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NewsHope springs for Cambridge
The battle over architecture at Cambridge University took a dramatic turn this week in favour of the coalition of students and architects fighting to save the prestigious department.
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Ho, hey! Architectures here to stay
“An Architect is for Life, Not just for Christmas,” read one of the drier placards held aloft in the bright sunlight at Cambridge on Monday.
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Aukett close to merger with Fitzroy Robinson
Aukett’s quest to merge with another practice appears nearly over after it confirmed it was negotiating with Fitzroy Robinson.
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Sorrell tipped to be next Cabe chairman
The next chairman of the Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment will be named “imminently” and a senior government source has tipped former Design Council chairman John Sorrell for the job.
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Fosters partners hand over
Six senior architects at Foster & Partners have been handed day-to-day control of the business in a move that sees the senior partners take on overseeing roles.
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NewsZahas wonder of science
Construction is progressing on Zaha Hadid’s complex £23 million Wolfsburg Science Centre in Saxony, Germany.
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Ellipse axed in face of opposition
Grimshaw’s proposed £30 million extension of the Royal College of Art has been abandoned amid fears that defending the scheme against opposition will prove too expensive.
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NewsSandbag triumph
The Sandbag House is one of seven projects to win the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which recognises outstanding design in Islamic societies.
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Heritage specialist practices merge
Heritage specialist Purcell Miller Tritton has merged with the practice of St Paul’s Cathedral’s surveyor in a move that cements its role on some the British Isles’ leading cathedrals.
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Hodder faces £5m Clissold legal claim
The legal claim against Hodder Associates over the troubled Clissold Leisure Centre in north London is worth £5 million, lawyers for Hackney council revealed in court last week.
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C20 Society fears for listed tube stations
The companies responsible for maintaining London’s underground lines are ignoring heritage issues, the Twentieth Century Society claimed this week.
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NewsBath with a view
Bath-based Nash Partnership has submitted a planning application for 11 town houses for an inner-city courtyard site in Bath.
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NewsReading suspended
Santiago Calatrava has completed a £22 million, six-floor library for the Zurich University Law School.
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NewsWaiting for the sun
Can these architects emerge from the shadows of their famous bosses ? With reform in the air at Britain’s biggest firms, we ask if the next generation will shine or stay in the shadows
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Clissold trouble-shooter cashes in
Troubleshooting practice Bickerdike Allen has sparked controversy after being appointed to resolve problems with the Clissold Leisure Centre that it identified in the first place.
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Statistics undersell architects
The RIBA is set to show that government estimates of architects’ contribution to the UK economy are as much as £1 billion too low.