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NewsMcAslan to move office as profit soars
John McAslan & Partners is to move to new offices as part of a major expansion, the firm announced this week.
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NewsRosy future for Syrian kids’ centre
Henning Larsen Architects and landscape architect Martha Schwartz Partners have won an international competition for a children’s “discovery centre” and public park in Damascus, Syria, a country where 40% of the population is under the age of 16.
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NewsChildren’s building blocks
Sarah Wigglesworth Architects has revealed images of its £925,000 Heathfield Children’s Centre & Nursery School in Richmond upon Thames.
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RIBA lobbies new ministers on design
The RIBA has called on new culture secretary Andy Burnham and housing minister Caroline Flint to keep design at the top of the government agenda.
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Koolhaas heads Hermitage plan
Rem Koolhaas is to work with the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, on a cultural masterplan to mark the Hermitage’s 250th anniversary in 2014.
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NewsLittlemore takes the helm at SMC
SMC Group has appointed Chris Littlemore as managing director.
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RTPI opposes appeals charge
The Royal Town Planning Institute has launched a campaign to scrap a proposed £120 charge on planning appeals tabled as part of a range of reforms within the planning bill.
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NewsClearance to start on BDP’s university campus site
BDP has revealed the first images of its Newport city centre campus for the University of Wales, which will sit on the banks of the River Usk.
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Prince Charles reignites
NEWS: Prince Charles launches damming new attack on modern architecture COMMENT: Industry experts respond
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NewsPrince Charles reignites ‘carbuncle’ debate with new attack on modern architecture
Prince Charles has invoked the spirit of his 1984 “carbuncle” speech with a damming new attack on modern architecture.
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NewsBoris Johnson in U-turn on London skyscrapers
London mayoral candidate Boris Johnson today backtracked over his skyscraper policy for the capital, promising to encourage tall buildings in the City, London’s financial district, after all.The Conservative MP had drawn criticism after attacking recent designs for skyscrapers as “drab and featureless” and criticising incumbent mayor Ken Livingstone for giving ...
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NewsTop architects back Smithfield
Inquiry hears KPF’s scheme backed over ‘undistinguished’ General Market
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NewsDeepening skills crisis will cost practices dear, says ACA survey
ACA calls for relaxation of law on foreign architects as profession faces ‘significant’ shortage of architecture skills
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NewsStudio Egret West wins £75m Clapham scheme
Studio Egret West has beaten Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and S&P Architects to a £75 million mixed-use scheme in south London. The practice, which BD last week revealed is drawing up a masterplan for Tower 42 in the City of London, has produced designs for a library, GP surgery, café, ...
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KCAP, Allies & Morrison and Edaw to design Olympic legacy masterplan
Dutch firm KCAP will join forces with Allies & Morrison and Edaw to design the Olympic site’s legacy masterplan, the London Development Agency announced today.The announcement, which brings together two of the six teams shortlisted for the commission, will see the three firms working collaboratively to design a framework of ...
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Riba awards 2008: Last chance to enter
Architects wanting to be in with a chance of winning one of a host of Riba awards have only three weeks to submit their entries.The closing date for the Riba Awards 2008 is February 21, and architects must enter the institute’s regional and national awards in order to be eligible ...
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NewsSmithfield Market proposal “drives a bulldozer through national heritage policy”
English Heritage has accused developers of KPF’s proposed Smithfield Market scheme and the City of London of attempting to “drive a bulldozer through national heritage policy” as a public inquiry into the plans drew to a close on Friday (January 25).
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NewsBellyflop: Zaha Hadid's reworked Aquatic Centre disappoints - more images and visitors comments
As revealed by BD in November, Zaha Hadid’s Aquatic Centre now includes two temporary stands.The temporary seating stands – to be removed after the Games have a ten year lifespan but the Olympic Deliver Authority expects them to be reused and incorporated into a permanent, or semi-permanent facility.The centre was ...