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NewsLondon mayor opens roof-top green research centre
The UK’s first inner-city green technology research centre has been officially opened by London mayor Boris Johnson.
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NewsVan Egeraat wins Moscow stadium competition
Erick van Egeraat has won an international competition to design a 300,000sq m stadium complex in Moscow.
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NewsNew Islington Site Life competition launches
BD’s sister title has Property Week has teamed up with developer Urban Splash to launch a competition for a vacant site within the New Islington development in Manchester.
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NewsChetwood's student display space opens
Work by architectural students has gone on display at Chetwood Associates’ free exhibition space in east London.
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NewsBath Spa compensation revealed as £7 million
Grimshaw and Carillion paid Bath Council £7 million in compensation over the Bath Spa fiasco, it has emerged.
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NewsWright & Wright to masterplan AA campus
Wright & Wright Architects has been appointed to draw up the masterplan for the Architectural Association School’s newly expanded campus in Bedford Square.
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NewsCabe forced to consider paid-for design reviews
Local communities are set to be handed sweeping new powers over the architecture on their doorsteps amid growing fears that central government is abdicating responsibility for design standards.
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NewsTeachers strike over BDP revamp of school
Design flaws are endangering quality of education, claim staff at Islington secondary.
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NewsRobert Adam's Witanhurst mansion refurbishment wins planning appeal
Robert Adam has scored a massive victory in his plans to revamp the largest private house in London not owned by a member of the royal family.
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NewsDoubts grow over future of Kickstart
Only one fifth of the half-a-billion pound budget earmarked for the second round of Kickstart has been committed amid growing doubts over the future of the controversial stimulus programme.
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NewsHopkins sues Dubai firm for unpaid fees
Hopkins is suing a Dubai property business for more than $7 million (£4.7 million) for alleged unpaid fees on a delayed tower scheme in the emirate’s financial district.
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NewsMinister hints at Finsbury closure
The government has given the strongest hint yet that it is siding with the local health authority wanting to shut down Finsbury Health Centre.
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NewsFraser branches out for art studio
Malcolm Fraser Architects has completed work on a 9sq m tree house studio in Glen Nevis for collaborative arts group London Fieldworks.
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NewsThe Union Street Urban Orchard
A lush urban orchard and community garden has been created on the south bank for the London Festival of Architecture and beyond.
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NewsMitchell Taylor Workshop’s library for King’s College, Taunton
Work has begun on Mitchell Taylor Workshop’s £1.2 million library for a private school in Somerset.
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Canterbury Topping out for Williams’ theatre
Keith Williams Architects’ £25.6 million redevelopment of Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre has been topped out and is on track to be completed in September.
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NewsPublic backs prince in barracks row
The public has rallied to the defence of Prince Charles after he was reprimanded by a High Court judge for interfering in the Chelsea Barracks case.
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NewsHodder student residence tower set for Manchester
Hodder and Partners’ £25 million student accommodation tower, which would be the third tallest building in Manchester, is expected to win planning permission this week.
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NewsLouvre manoeuvre
A design by Zaha Hadid Architects has made it on to a final shortlist of three in a competition for a 44,000sq m dance and music centre in The Hague.
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NewsRIBA action on low pay ‘does not go far enough’
The RIBA has announced a package of measures it says will tackle student hardship and low pay.