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NewsLibeskind working on building in Hong Kong
Hypocrisy charge for architect who said he would never work in China
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NewsRogers blasts government for ignoring Task Force
Richard Rogers’ Urban Task Force is still waiting for a government response to a report it released more than two years ago, the architect has revealed.
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NewsChipperfield arts quarter masterplan wins in Spain
Stirling prizewinner David Chipperfield has won an international competition to masterplan a 120,000sq m arts and technology quarter in Segovia, Spain.
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NewsPritzker prizewinner Nouvel is set in the City
An exclusive new image of Jean Nouvel’s first major project in the City of London was revealed to BD this week as he became only the second French architect to win the Pritzker Prize.
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NewsHodge will decide on RHG this month
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has promised to make a decision on the future of Robin Hood Gardens by the end of this month.
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NewsViñoly plan catalyst for Thames regen
Rafael Viñoly’s masterplan for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station will act as a catalyst for the regeneration of a huge swathe of land along the River Thames, developer Real Estate Opportunities claimed this week.
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HTA links with Farrell
Housing specialist HTA Architects has teamed up with Terry Farrell as part of a consortium bidding to design and build the government’s proposed eco-towns.
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NewsConran brings penthouse living to Martin’s Leicester College Hall
Conran & Partners has revealed its proposed refurbishment of Leicester University’s College Hall buildings, originally designed by Leslie Martin and Trevor Dannatt.
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NewsDeveloper fined again over Goldfinger cottage
Heritage group questions approach to ensuring listed structure is rebuilt
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NewsCabe slams Liverpool scheme as ‘confused’
Plans to erect Britain’s tallest residential tower on Liverpool’s waterfront are hanging in the balance after a scathing report from Cabe described the scheme as a “confused expression” which should not be approved.
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Sheffield critical care unit unveiled
A cutting-edge critical care department designed by Race Cottam Associates has been unveiled in Sheffield.
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2012 site unearths Iron Age bones
Skeletons dating back to the Iron Age have been uncovered in graves on the site of the London 2012 Olympic park.
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NewsGordon Russell museum opens
Terence Conran will today officially open the new Gordon Russell Museum at Broadway in the Cotswolds.
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NewsGreat Dixter wins £4m from lottery
The Heritage Lottery Fund has contributed £4 million towards a £7 million project to safeguard a grade I listed medieval house and its world famous garden.
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NewsA rock for Wellington
Amid the chaotic launch of Heathrow’s £4.3 billion Terminal 5, New Zealand architects Studio Pacific Architecture and Warren Mahoney have revealed their design for a new international terminal at Wellington Airport, dubbed The Rock.
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Foster and OMA up for Birmingham library
Seven firms including Foster & Partners, Foreign Office, Hopkins, Wilkinson Eyre and OMA are competing to design a replacement for John Madin’s Library of Birmingham.
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NewsGreenwich homes by Flacq win permission
A residential development designed by Flacq on the Greenwich Peninsula has won planning permission from the local council.
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Slowdown threatens housing targets
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has cast doubt on the government’s ability to meet its own housing targets after publishing a report showing a dramatic slowdown in the construction industry.
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NewsUtzon back at the Opera
Designs to transform the interior of Sydney Opera House have been revealed by architects Jørn Utzon and Richard Johnson.
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Streets ‘fail pedestrians’ says Cabe
Most English streets are poorly designed, according to a report, Civilised Streets, published this week by Cabe. The report also advocates shared space and the removal of street furniture.