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NewsRogers warns of environmental apocalypse
Architects must engage with technology and politics to combat the threat of environmental apocalypse, Richard Rogers has warned.The Pritzker Prize-winning architect made the remarks at the RIBA's Annual Discourse talk at Portland Place last week, which focused on the profession's societal and environmental responsibilities. Speaking about global warming he said: ...
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NewsNews Junkie: 13 and 14 October
Why has Quinlan Terry been fined £25, 000? Why was Ken Livingstone kissing Zaha Hadid? Why is a classics teacher in Buckinghamshire suffering from nausea and headaches? It's a busy, busy built environment out there...
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NewsCabe slams Brum’s ‘vertiplex’
City’s aspiration for global status in jeopardy as watchdog joins fray
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NewsStratford gets a gem of a hotel
Buckley Gray Yeoman has won planning permission for this new hotel on the edge of the Olympic park site in Stratford, east London.
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NewsEnglish Heritage in hot pursuit of cash
Chairman Bruce-Lockhart challenges Purnell to be a “heritage hero”
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NewsRoyal Gold Medal at last for Cullinan
Architect Ted Cullinan has finally been awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal following a long campaign by his supporters.
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NewsSustainable code changes under fire
New government guidance on the Code for Sustainable Homes that states schemes cannot use off-site renewable energy could stifle zero-carbon development in urban areas, experts warned this week.
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Contractors pull out of Aquatics bid
The Olympic Delivery Authority has insisted it is unconcerned that only one contractor is now bidding to build Zaha Hadid’s landmark Aquatics Centre.
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NewsBlears revives Farrell scheme
Communities secretary Hazel Blears has overturned Lambeth Borough Council’s decision to refuse planning for the 600-home Founder’s Place scheme by Farrell & Partners in south London.
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NewsForest centre wins PM’s Better Building award
Dalby Forest Visitor Centre in North Yorkshire, by Bristol-based White Design, has won the 2007 Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award.
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NewsSMC and Aukett drop merger plans
Architects SMC and Aukett Fitzroy Robinson have called off their proposed merger after the two firms failed to agree on a deal. In statements this morning, both companies said they had been “unable to agree satisfactory terms” for the merger proposal, and discussions had ceased.SMC, which two weeks ago unveiled ...
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NewsRead this week's BD as a digital edition
Because of the postal strike we have created a digital edition of BD
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NewsPark wins place in Bradford’s heart
Multidisciplinary firm Gillespies has won planning for its £30 million park in the heart of Bradford, which forms part of Will Alsop’s masterplan for the city. Gillespies fought off Edaw to win the project last year.
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Heatherwick joins fellowship
Designer Thomas Heatherwick and architectural historian Alan Powers are among 10 new RIBA honorary fellows announced this week.
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Ally Pally scheme is blocked
Plans for a £55 million redevelopment of south-west London’s famous Alexandra Palace by Aukett Fitzroy Robinson were blocked by the High Court last week.
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Learn some guerrilla tactics
Places are still available for the RIBA’s small practice conference which takes place next week at Portland Place.
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NewsInspirational Oswald Ungers dies
Oswald Mathias Ungers, the architect responsible for some of Germany’s most important public buildings, has died aged 81.
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NewsKeep ‘village’ of Smithfield, urges Farrell
Terry Farrell has launched a fresh attack on a major office scheme by Kohn Pederson Fox Architects for central London’s historic Smithfield Market ahead of a public inquiry on the project next month.
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NewsProspects rise for U2’s Dublin hotel by Foster
Controversial plans by Foster & Partners and rock band U2 to revamp one of Dublin’s hippest hotels received a boost this week, winning cautious support from city councillors.
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NewsKing’s Cross building signals its intentions
Designs by Stanton Williams for the first building within Argent’s £2 billion King’s Cross masterplan to go on site have been revealed.