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NewsLondon’s 11.04 to build Nigeria charity HQ in Rivers State
London-based practice 11.04 has won the go-ahead to build the headquarters of a new charitable foundation in Nigeria after helping to raise £5 million for the project at a single fundraising event.
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BSF blasted as a ‘wasted opportunity’
Too little emphasis on design lets down new schools, says survey
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NewsBack the borough architect
Planning departments can now refuse schemes for poor design quality, but lack the skills to do so
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NewsRavensbourne sets a pattern
Construction work has begun on Foreign Office Architects’ £50 million Ravensbourne College of Design & Commun-ication, on the Greenwich peninsula in London.
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New homes agency ‘will squeeze Cabe’
Super-quango to establish its own regional network of design champions
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NewsWe won’t bail out The Public, says council
Sandwell Council and Arts Council England are in crisis talks over the future of Will Alsop’s The Public, which has yet to open its flagship interactive gallery to a single paying visitor.
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NewsFootball club pavilion is on the ball
Spacelab’s £700,000 design for a junior football club pavilion in north-west London has been granted planning permission.
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RIBA wants bigger VAT cut for repairs
The RIBA has welcomed this week’s pre-budget report by chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling, which the government claims will avert the worst consequences of the recession.
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Planning reforms could save £300m per year
Leading figures from the architecture, construction and planning sectors have welcomed the findings of a major review of the planning system, which recommends slashing red tape to save up to £300 million a year.
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NewsSchool’s cool pool
Architect Mackenzie Wheeler has won planning permission for this £2 million swimming pool at Feltonfleet School in Cobham, Surrey.
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NewsChipperfield scheme under way
The troubled seaside Turner Contemporary Gallery at Margate, Kent, will be delayed for another year.
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College appoints new rector
Paul Thompson, a former director of the Design Museum, has been unveiled as the rector of the Royal College of Art.
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Seven Thames bridges listed
Culture secretary Andy Burnham this week announced the listing of seven bridges across the River Thames on the advice of English Heritage.
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Conran reappointed as trustee
The Design Museum has reappointed Sebastian Conran (pictured), one of the sons of the museum’s founder, Terence Conran, as a trustee.
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Foster’s Lewisham College plan
Lewisham College has chosen Foster & Partners to design its £150 million skills centre in south-east London.
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Edaw’s city masterplan approved
Edaw’s masterplan for the redevelopment of north Manchester’s Strangeways district has been approved by the city council.
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NewsPanter Hudspith’s forthcoming attraction for Tunbridge Wells
Panter Hudspith has revealed designs for its competition-winning redevelopment of the former Ritz cinema in Tunbridge Wells, Kent.