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Brown plans new house-building boom but ditches super-casinos
Prime minister Gordon Brown yesterday signalled a new house-building boom, calling for three million new homes to be built by 2020. Providing a preview of proposed legislative measures set to appear in the Queen’s speech this autumn, the prime minister indicated that environmental and sustainability issues would feature strongly in ...
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NewsTop architects to revitalise Sheffield
But retail row erupts over mixed-use scheme to develop city centre
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NewsZaha Hadid completes her Serpentine pre-pavilion – images
The first pictures of Hadid's installation for the Serpentine Gallery
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NewsViñoly’s walkie talkie wins go-ahead
The government has approved Rafael Viñoly’s controversial “walkie talkie” tower, concluding that it would “make a significant architectural contribution to London”.Land Securities won planning permission for the 39-storey tower at 20 Fenchurch Street after a public inquiry raised questions about its architectural integrity and impact on key views of London. ...
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NewsArchitects chosen for McCloud’s Hab Housing project
DSDHA and Wright & Wright are to design two schemes in Swindon of up to 200 homes each as the first venture for Kevin McCloud’s Hab Housing project.The two practices were selected from a 50-strong long-list for the project, which is to be filmed for a Channel 4 documentary.McCloud said: ...
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NewsNews Junkie: 7 and 8 July
This week's bizarre vocations include nighthawking, happiness indexing, micro-miniaturising, growth summit chairing, cathedral cloning, stoat-watching and Gore-baiting.
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NewsSMC Alsop’s transport of delights
SMC Alsop’s colourful new platform for the Docklands Light Railway at London’s Stratford station has opened.
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NewsHodge receives lukewarm welcome
Architects have bid a less than fond farewell to David Lammy, who has been replaced as architecture minister by Margaret Hodge in last week’s government reshuffle.
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NewsFrench firm joins Chinese art scene
Designs by French architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte for China’s new art museum, the Ullens Centre for Contemporary Art in Beijing, were unveiled this week.
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NewsPrescott was advised against Vauxhall tower
Former deputy prime minister John Prescott gave planning permission for Broadway Malyan’s highly contentious 50-storey Vauxhall Tower in 2005, even though his advisers recommended he refuse it, claiming it would damage a world heritage site.
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NewsVan Egeraat reads between the lines
Erick van Egeraat has won an international competition to design a national library in Kazan, capital of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia.
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Register now to cycle to Cannes
Registration for the 2008 Cycle To Cannes charity challenge opens at midnight on July 10.
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NewsWaterloo ‘Sisters’ go to planning
Allies & Morrison has submitted plans to Lambeth Borough Council for its Three Sisters scheme next to Waterloo Station.
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Unesco lists Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House has been added to Unesco’s list of World Heritage Sites. The decision makes Jørn Utzon only the second living architect to design a work that meets the Unesco criteria of “a masterpiece of human creative genius”.
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Steve Brown made SHCA principal
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects has promoted Steve Brown to principal of architectural design for the firm’s European operations.
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Cabe calls for better street design
Cabe Space director Sarah Gaventa has called for a new approach to designing streets which would remove signs and barriers, and make them work for pedestrians as well as motorists.
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NewsListed churches win Lottery repair funds
The Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage have this week announced a package of grants worth £6.6 million to help repair more than 70 grade II listed churches.
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NewsLow-cost, low-impact studio makes for a short walk to work
Mole Architects has completed work on the £55,000 Mole Studio, next to its award-winning Black House in Cambridgeshire.
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RIBA proposes a ‘plan for success’
The RIBA has announced details of its “plan for success” — a five-year strategy for the institute.
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NewsFavourable verdict for Dumbarton courthouse
Aedas has received planning permission to extend and refurbish this B listed Scottish courthouse in Dumbarton for the Scottish Court Service.