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NewsCabe backs Viñoly’s Battersea Power Station scheme
Rafael Viñoly’s design for the £5.5 billion redevelopment of Battersea Power Station has been backed by Cabe’s design review panel.
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NewsLondon's US Embassy: The other designs
The American Embassy has revealed images of all four of the shortlisted schemes for its new home in Battersea, after naming the scheme by Philadelphia based Kieran Timberlake as the winner of the $1 billion project.
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AIA billings index drops again
Architecture billings in the US have taken another tumble, with the American Institute of Architect’s billing index falling three points in January.
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NewsEdinburgh's revamped Usher Hall opens to the public
LDN Architects’ scheme for an extension to Edinburgh’s main concert hall will open to the public this week.
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New fund seeks to promote rural design expertise
The government has announced a £1 million funding pot to help rural councils pay for expert advice to design and plan up to 10,000 new homes.
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NewsHodge lists Abbey Road Studios at grade II
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge today spot-listed the world-famous Abbey Road Studios at grade II in response to a public outcry about its possible sale.
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NewsKieran Timberlake to design new US Embassy
Philadelphia-based practice Kieran Timberlake has won the competition to design Britain’s new US Embassy.
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NewsHodge rejects EH's advice to list Slough town hall
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has rejected English Heritage advice on Twentieth Century buildings again and refused to list Slough’s 1937 town hall.
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NewsZaha Hadid reveals designs for Jordanian cultural centre (flythrough)
Zaha Hadid has drawn up plans for a showpiece performing arts and cultural centre in the Jordanian capital of Amman.
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NewsNouvel's Abu Dhabi Louvre foundations laid
Piling work has started on Jean Nouvel’s Louvre museum in Abu Dhabi.
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Tories would let councils set their own design standards
A decentralised planning system where local authorities each draw up individual architectural and design standards would be introduced under a Conservative government, the party has confirmed.
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NewsStudio Egret West’s Stratford Shoal gets mayor’s approval
Studio Egret West’s £3 million sculpture designed to hide an “eyesore” in Stratford, east London, has been granted approval by the local mayor.
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NewsPolyark this week: Parasites, Edinburgh trains and architectural heroes
One thing that caught our eye this week was Ralph Furulund's Eco House competition submission entitled "The Eco-Parasite". Rather than the hapless host being we humans, the victims this time are environmentally unsound or derelict buildings.
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NewsHodge to prioritise Abbey Road listing application
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge is urgently considering listing Abbey Road Studios, the government has said.
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Hayes Davidson files legal claim over 20 Blackfriars Road
Planning and visualisation specialist Hayes Davidson has begun a High Court legal battle with a developer over alleged unpaid fees of £100,000 for work on a central London residential block.
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Prasad backs Come Clean on Kickstart campaign
Sunand Prasad has become the latest past president of the RIBA to lend his weight to BD’s Come Clean on Kickstart campaign.
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Ministry of Sound says Allies & Morrison housing could shut club down
The Ministry of Sound nightclub is objecting to an Allies & Morrison development in south London on the grounds that it could force the world-famous club to close
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NewsHowells' Cambridge Fire Station secures funding
Glenn Howells’ plans to redevelop Cambridge Fire Station have taken a step forward with two property firms agreeing terms to fund the project
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News£3 million sculpture to hide Stratford eyesore
Studio Egret West’s sculpture aims to improve first impressions for London Olympic visitors
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NewsHCA cuts Cabe’s role in Kickstart round 2
Fears over squeezing of design quality under the government’s £1 billion Kickstart programme intensified this week as details emerged of a substantial reduction in Cabe’s scrutiny of the initiative