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● The founding partners of Buro Happold, Ian Liddell and John Morrison (pictured),have retired. They were twoof six engineers, led by Sir Edmund Happold, who established the first Buro Happold office in1976. Both will continue to work with the firmas independent consultants.● Journalist Rod Liddle has launched an impassioned defenceof ...
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Powerplay
● British Waterways, whichowns the freehold of the east London site WoodWharf and manages the surroundingdocks, is to lodge anobjection to the 104m-high office tower planned on the siteby property developer Hammerson.● GeraldRonson’s company,Heron, has abandoned its anticipated hostile takeover bid for housebuilder Crest Nicholson.●Developers Golfrate, CIT, JER Partners, Precis ...
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Jowell bids for design power
Culture secretary wants cross-government role to lobby for better design in public buildings
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NewsPiccadilly circuit
Piccadilly Circus would be thrown open to pedestrians and feature a new central sculpture under radical plans for London's shopping district obtained by BD this week.
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Hodder calls in Clissold help
Hodder Associates has enlisted former RIBA president Paul Hyett to provide professional advice in its legal battle with Hackney council over the troubled Clissold Leisure Centre.
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Go-ahead for Glasgow Pacific
A high-density masterplan for the 24ha Pacific Quay site in Glasgow by local practice Gareth Hoskins Architects has been given the green light by the city council.
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NewsGardens bloom for a golden Jubilee
Jubilee Gardens on London’s South Bank is set to receive a long-awaited overhaul with the submission of these shortlisted designs by Edaw, Gross Max, Thomas Heatherwick Studio and West 8.
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Councils vow to stop Solent Gateway plan
Local authorities in Hampshire have vowed to fight reported plans for a Thames Gateway-type scheme in their area.
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Pods of learning
Will Alsop has completed an unusual science research centre and teaching facility for Queen Mary, University of London, in east London.
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NewsSkater shelter
Birmingham-based practice Sjolander da Cruz Architects has received planning permission for an innovative new youth shelter in a skate park in Wolverhampton.
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Housing stops tram in its tracks
Plans for a tram station in London’s Peckham have been thrown into doubt following the start of construction for a housing association on the proposed site.
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Maltings complex in next musical work
Haworth Tompkins is working on detailed designs for the conversion of a large complex of grade II-listed malting houses in Suffolk.
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Art nouveau theatre loses out in revamp of Yarmouths pier
A scheme to restore the historic Wellington Pier in Great Yarmouth looked set to win planning permission this week after English Heritage backed the project.
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NewsYuck! Porridge
Much of today’s new housing resembles a prison, say the Hemingway family. There must be a better way…
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NewsWalking alone in Liverpool
Glenn Howells Architects and Urban Initiatives’ £31 million plans for Lime Street station in Liverpool have been submitted for planning permission.