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Buildings more important than accents to regional identities
Architecture is a key part of regional identity, more important than accents or traditional dishes, according to a new study.
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Castleford TV project criticised
Channel 4 has defended its documentary on regeneration in Castleford following criticism by one of the project’s key architects.
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NewsModern classic for meeting of minds
Van Heyningen & Haward Architects has unveiled competition-winning designs for Oxford University’s new Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies.
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Zaha makes BMW office staff sweat
Zaha Hadid has been allowed to bend building regulations to ensure office workers in her latest project for BMW in Germany experience the same heat and lack of daylight as workers in the new car factory next door.
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Humphrey Lloyd re-elected to Arb chair in landslide victory
High Court judge Humphrey Lloyd has been re-elected as Arb chairman with 10 votes to challenger Nicholas Tweddell’s one.
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NewsCommunes make comeback
The first new-build “co-housing” estate in the UK, featuring the largest-ever collection of solar panels used for a private scheme, is to officially open next month.
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Mayor trips up ballet school
Proposals to extend the grade I listed Royal Ballet School in Richmond Park could go before a public inquiry after being rejected by London’s mayor.
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NewsSymphony in steel
Santiago Calatrava has unveiled striking new images of the £160 million Atlanta Symphony Centre.
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Housing starts increase 13%
The number of new homes started on site was up 13% during the last quarter of 2004 compared with the previous quarter. Completions remained stable.
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Green fears over flood risk
Green Party London Assembly member Darren Johnson has laid down the gauntlet to architects to design flood resistant homes in the Thames Gateway.
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NewsThe diary of an Antarctic odyssey
You thought this week was cold? Engineer Chris Dunlop is just back from somewhere even chillier. This is a record of his site visit with a difference...
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NewsLocking out foreign talent
Legislation affecting the registration of overseas architects is driving talented designers from our shores.
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NewsAll aboard for Kings Cross
A great London landmark is set to change forever as John McAslan & Partners’ £275 million plans for transforming King’s Cross station have been given the green light.
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New era for Europan
The competition that shot S333, MVRDV and Maccreanor Lavington to fame will be resurrected in Britain, Cabe has pledged.
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Salisbury quits Arb board
A two-year war of attrition between Arb and its rebel board member, Ian Salisbury, has ended after Salisbury unexpectedly resigned and reached a legal settlement with the regulator
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‘Potential for chaos’ in sustainability goldrush
New academy chief Murray concerned at shortage of skills
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NewsSpanish skyscraper blaze
Arup’s chief fire engineer in Spain, who witnessed last weekend’s dramatic tower fire in Madrid, has told BD that a “structurally sound design” was let down by the lack of a sprinkler system.