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NewsMake’s Nottingham uni revamp
Work has begun on Make’s University of Nottingham Jubilee Campus extension.
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NewsSlick design for City site
HKR Architects has submitted plans for this £74 million speculative office development in the City of London.
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NewsHewitt approves seven PFI hospitals
Healthcare architects received a massive boost this week as health secretary Patricia Hewitt approved seven PFI hospitals with a total value of £1.5 billion.
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City academies pay price for ‘architectural gestures’, says audit office
Alterations to city academies by Foster’s and Richard Rogers Partnership have cost the Department for Education & Skills £1.4 million, according to a new report.
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Embattled John Lewis goes ahead
Portsmouth City Council has overruled its local architects’ panel and followed Cabe’s advice to give planning permission to Chapman Taylor’s John Lewis building.
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Call to lighten councils’ load
A group of senior local government officers has called for the planning system to be overhauled to lift the burden on councils.
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NewsCutty Sark pier scheme approved
This £6 million scheme by Conran & Partners Architects to redevelop the pier next to historic tea clipper the Cutty Sark has been approved by Greenwich council.
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Arb legal battle cost £110,000
Arb spent more than £110,000 on its long-running battle with former board member Ian Salisbury, a Freedom of Information request by BD has revealed. Read the full story, our leader comment and a 60 second interview with new Arb chair Michael Starling
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Livingstone's London climate change plan
Ken Livingstone has announced a raft of measures to curb the capital’s carbon emissions over the next 20 years. But what do the sustainability experts make of it?
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Read David Heath's resignation letter
In his leaked letter explaining his resignation, the former chief architect at English Heritage cites the recent job cuts and slashed budgets as his reasons for leaving
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Why Cabe is backing Vinoly
Cabe's chief executive Richard Simmons defends the controversial Walkie Talkie
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NewsEnglish Heritage slams Viñoly icon as ‘oppressive’
The battle lines have been drawn for a fight over the future of the London’s skyline, with English Heritage ranged against Rafael Viñoly, Land Securities and the City in a landmark public inquiry.
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NewsContest for Thames bridge to be reopened
Judging panel will include Sydney Opera House engineer Jack Zunz
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NewsConsent for Alsop canal scheme
Planning consent has been granted for a mixed-use scheme by SMC Alsop and ShedKM Architects for a site on the waterside of the Walsall Canal.
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Competition for UK’s 2010 Shanghai Expo pavilion
Small talented practices are being encrougaged to enter a competition to design the UK’s pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
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EH's chief architect quits over low morale
English Heritage’s chief architect has launched a blistering attack on the beleaguered organisation in a letter of resignation leaked to the press this week.David Heath, who has worked for the heritage body for 20 years, condemned the management of recent job cuts and slashed budgets and complained that he had ...
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Velopark entrants ready for the off
Make, David Morley Architects, Faulkner Browns Architects, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and Ryder HKS are all in the running to design the Olympic Velopark. SMC Alsop, S&P Architects and Atherden Fuller Leng are also considering entering the contest, while Foster &Partners refused to rule itself out.