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Liverpool snubs PFI schools
A political row has broken out over the government’s ambitious £2.2 billion secondary school building programme after Liverpool City Council raised major doubts about the initiative.
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Billy Bragg warns of racial tensions in the Gateway
Everyone’s been talking about the Urban Task Force’s claim that the white middle classes are deserting the cities in droves, but this week singer Billy Bragg highlighted a new threat of racial tension lurking in the Thames Gateway.Bragg, a Barking boy born and bred, told the Thames Gateway Forum there ...
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Green Gateway go-ahead
Government ready to rebrand Thames Gateway with Farrell’s rural renaissance vision
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Dawning of a new age
Rem Koolhaas and the mayor of Barcelona were among the architects and urbanists who gathered for last weekend’s Urban Age conference — a high powered summit on London’s future
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NewsHirst to realise unbuilt chapel
Artist hires White Cube architect to restore Gloucestershire gothic pile
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Housing is grim up north, says Cabe
New housing audit of the North says more than 90% of new homes still suffer from poor to average design
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NewsFoster in Heathrow running
Foster & Partners has drawn up early designs for a state-of-the-art terminal for Heathrow Airport, which is set to match the scale of the £4.2 billion Terminal 5 development.
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Gummer calls for Arb patch-up
Architects Registration Board critic John Gummer MP dealt a significant blow to the RIBA’s attempts to constrain the regulator’s powers this week by calling for a compromisebetween the two bodies.
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Pastoral heritage at risk
Traditional rural architecture is at risk of being lost forever, according to a major new report by English Heritage.
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Tough questions for Ojeu
Most public work advertised through Ojeu is won by large, established practices. Zoë Blackler and James Rose expose how red tape is squeezing out small practices.
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Chipperfield wins Philadelphia project
David Chipperfield Architects has won the latest in a long line of US arts and museum projects .
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City priorities queried
Creating better and cheaper public transport would do more to improve cities than putting more police on the beat or cracking down on fly posting, binge drinking and litter, according to a survey published this week.
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RIBA reveals its core curriculum for CPD
Details of the RIBA’s proposed “core curriculum” for continuing professional development were revealed this week.
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NewsClear daylight
Piercy Conner Architects has won planning permission for a £2.75 million residential scheme on Kennington Park Road in south London.
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NewsDubai, Dai?
The £200 million Bay Pointe residential development by Atkins, planned for Cardiff Bay, has been criticised by Richard Weston of the Welsh School of Architecture as being more suited to Dubai than Wales.
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Lancashire town launches design contest
A housing market renewal pathfinder has attempted to buck the trend for poor design by launching a competition for the transformation of the Whitefield ward in Nelson.
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Atlanta’s classical revival
Robert Adam Architects has unveiled new images of its proposed triumphal arch in Atlanta.