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Expanded schools remit for Cabe causes concern
The extension of Cabe’s remit to include the design review of all schools built or refurbished by the Department for Education & Skills under its Building Schools for Future (BSF) programme has met with a muted response from the profession.
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NewsArts centre goes for gold in Goole
Buschow Henley has won planning consent to adapt the Goole Arts & Civic Centre in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
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Heritage lottery to fund museum plans
John Miller & Partners and Sidell Gibson have been given the go-ahead for their second project together after a funding commitment made by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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NewsSpace for Salford
The Manchester office of HKR Architects has won planning permission for this £11 million residential development in Salford.
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Make takes over from RRP on Haringey plan
Make has taken over the masterplan for Haringey Heartlands dropped by Richard Rogers Partnership earlier this month.
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Two Brits on shortlist for Mies award
David Chipperfield’s America’s Cup Building in Valencia and Zaha Hadid’s Phaeno Science Centre in Wolfsburg are among seven finalists selected for the 2007 Mies van der Rohe Award.
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Get ready for the big Think
Tom Bloxham, chair of Urban Splash, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at Think, a new property and construction event focusing on sustainability, regeneration and innovation. He will deliver his headline speech, “Are some areas beyond regeneration?” on May 2.
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NewsJanuary 20-21
POST-NORMAN: Is Britain's best-loved architect about to follow Tony Blair and wish us all a long goodbye? The Sunday Telegraph led its business section with news that the "thrice-married-helicopter-flying multi-millionaire" is considering future options for Foster & Partners, including its sale. The practice - revealed in a BD poll last ...
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100 public spaces halved
Exclusive: Peter Bishop sets out priorities for Design for London’s £2.5 million budget
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Public procurement to take in long-term costs
A new era of high-quality public architecture beckons after a government body which oversees a staggering £64 billion of public spending on the public estate ruled that the long-term costs of buildings — such as maintenance and energy use — must be taken into account.
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Foster: Next, the universe
His stunningly successful brand is being mooted for sale or flotation, but is the price right? And will expansion overseas follow?
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RTPI slams call to relax planning regulations
Little support for right-wing think-tank’s recommendations
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NewsErskine’s Ark is rebuilt as Byker wins listing
The legacy of legendary architect Ralph Erskine received a double boost this week as his famous Byker Estate in Newcastle was listed and work began on restructuring the interior of his Ark office in west London.
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NewsThe hills are alive...
Plasma Studio admits its Esker Haus in the South Tyrol is “parasitic.” The self-contained residential unit is built on top of a 1960s house, initially adopting its host’s structure then gradually morphing into its own form.
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Foster emails clients to say: relax, I’m still in charge
The world’s most famous architect Norman Foster took the unusual step of emailing staff and clients this week to set out his plans for the future of his business.
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£450m deal boosts Benoy’s Indian portfolio
Benoy has won a contract to design three mixed-use market city developments in Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore in India, and has signed a memorandum of understanding to design a chain of pan-Indian hotels.
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NewsSweeping statement
Fears that the design-and-build process would compromise this distinctive S-shaped bridge have been averted, its architect claimed this week.