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TV programme to build 16-home development
Architects’ ability to design housing is set to be scrutinised by millions of prime-time Channel 4 viewers when the hit Kevin McCloud show Grand Designs builds an entire 16-home development on brownfield land.
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Whipps smart
This £12 million Energy Centre at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone, east London, designed by Avanti Architects, has been completed.
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NewsAylesbury residents wary of new plans
Long-suffering residents at the Aylesbury council estate in south London have been regaled with five masterplans over the past decade.
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Buyers say yes to energy saving homes
Energy saving features are more important to homebuyers than a fitted kitchen, friendly neighbours or a spacious garden, according to a survey by ICM for the Energy Saving Trust.
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40-storey tower for Elephant & Castle
A dramatic 40-storey residential tower by Hamilton Associates featuring a large wind turbine has been proposed for the Elephant & Castle regeneration site in south London.
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GLA probes refusals
The Greater London Authority is investigating the number of planning applications for new homes being turned down by the boroughs.
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Energy crisis
The revised plans for the biggest brownfield regeneration site in London will not meet the mayor’s stringent requirements on sustainability because the developer believes it is not currently feasible.
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NewsPanel’s musical milestone
New school buildings that incorporate an innovative form of timber construction have been unveiled by DRMM Architects.
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Parliament scoops RIAS gong
The Scottish Parliament building by EMBT and RMJM has won the £25,000 RIAS Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture, it was announced this week.
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NewsHit and miss
Designer Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled plans for a sculptural seafront cafe on Littlehampton’s East Beach. The scheme, for a private client, has been submitted for planning permission.
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Power play
Communities minister David Miliband has strengthened his team at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister with the appointment of Peter Housden as permanent secretary.
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NewsGehry calls time on 51-year career
The most celebrated living architect, Frank Gehry, has indicated that he will not take any new commissions.
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Profession takes a beating
Constructing Excellence report calls for new wave of megapractices and says RIBA is out of touch
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NewsPlaying the blame game
As UK architects are accused of failing to collaborate, the Bath Spa saga reveals just how bad relations can get.
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Livingstone squares up to London boroughs
London mayor Ken Livingstone has launched an audacious bid to take control of housing and planning in the capital with a pledge to fight Nimbyism in local authorities and increase the number of homes delivered in the Thames Gateway.
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Cabe fears manslaughter bill
Watchdog says the new legislation could stop innovative urban design such as London’s Exhibition Road
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Arb accused of failing to protect title
Up to 2,500 falsely claiming to be registered, says Association of Consultant Architects
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Rising generation debates star factor
Star architects of tomorrow can be marked out in their youth by their international approach and ability to build urban communities in a local context, says the author of a new book on architecture’s rising generation.