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NewsRogers submits barracks revamp
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ masterplan (pictured) for Chelsea Barracks development in west London has been submitted for planning.
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NewsThis was the Smithsons’ vision for Robin Hood Gardens, what’s yours?
BD and the Architecture Foundation release the brief for the competition to rethink Robin Hood Gardens
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NewsLiverpool ‘not as good as Dubai’ remark sparks row
Architects and planners have slammed as “ignorant” comments made by urban regeneration company Liverpool Vision suggesting that the city council should accept architecture below the standard of that found in Dubai.
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NewsWatchdogs roll over in name of progress
Bosses at three of the UK’s four design watchdogs have met in Belfast in a sign of increasing collaboration.
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NewsMarks Barfield south London BSF school opened
Schools secretary Ed Balls has opened the £7.6 million Michael Tippett School in south London, designed by Marks Barfield.
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Brighton design clash forces collaboration
Plans for a Wilkinson Eyre-designed hotel on Brighton’s seafront look set to force the architect into an unusual collaboration with Allies & Morrison because of an apparent design clash.
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NewsV&A hosts wonder wall
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is the inspiration for CJ Lim’s installation, Seasons Through the Looking Glass, which opened last week at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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NewsScheme tailored to Muslim faith
An innovative sheltered housing scheme for older people in Bristol has been completed by Quattro Design Architects.
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Materials giant joins green lobby
The world’s largest construction materials group has joined the UK Green Buildings Council (UK GBC).
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Fast and loose is key to contest
A contest is offering unrecognised architects the chance to see their experimental work built.
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NewsODA declares site ‘clean and clear’
The Olympic Delivery Authority this week handed over the sunken site of the 2012 stadium to the design and build team, claiming that the project will now start on site three months early.
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Tories pledge to appoint government chief architect
NEWS: Shadow culture secretary Ed Vaizey proposes chief architect as national design champion OPINION: An adviser Brown won't want DEBATE: Do we need a chief architect?
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NewsThree towns picked to receive Cabe seaside cash
Blackpool, Dover and Torbay are the first seaside towns to benefit under Cabe’s £45 million regeneration project, culture secretary Andy Burnham has announced, amid debate over whether the grant can make a real impact.
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NewsHadid wins Vilnius Guggenheim
Zaha Hadid has won the competition to design the new Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, beating Daniel Libeskind and Massimiliano Fuksas
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NewsThat’s snow business
Hugh Broughton Architects has revealed construction shots of its Halley VI Antarctic station just ahead of the onset of the winter season.
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NewsCredit crunch could lead to more architects being sued, insurer warns
Architectural practices are at greater risk of being sued by contractors and developers because of the strains of the credit crunch, a leading insurance company warned this week.Howden, an insurance broker which specialises in architectural professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies, said on Monday that clients would look for any way ...
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NewsFirst images of Taiwan architect-designed villas released
MVRDV, Kengo Kuma and Julien De Smedt are among the 20 architects designing 20 villas on the island of Taiwan. The Spaniard Fernando Menis, Berlin and LA based Graft, as well as 10 Taiwanese practices are among the other architects taking part.The first images of their designs for Next-Gene20 have ...
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NewsBlackpool, Dover and Torbay are first to benefit from Cabe seaside cash
Culture secretary Andy Burnham announces the first seaside towns to benefit from Cabe’s £45 million regeneration project, amid questioning as to whether the sums can have any real impact.The Sea Change scheme, which also involves English Heritage, Arts Council England and lottery bodies, will see £15 million delivered each year ...
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NewsBiggest-ever building in City enrages Barbican residents
KPF’s plans for the largest single building in the City of London have sparked fury among residents of the nearby Barbican.