design for VIP Heathrow terminal

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    Design watchdog slams Farrell Edinburgh plans

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    Scotland's design watchdog has delivered an embarrassing blow to Edinburgh design champion Terry Farrell, attacking flagship designs by his practice for an extension to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

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    Olympic designs in planning setback

    2006-03-17T00:00:00Z

    2012 park delayed and Zaha's Aquatics Centre faces further redesign