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NewsFour firms on RIBA’s Cheltenham shortlist
Berman Guedes Stretton, David Grindley Architects, Ellis Williams and Ramboll Whitbybird have been shortlisted in an RIBA contest to work on Cheltenham’s art gallery and museum.
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NewsMull paints it black
Edinburgh-based practice City Architecture Office has gone on site with this theatre production centre on the Isle of Mull.
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NewsSheppard Robson’s Trocadero plan rejected
A landmark 500-bed hotel proposed by Sheppard Robson on the site of London’s famous Trocadero complex has been sent back to the drawing board by Westminster City Council’s planning committee.
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Pier centre picked as Scotland’s best
Reiach & Hall’s Pier Arts Centre in Orkney has beaten competition from buildings including Zaha Hadid’s Maggie’s Centre at Kirkcaldy to scoop Britain’s most lucrative architectural prize.
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Beetham Tower takes tall award
Ian Simpson has scooped an international award for his Beetham Tower in Manchester.
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Students make building of waste
Architecture students at the University of Sheffield have helped to design a temporary building constructed entirely out of waste.
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NewsClimate role for landscape design
Environment secretary Hilary Benn has urged landscape architects to help solve climate change.
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NewsNatural approach for GP clinic
P&HS Architects has submitted a planning application for a £3 million health centre in Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees
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NewsEstonian arts prize targets world names
Jan Kaplicky warns competition must be ‘truly international’
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NewsGreen targets can be architects’ stepping stones
The stepped atrium of David Chipper-field’s BBC Scotland building has all the shock of the new.
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HOK's Olympic stadium lacks flair
NEWS IN PICTURES: 2012 stadium shuns iconic architecture - images and slideshow YOUR COMMENTS: HOK's design gets the thumbs down from BD readers OPINION: Stadium is unsustainable and bad value, says Amanda Baillieu
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News2012 Olympic stadium design disappoints on all fronts
Rather than being innovative and ground breaking, as claimed by the ODA, HOK's newly-unveiled 2012 Olympic stadium is unsustainable and poor value for money
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NewsHOK's 2012 Olympic stadium design revealed - images and slideshow
HOK Sport and Peter Cook’s long-awaited designs for the 2012 Olympic stadium were finally unveiled today with a clear emphasis on functionality and flexibility rather than iconic architecture.
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NewsSheppard Robson forced to rethink Trocadero plans
A landmark 500-bed hotel proposed by Sheppard Robson at the site of London’s famous Trocadero complex has been sent back to the drawing board by Westminster City Council’s planning committee.The £145 million scheme, for Criterion Capital, which was backed by the Greater London Authority, would have seen the six upper ...
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NewsEstonia launches competition for new national arts academy
Estonia has launched its most lucrative ever international design competition in a bid to attract “world-class architects” for a new national academy of arts.British firms such as Design Engine and Nissen Adams have expressed interest in the 26,700sq m scheme, which has an award of £44,000 for the winner and ...
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NewsQueen’s speech heralds major changes to built environment
The built environment has featured strongly in the Queen’s speech, with bills proposing sweeping changes to the sector. The Housing & Regeneration Bill outlines the long-anticipated merger of the Housing Corporation and English Partnerships to create a new Homes & Communities Agency; the Planning Reform Bill sets out a separate ...
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NewsDavid Chipperfield reveals design for Saint Louis museum expansion - images
David Chipperfield has revealed his completed design for a $125 million expansion of the Saint Louis Art Museum.The design creates an addition to the east and south of the original 1904 building with a dark, polished concrete façade made using Missouri river aggregate. New galleries and public spaces are top-lit ...
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NewsPier Arts Centre wins Best Building in Scotland
Reiach and Hall’s Pier Arts Centre has beaten competition including Zaha Hadid’s Maggie’s Centre to scoop Britain’s most lucrative architectural prize.The Edinburgh-based practice was presented with the £25,000 Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland award by the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) on Friday.The Orkney building, which was ...