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    £4 million for seafront revamp

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The Northwest Regional Development Agency has approved £4 million of funding for phase two of Blackpool’s Central Seafront redevelopment, masterplanned by Edaw.

  • Make’s proposed luxury apartment block in Marylebone.
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    Marylebone project go-ahead

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Westminster council has granted planning for Make Architects’ luxury apartment development on Weymouth Street in Marylebone.

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    Inspire East and CIC East join up

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The Construction Industry Council East and sustainable communities body Inspire East have signed an agreement to work together.

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    Housing Corp beats its target

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The Housing Corporation has delivered more than 40,000 affordable homes in the first year of its National Affordable Housing Programme — 10% more than its stated target.

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    London plans world’s largest architecture show by 2012

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    London’s architecture biennale is set to expand into the largest architecture festival in the world by the time the capital hosts the Olympics, its organiser Peter Muray has revealed.

  • Laurie Baker on site with his workforce in Kerala.
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    Laurie Baker: Guru of low-cost housing

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Laurie Baker, who has died in India aged 90, was a passionate architectural innovator who faced fierce criticism for advocating construction using only local materials

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    This week

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

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    BD Magazine - April 2007

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Retail

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    The fate of the Euston Arch

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The Great Arch at London’s Euston station was demolished in 1962 against a chorus of protest. With plans now underway to redevelop the station, should the arch be salvaged and recreated? Add your voice to the debate.

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    What's hot in Milan

    2007-04-13T00:00:00Z

    The world's largest annual furniture fair takes place in Milan this week, with key collections from Jean Nouvel, Ron Arad and Zaha Hadid.

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    Rubber factory fails to bounce back

    2007-04-12T18:58:00Z

    How BD reported the final demise of Brynmawr

  • Ian Martin
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    News Junkie: 7 and 8 April

    2007-04-09T09:00:00Z

    In this week's despatch...homeless hedgehogs, your new property millionaire neighbours, Marks Barfield's treetop promenade and Matthew Parris' horrified llamas.

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    RIBA fails to promote us to public, say members

    2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Largest ever survey of the profession calls on the institute to campaign harder on key issues

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    This week

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    Library seen as new cash cow

    2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

    The RIBA has revealed plans to open up its greatest treasures to the public through digitising the bulk of its 4 million-strong archive and by making access to its library free of charge to everyone.

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    Manta ray bridge glides into Dublin

    2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

    This slender structure spanning Dublin’s Royal Canal is Future Systems’ Luas Bridge in the city’s docklands.

  • Tagliabue hopes there will be no major changes to the design.
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    Land deal gives Trinity Quarter green light

    2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Scottish Parliament architect EMBT will see its second major project in the UK built after a land deal was finally struck for a Leeds shopping centre site that has been in limbo for most of the last decade.

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    New CDM guidelines in force

    2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

    New safety regulations for the construction industry will come into force tomorrow, despite the Tories’ efforts to derail them.

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    Booming hotel sector set to rocket

    2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Architects working in the hotel sector have been boosted by a new report predicting rapid growth in the UK market.

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    Edinburgh scheme approved

    2007-04-05T00:00:00Z

    Controversial plans by Gareth Hoskins and Comprehensive Design Architects for this redevelopment in the Edinburgh world heritage site have been approved.