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NewsSlimline building fits on the verge
Spratley Architects’ South 60 building in Basingstoke’s Chineham Business Park is complete.
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Northern cities need closer links
The Centre for Cities is calling for greater infrastructure investment linking northern cities, warning that small northern towns risk slipping behind their southern counterparts economically if they do not improve their links to Manchester and Leeds.
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NewsPark pavilion bolsters Preston restoration scheme
McChesney Architects’ new £1 million pavilion at Avenham Park in Preston, was officially handed over to Preston Council last week.
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NewsKoolhaas and Foster on shortlist for new Birmingham library
A glittering shortlist of 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.In an announcement released today, Birmingham council confirmed the names, alongside Danish firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen and Dutch firm Mecanoo, following consideration ...
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NewsDeveloper sues Broadway Malyan over Stratford site
Architectural giant Broadway Malyan is facing a High Court claim because of a dispute over a proposed eco-scheme close to the 2012 Olympic site.Property developer Harlow Group is suing the practice for at least £300,000 over alleged breach of contract relating to its plans for a carbon-neutral development in the ...
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NewsTeachers call for greater design role
The government must give teachers a far greater role in school design and introduce new standards for refurbishment of existing buildings, a major teaching union has claimed.
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NewsBD contest paves the way for Robin Hood revival
Architects are being challenged to create a new vision for Robin Hood Gardens in a design competition launched by BD and the Architecture Foundation this week.
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NewsRadio 4’s History of the Home gives architects a minor role
Comfort rather than cool is the key factor in the design of the British home according to Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen’s new series
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NewsSerpentine reveals Gehry’s pavilion design
The Serpentine Gallery has revealed images of Frank Gehry’s design for this year’s summer pavilion.The timber and glass structure, conceived and engineered in collaboration with Arup as well as Gehry’s son Samuel, is intended to be a “dramatic multi-dimensional space”, part-amphitheatre, part-promenade.Frank Gehry said: “The pavilion is designed as a ...
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NewsEH acts to save historic buildings in Liverpool
Two buildings on Liverpool’s threatened world heritage site have been listed as part of the biggest review of a city’s historic building stock ever undertaken.
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NewsThe mighty Swoosh
This year’s AA summer pavilion will be a complex interlocking timber structure, dubbed the “Swoosh”.
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NewsKoolhaas wins competition to restore Commonwealth Institute
Rem Koolhaas’s firm OMA is set to restore London’s iconic Commonwealth Institute building in Kensington, after beating competition from architects including Rafael Viñoly, Eric Parry and Caruso St John.
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NewsBath approves Wilkinson Eyre design school
James Dyson's School of Design Innovation took a major step forward last night as councillors ignored planning officers' advice and voted in favour of the scheme.
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NewsSimpson ‘shocked’ as Beetham Tower called in
DCLG expresses concern over Simpson's landmark London tower despite the scheme’s backing by EH and Cabe
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NewsRMJM reveals Aberdeen energy centre
RMJM has unveiled the first images of its proposed £35 million energy centre on Aberdeen’s seafront.
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NewsScotland plans solo presence at Venice
The Scottish government and the Lighthouse architecture centre have announced a dedicated Scottish presence for the Venice Biennale this September.
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Boris urges better design of affordable housing
London mayoral favourite Boris Johnson has launched his housing manifesto, calling for a renewed focus on the design of affordable housing.
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NewsMuseum of rural conservation has natural approach to design
Mitchell Taylor Workshop has won planning permission for a new Museum of Rural Conservation Techniques in Aynhoe, Northamptonshire.
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NewsLeading architects confirmed speakers at Think
Monica von Schmalensee discusses the creation of sustainable communities in Scandinavia