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NewsCabe embraces Middlehaven plan
Cabe has welcomed the masterplan for the Middlehaven development in Middlesbrough — designed by Studio Egret West — praising the project’s “brave and exciting” approach to masterplanning. But it warns that the risks inherent with such an approach must be managed carefully.
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NewsClapham keeps context
Planning has been granted for ESA Architecture’s new office development in Clapham, south London. The £4 million building will be used as the head-quarters of a housing trust.
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NewsNew warning system for tower fires
A revolutionary warning system for skyscrapers which could help avert another 9/11-type disaster has been hailed by leading architects.
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NewsHousing architects are out of touch, warns culture minister
Architects risk repeating the mistakes of the post-war housing boom, culture minister David Lammy claimed this week.Speaking on Thursday morning at the Think 07 conference, Lammy, the minister responsible for architecture, raised doubt over whether the profession is designing “truly sustainable” buildings in line with what the public want.David Lammy“The ...
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NewsTower of student rooms topped out
A £95 million twin tower student residence project on London’s Pentonville Road by AHMM has been topped out.
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NewsLonsdale heads review panel
Renew North-West, the centre for promoting sustainable communities in the region, has made Tom Lonsdale chairman of its new design review panel.
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Constructing Excellence swells
Best practice organisation Constructing Excellence has been joined by 25 new members, including retail property group Westfield and multidisciplinary giant Terence O’Rourke, since December last year.
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NewsLiverpool’s St George’s Hall reopens
Liverpool’s grade I listed St George’s Hall has reopened, following a £23 million restoration by Purcell Miller Tritton.
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UN backs low-energy buildings
The UN is to outline plans for futuristic, low-energy buildings in a new study on global warming.
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Devereux merges with PM Group
Devereux Architects, whose previous projects include the British Museum and Queen Mary’s Hospital in south-west London, has merged with Irish delivery specialist PM Group in a bid to expand its services to Ireland.
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NewsDouglas to head Housing Corp
Steve Douglas has been appointed acting chief executive of the Housing Corporation.
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Wilkinson Eyre’s Scouse top-out
Wilkinson Eyre’s Liverpool King’s Waterfront project has been topped out.
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NewsMcAslan Roundhouse scoops win
John McAslan & Partners’ Roundhouse arts venue in Camden, north London, has won the prestigious Europa Nostra Medal.
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UK firms on shortlist for Miami museum
Grimshaw, Wilkinson Eyre and Zaha Hadid Architects have been shortlisted to propose designs for a new sustainable science museum in Miami.
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Bats getting a raw deal
The Bat Conservation Trust (BCT) has warned that too little is being done to protect the creatures from the damage done to their roosts during building and development work.
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NewsModern home makes history in traditional Wiltshire village
Young practice Cousins Wojciechowski Architects has overcome stiff local opposition to win planning permission for this £250,000 private house in rural Wiltshire.
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NewsNew centre for Snowdon
Work has begun on site on the highest building in the UK — a new visitor centre at the top of Mount Snowdon.
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NewsHopkins puts service first for Hackney
This design by Hopkins Architects for a new multi-purpose service centre for the London Borough of Hackney has won planning permission.
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NewsBrixton boost for 100 Public Spaces plan
The Mayor of London’s beleaguered 100 Public Spaces programme has been given a massive boost under a £7 million plan to transform Brixton town centre.