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NewsTheresa May steps in over War Graves Commission HQ allegations
Home secretary Theresa May has written to the director general of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission over allegations that she was misled about the original significance of its headquarters.
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NewsHCA names practices for new framework panel
Broadway Malyan, Atkins, BDP, Aecom and Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios will now all be in line for local authority and government work.
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NewsV&A launches competition for new extension
The V&A has launched a design competition to create a new gallery to house temporary exhibitions on its Exhibition Road site in Kensington.
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NewsJestico & Whiles completes Hackney technology college
Jestico & Whiles has completed a £15 million technology college in east London.
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Levitt Bernstein wins Islington Housing competition
Levitt Bernstein has won the Islington Housing Design Competition, beating finalists Avanti Architects and Brady Mallalieu.
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NewsDouble win for Rural Design at Saltire awards
Scottish architect Rural Design has bagged two prizes at this year’s Saltire Society Housing Design Awards, which were handed out in Edinburgh today by culture minister Fiona Hyslop.
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NewsRowan Moore questions Cabe's independence
Critic Rowan Moore has called into question Cabe’s independence and efficacy as an arbiter of architectural quality.
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NewsSainsbury donates £25m to Rogers' British Museum extension
Conservative peer John Sainsbury has personally backed Richard Rogers’ £135 million British Museum extension by giving £25 million towards the project.
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NewsKoolhaas wins competition to design Caen library
Rem Koolhaas’s practice OMA has beaten five other shortlisted architects to win an international competition to design a new library in Caen, France.
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NewsCamillin Denny starts renovation of Brighton homeless centre
Work has begun on Camillin Denny Architects’ £600,000 renovation of Brighton’s largest day centre for homeless people.
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Pope Priestly submits plans for Hampshire brewery site
Pope Priestley Architects’ plans for a £10 million redevelopment of a former brewery site in Hampshire have been submitted for planning.
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NewsGrimshaw marks 30th anniversary with record turnover
Grimshaw has every reason to celebrate this week with three decades in practice coinciding with record turnover and staff numbers.
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NewsPrince book renews attack on profession
Prince Charles has renewed his assault on the architecture profession in a new book which argues that sustainable construction is imperilling the world by ignoring the importance of tradition
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NewsRMJM Cambridge lab topped out
A new medical building in Cambridge by RMJM was topped out by health secretary Andrew Lansley this morning.
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NewsCabe paid £168,000 for finance director
Cabe has defended the £168,000 it shelled out to hire a stand-in finance director for just 10 months, claiming the appointment saved it double that amount.
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NewsHCA admits BD's Kickstart housing campaign has raised standards
Final tranche of 44 schemes bailed out by the government backs quality developers and knocks out Persimmon.
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NewsCouncil pledges to save Finsbury Health Centre
London’s Finsbury Health Centre looks set to be saved after the local council promised to block any attempt by the owner to move out and leave it standing empty.
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NewsBoris urges more opportunities for young people in Stephen Lawrence lecture
London mayor Boris Johnson last night called on London individuals and businesses to create new opportunities for young people during his address at the Stephen Lawrence Memorial Lecture at the RIBA.
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NewsFree school pioneer says design not necessary
Toby Young dismisses link between good architecture and academic ability