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NewsCharge of the Lightbox brigade
The Lightbox gallery and museum (pictured) designed by Marks Barfield has won this year’s Art Fund Prize.
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New plans offer greater protection
Historic landmarks such as the Tower of London, Hadrian’s Wall and Durham Castle may receive greater protection under proposals outlined by the DCLG.
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Hotel planned for Beckton Alp
Plans have been mooted for a £20 million hotel to be built on the site of the famous East London landmark, Beckton Alp.
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NewsAqueduct heritage status nearer
The grade I listed Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Llangollen Canal (pictured) in north-east Wales has moved a step closer to being shortlisted for Unesco world heritage site status.
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Bennetts scoops humanities deal
Oxford University has appointed Bennetts Associates to design a £180 million humanities building, beating David Chipperfield Architects, KPF and Wilkinson Eyre. The development forms part of a masterplan by Rafael Viñoly.
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NewsJestico & Whiles wins £95m estate refurb
Jestico & Whiles has been appointed to lead a design team for the £95 million second phase of the redevelopment of the 1970s Grahame Park Estate in Colindale, north London, set to start in 2010.
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NewsArup-designed library for north Indian school takes centre stage
Arup Associates has unveiled designs for a new library at its award-winning Ladakhi Druk White Lotus School in northern India.
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NewsOlympic Stadium’s latest design unveiled
See the latest designs for the London 2012 Olympic stadium and join in the debate about its design qualities.
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NewsRIBA 2008 awards winners announced
The best new buildings in Britain were announced today through the annual RIBA Regional Awards.
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NewsRoyal Institution reopens after Farrell’s renovations
The Queen today officially re-opened the grade-1 listed Royal Institution of Great Britain, which has been closed for the past two and half years for a £22 million upgrade.
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NewsRitchie hits out at Southwark Council over Potter’s Field
Ian Ritchie has spoken out against Southwark Council’s decision to engage a new architect for Potter’s Field.
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NewsNouvel towers over Paris competition
Jean Nouvel has beaten Foster & Partners and Daniel Libeskind in a competition to design a landmark tower in Paris’s La Defense district. At 301m tall, the Signal Tower will be only 23m lower than the Eiffel Tower in the city centre.Credit: EPADAn internal view of shops inside Nouvel’s towerNouvel, ...
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Squire & Partners chosen for Potters Field
Squire & Partners has been chosen as the new architect to design the Potters Field development project on London's South Bank.
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NewsIOC gives London 2012 preparation “clean bill of health”
Preparations for London 2012 were given a clean bill of health yesterday at the end of a three-day visit by an international team of Olympic inspectors.
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NewsEx heritage minister calls for RHG listing
Margaret Hodge must reject advice from English Heritage and grant Robin Hood Gardens the grade II listing it deserves, MPs and former Labour heritage minister Alan Howarth have demanded.
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NewsSimmons to give panel added beef
Scrutiny of the designs for the government’s planned eco-towns received a boost this week after it emerged that Cabe chief executive Richard Simmons has been appointed to a panel overseeing developers’ proposals.
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NewsGreenwich gets spirit of Trafalgar
Eva Jiricna has designed a £12 million hotel close to the Maritime Greenwich world heritage site in south-east London.
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Johnson snubs planning role
The Green Party has slammed London mayor Boris Johnson for giving his unelected deputy, Ian Clements, delegated powers to make planning decisions.
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News2012 Velodrome set to ditch timber roof
Hopes that the London 2012 Olympics might be a beacon for the use of sustainable wood could be dashed after it emerged that the Hopkins-designed Velodrome is set to boast a steel roof rather than a timber one as originally planned.