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The Little Britain Challenge Cup
How did the architects perform at this year's construction industry regatta? We bring you the results, while BD's Helen Crump dons her yachting gear but finds she is more drawn to the bar than the ship's deck
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UDA appeals for collaboration
The Urban Design Alliance has called for greater collaboration between professionals in its announcement of this year’s Urban Design Week.
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NewsHomes and theatre plan approved
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has been given the go-ahead for its 44-storey tower in the Elephant & Castle.
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Full steam ahead on viaduct listing
Two sections of the former Eastern Counties London Railway viaduct in London’s Tower Hamlets have been awarded grade II listed status by architecture minister Margaret Hodge, who described it as a “first-generation railway structure of international significance”.
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News£6m agreed for IoW interchange
The Department for Transport has agreed to fund Marks Barfield’s £6 million transport interchange building (pictured) on the Isle of Wight.
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100 buildings set for energy cuts
London mayor Ken Livingstone has announced plans to retro-fit more than 100 London government buildings, to make them at least 25% more energy efficient as part of a global agreement with former US president Bill Clinton.
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Make and Grimshaw on 2012 handball shortlist
Grimshaw, Make, DRMM and David Morley Architects are among the architects shortlisted for the London 2012 Olympic handball arena.
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NewsA pier at the 21st century
This weird and wacky design by Aedas director Brian McArthur is one of 10 shortlisted entries in a competition to design a seaside pier for the 21st century.
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NewsJersey architects go into bat for gallery
Jersey architects risk being denied the chance to design a “national” art gallery planned on the island because of a preference for mainland British firms, the Association of Jersey Architects claimed this week.
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Pre-tax profits surge for architects in 2006
Multi-disciplinary practice TP Bennett has become the latest practice to report a surge in its pre-tax profits amid further signs of an unprecedented boom in architectural work.
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News‘Super-compact’ budget hotel proposed for Waterloo site
Clash Architects has unveiled its latest Sleeperz hotel, planned for a constrained site near London’s Waterloo Station.
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NewsHomework project
Urban Salon’s proposed extension and refurbishment of Falmouth School has granted planning by Cornwall County Council.
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NewsN Ireland’s Cabe vows to fight PFI
Northern Ireland’s newly established answer to Cabe has vowed to challenge the PFI system and significantly raise architectural quality in the province.
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NewsDublin Terminal Two all clear for take-off
Planning has been granted for Dublin Airport’s £410 million Terminal Two, designed by Pascall & Watson.
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President’s firm makes its debut
RIBA president Sunand Prasad’s practice has unveiled its first monograph, Transformations, which is published this month.
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NewsRIBA fears over infrastructure
The RIBA has joined construction industry leaders in calling on planning minister Yvette Cooper (pictured) to ensure the government’s proposed Infrastructure Planning Commission is properly resourced.
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Urban focus for week of events
Bristol’s Architecture Centre has announced talks and exhibitions for this month’s Urban Design Week (September 16-22).
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NewsWork starts on new UEA building
Construction work has begun on a £30 million academic and residential building by LSI Architects at the University of East Anglia.
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NewsMies house narrowly escapes major flood damage
One of the 20th century’s most important buildings, Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois, came within half a metre of serious damage in recent flooding.
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NewsBotanic project shows early shoots
Edward Cullinan Architects’ gateway building in Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden has gone on site.