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RIBA form leaves firms vulnerable, says insurer
An insurance specialist has warned architects not to use the RIBA’s new standard form of agreement, claiming it could lead to bankruptcy in the event of an uninsured claim being made against them.
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NewsGlass facade of OMA's CCTV completes in time for Olympics
The glass facade of OMA's CCTV headquarters in Beijing has been completed – just in time for the opening of the Olympic Games.
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Mecanoo wins Birmingham Library competition
Mecanoo has won the competition to design the new Birmingham Library, beating fellow Dutch stars OMA along with Foster & Partners, Foreign Office Architects, Hopkins, Wilkinson Eyre and Schmidt Hammer Lassen.
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NewsFoster scheme has clear run 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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NewsThirteen practices shortlisted for RIBA South West awards
Thirteen practices will battle it out in the seventh annual RIBA South West Town & Country Design Awards next month.
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NewsAdjaye's London Design Festival pavilion
David Adjaye has designed this pavilion as part of London Design Festival 2008’s Size and Matter initiative. It will be open to the public 24 hours a day in Southbank Centre Square for a month from mid-September.
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NewsHadid designs Singapore’s largest ever housing scheme
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed Singapore’s largest ever residential development. The seven 36-storey residential towers and 12 villas will be built on a 78,000sq m site at Farrer Road, a prominent site within the city.
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NewsKen blasts Boris for ditching 100 Public Spaces programme
Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched a stinging attack on his successor Boris Johnson, accusing him of cost cutting and “hypocrisy” following BD’s revelation that he has axed the 100 Public Spaces programme.
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NewsNew Street contest comes off the tracks
Critics fear that Foreign Office Architects will lose all control to Atkins
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NewsCarmody Groarke reveals 7/7 memorial
Architect Carmody Groarke has revealed its designs for a permanent memorial to the victims of London’s 7/7 bombings.
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NewsDunster’s ZedFactory reveals plans for luxury Bath eco-home
Bill Dunster’s ZedFactory has unveiled plans for a luxury eco-home in an area of outstanding natural beauty outside Bath.
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NewsReed elected first woman president of the RIBA
Ruth Reed has been elected the first woman president of the RIBA and has pledged to champion other women in the profession during her term in office.
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Hodge criticised over heritage bill
Culture minister Margaret Hodge has been slated by MPs over the draft heritage protection bill, which they claim will cost far more to implement than claimed and is badly undermined by a lack of local authority skills.
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NewsBSF ‘fails to tackle outdoor space’
The government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future Programme has been slammed as a “gross missed opportunity” for outdoor space and landscaping by a leading landscape architect.
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NewsING drops Gehry scheme
Frank Gehry’s £290 million King Alfred scheme in Hove looks likely to be abandoned after investor ING Real Estates withdrew backing.
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NewsCanalside scheme launched
Stiff & Trevillion Architects has completed the mixed-use Portobello Dock scheme for developer Derwent London.
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Mayor moves on Waterloo towers
Boris Johnson has branded as “unacceptable” proposals for three Allies & Morrison-designed towers to be built close to Waterloo Station.
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NewsRIAS grants honorary fellowships
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has made Robin Harper (right) and Dame Barbara Kelly (centre) honorary fellows.
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ID:SR appointed for Media City UK
ID:SR, the interior design team at Sheppard Robson, has been appointed to design the interior workspaces of the BBC’s Media City UK broadcast centre at Salford Quays.
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Pender to head Heriot-Watt school
Heriot-Watt University has appointed Gareth Pender as head of the School of the Built Environment.