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NewsRiots force Commonwealth architects to delay conference
The 18th Commonwealth Association of Architects Conference, due to open in Dhaka, Bangla-desh, tomorrow, has been postponed amid fear of riots.
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NewsHutchinson and Alsop to vet peers’ designs at SMC
Will Alsop and Maxwell Hutchinson are to vet the designs of their colleagues across the ever-expanding SMC Group in an effort to promote design excellence across its 34 offices.
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NewsLowe building, Hoxton by Muf Architects
Muf Architects has designed this environmentally sustainable building in Hoxton, east London, with a flooded reed roof, solid timber panel construction and nesting places for swans in its canal-side undercroft.
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AUU report will not be made public, says mayor
The report into alleged conflicts of interest and favouritism at the mayor of London’s Architecture & Urbanism Unit will not be made public because it could lead to disciplinary action, Ken Livingstone said this week.
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NewsBluestone boogie
Work has begun on Powell Dobson Architects’ £110 million Bluestone village in south-west Wales.
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‘Disappointed’ Simpson loses Liverpool appeal
Ian Simpson was “surprised and disappointed” by the government’s decision to overrule a planning inspector and dismiss the appeal for his 51-storey Brunswick Quay tower scheme in Liverpool last week.
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NewsGoldschmied sues Rogers
Exclusive: Marco eyes up his former office for redevelopment which could leave RRP homeless
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Queen’s speech tackles planning and emissions
The profession is facing another year of getting to grips with new legislation following the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday, which laid out several key bills in the fields of planning and development to be introduced in the next parliamentary session.
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Arb hikes cost of exam for foreigners by 20%
The Arb has hiked the cost of the exam that foreign architects must take to qualify in the UK by a staggering 20%, to £1,210.
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Adams Kara Taylor keeps brand after takeover
Leading engineer Hanif Kara has pledged that his company, Adams Kara Taylor, will retain its name and brand following its acquisition by White Young Green for a reported £10.5 million, with a further £5 million over the next three years depending on performance.
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Ryder Cup resort ‘neglect’
The host club for golf’s 2010 Ryder Cup has been attacked by a leading heritage group for “neglect” of a listed farmhouse before an application to demolish it.
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Hunter to advise DfES on new schools
Architect Hunter & Partners will be advising the Department for Education & Skills on all new schools projects.
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Public space ‘prevents depression’
Public open space can stop depression, according to forthcoming research based on the experience of people in Newham, east London.
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NewsOne for the birds
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds this week saw the opening of its £2.2 million Purfleet Environment & Education Centre in the Thames Gateway, designed by van Heyningen & Haward.
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Cabe states case for sustainable Gateway
The Thames Gateway could be the “the most environmentally sustainable place to live and work in the UK,” Cabe will claim at next week’s Thames Gateway Forum.
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NewsGrosvenor’s estate
This is Squire & Partners’ contribution to Grosvenor’s remodelling of the heart of Liverpool: a £35 million hotel and apartment building which will sit across the new Chavasse Park from Cesar Pelli’s apartment tower.
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ODA tries to soothe architects
The Olympic Delivery Authority moved to calm fears over the design direction of the 2012 Olympics in an urgent meeting called by the London Assembly.