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NewsGreen outlook for new distillery by Austin-Smith Lord
A new distillery designed by Austin-Smith Lord for drinks firm Diageo has been opened.
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NewsMurphy unveils revised scheme for Haymarket site
Richard Murphy Architects has revealed revamped plans for Edinburgh’s troubled Haymarket with the centrepiece hotel building now nine storeys lower
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NewsOlympic chiefs scrap stadium wrap plans
Plans by Olympic bosses to provide a colourful wrap for Populous’s Olympic stadium have been scrapped following yesterday’s spending review.
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NewsHeritage experts protest at savage EH cuts
Heritage experts have slammed the government’s decision to slash the resources of its statutory advisor English Heritage by a third.The DCMS announced today that EH is facing a 32% cut, well above its own cut of 24%.Jane Kennedy, chairman of Purcell Miller Tritton, said that the move - combined with ...
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NewsRIBA's plea to government over Cabe
The RIBA has called on the government not to abandon good design following DCMS and CLG’s decision to end funding to Cabe
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NewsPenrose lists Stratford's Shakespeare Centre
Architecture minister John Penrose has listed Stratford-upon-Avon’s Shakespeare Centre at grade II.
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NewsExclusive: first look inside the new London Playboy Club
The Playboy Club is to return to London with a new premises designed by Jestico & Whiles, 30 years after its profitable casino at 45 Park Lane closed down.
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NewsCabe to be wound up as funding is axed
The DCMS, Cabe’s sponsor department, is to cease all funding for the design watchdog while English Heritage is facing a funding cut of almost a third, it was announced today.
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NewsOsborne doles out a world of pain to housing architects
Chancellor slashes capital funding for social housing by £4 billion
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NewsOsborne announces £15bn for school buildings
Chancellor George Osborne today announced £15 billion would be invested in the country’s crumbling school estate.
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NewsChancellor approves Knight Architects' £600m Mersey bridge
Knight Architects’ £600 million scheme for a 2.3km bridge over the River Mersey is to go ahead after two years mired in planning limbo, Chancellor George Osborne confirmed today.
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NewsUS practices report first growth in demand since 2008
The American Institute of Architects billings index, a survey that assesses the health of the profession in the US, has reported positive growth for the first time since January 2008.
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NewsJestico & Whiles to create new Playboy Club for London
Jestico & Whiles has been hired to design a new Playboy Club in central London for porn king Hugh Hefner.
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NewsOlympic Park will be no ghetto, say chiefs
The Olympic Park will not become a middle-class ghetto once the Games are over and residents move in, the woman in charge of the legacy has vowed.
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NewsMcAslan completes Olympic energy centre
John McAslan & Partners’ energy centre on the Olympic site in east London has been officially opened by the mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
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NewsMP hits out at Viñoly's 'Golden Banana'
The MP for Colchester, Bob Russell, has launched a scathing attack on Rafael Viñoly and his beleaguered visual arts centre – which he dubbed “the most hated building in the city”.
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NewsArtist riffs on Piano's Shard of Glass
Artist Stephen Wiltshire has drawn a picture of Renzo Piano’s Shard of Glass, which is under construction at London Bridge.
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RIBA President's Awards for Research announced
The RIBA has announced its President’s Awards for Research 2010, which reward and encourage outstanding research in architecture.
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NewsCapita, HLM and Scott Brownrigg £13bn defence project scrapped
The Ministry of Defence has cancelled plans for a £13 billion armed forces training academy in south Wales, by Capita, HLM and Scott Brownrigg.