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Grimshaw mixes business and pleasure
Grimshaw Architects has won two major appointments: to design phase 2 of the Excel London centre, and to create a new Winter Gardens in Bournemouth.
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NewsArt of gold
The government has given the green light to Rafael Viñoly's visual arts centre in Colchester. The borough council hopes the crescent-shaped building - dubbed "the Golden Banana" - will provide a catalyst for the regeneration of the town's St Boltoph's quarter.
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NewsSimpson to stop whistle
Contractor Carillion and Ian Simpson Architects have pledged to silence the "whistling tower", otherwise known as the 47-storey, 168m Beetham Tower in Manchester, Europe's tallest residential tower.
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NewsCloud descends on City
GLA gives reassurances that Foster/Nouvel scheme will not be blocked by protected views
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Architects closer to super-casino jackpot
Simpson, Carey Jones and Chapman Taylor schemes make shortlist
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NewsCapita gobbles another to make it UK's second
Capita Percy Thomas's spending spree has come to an end following this week's acquisition of Ruddle Wilkinson for undisclosed millions.
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Research makes case for land tax
Government set to react to low take-up of Section 106 agreements
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Studio Egret West brings design flair to Edaw masterplan
Masterplanning giant Edaw has beaten MacCormac Jamieson Prichard and Maxwan to the lead role in masterplanning a £500 million redevelopment of the Holt Town Waterfront on Manchester's city fringe.
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NewsAHMM to make a splash in Runcorn
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has won Urban Splash's competition to design an outline scheme for the 1.5ha Canal Quarter in Runcorn's old town.
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NewsRIAS drops proposal to relocate
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has abandoned plans to relocate from its Rutland Square offices in Edinburgh. Four years after a working group was set up to investigate possible new homes, the RIAS has decided to stay put rather than go to Reiach & Hall's Evolution House in ...
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NewsWho will win your vote?
Nominations for the RIBA presidential race have now closed, and ballot papers will be landing on your doorstep any day now. Here, the three candidates describe in their own words their priorities if elected, and also show off one of their own favourite projects
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NewsJoining the union
This 2,250sq m HQ for the engineer trade union Prospect, by architect Austin-Smith Lord, was topped out last week.
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RyderHKS wins contract to design Newcastle libraries
Newcastle City Council has awarded a £40.2 million library PFI contract to a consortium led by the Kajima Corporation's European subsidiary with Ryder HKS as architect.
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Four groups shortlisted for delivery of Olympic park
A final shortlist of four consortiums has been announced by the Olympic Delivery Authority for the role of delivery partner on the Olympic Park.
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Affordable housing is the public's top issue
Access to affordable housing is the single biggest issue concerning the public and MPs, according to a new research commissioned by housing association Places for People.
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NewsPark life in Brum
Gardner Stewart Architects has been granted planning permission for its 112-apartment scheme, part of the Park Central urban regeneration project in central Birmingham.
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NewsSuffolk house keeps low profile
This house designed by CCD Architects for a conservation area in Aldeburgh in Suffolk, has been granted planning permission.
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Tesco pledges to consult locals over new stores
Supermarket behemoth Tesco has launched a publicity drive with a pledge to design its small Express stores to fit in better with local neighbourhoods.