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NewsGove vows to fight legal challenges over BSF
Education secretary Michael Gove has vowed to “vigorously contest” the legal action being threatened by four local authorities over the scrapping of the Building Schools for the Future programme.
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NewsPringle Richards Sharratt's black history museum in London secures funding
Work on a London museum dedicated to the UK’s black cultural heritage will start next spring after the scheme secured funding yesterday.
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NewsArchial closes two offices
Rescued architectural firm Archial has shut two of its 16 offices – but insisted the move would not result in job losses.
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NewsHCA to fund Peterborough zero-carbon development
The Homes & Communities Agency (HCA) has approved a £7.8 million grant to build 120 affordable zero-carbon homes in Peterborough.
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NewsLibeskind to design landmark for Essex University
Daniel Libeskind has been selected to design a landmark building in the UK to house a new international institute promoting peace and democracy.
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NewsPorritt calls on UK to adopt Passivhaus
Push for German low energy housing system from Green Building Store and new Passivhaus Trust
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Irish firm HKR closes Manchester branch
Irish practice HKR has shut its Manchester office with its branch director setting up his own practice in the city.
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Caroline Flint to head Labour's communities team
Former housing minister Caroline Flint is to head the shadow communities and local government team as shadow secretary of state, Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced.
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NewsBond Bryan wins approval for Rotherham arts college
Rotherham Council has given planning permission to Bond Bryan’s redevelopment of the South Yorkshire town’s arts and technology college.
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NewsVictorian Society names 10 most threatened buildings
The Victorian Society has published a list of the 10 most threatened buildings in England and Wales.
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NewsRicky Burdett warns against Olympic middle-class ghetto
Ricky Burdett, the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s design guru, has called on his bosses to ensure that long-term plans for the area do not turn it into a middle-class ghetto.
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NewsBattersea developer defers interest on loan repayments
The firm bankrolling Rafael Viñoly’s planned £5.5 billion redevelopment of Battersea power station in south London has said it has reached agreements with its banks to defer interest repayments on its loans to next May.
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NewsJohn Drew teams up with Pringle Brandon
John Drew, a former director at Rafael Viñoly Architects and partner at Foster & Partners, has joined forces with Pringle Brandon to form new practice Pringle Brandon Drew.
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NewsAssael submits six-storey south London hotel for planning
Assael Architecture has submitted plans for a six-storey hotel and business academy on a prominent site in south London.
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NewsYaya shortlist announced at event in Skyroom
The shortlist of the 2010 Young Architect of the Year Award was announced last night at a party held in the Skyroom, the pavilion that last year’s Yaya winner, David Kohn, has recently built on the roof of the Architecture Foundation’s headquarters in south London.
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NewsAEW submits plans for Edge Hill retail park in Liverpool
Designs by Manchester practice AEW Architects for a “bland” £200 million retail park in Liverpool have been submitted to planners
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NewsOlympic Park legacy design is radically revised
Legacy company slams original masterplan and unveils changes to post-2012 housing.
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NewsRIBA Gold Medal eases Chipperfield's Stirling pain
David Chipperfield has won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2011, an honour that goes some way to compensating for the loss of the 2010 Stirling Prize.
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NewsFoster & Partners' Emirates campus takes its first students
Foster & Partners’ Masdar Institute scheme in the United Arab Emirates is close to completion after three years of development.
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NewsPrince Charles speaks about Chelsea Barracks controversy
Prince Charles has broken his silence over his controversial meddling in Rogers Stirk Harbour’s £3 billion Chelsea Barracks development, admitting his intervention “produced the desired effect”.