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    Bemused Fraser returns art grant

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Architect Malcolm Fraser has been forced to return part of a £30,000 grant from the Scottish Arts Council three years after he was unable to realise a bold arts project in Edinburgh.

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    Budget blow for Bristol cathedral

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Ambitious plans by Allies & Morrison to extend Bristol Cathedral have been delayed for at least two years by funding problems.

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    Camden to approve King's Cross scheme

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The King's Cross redevelopment is set to be approved by Camden Council next month.

  • London-based EPR Architects has designed this mixed-use scheme in Fitzrovia for London Merchant Securities, a property development and investment firm.
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    Square peg

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    London-based EPR Architects has designed this mixed-use scheme in Fitzrovia for London Merchant Securities, a property development and investment firm.

  • McAslan & Partners refurbished Spence’s Swiss Cottage Library in 2003.
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    McAslan sued over library

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    John McAslan is being sued by the London Borough of Camden for more than £500,000 over his acclaimed refurbishment of Basil Spence's iconic Swiss Cottage Library.

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    Olympic manager role to expand

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The Olympic Delivery Agency (ODA) has massively expanded the scale and scope of the programme manager contract for the Olympic Park.

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    Housing density rules thin on vision

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A former head of planning at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has condemned vital new planning guidance for failing to provide inspiration or deal with complex issues such as the designated housing growth areas.

  • Zaha Hadid Architects was celebrating again this week following its latest international win — a new project for the American University of Beirut.
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    Zaha does Beirut

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Zaha Hadid Architects was celebrating again this week following its latest international win - a new project for the American University of Beirut.

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    Regs in a ‘soup'

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Housing and planning minister Yvette Cooper said this week the building regulations "resemble an alphabet soup", as she announced a period of grace aimed at helping the industry deal with new environmental regulations.

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    Design becomes BSF heavyweight

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Design should count for one-fifth in any evaluation of Building Schools for the Future bids, the government has said.

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    Architecture for all under school reforms

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Radical new proposals to shake up architectural education could open up the profession to a wider range of society and tackle student debt.

  • This 60m-high structure, dubbed the Solar Pyramid, will be the UK’s largest work of art, its creators claim.
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    Time is on your side

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    This 60m-high structure, dubbed the Solar Pyramid, will be the UK's largest work of art, its creators claim.

  • Network Rail has unveiled new images of John McAslan & Partners’ £500 million redevelopment of New Street Station in Birmingham.
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    What's new in Brum

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Network Rail has unveiled new images of John McAslan & Partners' £500 million redevelopment of New Street Station in Birmingham.

  • Archigram’s Instant City in Bournemouth, 1968.
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    US bidders line up for £3m Archigram files

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    A large part of the Archigram archive is on the verge of being sold out of the country to North American buyers.

  • DLA Architecture has won detailed planning permission for the £175 million Marsh Way regeneration scheme in Wakefield.
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    This Week

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    News round up this week...

  • The Richard Rogers Partnership has revealed new images of its bold revamp of Silvercup Studios in New York.
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    Silver screen

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    The Richard Rogers Partnership has revealed new images of its bold revamp of Silvercup Studios in New York.

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    Stolen RIBA archive sold on eBay

    2006-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Curator convicted of theft of ‘unique' Voysey images. Institute insists ‘lessons have been learnt'

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    Revealed: £6 million Turner tab

    2006-02-17T00:00:00Z

    Scrapped gallery cost ‘scandal'

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    ODPM delays courses on green regulations

    2006-02-17T00:00:00Z

    The ODPM has postponed vital training sessions that were supposed to prepare the construction industry for the introduction of tough new environmental laws.

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    RIBA is accused of ignoring consumers

    2006-02-17T00:00:00Z

    The National Consumer Council has accused the RIBA of "focusing on the interests of the profession", and making "little or no attempt to consider the consumer interest" in its attempt to curb the power of the Arb.