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NewsWireless switch wins BD's Building Product Innovation Award
Ivory Egg has won BD’s Building Product Innovation Award with its wireless, battery-free, maintenance-free switch. The Enocean switch beat nine other products in the running for the award which was judged at the 100% Detail show on Friday.Five years in development, the switch can be used to control lights, blinds, ...
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NewsImages of 2012 Olympic Village site unveiled
The images show some of the 4,000 homes, as well as the parks, public squares, and transport, education and health facilities proposed for the area after the Olympics have taken place in 2012.Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins said: “The 2012 games are about more than a summer of ...
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NewsErick van Egeraat designs artificial islands in the shape of Russia
Erick van Egeraat has revealed his designs for a 330ha artificial archipelago in the shape of Russia, to be built in the Black Sea near Sochi.Federation Island, is scheduled to be completed in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. It will consist of seven main islands, over a ...
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NewsNew architects sought for Commonwealth Institute
Lipton denies bust-up with Foster’s — but confirms he is looking at other practices
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NewsHerzog and de Meuron win Praemium Imperiale - and £90,000
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron have won the architecture category in the world’s most lucrative art award
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Government could fail to meet carbon-neutral targets, warns housing federation chief
The government will fail to meets its target of making all new homes carbon neutral by 2016 unless developers sign-up to legally binding standards, the National Housing Federation has warned.Speaking today at the federation's annual conference, chief executive David Orr said only 2% of new homes built by private developers ...
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NewsGreen flagship store for Marks & Sparks
Van Heyningen & Haward to design low-energy building in Portsmouth
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NewsArchitecture schools too white in focus, says Prasad
Schools of architecture must rethink their focus on the work of white, western architects, RIBA president Sunand Prasad has claimed.
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NewsSarkozy signs up UK architects
Nicolas Sarkozy this week handed British architects a leading role in developing the built environment across the Channel with Norman Foster, Richard Rogers and Zaha Hadid all set to provide long-term advice to the French president on improving architectural quality.
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NewsRIBA warns Lib Dems over its eco plans
The RIBA warned the Liberal Democrats this week that the party’s ambitious proposals to create a zero-carbon Britain must be backed up by “credible” financial plans.
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NewsLarch-clad social housing comes to White City
This newly completed affordable housing scheme in west London’s White City is the result of a collaboration between Cartwright Pickard and French practice B&C Architectes.
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NewsHeatherwick to design UK pavilion at Shanghai Expo
A team led by Heatherwick Studio has won the Foreign and Commonwealth Offices' competition to design the £10 million UK pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010. Heatherwick beat a six-strong shortlist, that included Marks Barfield, Zaha Hadid Architects and Eight, a collaboration between John McAslan and young ...
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NewsBdonline launches two new online galleries
This week, we're launching two new sections on bdonline: a project gallery and a new products gallery
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Giants Causeway scheme in doubt
Northern Ireland’s enterprise minister Nigel Dodds has insisted that funding for Heneghan Peng’s visitor centre at the Giants Causeway has not been withdrawn, but is on hold after a rival private scheme was submitted for planning.
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NewsParry appointed for Wells project
Eric Parry Architects has been appointed by Wells Cathedral School to design a recital hall in the city centre.
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Georgian Group deadline today
Today (Friday) marks the deadline for entries for the 2007 Georgian Group architectural awards, sponsored by Savills.
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Gross Max gets Brixton go-ahead
Lambeth Council has granted planning permission for the redesign of Brixton town square by Gross Max as part of London’s 100 public spaces programme.
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NewsMayor backs TfL move to Shard
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone (pictured) has guaranteed his support for Renzo Piano’s troubled Shard skyscraper.
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Design skills shortage predicted
England will face a severe lack of design professionals including architects by 2012, according to a new report by the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC).