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NewsSpotcheck: South-west
Greener Bristol Bristol City Council has launched a consultation for its new parks and green spaces strategy. It was drawn up following concerns that some parts of Bristol do not have access to high-quality green space. The strategy sets out future funding and development ideas for the green spaces. To ...
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Koolhaas told to build big and iconic to put White City on map
Local leaders have told Dutch superstar Rem Koolhaas to include tall, iconic buildings in his £2 billion, 17ha masterplan for the regeneration of White City in west London.
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NewsSummer of Sorrell
John Sorrell talks to Robert Booth in his first major interview since taking over as Cabe chairman about designing the watchdog a new home, why he’s doing it for the people and the power of skateboarding
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Learning the hard way
There are two clear causes for the drop out of women from architectural education. As the end of the university year approaches we turn the spotlight on training in a 50/50 special
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NewsGlasgow sips cafe culture
Hopper painting, crystals and heather have inspired designs for George’s Square cafe
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NewsMade for Madrid
David Chipperfield Architects has completed a new social housing scheme in Madrid, Spain.
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Future in doubt as restructuring puts BBC Music Box on pause
Foreign Office Architects’ Music Box project for the BBC was in doubt this week, as consultants on the scheme revealed it was on hold amid cuts and restructuring.
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Hit and miss
Richard Rogers Partnership’s Convoys Wharf scheme in east London has won planning permission, despite widespread local opposition. The development, for media mogul Rupert Murdoch, features three residential towers of 40, 32 and 26 storeys.The Twentieth Century Society has been denied access to Giles Gilbert Scott’s iconic brewery buildings in Park ...
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Oren Lieberman has been appointed as the new head of the Canterbury School of Architecture. Lieberman, a lecturer at Strathclyde University, will replace Don Gray. Gray left KIAD earlier this year to head up a new rival school of architecture at the University of Kent. The RIBA is calling for ...
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Powerplay
RIBA president George Ferguson was at an international architecture conference in Trieste, Italy, last week. The conference, which was also attended by Richard Rogers, was convened to discuss universal recognition for architects working outside their country of origin in Europe.Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has announced that the Live 8 concert, ...
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NewsA paler shade of green
Changes to intended use mean eco-buildings might not be as environmentally friendly as architects claim
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Overruns fail to derail Lift health scheme
The government’s spending watchdog has given its approval to the controversial £1.2 billion local improvement finance trust (Lift) healthcare programme, despite massive delays and cost overruns on the first projects.
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NewsBirminghams rough diamond
M3 Architects has revealed images of a dramatic new mixed-use scheme in Birmingham, dubbed a “rough diamond” in the city’s Jewellery Quarter.
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Birmingham library options row rages
Political infighting over Richard Rogers’ plans for a library in Birmingham continued this week, with opposition councillors calling on council leaders to publish a report into the viability of the scheme.
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NewsAll-singing, all-dancing garden shed
Young architectural practice AOC has revealed images of its first completed building — a folly for Billy Elliot film director Stephen Daldry.
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Boycott threat for Liverpool
A group of high-profile property developers has slammed Liverpool City Council’s “chaotic” planning department and threatened to build elsewhere if it doesn’t improve.