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Powerplay
The Corporation of London cannot force Minerva to start work on the Grimshaw-designed Minerva Tower, a planning report has said. The report is a response to a demand from one of the corporation’s other committees that the developer either start on site or pays its Section 106 contributions for the ...
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Army of champions to push design across all key quangos
Every public agency and quango with a substantial building programme will have a design champion under plans drawn up by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Department for Culture, Media & Sport and Cabe.
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NewsArabian giant
A shimmering 255m-high tower in Abu Dhabi designed for the United Arab Emirates’ ministry of finance has been revealed by Make.
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Aedas secures 97m Sheffield school prize
Aedas Architects has won a £97 million PFI contract to build four new schools and a swimming pool for Sheffield City Council.
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NewsConran & Partners gets bigger in Japan with Tokyo win
Conran & Partners has revealed its competition-winning designs for Tokyo’s largest single urban regeneration project.
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Rescue bid for Lancashire terraces
Terraced housing at the centre of a row over demolition could be transformed into high-quality des-reses under proposals by a housing association.
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Library extension to go ahead
The British Library has won planning permission for a £12.5 million extension designed by Long & Kentish with Colin St John Wilson.
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NewsSheltered steps
Jefferson Sheard Architects has unveiled plans for the £5.5 million redevelopment of the historic Waverley Steps in Edinburgh.
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NewsRogers faces tide of protest over wharf
Richard Rogers faced fierce opposition to a scheme for Rupert Murdoch’s News International this week when local protesters staged an elaborate demonstration against the project.
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NewsSpotcheck: Wales
Mounting funds Plans for a new cafe on the top of Mount Snowdon to replace one famously described as a “slum” by Prince Charles have received a major boost. The £2.2 million appeal for a new facility — designed by a group including architects Furneaux Stewart, DMS Architects and Faulks ...
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No homes shortage, say conservationists
The planning system is working well and delivering enough new houses, according to conservation campaigners.
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NewsHas the office come of age?
With the A-list taking over London’s office sector, commercial design is emerging from the banal to the beautiful
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NewsUN plots icon ban
Unesco proposes tough new rules that could ban tall towers near world heritage sites
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Getting more zeds in
Eco-pioneer Bill Dunster Architects has won planning permission for its largest lowenergy development yet, which Dunster proudly says “breaks every design code in the book”.
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Glasgow client lambasts RMJM project handling
Will HurstScottish Parliament architect RMJM launcheda robust defence this week after a client attacked its performance on the prestigious Glasgow Harbour project.Cala Homes regional director Hugh Martin said he had struggled to communicate with RMJM after a number of senior architects working on the project left the practice in the ...
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Lea Valley plans boost Olympic chances
London’s chances of hosting the 2012 Olympics Games have been significantly improved, thanks to the Lower Lea Valley regeneration programme, according to rankings released this week.
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Hit and miss
●A model of Nicholas Hawksmoor’s famous house, Easton Neston, in Towcester, Northamptonshire, will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s this week. The model, built in 1690, features adetachable roof and upper floor to display the interior details and is expected to fetch between £80,000 and £120,000.● The Kings Waterfront schemein ...