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Capita seizes initiative on CO2 cuts
Capita Architecture has announced an ambitious sustainability strategy that exceeds the government’s carbon guidelines set for 2015.
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London targets affordable homes
Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has welcomed a government decision to halt a mutiny by 21 councils over the affordable housing targets set out in the 2004 London Plan.
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NewsHKR’s Red Cow to rise over Dublin
HKR Architects has won planning permission for a £70 million hotel (pictured) in Dublin, which will be the tallest in Ireland when it goes on site.
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NewsLord’s expansion plan set to boost capacity
The owner of Lord’s has launched a consultation on plans for a massive overhaul of the historic cricket ground which could see its capacity boosted by 12,000.
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£90 million facelift for Scottish seaside towns
Five seaside towns in western Scotland are to be rejuvenated with a £90 million makeover grant.
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NewsRevamped theatre brings added drama to Livingston parkland
Scottish practice Nicoll Russell Studios has gone on site with this £5.3 million theatre and community complex in Livingston.
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NewsMaidstonemarries new and old
Hugh Broughton Architects’ RIBA competition-winning design for Maidstone Museum has won planning permission and listed building consent.
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Blears calls in Lifschutz’s South Bank tower plan
Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ controversial 43-storey tower on Doon Street in London’s South Bank has been called in by communities secretary Hazel Blears.
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NewsWatford’s glass act
Nightingale Associates has won planning permission for this £63 million college in Watford. The 20,000sq m building will provide improved facilities for teaching courses, as well as a nursery and a learning resource centre.
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Design competition will be held for eco-towns
The government has revealed plans for an international competition to find architects and designers for its 10 proposed eco-towns of up to 20,000 homes.
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The 20-strong longlist for YAYA 2007
PROFILES: Twenty practices have made the next round of this year's Young Architect of the Year Award
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Battersea Power Station upgraded to grade II*
NEWS: Architecture minister revises Battersea's listing status OPINION: A star comes to power station's aid
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Stirling victory for Chipperfield
NEWS: Chipperfield edges it over Young Vic for Stirling victory NEWS: Six winners for the RIBA's Special Awards BD POLL RESULTS: Who won our online Stirling Poll?
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NewsScars, blots and eyesores
On the eve of the Stirling Prize for best building of the year, we asked you to nominate the UK’s worst buildings for BD’s Carbuncle Cup. Nearly 400 of you took part in our poll to pick the winner, reports Zoë Blackler
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NewsBoris blasts Ken’s high rise housing
Tory hopeful Boris Johnson has kicked off his mayoral campaign by accusing Ken Livingstone of “wrecking London’s skyline”.
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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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NewsA star comes to power station’s aid
Battersea Power Station, or rather what’s left of it, has joined that elite band of buildings known as grade II*. English Heritage, which receives £129 million of public funds to protect historic buildings — and has Battersea on its Buildings at Risk register — has failed to issue repair notices ...
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NewsBattersea Power Station upgraded to Grade II*
Revised listing status will open the door to English Heritage repair
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NewsNews Junkie: 06 and 07 October
This week’s objects of desire: synthetic trees, banana leaf and water-hyacinth coffins, and ’something barny oast housey but with quite a cool vibe’.