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NewsFoster's Russian schemes in question as developer runs into trouble
Three of Foster & Partner’s major Russian projects are under threat after a series of economic blows hit Shalva Chigirinsky, the property magnate behind all three schemes.
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Cabe urges Oxford University to ditch Vinoly's masterplan for Radcliffe Infirmary scheme
Cabe has laid into a new framework document for a site at Oxford University developed from a previous masterplan by Rafael Viñoly Architects.
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Killian Pretty review calls for streamlining of planning system
The government's latest planning review, published today, has called for an overhaul of the system to save up to £300 million and reduce red tape.
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Chipperfield awarded Cubo d’Oro
David Chipperfield has been awarded the prestigious Cubo d’Oro prize.
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NewsMetropolitan Workshop's Tripoli Museum of Conflict
Metropolitan Workshop has unveiled the first images of its competition-winning design for the Museum of Conflict in Tripoli, which will tell the story of Libya’s military history.
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NewsCounterterrorism competition blasted
Gough asks students to boycott contest that ‘propogates paranoia’
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NewsUK firms on shortlist for 2012 venue conversions
British architects including Lifschutz Davidson Sandlilands, Flacq, Hawkins Brown and David Morley Architects have made it onto a shortlist for one of the last major slices of 2012 Olympic work — a contract worth £350 million to convert existing venues.
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NewsArchitects strike out over New Forest rejections
Architects exasperated at the “draconian” planning policies of the New Forest Park Authority have set up their own mock design review panel in protest over plans to further tighten development control rules.
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NewsPawson’s sunken storey stays in keeping with Battersea skyline
Terry Pawson Architects has submitted this “low-key” three-home scheme in Battersea, south-west London, for planning.
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NewsSeven shortlisted for Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre refurb
Seven practices, including AHMM and Studio 3, have been shortlisted for the competition to refurbish and update the Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool.
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Public row over Conran & Partners’ Sheffield tower
A bitter public row has broken out over Sheffield’s £67 million St Paul’s Tower designed by Conran & Partners, in a dispute between developer and council that could leave the residential building unfinished.
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BBC seeks workspace architects
The BBC has issued a notice calling for architects to design the workspaces for its flagship building, Broadcasting House in central London. Sheppard Robson, current architect on the project, is doing some of the fit-out as part of its contract with builder Bovis. The workspace architect would work directly with ...
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NewsBooming Leicester to redevelop
Leicester University has announced a £1 billion redevelopment of its estate by Shepheard Epstein Hunter.
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Mayor under fire on open spaces
The London Assembly has called on mayor Boris Johnson to reverse his decision not to redevelop London’s Parliament Square with a design by DSDHA, Hawkins Brown, and Vogt.
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Recession stalls Wapping HQ
News Corporation has put Future Systems’ design for a new headquarters at Wapping in east London on hold until the market picks up.
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NewsCabe unveils Crossrail design panel
Cabe and Crossrail have announced the full line-up of the review panel that will scrutinise plans and provide advice on the design of new train stations.
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Planning bill gains design safeguards
The government performed an “elegant U-turn” on the planning bill at its third reading in the House of Lords this week, giving local authorities the power to turn down planning applications on the basis of poor design.