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NewsLocal authorities more efficient
The performance of local planning authorities has improved in the past six months, planning minister Kay Andrews said last week.
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OFT launches industry probe
The Office of Fair Trading is to review the UK housebuilding industry.
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NewsCaltongate’s deep heat
Allan Murray Architects is to build what it believes is the biggest-ever ground source heating system in the UK at its controversial Caltongate site in Edinburgh.
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RIBA to help returnees from career breaks
The RIBA has launched a course to help qualified architects returning after career breaks in a bid to cut the number of people disappearing from the profession.
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NewsRIBA Awards process ‘not working’
The RIBA’s latest system for selecting award winners has led to a clash between the regions and London over who has ultimate control over nominations.
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NewsPrinces Docked
This is RMJM’s revised plan for Princes Dock in Liverpool, which was given planning approval this week.
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Traditional homes are greener, says study
But exponents of modern methods reject ‘simplistic’ findings
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NewsMary Wrenn quits RIAS
Mary Wrenn has resigned as chief executive of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland so she can be nearer to her husband Richard Parnaby, who works as a professor of architecture at the University of the West of England.
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NewsRIBA London picks Alsop as first patron
Will Alsop has been appointed to be RIBA London’s first patron, to act as a champion for architects in the capital.
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NewsTea in the trees at Chiswick House café
Caruso St John Architects has unveiled its design proposal for the new café at Chiswick House Gardens. The single-storey building will have a white Portland stone facade to match the house and surrounding park pavilions.
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Back ‘treasures’, CPRE tells Brown
The Campaign to Protect Rural England is calling on new prime minister Gordon Brown to promote Britain’s cities, towns and villages as part of a set of national “shared treasures”.
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What our new PM should do for architecture
Architects, clients, commentators and bdonline users tell Gordon Brown what he needs to do
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Has the new Riba awards process failed?
NEWS: Riba regions clash with Portland Place over control of nominationsDEBATE: Should sculpture be allowed to win a Riba award?IMAGES: Pictures of all the winning projects
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NewsNews Junkie: 23 and 24 June
In this week’s round-up: Zaha Hadid, Dome fever, lateral living and oil prospecting in Chiantishire
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NewsThe winners of the 2007 RIBA awards
Young Vic, Palestra and the America's Cup Building are among the winners of this year's RIBA National and European awards, announced last night
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NewsOlympic work unlocked for next generation
ODA claims new procurement framework for up-and-coming talent will silence its critics
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NewsSneghkin wins BD search for smokin’ smoking shed
Russian architect George Sneghkin has pipped Nord to the post in BD’s competition to design a high-quality smoking shelter in time for the introduction of the smoking ban in England next weekend.
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NewsPlanning has broken for Yusuf Islam’s centre
Yusuf Islam — who performed as singer-songwriter Cat Stevens in the 1960s and 1970s — this week gained planning permission for a £4.5 million cultural centre in London for his educational charity.
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NewsPringle: we lost confidence, but we’ve learnt our lesson
Pringle wins debate over Jenkins’ claim that architects are obsessed with towers
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News‘Icon’ would cure Thames Gateway ills, says panel
The ailing Thames Gateway project should be reinvigorated with a major, iconic building, says a report by a panel of leading architects and other professionals.