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NewsNew York gives go-ahead to Viñoly housing
Planners in New York have approved designs by Rafael Viñoly to build affordable housing.
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NewsVan Heyningen & Haward wins go-ahead for Essex nature park scheme
Thurrock Council has given planning approval to a new visitor centre by Van Heyningen & Haward at a nature park in Essex.
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NewsArchitect fined after health and safety lapse causes death
An architect has been fined £180,000 after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety regulations on a site in which a construction worker was killed.
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NewsBrady to act over low pay
Incoming RIBA president Angela Brady will put low pay at the top of her in-tray when she takes over from Ruth Reed next year.
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NewsRecession-hit housing expo finally set to open
Last-minute building work was being carried out this week ahead of Scotland’s Housing Expo, the recession-hit event which finally opens this weekend.
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NewsRugby matches on unused Foster site
An east London council was this week due to extend proposals allowing teenagers temporary use of the site earmarked for a £500 million Foster & Partners development in Shoreditch.
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NewsVictorian Society backs Purcell Miller Tritton's Manchester hotel plan
The Victorian Society has praised Purcell Miller Tritton’s plans to save Manchester’s grade-II* listed fire headquarters by turning it into a luxury hotel.
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NewsBoris Johnson publishes new London views guidance
London mayor Boris Johnson has published planning guidance for developers telling them where they can build in the capital without spoiling protected views.
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NewsNWDA cuts hit capital projects in the North West
The North West Development Agency has announced that it will withdraw all non-contracted funding for regional projects, hitting schemes including Haworth Tompkins’ Everyman Theatre and Proctor and Matthews’ Chester Zoo project.
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Hunt warns Cabe faces radical shake-up
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Cabe it will be radically restructured this autumn after admitting this week he was “considering the role” of the design watchdog
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Glockenspiel hits the right note
Westminster Council has given the thumbs-up to Jestico & Whiles’ designs for the new Swiss glockenspiel in London’s Leicester Square
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NewsGreen light for Penoyre scheme
Penoyre & Prasad has been given the go-ahead for an £11 million residential building on the Isle of Dogs in east London
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Green light for Alsop’s City hotel
Alsop Sparch has won planning permission for a £250 million Will Alsop designed seven-storey hotel at Puddle Dock in the City of London
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NewsLondon practice wins battle of the South Downs bungalows
London-based practice Barrett Lloyd Davis Associates has won permission for two Code 5 for sustainable homes bungalows in the South Downs National Park after a protracted battle with planning officials
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NewsPlanners told to ease the way for free schools
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has revealed further details of the government’s plans to make the planning process friendlier to free schools
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NewsLansley might decide on Lubetkin’s health
Islington Council will decide on September 2 whether to refer a final decision on Lubetkin’s threatened Finsbury Health Centre to health secretary Andrew Lansley.
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NewsBenoy announces India deals on Cameron trip
Benoy has picked up a series of contract wins in India, including a 195,000 sq m residential development in Bangalore.
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NewsArb sees membership rise
The number of architects registered with the Architects Registration Board increased by more than 200 last year to just under 33,000.
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NewsViñoly to design Kennedy building
Rafael Viñoly has been appointed to design a new building at Boston’s University of Massachusetts.