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Herzog & de Meuron closes its UK office
Herzog & de Meuron has closed its only British office, the practice admitted this week.
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McAslan relaxed on New Street contest
John McAslan & Partners’ beleaguered New Street station project in Birmingham is set to be substantially revised after the client launched a new design competition for the £550 million scheme.
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NewsBoris looks to design
Boris Johnson formally launched his campaign to be elected mayor of London this week by claiming design could play a crucial role in reducing gang crime.
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NewsWatford schools share ice-cool music centre
Tim Ronalds Architects has revealed images of its new £4 million music centre in Watford, dubbed the “Ice Cube”.
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NewsFoster’s fails to win round Ealing tower opponents
Foster & Partners has failed to convince English Heritage and local residents to back plans for a controversial suburban skyscraper after altering its designs.
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Architecture joins school curriculum
A construction diploma designed to open up the architectural profession to a broader range of students has been approved by higher education bosses, marking the subject’s first appearance on the school curriculum.
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Grand Designs calls for entries
Channel 4 has launched a call for entries for this year’s Grand Designs awards.
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NewsHolt Town Waterfront set to go
Manchester City Council said this week that it was “minded to approve” plans for Edaw and Studio Egret West’s Holt Town Waterfront — the city’s largest-ever scheme.
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Architect shrugs off ‘silly stories’
Landscape architect Gustafson Porter has dismissed allegations that its Diana Memorial Fountain will have to be ripped out as “silly stories”.
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Crystal Island clears planning
Foster & Partners has won preliminary planning permission for the largest single building in the world.
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NewsNeil Baxter is new RIAS secretary
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has appointed Neil Baxter (pictured) as its secretary.
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NewsContemporary style wins out with flexible room for a view
Architects in Residence has won a planning appeal for this £600,000 family house in the London borough of Bromley.
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NewsFCBS/Ryder group scoops Kent schools
A consortium including Feilden Clegg Bradley and Ryder has won a £600 million Building Schools for the Future deal after beating the much touted Skanska consortium, which included Make, DRMM, Flacq and DSDHA.
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NewsDesign goes to the Dogs
Hamiltons Architects has submitted its design for the £140 million Indescon Court scheme in east London’s Isle of Dogs for planning.
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NewsMJP makes loss following Broadcasting House sack
MacCormac Jamieson Prichard operated at a loss last year following its sacking from the BBC Broadcasting House project.
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NewsCrystal clear vision
This mixed-use scheme in the City of London by Foreign Office Architects, for developer Beetham, has won planning permission.
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Planners stake competition claim
The government’s eco-town design competition must not be used to replace masterplanners already in line for sites, Town & Country Planning Association chairman David Lock has warned.
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Cooper lost her nerve, say MPs
MPs have accused housing minister Yvette Cooper of “poor preparation” and losing her nerve over home information packs.
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NewsSorrell knighted in honours list
Cabe chairman John Sorrell has been knighted in the New Year honours.
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NewsWren conversion gets go-ahead
The Hutchinson Studio has won planning permission to renovate and convert the grade I listed St Nicholas Cole Abbey in central London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren.