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NewsCouncil heel-dragging imperils Shelley castle
Worthing authority reluctant to put up £1.5m to save Castle Goring
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RAF scheme marches on after listing halt
The major refurbishment of a series of buildings dating from the Second World War is nearing completion after it was put on hold for three months because of a surprise grade II listing.
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NewsShowpiece studio
Designs by Terry Pawson Architects for a new home for the practice have been submitted for planning.
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No ‘City-on-sea’ for Brighton
Brighton council has rejected Allies & Morrison’s plans for a 42-storey tower in the city centre, saying it is “not looking for a new City of London on the coast”.
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On the waterfront
A £1.8m boathouse for University College Oxford designed by Belsize Architects in London has been submitted for planning permission.
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Leaked document reveals Scottish anti-green plans
Scottish ministers are planning a move that would allow unpopular and ecologically damaging projects to go ahead by radically centralising planning power, environmentalists claimed this week.
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Alsop’s Bradford plans face audit
An audit of Will Alsop’s bold public space plans for Bradford city centre has been launched to see how much they will cost to build and maintain.
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NewsTake courage
Sheppard Robson has won planning permission for a £200 million mixed-use scheme on the site of the former Courage Brewery in Bristol.
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Nothing wasted at new Ealing park
LDA Design has been appointed lead architect on an innovative new park in Ealing, west London.
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Tsunami architects ‘lagging’
British architects’ response to the Asian tsunami crisis is “embarrassingly scarce”, an architect and aid worker told BD this week.
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Make aims to be first carbon-neutral practice
Make is set to become the first carbon-neutral practice, it claimed this week.
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NewsWaking up to waterworld
Rising water levels and mass flooding will be a serious test for UK architects. As Zoë Blackler discovers, even Holland’s water experts are being forced to rethink
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NewsNew kids on the block
Urban Salon has won the Bermondsey Square housing competition. But with all the shortlisted schemes producing innovative housing solutions, it’s a pity all three can’t be built
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NewsLabour rebuked
Nearly a third of architects are set to vote Liberal Democrat in next week’s election as Charles Kennedy’s party benefits from a surge in support among the profession.
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Camden planner clings on
King’s Cross decision-maker holds on to control of council committee but faces scrutiny of Standards Board
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NewsCrime pays for heritage wrecker
A £15,000 fine for the man who illegally levelled a grade II listed building has sparked outrage among heritage activists as it was estimated that he could make up to £4.6 million from redeveloping the site.
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Atkins hit by chow mein claim
A Welsh firm that makes Chinese ready meals for supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is suing multidisciplinary practice Atkins, claiming design faults on a new factory led to the failure of its refrigeration system.