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Northern passion
With £1bn of work, Ian Simpson tells Robert Booth how he is thrilled to be on the up, yet stalked by the fear of failure
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Herzog housing scheme hits density hiatus
Herzog & de Meuron’s first housing scheme in the UK is being redesigned after the proposed density of the Stirling Prize winner’s project was rejected by the local council.
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Nimby threat to Poundbury growth
Second phase of Prince Charles’s Dorset development runs into local protest over density and scale
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Face-lift for Wren’s Monument
Sir Christopher Wren’s Monument in the City of London is to be restored to its former glory under bold new plans to reinstate the original piazza around the icon.
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Solutions: Roofing
Friars Halt Studio, Battle, SussexTransformation of Camden's RoundhouseInglis Badrashis Sussex garden studio
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NewsFuture looks bright
Future Systems is exhibiting a scheme for the Alexanderplatz in Berlin at the Venice Biennale, which opens on September 12. The 47-floor office tower and seven-floor retail building for the high-profile site are consciously colourful to contrast with the “drabness” of east Berlin. The practice has designed the scheme for ...
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NewsOn the road to Wembley
BD can exclusively reveal the first image of a pedestrian footbridge designed by Marks Barfield Architects to link London’s new Wembley Stadium to the nearby underground station. The bridge won detailed planning permission last week along with outline planning permission for an 83,000sq m mixed-use development and new square around ...
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Stressed-out architects eye
Almost a third of architects are considering a change of career, according to new research.
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NewsHit and miss
Glasgow Tower, the revolving viewing tower at the Glasgow Science Centre, reopened last week after three years of work to fix problems with the revolving mechanism. The 127m structure closed when a bearing cracked soon after opening.Tim Ronalds Architects’ new building at the Hackney Empire will be opened by entrepreneur ...
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People
Arup supremo Cecil Balmond (left) has been appointed professor of architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. Balmond has accepted the Paul Philippe Cret chair, named after the famous French architect of the Pan American Union Building in Washington DC. Previous holders of the chair include Louis Kahn, Daniel Libeskind and ...
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Power play
The RIBA is hosting an evening seminar on the planning implications of the Urban Development Corporation for London’s Thames Gateway. The event, on September 8, includes speakers Eric Sorensen, former chief executive of the LDDC, and Kevin Whittle, Thames Gateway strategic executive at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. ...
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NewsBest of Venice
Designs to be unveiled at next week’s Venice Architecture Biennale include Wilkinson Eyre’s Tensegrity Bridge (above) for the National Building Museum in Washington.
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NewsBlue Orangery
SpacelabUK has completed a £550,000 pavilion for Great Ormond Street Hospital in west London. The sculptural timber-and-glass “Orangery” provides a new dining hall for staff and patients at the hospital and can also be used for exhibitions and events. The pavilion replaces a simple picnic area on the roof of ...
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PTP three opt to go it alone
Capita’s takeover of Percy Thomas Partnership has prompted three senior members of PTP’s Bristol office to leave and set up their own practice.
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Friends of the Earth bridge row
A proposed Marks Barfield Architects-designed bridge across the river Thames in east London has met with opposition from Friends of the Earth.
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Teens keen to learn architecture
A Mori poll commissioned by Cabe Education has found that young people are keen to learn about architecture at school.
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Council hits out at EH on pool listing U-turn
A local council has slammed English Heritage after an Edwardian lido was grade II listed, scuppering the council’s plans for a riverside hotel.
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NewsSpiral of steel
Designer and sculptor Gerry Judah has unveiled images of a new £100,000 bridge on the banks of the river Thames at the Royal Arsenal development in Woolwich. The curving steel bridge allows a riverside path to continue over a large flood wall. The bridge also includes a small viewing platform ...
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NewsSpotcheck: London
Come on inMore than 500 buildings across the capital will open their doors to the public next month as part of London Open House. Partly funded by RIBA London, the event takes place on September 18 and 19 and this year will include access to Foster & Partners’ Swiss Re. ...