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NewsImpressive volumes
Next week sees the official opening of the second phase of Haworth Tompkins’ redevelopment of the London Library.
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NewsFive-star praise for Heron’s hotel neighbour
Cabe has praised PLP’s plans for a new five-star hotel next door to the Heron Tower in the City of London. The scheme is part of a mixed-use development, including public space and private residences.
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NewsGove to relax planning rules so disused buildings can become schools
Architects have given a cautious welcome to education secretary Michael Gove’s announcement that he will relax planning rules to make it easier to turn derelict hospitals, shops and pubs into “free schools”.
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NewsLifschutz Davidson Sandilands to masterplan UCL campus
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has been appointed by University College London to masterplan its Bloomsbury estate – beating 120 others to win the job.
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NewsArb unveils cost-cutting measures
Architects are set to see a reduction in the fees they pay to be on the register after The Arb unveiled plans for a series of cost-cutting measures including slashing all staff bonuses.
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NewsNewport station starts on site
Work to clad the new Newport train station with 31 air-filled plastic cushions has begun.
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AHMM disputes breach claim
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has said it will “vigorously defend” a legal claim made by Wickham van Eyck that it breached a joint venture agreement the pair struck in order to bid for a job at Amsterdam University.
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NewsRIBA voices relief over Osborne’s Budget
The RIBA has given a cautious welcome to yesterday’s Budget, praising the Chancellor’s commitment to maintain capital spending and predicting that there will still be money for well-designed schools, housing and hospitals.
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NewsConservationists fight to save iconic New York building
Conservationists have denounced plans to demolish IM Pei’s award-winning 1970 Sundrome building at New York’s JFK Airport.
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NewsRIBA takes the Stirling Prize to the BBC
The RIBA has announced that this year’s Stirling Prize will be shown on BBC Two’s The Culture Show, after viewing figures dipped to an all time low on Channel 4 last year.
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley's structural spaghetti
Feilden Clegg Bradely challenged eight other practices in London’s Fitzrovia and members of the public to build a structure using spaghetti as part of the London Festival of Architecture last weekend.
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NewsNew Whitechapel Crossrail scheme by BDP
The first images of a new, improved – and significantly cheaper – scheme for the proposed Crossrail station at Whitechapel by BDP have been revealed.
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NewsCarmody Groarke builds east temporary restaurant on east London building site
Carmody Groarke has completed work on a temporary restaurant structure, 35m above ground level on top of the still-under-construction Westfield Stratford City in east London.
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NewsGuide Dogs halt legal challenge against Exhibition Road scheme
The legal challenge against Dixon Jones’ £25 million Exhibition Road scheme has been “put on ice”.
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£50 million fund for colleges hit by funding scandal
Colleges caught up in last year’s Learning & Skills Council fiasco have been handed an extra £50 million ahead of today’s budget.
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NewsZaha Hadid made Unesco Artist for Peace
Zaha Hadid has been made a Unesco Artist for Peace in honour of her work promoting ‘inter-cultural dialogue and excellence in design’.
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NewsArchitects fear double dip recession, RIBA reveals
Architects are suffering a crisis of confidence as fears for a double dip recession grow.
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NewsRIBA issues warning over housing design standards
The RIBA has warned that architects working in London could be swamped by competing housing design standards when they come into force next year.
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News3XN's new landmark building at the Vällingby Parkstad
Danish practice 3XN has won a competition to create a new landmark building at the entrance to the Vällingby Parkstad in Stockholm in Sweden.