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NewsCarbon Challenge team nominated
Architect Brown Smith Baker, Morris Homes and Gentoo Homes have been selected as the preferred development team for the first phase of Peterborough’s South Bank redevelopment, part of English Partnerships’ Carbon Challenge.
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NewsMalcolm Fraser to redevelop Stromness pierhead
Edinburgh-based Malcolm Fraser Architects has endured an emotional rollercoaster of a week, scooping an international RIAS competition while also being forced to make a quarter of its staff redundant.
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NewsEH chairman Sandy Bruce-Lockhart dies of cancer
English Heritage chairman Sandy Bruce-Lockhart has died of cancer, aged 66.
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NewsRogers' "cheese grater" melts under the crunch
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ 47-storey “cheese grater” tower in the City of London has become the latest victim of the credit crunch.
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NewsScottish firm designs China memorial
Scottish architect Sutherland Hussey is designing a 10ha memorial park for the 20,000 people killed in the earthquake which devastated China’s Sichuan province in May.
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RyderHKS splits back into separate firms
Joint venture RyderHKS International has split up, seven years after Ryder Architecture and American firm HKS joined forces.
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NewsArchitect amused by 'can of ham' nickname
Developer Targetfollow is awaiting approval from the City of London to build a 90m tall skyscraper in the shadow of Foster & Partners’ Gherkin building on St Mary’s Axe.
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Credit crunch threatens two major tower schemes
The future of two multi-million pound tower projects is hanging in the balance as a result of the UK’s worsening credit crunch.
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NewsHeavyweights back Blears on Smithfield
Terry Farrell and George Ferguson have joined English Heritage in calling on the City of London to support a “creative” re-use for Smithfield Market.
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Carbon emissions in UK housing faces scrutiny
The UK Green Building Council has launched a major study to find ways to reduce carbon emissions from the country’s existing housing stock.
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NewsKevin McCloud’s own ‘grand design’ in chaos
TV presenter replaces Wright & Wright with practice ready to work weekends for no money
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NewsStarting gun sounds for Athletes’ Village
Planning has been granted for the first element of the 2012 Athletes’ Village in the Olympic Park in east London
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Brits shortlisted in under-50 awards
David Adjaye and Thomas Heatherwick have been shortlisted for a new international award celebrating the work of architects aged under 50.
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NewsSaga of Barbican office block stalls
Kohn Pedersen Fox’s design for a 90,000sq m office block beside the Barbican Centre has been shelved after the intended occupier, investment bank JP Morgan, pulled out.
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NewsScott Brown to top Biennale speakers
Denise Scott Brown will be the keynote speaker at a British Council debate on housing design next month.
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NewsClear run for Foster scheme in Croydon
A 150,000sq m scheme by Foster & Partners now looks likely to be built at south London’s Croydon Gateway site after communities secretary Hazel Blears effectively ruled out rival plans by Michael Aukett Architects.
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NewsKen attacks Boris over design policy
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has accused his successor Boris Johnson of cost-cutting and “hypocrisy” over his changes to the capital’s design policy.