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Heritage fight over Crystal Palace
Heritage group the Twentieth Century Society has vowed to fight plans to demolish the Crystal Palace Sports Centre, calling the grade II* listed building “incredibly significant”.
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NewsConran Sheffield tower approved
Conran & Partners’ controversial 32-storey residential tower in Sheffield city centre won planning permission this week after being resubmitted.
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Piers Gough
The Scottish Parliament will, I am sure, be seen as one of the great, if not the greatest, Stirling Prize winners. Celebratory gifts often cost many times more than ordinary things. And the Scottish Parliament is a gift from all the British people to the Scots.
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NewsDublin double
HOK Sport this week unveiled its concept design for the new Lansdowne Road football and rugby stadium in central Dublin.
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Games design ‘being neglected’
The London Development Agency is neglecting good design on Olympic projects, according to an architect involved in relocating businesses from the area.
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NewsHit and miss
The controversial plan to demolish Battersea Power Station’s four iconic chimneys has won planning permission.
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Power play
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has published planning guidance for site clearance in the event of a terror attack or major natural disaster.
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Urban Land Institute to aid New Orleans
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) has been commissioned to develop a vision for rebuilding New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.
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NewsA jewel of a centre for Maggie
Edinburgh practice Reiach & Hall Architects has unveiled images of its proposed Maggie’s cancer care centre in Lanarkshire — a shimmering “crystal” building within a tired industrial area.
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NewsAlsop claims foul over gallery choice
A competition for a £19 million gallery extension in Canada descended into farce this week when Will Alsop claimed he had been the jury’s choice, despite another architect being named as winner.
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Feilden sculpture to be completed as a memorial
One of Richard Feilden’s final projects, a sculpture for a North London school, will be completed as a memorial to him.
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NewsTrapped in the tower
The 170m-high Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth finally opened to the public this week, but not without further embarrassment for the ill-fated tourist attraction, which is six years behind schedule and £9 million over budget.
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NewsHow to sell your dream
Developer Roger Zogolovitch shows architects how to make themselves irresistible to clients
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NewsGateway u-turn begins
London mayor puts spanner in Communities Plan by freezing Thames Gateway homes