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RIBA seeks Preston bridge entries
The RIBA has launched a competition to design a bridge across the River Douglas in Preston, Lancashire.
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NewsLow rise at high tide
Mosedale Gillat Architects has submitted for planning a new maritime centre in Newbiggin by the Sea in Northumberland.
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Students show social projects
An exhibition of student projects funded by the RIBA/ICE McAslan bursary will be held at the Dreamspace Gallery at recruitment firm Adrem during this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
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NewsOnwards and up for Brunswick
London’s listed Brunswick Centre (pictured) could be extended one storey upwards under a proposal to reinstate architect Patrick Hodgkinson’s original 1960s design.
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NewsSuffolk honours winning designs
Four buildings have won Suffolk Association of Architects annual design awards.
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Scandinavians in design debate
Capita Symonds and the British Council for Schools Environments are hosting a conference in Salford next month to bring together Scandinavian and British experts on school design.
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RSHP reports 25% profit increase
Pre-tax profits and turnover at Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners leapt by more than 25% last year.
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Poplar Riverside delivery plan let
Meadowcroft Griffin is to develop a delivery strategy for the Poplar Riverside area of the Lower Lea Valley by the Thames Gateway Development Corporation.
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NewsManser in the dock
Work has begun on site for a 8,000sq m terminal building at Southampton Docks by the Manser Practice.
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NewsTop UK firms take starring role at Venice Biennale
A glittering list of British architects including Zaha Hadid, Nigel Coates and AOC will exhibit their work at the Venice Biennale, adding further home-grown talent to the five housing firms already picked for the British pavilion.
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NewsSnøhetta slams Kent bid for Turner costs
Norwegian practice Snøhetta has hit back at Kent County Council after the local authority began legal proceedings against the practice and its partner Stephen Spence over the duo’s aborted Turner Contemporary gallery scheme in Margate.
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NewsFuture Systems unveils designs for private home in Kent
New design was recognised as an 'exemplar project' in order to win planning for a Greenfield site overlooking the Kent Weald
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NewsLevitt Bernstein plans to add storey to London's Brunswick Centre
London's listed Brunswick Centre could be extended one storey upwards under proposals that would reinstate architect Patrick Hodgkinson's original 1960s design. Levitt Bernstein, the practice behind the successful refurbishment of the retail and residential centre in 2006, is working with centre owner Hermes on a plan to build an ...
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NewsFire damages Liverpool's Bluecoat Arts Centre
Fire has swept through the Bluecoat Arts Centre, the oldest building in Liverpool, just two months after the completion of its £12.5 million redevelopment by Dutch firm Biq.Alarms in the building were set off shortly before 4 o’clock this morning, and around 30 firefighters spent more than three hours extinguishing ...
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NewsKirkby kicks out Broadway Malyan's Tesco / Everton FC scheme
Cabe says the mixed-use scheme is 'a lost opportunity'
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NewsIndustry group proposes 'more flexible' definition of zero-carbon housing
The UK Green Building Council has devised a new definition for zero-carbon housing which makes it easier for developers to meet the government’s ambitious low-energy targets.Its report, The Definition of Zero Carbon, claims the current definition is not achievable on up to 80% of new homes, and argues that if ...
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NewsHodder's mills and thrills
Stirling prizewinner Stephen Hodder has released images of his practice’s largest-ever scheme — a £170 million mixed-use regeneration project at Eckersley Mills in Wigan.
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NewsNew mayor plans to cut skyscrapers
London’s newly elected Tory mayor, Boris Johnson, took a step toward halting the spread of skyscrapers in London this week with the appointment of a key adviser opposed to Ken Livingstone’s planning policies.