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Grimshaw and Mowlem unite in new Bath spa investigation
The stalemate between contractor Mowlem and architect Grimshaw over the troubled Bath Spa project appears to have been broken as the two mounted a new investigation into continuing faults.
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Holyrood haunts Scots court project
A £134 million redevelopment of Scotland’s Supreme Court building, Parliament House, has been dramatically frozen amid fears of a second Holyrood debacle.
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NewsRichard Feilden dies in accident
The soaring success of Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects was thrown into tragic perspective on Monday when the practice leader and “inspiration”, Richard Feilden, was killed in a freak accident near his home.
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Cambridge Christmas present
The future of architecture at Cambridge University looked secure this week as the head of the department claimed to have a personal guarantee from vice chancellor Alison Richard that the department would not be closed.
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NewsHadids marvel of Marseille
Zaha Hadid has won a commission to design her first major corporate headquarters. Hadid will design a 100m-high office tower for shipping company CMA-CGM in Marseille, France. The project was developed in conjunction with Marseille urban renewal agency Euromediterrane and is the first time the agency has worked with a ...
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Sorrell takes chair at Cabe
John Sorrell’s flirtation with architecture became a full-on affair on Monday when he was confirmed as chairman of the Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment, as predicted in BD last week.
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Explosive first for Belfast block
The people of Belfast are celebrating the first legal explosion of a building in the city after the 1960s Churchill House office block was demolished last week.
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MJP loses three key directors
Boardroom changes at MacCormac Jamieson Prichard (MJP) will see three of its most senior staff leave the practice in the new year.
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NewsToilet trouble
French designer Philippe Starck has picked up some of the English potty humour since moving to the UK last year.
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EH barricades City spread
English Heritage is set to list at least 30 buildings on the fringes of London’s Square Mile in a bid to protect the land from the City of London’s ambitious development plans, BD can reveal.
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NewsInside the Great Glass Grub
Foster & Partners’ Sage Gateshead music centre, dubbed the “Great Glass Grub”, opens next weekend.The £70 million Tyneside music centre features this main concourse overlooking the river Tyne, surrounded by a 100m-long ribbon of coloured glass designed by artist Kate Maestri. The Sage Gateshead, which is the first performing arts ...
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AA needs big hitter, says Hadid
Zaha Hadid has called for the Architectural Association to appoint a big-name architect as its new chairman, though she quashed speculation she was interested in the job herself.
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NewsLearning for all in a hilltop hideaway
Format Milton Architects has gained planning permission for a £20 million redevelopment of St John’s School & Community College in Marlborough, Wiltshire.
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NewsSpotcheck: Northern Ireland
Belfast push The first major assessment of development opportunities in Belfast for nearly 20 years was launched last week. The Belfast Metropolitan Plan, which is now on display at the Royal Society of Ulster Architects’ new architecture centre, Place, outlines proposals for 63,000 new homes by 2015, commercial centres and ...
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Ian Simpson attacks ordinary architecture
Rising star of commercial architecture Ian Simpson has slammed architects for filling Britain’s cities with “ordinary” buildings, and immediately won the backing of RIBA president George Ferguson.
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NewsSalvation complete
A new headquarters for the Salvation Army in London’s Queen Victoria Street designed by Sheppard Robson has been completed. The 36,770sq m scheme, between St Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge, also includes a £31 million speculative office development next door. Sheppard Robson worked with structural engineer Arup on the ...