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NewsPractice gets on board with sculpture park amphitheatre
Practice Architecture has completed work on a £10,000 outdoor events space in the grounds of the New Art Centre at the 19th century Roche Court in Wiltshire.
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Planning review set to raise fees
The Scottish government has launched a major review of the country’s planning system, which is likely to result in a hike in fees
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NewsKaye takes over as BCO president
The British Council for Offices has appointed Gerald Kaye as its new president
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Team sought for Manchester site
A competition has been launched to find a design team to create the public realm element of a masterplan for an 8ha regeneration site in central Manchester
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NewsHarris Partnership’s Hull Travelodge gets on the road
Work has begun on Harris Partnership’s new 80-bedroomed Travelodge hotel in Hull
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NewsPaul Morrell’s low-carbon mission
Reducing carbon is a great chance for the construction industry to change its “crap” image, says government chief construction adviser Paul Morrell.
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NewsBid to save Plymouth's Hoe Centre as demolition begins
Campaigners have made an 11th-hour bid to save one of Plymouth’s key post-war buildings after its owner began demolition work.
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NewsPFI protest casts shadow on Liverpool hospital plans
Architects hoping to win work on a major hospital project are waiting to learn if it will be held up by a campaign group opposed to PFI.
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NewsTheatre ghost backs architect’s renovation
A leading theatre architect working on the renovation of the Bristol Old Vic has had a run in with the theatre’s former manager – who worked there 200 years ago.
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NewsSimpson’s loggia fails to convince
John Simpson’s controversial loggia for Kensington Palace has been rejected.
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NewsSolent Design Awards makes call for entries
The inaugural judging committee for the new Solent Design Awards, to recognise building projects or public spaces in south Hampshire, has been announced.
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NewsPractice has the right chemistry
Design Engine has beaten stiff competition to design a new building for Charterhouse school in Godalming, Surrey.
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NewsNew fall in architects claiming dole
The number of architects on the dole has fallen again from 1,125 in May to 1,055 last month.
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NewsArchitect AEW wins £500,000 compensation over Museum of Liverpool job
Manchester practice AEW has been awarded £500,000 after a row over unpaid fees on the new Museum of Liverpool.
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NewsMunich Olympic architect Günter Behnisch dies
Leading German architect Günter Behnisch has died aged 88. His designs for the 1972 Munich Olympics, with its cable roofs created in collaboration with engineer Frei Otto, became a symbol of national pride and “democratic architecture”.
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NewsMillwall chaos as two firms claim to be designing masterplan
The redevelopment of Millwall Football Club’s home in south-east London has plunged into chaos with two firms claiming to be drawing up the masterplan – just as a rival scheme for the same site is unveiled.
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NewsCompetition to design Whitehaven mixed-use development
An international competition to design a £10 million mixed-use development in Cumbria has been launched.
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NewsCarbuncle comparisons force retreat over rooftop extension
Developers hoping to add a new glass and zinc storey to a 1930s block of flats have been forced to scale back their plans – with a little help from BD’s Carbuncle Cup.
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Sustainability prevails in Yorkshire awards shortlist
Whitelaw Turkington and Allies & Morrison are among the firms shortlisted for this year’s RIBA Yorkshire White Rose Awards.