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NewsThe "walkie-talkie" tower inquiry: The case against
With the two-week planning inquiry into Rafael Vinoly’s “walkie-talkie” tower for Land Securities at 20 Fenchurch Street starting on Tuesday, English Heritage has released details of its case against the building.EH objects to the design of the 160m tower, which tapers outwards as it rises to maximise floor space at ...
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...meanwhile Unesco warns of danger to historic Palace of Westminster
Unesco has threatened to put several of Britain’s world heritage sites, including the Palace of Westminster, on its endangered list.According to documents obtained by the Sunday Telegraph, in June the body will rule on whether the palace will join its Heritage in Danger List, along with places such as earthquake-torn ...
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News Junkie: 3 and 4 March
The News of the World discovers architecture, the latest musings from Stephen Bayley and Russian spymaps in Ian Martin's round-up of the weekend papers
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NewsFuture Systems wins huge Czech library competition
British firm will design the Czech Republic’s most significant post-Communist building.
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NewsArb legal battle cost £110,000
RIBA concern at full cost of legal fees to prevent board member from talking to the press
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NewsFoster and Nouvel to work on Moscow River scheme
Landmark project will not repeat Gazprom fracas, pledges developer
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MacCormac Jamieson Prichard’s profits soar despite BBC loss
Award-winning practice MacCormac Jamieson Prichard has bounced back from losing the flagship BBC Broadcasting House project with a strong set of company accounts, a recruitment drive and a host of forthcoming projects.
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NewsAHMM opens ‘symbolic’ Unity building
AHMM was celebrating this week as its largest building to date was opened in Liverpool’s historic Prince’s Dock.
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NewsAutodesk makes record profits
Autodesk, the US architectural software giant behind AutoCAD, is celebrating record financial results.
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NewsAlsop and artist McLean propose giant artwork
This extraordinary £90 million building in central London fuses art and architecture in a collaboration between Will Alsop and artist Bruce McLean.
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NewsUK practice bids for Paris auction house
British design and architecture practice Sybarite has revealed its short-listed designs for a competition to renovate this major auction house in Paris.
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NewsChipperfieldrethinks design for luxury Kensington flats
David Chipperfield Architects has made sweeping changes to one of its most significant British projects to date — a luxury residential development in west London, involving property developer Candy & Candy.
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RIBA competitions for Belfast and Sheffield
The search is on for architects to take part in two major RIBA competitions.
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NewsManser uses Butterfield church to extend school site
The Manser Practice has won planning consent for its £6.5 million extension to the Godolphin & Latymer Girls’ School in Hammersmith, west London.