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NewsInternational colours of Atlantic
Designs for student and staff accommodation at an international college on the Welsh coast have been revealed by Latitude Architects.
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Anger at U-turn on casinos
Large-scale casino projects by architects including John McAslan, Norman Foster, Ian Simpson, HOK Sport and Carey Jones were thrown into serious doubt this week after the government scaled down plans for eight super-casinos to just one.
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NewsUniversity colours
Fraser MacKenna Architects has won planning permission for a £33 million student residence complex for the University of East London on the Royal Albert Dock.
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Race on for 60K house as ODPM sets out rules
Architectural practices including Cartwright Pickard, PRP and PCKO have joined the race to build a £60,000 house in the week the government announced the rules of the contest and the first four sites where the bargain houses will be built.
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Eastern European workers plug UK building skills gap
Workers from eastern Europe are plugging the skills gap in the construction industry, according to research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
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NewsNew-look Leopold
The PRP-designed refurbishment of a Tower Hamlets estate will go ahead after tenants voted to transfer their homes from the council to a registered social landlord.
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NewsSpotcheck: Northern Ireland
Store war Rows over the proposed first Northern Irish John Lewis store will come to an end in the next few weeks when a planning decision is made following months of delay. Geddes Architects designed the contentious 20,440sq m two-level store in Lisburn, seven miles from Belfast. The £40 million ...
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Building Futures chair for Dickon Robinson
Dickon Robinson, former director of development for the Peabody Trust, has been appointed to the chair of Building Futures.
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NewsQuestion time for the contenders
As campaigning kicks off, party leaders answer your questions on the issues that matter most to you
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NewsRebirth for Scotland
Scotland’s equivalent of Cabe is launched next week. We ask if talk of a renaissance in Scottish architecture is dream or reality
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NewsPFI pressure pays off
The eight-month fight over the Royal London Hospital finally came to an end this week as the £600 million PFI project won planning approval from Tower Hamlets council and the backing of London’s mayor.
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Gateway concern amid flood-plain crackdown
More than one in 10 developments that the Environment Agency warns against go ahead anyway, the government has revealed as it prepares to crack down on development in flood-prone areas.
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Corruption watchdog urges RIBA to rethink ethics
The RIBA has been asked to re-examine its code of conduct by the world’s largest anti-corruption body.
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NewsRoof revival Down Under
Grimshaw’s £144 million redevelopment of Spencer Street station in Melbourne is starting to take shape on the Australian city’s skyline.
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The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has announced that Anne Hemming has taken up the position of head of building regulations. She has replaced Paul Everall who held the position for many years and retired earlier this year. The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation has made its first ...
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Power play
Ash Design and Nightingale Architects are merging to become Nightingale Architects Limited. The new practice will employ 175 architects and have a combined annual turnover of £15.5 million. The government may not meet the deadline of January for complying with a new EU directive on energy efficiency in buildings. The ...