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Farrell and Parry join London mayor's design panel
Terry Farrell and Eric Parry are to join Tate director Nicholas Serota as the new members of the London mayor’s design advisory panel, Boris Johnson announced today.
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NewsHeritage groups link up to release manifesto
Tory spokesman says proposals are unrealistic in the face of imminent spending cuts
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BSF procurement shakeup to cut costs
Local councils will create 100 design adviser posts to speed process
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NewsArchitects sought for Titanic show
Fancy appearing on TV? Channel 4 is looking for architects to form part of an on-camera construction team, as they attempt to recreate the ill-fated Titanic cruise ship.
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HCA announces Kickstart funding for 3,500 homes
The Homes & Communities Agency has announced a further £153 million in funding under its Kickstart programme.
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NewsAnger over efforts to stop Milton Keynes centre listing
A campaign to prevent the listing of the Central Milton Keynes shopping centre has prompted an angry reaction from the 1970s building’s original architects
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NewsNew call for inquiry into Brent Cross Cricklewood
Opponents of the £4 billion Brent Cross Cricklewood masterplan by Allies & Morrison have pledged to step up their campaign by asking the government to hold a public inquiry into the project
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Chelsea Barracks' chapel will not be listed
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has refused to list the Victorian former Guards Chapel on London’s Chelsea Barracks site.
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Howells for arboretum
Glenn Howells Architects has won the competition to design the £8 million visitors centre for the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire
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Triskelion sues for hospital costs
The team appointed as preferred bidder to build a BDP-designed PFI hospital in Leicester which was subsequently cancelled has launched legal action to reclaim millions of pounds in costs
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NewsTonkin Liu’s seafront wave plan echoes the white cliffs of Dover
London-based practice Tonkin Liu has won planning permission for its £2 million scheme to overhaul the seafront at Dover in Kent
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NewsLiverpool says yes to boutique hotel
A £14 million hotel for Liverpool, designed by local architect Falconer Chester Hall, has been given the all clear by council planners
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Form promenade given green light
Form Associates’ plans for a pedestrian promenade and public realm area in front of the Imperial War Museum North in Salford are taking shape after Trafford Council granted the scheme full planning permission
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NewsBrian Anson 1934-2009
Brian Anson, who died last week-end in France, was part of the late 1960s Greater London Council team dreaming up new uses for Covent Garden after the market moved out to Nine Elms
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Funds for tactile planning model
Knott Architects and Planning Aid for London have received government funding for a scheme to help visually impaired people understand how the planning process works and how they can get involved in planning decisions
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Blind people ‘need 60mm kerbs’
Kerbs need to be 60mm or higher before blind people can reliably detect them, according to research by UCL for the charity Guide Dogs
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NewsBirmingham Council approves Mecanoo library
Planning permission was today granted for Mecanoo’s £193 million Library of Birmingham, a decision hailed by the council as a “massive boost” to its architectural plans.