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EH woos developers
English Heritage chief executive Simon Thurley pledged this week to hold early talks with developers on half of all relevant planning applications.
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‘Mediocre’ tower in political row
A residential tower in Sheffield city centre by Conran & Partners has become engulfed in a political row after an opposition councillor branded the design “mediocre” and “unexciting”.
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Ritchie joins Euro research think-tank
British architect Ian Ritchie has been selected to represent the profession in a new pan-European construction think-tank.
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NewsHomes on high
The race is on to build the tallest residential tower in London as the still buoyant housing market and the slow office sector means architects are turning once again to high-rise homes.
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NewsSpotcheck: Scotland
No will Scottish architect Andrew Doolan, who helped to establish the RIAS’s £25,000 architecture prize before his sudden death last year, did not leave a will for his £20 million fortune, which will be split between his two younger sisters. Doolan is best known for the Point Hotel and Conference ...
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Capita Percy Thomas wins 290m PFI schools project
Capita Percy Thomas has won one of the largest PFI education projects in the country.
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News256 - Your campaign, your success, your future
Nine weeks ago BD decided to challenge the pitiful number of women in architecture. We asked 250 firms to sign up to the 50/50 Charter by International Women’s Day. With just hours to go, our totaliser hit...
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Terminals take off
Grimshaw working on Heathrow terminal one upgrade to match Rogers’ terminal five
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Critics force Hastings Plaza rethink
Hopkins Architects and Bill Dunster Architects have been sent back to the drawing board after three separate design watchdogs slammed their landmark £72 million scheme in Hastings.
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NewsA time for scruples
Would you design a military installation? An animal research facility? Or a palace for a dictator? When it comes to ethical judgements, how far is too far
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NewsLet there be light
Hakes Associates Architects has played with the conventions of light and sound to evoke a sense of awe in this new north London chapel
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50/50 - Victory in sight
BD’s 50/50 Campaign for More Women in Architecture is preparing to end in a blaze of glory with trade & industry secretary Patricia Hewitt praising the “great job” it has done.
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NewsOne for Hedong
GMW Architects has unveiled the first interior shot of its striking design for a £20 million Chinese airport terminal.
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Housing quota set for court
Westminster City Council is to start legal proceedings against the Government Office for London in a bid to avoid a 50% affordable housing quota on new developments.