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Powerplay
A report by the House of Lords published this week has accused the government of having an incoherent policy on energy efficiency. The report calls for a minister solely responsible for energy, more government funding for construction research and stricter building regulations.A new report by Cabe details the barriers faced ...
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NewsTo Pompidou, a son
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s new landmark outpost of the Pompidou Centre in Paris has been submitted for planning permission.
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Cabe cracks down on Lift
Watchdog concerns over PPP design quality will see design experts attached to new health projects
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UCE and De Montfort improve, but still could do better
A school of architecture which last year saw 90% of its students fail their part I course is hailing a pass rate of 61% this year.
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Foster lambasts disjointed Thames Gateway planning
Norman Foster has broken his long political silence to criticise deputy prime minster John Prescott’s ambitious housing plans in the Thames Gateway.
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NewsOlympics outsiders face uncertain future
Developments on edge of games site could go on backburner to make way for parking
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Beware of 2012 trophies, warn analysts
City analysts are divided over the extent to which the Olympics will provide a boost for the construction industry, with some warning architects not to get involved in “big trophy projects” following previous high-profile problems on Wembley Stadium and Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium.
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Place for heritage in Stratford
English Heritage has insisted the 28 listed buildings across the Olympics site will not obstruct development and in fact should be retained as a way to engage the local community in the masterplan.
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New York eyes 2016
New York has bounced back from its Olympics defeat last week with new bold plans to host the games in 2016.
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Pringle to fight PFI games threat
Incoming RIBA president Jack Pringle has pledged to lobby the government against using traditional PFI procurement for the London 2012 Olympics.
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One-off opportunity to put young practices on the map
The government must grasp the “one-off opportunity” to make the London 2012 Olympics a launchpad for the next generation of architects, a group of young architects told Olympics minister Tessa Jowell this week.
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NewsArch revival
John McAslan & Partners has released the first image of proposals to revamp public space around Marble Arch in London’s West End.
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NewsChance of a lifetime
The biggest names in architecture are queuing up to design the prestigious centrepiece of the 2012 London Olympics.
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NewsUnder the knife
Just how effective are public design reviews? Zoë Blackler reports from the first such UK blood-letting. Nurse, the screens...
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Cheers, tears and champagne all round
“It is like being an expectant father pacing about like this,” said one nervous member of the party standing outside the bar on Trafalgar Square, where the Olympic bid team had gathered to watch the result in champagne-fuelled excitement.
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The seven-year sprint
As the cheers fade away, apprehension mingles with excitement at the sheer scale of the task ahead
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Chaos mires King’s Cross
Developer attacks transport delaysDelays and confusion surrounding transport projects at London’s King’s Cross are a “complete and utter example of public incompetence at the highest level”, according to the site’s developer.Argent chief executive Roger Madelin has lambasted the government for failing to sort out the traffic chaos at King’s Cross, ...
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RIBA urges boycott of bad PFI
Architects should refuse to work on PFI projects unless they meet tough new design criteria, the RIBA has proposed.
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Crystal Palace centre ‘at risk’
One of the most important post-war buildings in Britain has been put on English Heritage’s buildings at risk register.
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Scots planning reforms clash
Architects and environmentalists have clashed over changes to the Scottish planning system.