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Public funding for 2012 media centre
Allies & Morrison’s Olympic media centre will be a 100% publicly funded semi-permanent structure, the government announced on Wednesday.
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RIBA pulls out of Accon agreement
The RIBA is set to establish its own accreditation system and register for conservation architects amid claims that the existing system for recognising qualified conservationists is not transparent enough.
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English Heritage on Robin Hood Gardens
Read English Heritage's response to the case for the listing of Robin Hood Gardens, and let us know what you think.
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NewsManolo Blahnik boutique opens in Dubai
Data Nature Associates has unveiled images of its new boutique in Dubai for Spanish-born luxury shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.
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NewsDebate to tackle barrier mentality in counterterrorism design
Architects will be urged to move on from the "barrier and bollards mentality" at a counterterrorism conference next week.
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NewsHadid wins Antwerp port competition
Zaha Hadid has been chosen to design the new headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority
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NewsDan Pearson Studio wins RIBA roof terraces competition
Dan Pearson Studio has won the RIBA competition to redesign the roof terraces at the institute's headquarters at Portland Place, London.
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NewsDRMM beats five to win Brunel Museum
DRMM has won a competition to redevelop the Brunel Museum in south London, trumping five other practices including Fat and Ash Sakula.
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NewsLiverpool to limit number of towers
Tall towers in Liverpool ’s historic centre are set to be restricted to two clusters to help preserve the city’s world heritage status, according to recent guidance drafted by council planning officers.
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NewsSheppard Robson's Bristol scheme submitted
Sheppard Robson has submitted designs for two new department buildings at the University of Bristol for planning.
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NewsHugill to advise HCA on financial models
The Homes and Communities Agency has appointed former Lend Lease Europe chairman Nigel Hugill as a special adviser to help devise credit crunch-beating funding strategies.
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Cabe says Donington plans not up to speed
Cabe has mauled proposals to transform Derby’s Donington Park into a new Formula 1 British Grand Prix venue, damning the designs as “disappointingly weak”.
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NewsJean Nouvel’s Copenhagen Concert Hall opens
Jean Nouvel’s Copenhagen Concert Hall for Danish public broadcaster DR opened this weekend.
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NewsEH unchanged in opposing Robin Hood Gardens listing
English Heritage has refused to alter its opposition to the proposed listing of Robin Hood Gardens.
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NewsBlears calls in 3DReid’s £150 million retail scheme for Lancaster
Communities secretary Hazel Blears has called in a controversial £150 million retail-led scheme for Lancaster by 3DReid following protests by English Heritage and campaigners including architect and TV presenter Ptolemy Dean.
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American Institute of Architects says US construction set to slow in 2009
Construction activity in the US is set to slow sharply during 2009, with office and retail schemes likely to be particularly hard hit, according to a survey by the American Institute of Architects.
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NewsStowe & Beale’s £4 million revamp for Westminster Abbey Chapter House
Conservation architect Stowe & Beale and English Heritage have announced a £4 million project to refurbish Westminster Abbey’s 13th century Chapter House in central London, considered to be the birthplace of the UK parliamentary system.
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NewsLava’s Green Void fills Sydney Customs House
This 20m-high architectural installation of green Lycra — inspired by the geometrics of plants, spider webs and soap bubbles — has been hung in the central atrium of Customs House in Sydney.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron plans London towers
Swiss practice is working with Shard developer on UK’s tallest residential development
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Atkins cuts 200 staff following Middle East slowdown
Atkins is to make more than 200 staff redundant following a major slowdown in its work in the Middle East, it announced today.