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CDM safety guidelines further delayed
The introduction of new safety regulations has been postponed from October this year to April 2007. By that time it will have been nearly two years between the launch of the guidelines and their becoming law.
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NewsTales from the riverbank
Birds Portchmouth Russum Architects has won the competition to design a new footbridge for the Rochester Riverside regeneration programme.
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NewsDavid Cameron, celebrated cyclist, goes for green at home
Conservative leader David Cameron is bravely plunging into the planning system with one of the very sustainable construction proposals planners find so difficult to comprehend.
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NewsSearching for great urbanism
This week, the Academy of Urbanism begins a search for the greatest town, street, neighbourhood and place in Britain and Ireland. Five BD readers get the ball rolling
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NewsEmpty bottle, empty city
Urban designers' best efforts are being undone by alcohol policies that make public spaces no-go zones for families and children. Ellen Bennett grabbed a WKD and went out on the town in Leeds to investigate
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Team appointed for Alsop's Bradford plan
Urbed and Glenn Howells Architects have been hired by Bradford council to oversee the implementation of Will Alsop's masterplan.
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New PFI meeting resistance
A celebrated and innovative alternative to PFI for new hospitals in Northern Ireland is faltering amid political opposition.
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NewsAldgate off
Hamilton Associates has submitted a 25-storey residential tower in Aldgate, on the edge of the City of London, for planning permission.
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Bemused Fraser returns art grant
Architect Malcolm Fraser has been forced to return part of a £30,000 grant from the Scottish Arts Council three years after he was unable to realise a bold arts project in Edinburgh.
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Budget blow for Bristol cathedral
Ambitious plans by Allies & Morrison to extend Bristol Cathedral have been delayed for at least two years by funding problems.
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Camden to approve King's Cross scheme
The King's Cross redevelopment is set to be approved by Camden Council next month.
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NewsSquare peg
London-based EPR Architects has designed this mixed-use scheme in Fitzrovia for London Merchant Securities, a property development and investment firm.
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NewsMcAslan sued over library
John McAslan is being sued by the London Borough of Camden for more than £500,000 over his acclaimed refurbishment of Basil Spence's iconic Swiss Cottage Library.
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Olympic manager role to expand
The Olympic Delivery Agency (ODA) has massively expanded the scale and scope of the programme manager contract for the Olympic Park.
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Housing density rules thin on vision
A former head of planning at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has condemned vital new planning guidance for failing to provide inspiration or deal with complex issues such as the designated housing growth areas.
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NewsZaha does Beirut
Zaha Hadid Architects was celebrating again this week following its latest international win - a new project for the American University of Beirut.
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Regs in a ‘soup'
Housing and planning minister Yvette Cooper said this week the building regulations "resemble an alphabet soup", as she announced a period of grace aimed at helping the industry deal with new environmental regulations.