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NewsThe ideas deficit
We need to embrace past architectural traditions in order to build anything meaningful and lasting today
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Fight the flab with Sorrells archi diet
Buildings and public spaces must be redesigned to help Britain fight obesity and avoid diseases caused by chronic inactivity, the government’s top design adviser declared this week.
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Stars clash in gold rush
Gehry and Libeskind fight for their man as RIBA judging panel faces pressure over Royal Gold Medal
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NewsHit and miss
Leicester City Council has pledged to press ahead with Rafael Viñoly’s performing arts centre at a cost of £48 million, £4 million more than previous estimates and nearly double the original £26 million price tag.The sustainable headquarters for the Environment Agency, designed by Scott Brownrigg, was officially opened ...
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Deyan Sudjic (pictured), architecture critic for the Observer and former editor of Domus and Blueprint, has been appointed the new dean of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Kingston University.Former local government minister Nick Raynsford has been appointed as chairman of the Construction Industry Council from June 2006.
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NewsPowerplay
Frank Gehry’s controversial scheme for the King Alfred site in Hove (below) has won the backing of the Brighton & Hove council’s policy and resources committee, which acts as landlord for the site. Developer Karis will now prepare a planning application.London’s planners must be well trained if they are to ...
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Schools for Future scrutiny scrapped
Mayhem predicted as design vetting is axed in civil service cuts
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NewsShopping in St Pauls shadow
A complex of shops and offices designed by French architect Jean Nouvel has been proposed for a hyper-sensitive site next to St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Log cabin bid for 60k homes
Richard Rogers Partnership is vying with a family-run supplier of Scandinavian log cabins in the race to build a £60,000 house.
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Clients unimpressed by architects service
The majority of clients are not satisfied with the performance of architects, a government survey has revealed.
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NewsThe meeting of science and design
John McAslan & Partners has unveiled designs for this new £10 million building for the University of Southampton, due to go on site on Monday.
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NewsArb rocked by Morris resignation
Veteran trade union leader Bill Morris has resigned from Arb and slammed the regulator for lacking “strategic direction”.
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Olympic warning to construction teams
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell insisted this week that the construction industry would not be allowed to hold the Olympic Games “to ransom” by running late on building projects should London win the race to host the 2012 event.
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NewsIn place of grace
The Museum of Liverpool has released the first images of its new building, designed by Danish firm 3XN.
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Doubts grow over Barking project
The largest housing development in the Thames Gateway was dealt a double blow this week as both the London Development Agency and the local council revealed grave doubts about its viability.
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NewsStitching the A1
Studio Egret West has launched ambitious plans to regenerate the London borough of Islington by overcoming the “barrier” of the busy A1 road.