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Farrell plots ‘intellectual quarter’
Terry Farrell has been commissioned to transform the area around University College London into an “intellectual quarter”, adding a third central London masterplan to the architect’s slate.
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New country houses dont have to be modern, says Hill
Country houses of any architectural style are eligible for planning permission, planning minister Keith Hill has said.
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NewsPrincely living
Panoramic views across the river Mersey and Liverpool Bay are in store for the residents of AFL Architects’ dramatic second residential tower at Princes Dock, Liverpool.
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NewsInnovation prize for 40-minute building in a bag
A temporary concrete building that can be erected in 40 minutes by just adding water and air has won a £25,000 design innovation award.
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NewsDreamer or bruiser?
Ralph Erskine died last week. We asked those who worked with him on some of his best known projects to assess the architect and the man
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Contractors reject push for design
Battle lines were drawn over the future of design procurement in Britain this week as the auditor general and leading contractors clashed over the cost and management of public-sector construction projects.
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New blood for King’s Cross
Star-studded team of 16 architects recruited to design on masterplan branded ‘stodgy and dull’
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Skyscraper curb topples Parry tower
A landmark tower designed by Eric Parry for London’s South Bank is set to be the first casualty of Southwark council’s emerging tall buildings strategy.
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Architects out of step with public
Architects and planners are not giving the public what they want, according to a major survey of attitudes towards housing design.
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Hospital closes after £2m refurb
A London hospital has closed all its wards and its in-patient services just a year after a major £2 million refurbishment designed by Staffordshire practice The French Thorpe Consultancy.
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Holyrood contest illegal
The European Commission is threatening to take the UK to the European Court of Justice over the selection of Enric Miralles and RMJM to design the Scottish Parliament building.
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NewsThe appliance of science
This woman is standing behind a concrete wall almost one foot thick, yet you can still see her. It is just one of the architectural innovations sparked by science featured in our 12-page special to coincide with National Science Week, which climaxes this weekend. BD writers report on how architecture ...
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Sheppard, BDs first editor, dies at 78
The founding editor of Building Design Clem Shepherd has died aged 78.
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NewsMoored in Manhattan
The Richard Rogers Partnership’s new pier for Manhattan may bear an uncanny resemblance to Foreign Office Architect’s award winning port terminal in Yokohama, Japan, but the practice has denied the FOA project was an inspiration. RRP associate architect Andrew Tyley admitted the project was similar, but said the design emerged ...
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NewsHit and miss
Robinson Landscape Design has won the design competition organised by the Sunniside Partnership to bring back to life Sunderland’s historic gardens. The £2 million project (above) will create a new landscaped public space for events as well as cafes and leisure space.Liverpool John Moores University has selected Rick Mather Architects ...