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NewsWaking up to waterworld
Rising water levels and mass flooding will be a serious test for UK architects. As Zoë Blackler discovers, even Holland’s water experts are being forced to rethink
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NewsNew kids on the block
Urban Salon has won the Bermondsey Square housing competition. But with all the shortlisted schemes producing innovative housing solutions, it’s a pity all three can’t be built
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NewsLabour rebuked
Nearly a third of architects are set to vote Liberal Democrat in next week’s election as Charles Kennedy’s party benefits from a surge in support among the profession.
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Camden planner clings on
King’s Cross decision-maker holds on to control of council committee but faces scrutiny of Standards Board
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NewsCrime pays for heritage wrecker
A £15,000 fine for the man who illegally levelled a grade II listed building has sparked outrage among heritage activists as it was estimated that he could make up to £4.6 million from redeveloping the site.
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Atkins hit by chow mein claim
A Welsh firm that makes Chinese ready meals for supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is suing multidisciplinary practice Atkins, claiming design faults on a new factory led to the failure of its refrigeration system.
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NewsBDs A-Z guide to using your vote for architecture
The word “architecture” hasn’t made it into the three main parties’ manifestos, yet it remains fundamental to so many issues in the 2005 election campaign.
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NewsActivists storm Castle Prescott
Eight Greenpeace activists this week staged a rooftop protest at the Hull home of deputy prime minister John Prescott to criticise Labour’s stance on sustainability.
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On the hustings
Milton Keynes rant Michael Howard criticised the two Labour MPs for Milton Keynes this week for not speaking up against plans to develop 70,000 homes in the area. He pledged to put rural and urban communities in charge of their local development agenda during a visit to the town. He ...
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Victory for gatecrasher
An expert on sustainable building materials has gatecrashed government deliberations on the Sustainable Buildings Code.
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Plans for Cube successor
Cabe has joined forces with Manchester City Council, the North West Development Agency and regeneration agency Renew to develop a successor to the Cube architecture centre.
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Docking in Leeds
The site of this proposed waterside village at Granary Wharf in the heart of Leeds city centre was previously used as a car park. But Carey Jones Architects and regeneration company ISIS have drawn up designs for a mixed-use scheme which includes a new public square that will take up ...