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NewsTories blast Livingstone over skyscraper frenzy
Cameron’s policy group accuses architects of pandering to the ‘vulgarity of bigness’
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... as mayor relaxes rules on height
Historic views in London to St Paul’s Cathedral and Westminster have been narrowed after the government backed mayor Ken Livingstone’s relaxation of tall buildings rules.
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NewsBathat in BD
How BD reported on Cedric Prices's alternative proposal for Battersea Power Station
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Stewart McColl resigns
The founder and deputy chairman of Britain's largest architectural firm has resigned amid warnings that practices within the SMC Group may have to close
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NewsKing’s Cross leaps over final hurdle
The £2 billion redevelopment of King’s Cross, masterplanned by Allies & Morrison, is finally set to go ahead after local campaigners lost a last-ditch court battle.
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NewsRoyal Festival Hall refurb comes under fire
Allies & Morrison, the architect of the £115 million Royal Festival Hall refurbishment, has been forced to defend its work at the unveiling of the renovated building.Speaking at the press launch today, Catherine Croft, director of the Twentieth Century Society, said the heritage group deeply regretted the controversial loss of ...
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NewsBig names urge Israelis to end ‘oppressive’ works
Alsop, Farrell and MacCormac join call to stop work on schemes that oppress Palestinians
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NewsMonkey Puzzle launches Scottish design festival
Scotland’s Six Cities Design Festival has kicked off in style with the opening of Aberdeen’s Monkey Puzzle Pavilion.
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NewsFraser rallies Scottish PFI revolt as SNP takes charge
Scottish architects have vowed to fight PFI during the “window of opportunity” created by the formation of a new Scottish Executive led by Alex Salmond’s Scottish National Party.
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NewsEnergy certifcates delay HIP roll-out
Despite winning praise for the planning white paper, communities secretary Ruth Kelly faced the embarrassment of a last-minute U-turn on the controversial Home Information Packs this week.
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Nuclear plants backed
A new generation of nuclear power stations will be built in Britain, the government signalled in its energy white paper this week.
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Shanghai expo list revealed
Six leading practices have been short-listed by the Foreign Office to design the British Pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
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NewsA hole in its heart
Zaha Hadid Architects’ latest project is this 21-storey commercial and retail development in Dubai.
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King's Cross judicial review - verdict
Argent wins the battle to redevelop London's King's Cross - unless protestors appeal
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Gehry scheme crosses last hurdle
Frank Gehry’s plans for the King Alfred site in Hove are all but certain to go ahead after the Government Office for the South East opted not to ask communities secretary Ruth Kelly to call in the scheme.
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NewsGreen light for Dalston tower
Waugh Thistleton’s 66-unit residential scheme for Ramsgate Street in Dalston, east London, has received planning permission.
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London joins retrofit programme
London has joined 14 other leading cities to sign up to a ground-breaking initiative backed by former US president Bill Clinton to help improve buildings’ energy performance.
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Ryder cedes control to HKS
Ryder HKS has announced that its US partner HKS has taken a controlling stake in the firm’s London office, which is responsible for the partnership’s international operation.
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NewsCity ‘cheese grater’ presses ahead
Following above-expectation financial results, property developer British Land has announced that it will press ahead with the Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners-designed Leadenhall Building in the City of London.
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NewsCricklewood landmark
Carey Jones Architects has submitted plans for this 1.4ha mixed-use development intended to become a north London landmark.