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NewsStars’ campaign forces rethink on AA’s Triangle
New deal allows bookshop owners “graceful exit”, claims Brett Steele
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NewsBelfast’s Lyric design is on song
Belfast City Council has granted planning permission for O’Donnell & Tuomey’s £17.2 million Lyric Theatre.
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NewsTate extension plan was rush job
Herzog & de Meuron’s £215 million extension for the Tate Modern was rushed through the planning process, Southwark Council has admitted.
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NewsRIBA offers course to design out terror
The RIBA has offered strong support to the government’s plan for architects to help “design out terrorism” by setting up a new training course.
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2012 budget unrealistic
The House of Commons’ public accounts committee has slammed the government for its handling of the Olympic Games budget, describing its picture of expected costs as “unrealistic”.
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NewsHousing among the tree tops set to get Lewisham’s green light
This £1.5 million residential scheme by Duggan Morris Architects has been recommended for approval by planners in Lewisham, south-east London.
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NewsArchitects welcome OFT probe
Leading architects have welcomed the Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into bid rigging in the construction sector as a chance for the industry to clean up its act.
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NewsGateway needs single delivery body, say experts
The troubled Thames Gateway project should be delivered by a single unitary authority, leading figures including regional design champion Terry Farrell are set to tell the government.
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‘Repairs’ lead to demolition threat
The Victorian Society has branded plans to demolish the remains of Derby’s grade II listed Hippodrome theatre as “horrifying” after work meant to repair the building damaged its structure.
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NewsChipperfield’s City block refused
Stirling Prize winner David Chipperfield was refused planning permission on Tuesday for a new 19,000sq m office block development in the City of London.
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Hodge delays listing decision
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has delayed her decision on whether to list Robin Hood Gardens after English Heritage handed her its report on the seminal estate later than expected.
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Industry rates poorly for mothers
The construction industry has been ranked 10th out of 11 in a league table of employment sectors for mothers returning to work.
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Sign up to Studio in the Woods 08
Architects with a penchant for the great outdoors are invited to sign up for this year’s Studio in the Woods, July 3-6, in Gloucestershire.
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Mayor gains power to approve projects
The next mayor of London will enjoy unprecedented control over the capital’s architecture and planning, using new powers and financial resources.
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Cabe backs £350m Portsmouth project
Chapman Taylor and van Heyningen & Haward’s £350 million scheme for the redevelopment of a major site in central Portsmouth has won broad support from Cabe, despite concerns over architectural confusion within the scheme.
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NewsChelsea terraces
Dixon Jones has revealed its £12 million Chelsea Apartments scheme, for the Manhattan Loft Corporation and the Trevor Osborne Property Group, which is set to go on site this summer.
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Erinaceous collapse sees LRW go it alone
Manchester architect Leach Rhodes Walker (LRW) has completed a management buyout from parent company Erinaceous Group, which went into administration this week.
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NewsCity festival in full bloom
Tonkin Liu is to design the signature pavilion for this year’s London Festival of Architecture
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Chimps’ Budongo Trail open to view
Cooper Cromar’s £6 million chimpanzee complex, the Budongo Trail at Edinburgh Zoo, has opened to the public.
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OMA unveils its design for Prada
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture’s think-tank, AMO, has unveiled its design for a complex near Milan for the Prada Foundation.