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NewsMcCapra to head landscape body
Alastair McCapra has been appointed as the new director-general of the Landscape Institute, the professional body and regulator for landscape architecture.
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NewsEPR graduate’s yacht club submitted for planning
EPR Architects is seeking planning permission for a yacht club on Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
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NewsNorman Foster's tax status questioned in Parliament
Lib Dem peer raises questions over BD's claims Foster has become a Swiss resident
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NewsRHG too political to call during mayoral race
Minister’s decision on Robin Hood Gardens is delayed until after May 1
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NewsCastleford TV show delayed till autumn
A Channel 4 series billed as the first televised regeneration scheme in the UK is now likely to hit the small screen four years later than originally planned.The repeatedly-delayed programme, presented by Grand Designs broadcaster Kevin McCloud, chronicles the regeneration of Castleford in Yorkshire through 11 schemes by architects including ...
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NewsHOK chief says architects favour celebrity over sustainability
The chairman of one of the world’s biggest practices has attacked the profession for favouring celebrity over sustainability in their approach to design.HOK’s Bill Valentine claimed architects were still more interested in appearing on the cover of magazines than truly embracing green design.The comments follow a speech last month by ...
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NewsThames Gateway needs a single authority, Quintain boss tells conference
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.Speaking last week at a conference on low-carbon development, Quintain Development chief executive Adrian Wyatt revealed that he and Farrell are part of a ...
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NewsPiano sceptical on anti-terror design
The architect behind London’s tallest planned skyscraper has criticised government efforts to “design out” terrorism.
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NewsRIBA three open up on presidential ambitions
Steering the profession away from “starchitecture”, giving the regions a stronger voice and tackling the thorny issue of architectural copyright are just some of the issues exercising the minds of the three figures vying to become RIBA president in 2009.
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NewsFuksas cleared for take-off after contest to design Chinese airport
Leading Italian architect Massimiliano Fuksas has won a global competition to design a £1.2 billion international terminal for Shenzhen airport in China, beating practices including Foster & Partners, Foreign Office and Japan’s Kisho Kurokawa.
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NewsOmbudsman dismisses housing fair allegations
One of the country’s most exciting housing schemes has received a huge boost after accusations of maladministration were officially rejected.
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NewsMinister refuses to list at-risk school
The Welsh heritage minister has refused to list an acclaimed 1970s school building in Newport despite appeals by leading names including Richard Rogers, David Chipperfield, Zaha Hadid, Peter Cook and Richard Rogers.
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Design for London shortlists 40 firms
Design for London has shortlisted more than 40 practices for its forthcoming framework panel, including Marks Barfield, Foster & Partners, Studio Egret West and David Chipperfield.
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NewsTake a peer at prize pier
Logan Doak, a 28-year-old student at the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture in Aberdeen, has designed the winning entry for the redevelopment of Helensburgh Pier on the Firth of Clyde.
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NewsEx Milton Keynes’ architect hits back over school designs
Former head of design says department was scapegoated, as council prepares for sell off
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NewsHackers infiltrate RIBA site
Police have been called in after Chinese internet hackers infiltrated the RIBA’s membership database, a system used by the public to find architects.
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NewsLRW completes buy-out as parent company collapses
Manchester architect Leach Rhodes Walker (LRW) has completed a management buy-out from parent company Erinaceous Group, which went into administration this week.LRW, which employs 125 employees at its two offices in Manchester and Bucharest, said the deal - completed in just four days - had secured the jobs of all ...