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NewsDesign changes blamed for Wembley delay
Design changes to Wembley Stadium could spell defeat in the battle to finish the £757 million stadium in time for the FA Cup final, bosses admitted this week.
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NewsFarrell's Lots Road gets nod from Prescott
Terry Farrell’s controversial Chelsea development Lots Road is finally set to go ahead after deputy prime minister John Prescott overturned the decision of a planning inspector.
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NewsOlympic changes
The designs that helped win London the Olympic Games in 2012 have been updated after a land deal with the owners of the nearby Stratford City development in east London.
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Treasury signals PFI reform
The Treasury has given its clearest indication so far that it is willing to reform the controversial PFI process in line with RIBA president Jack Pringle's Smart PFI model.
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NewsAscona's crown jewel
Architect Caruso St John has beaten international star Zaha Hadid to win the competition to design a £25 million Centre for Tourism & Culture in the Swiss town of Ascona on Lake Maggiore.
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NewsHome sweet city centre
Manchester developers lure families into city centres with promise of larger apartments
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Gehry flies to UK to defend Hove plans
Redesign denials after architect explains scheme to EH and Cabe
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Olympic boss seeks to calm early jitters
Construction chief axes live tenders to allow for better planning
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Planning reform set for large schemes
Large, complex planning applications will be streamlined in 30 pilot areas announced by the government this week.
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Aedas set for Kazakh expansion
Architectural giant Aedas is set to open three new offices around the world - including one in a former Soviet republic condemned for its human rights record.
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Two cities in battle for BBC HQ
Manchester and Salford are fighting it out to host the BBC's new northern headquarters and win all the regeneration benefits that will go with it.
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NewsMeet the fixer
In the tight-knit world of City development, Simon Harris is the broker who matches the best architects with the best developers. Ellen Bennett took a ride in his convertible to find out what lies behind his little-known power
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Rem's pavilion puzzle
Architect Rem Koolhaas and his new employer the Serpentine Gallery posed a tricky philosophical question this week: When is a pavilion not a pavilion?
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NewsSporting life
Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza's stunning new sports centre has set a bold new standard for the architects of the London 2012 Olympics.
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Schemes for Basin replaced
Plans for six new buildings by three architects including former SOM director Michel Mossessian have replaced schemes by Richard Rogers and Jestico & Whiles at London's Paddington Basin, it emerged this week.
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Foster means business
Foster & Partners has designed this tower for Spinningfields, Manchester's new business district.
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NewsThis Week
Hit and missRichard Rogers Partnership has unveiled concept designs for the first phase of expansion for the Javits Convention Center in New York (above). The masterplan and design concept includes proposals for a park and 120,000sq m of new exhibition space.The London Development Agency has issued an Ojeu notice for ...
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Clients asked to sign design manifesto
Olympics bosses including Tessa Jowell, Sebastian Coe, Ken Livingstone and Olympic Delivery Authority chairman Jack Lemley are to be asked to commit to a manifesto for design covering all new projects for the 2012 Games.