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    Councils still to set energy targets

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    The Department of Communities and Local Government has denied it is to strip local authorities of powers to set renewables targets above UK guidelines.

  • RMJM's library: "stunning."
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    RMJM unveils university info hub

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    RMJM has unveiled its £23 million library for the University of Sheffield.

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    ACA warns against RIBA contract

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    The Association of Consultant Architects has written to its members warning them to avoid a new contract for consumer clients published last week by the RIBA, which the ACA claims could “bankrupt” them.

  • KPF’s scheme at Victoria.
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    Protestors will keep on fighting

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Opponents of the £2 billion Victoria Transport Interchange masterplanned by architect KPF have vowed to fight on after submission of the scheme for planning last week to Westminster council.

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    Cabe rejects Clay Farm again

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Cabe has urged PRP to carry out a second rethink over its 2,300-home Clay Farm garden suburb near Cambridge.

  • The regeneration site was previously home to a disused abbatoir.
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    Urban Splash in Scots bid

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Glasgow scheme offers breakthrough

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    Australia seeks architects to combat skill shortage

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    British architects will be able to emigrate Down Under from next month with virtually no barriers because of a chronic shortage of qualified, experienced architects in Australia.

  • The Sotheby's extension will appear to float above the auctioneer’s lantern lights without breaching the existing roofline.
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    Sotheby’s hover is no bother

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Planning has been granted for Paul Davis & Partners’ extension to the headquarters of auctioneer Sotheby’s on London’s New Bond Street.

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    Riverside revival

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    This £10 million riverside office building in Sheffield by BDP Architects has been completed.

  • Landscaped courtyards are overlooked by hospital wards.
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    Northern General extension opens

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Sheppard Robson’s £30 million Hadfield Building, an extension to the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield, has opened.

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    G-force centrifuge is grade II listed

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has listed a fifties-built centrifuge designed to test the effect of G-force on airmen and equipment.

  • Peter Dixon: two more years.
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    Housing Corp keeps Dixon on

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Peter Dixon has extended his role as chair of the Housing Corporation for a further two years.

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    Hurry to enter the Leaf Awards

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Architects have until the end of the month to submit entries for this year’s Leaf Awards.

  • Campaigners say the extension would threaten the site’s aesthetic.
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    Final bid to halt Ulster Museum extension plan

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    More than 200 architects from around the world have joined heritage groups in a last-ditch campaign against the £12 million redevelopment of Belfast’s landmark Ulster Museum.

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    RIBA's plans to become a watchdog

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    NEWS: New design panel to advise the president on controversial schemes OPINION: The potential pitfalls of RIBA's plans

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    Should we move to Australia?

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    NEWS: As record numbers of Brits emigrate, Australia looks to attract architects 60 SECONDS WITH: Matthew Turner, former Sydney resident gives his lowdown on life Down Under

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    The long-awaited Serpentine Pavilion

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    NEWS: Eliasson and Thorsen's Serpentine pavilion opens this week - images REVIEW: Is the programme running out of steam, ask Ellis Woodman AUDIO: Interview with the pavilion's creators

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    Coin Street wins approval for 43-storey tower

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    NEWS: Lambeth approves Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands' Southbank towerDEBATE: Has Coin Street Community Builders compromised its principles?

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    A4A launches 50+ Club

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Launching Architects for Aid's 50+ Club fundraising appeal, we look at the vital work the charity is doing around the world and explain how you can get involved

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    Young guns hit New York

    2007-08-24T00:00:00Z

    Young Londoners take the Big Apple in a cultural exchange set up by the Architecture Foundation