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NewsAlsop steps back from Public as costs soar £12m
Design work taken over after cost and time overruns
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Fitzroy Robinson in Aukett merger deal
The seven directors of London practice Fitzroy Robinson are to receive more than £2.2 million in shares after Aukett finally completed a takeover of the firm.
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Construction chaos looms
The construction industry faces “chaos” if a proposed EU directive to promote the free movement of services is not changed, the UK’s Construction Industry Council warned on Wednesday.
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NewsPower tower
RMJM this week unveiled images of an innovative 25-storey eco-tower for a brownfield site in the Granton area of Edinburgh.
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NewsUK firm eyes Soviet sub base
A top-secret submarine base hidden beneath a mountain in eastern Europe may sound like the stuff of James Bond fantasy, but a London-based practice is working on plans to open up the real thing to western tourists.
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Learning by windows to build on kids design appreciation
Schoolchildren who struggle with elementary maths will be encouraged to look at the buildings around them under an initiative being drawn up by the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.
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NewsGreen shoots in the Black Country
A flagship eco-home development in Wolverhampton has been unveiled by architect Cole Thompson Associates and project leader and research network Integer.
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Listing puts Smithfield plans in doubt
Heritage campaigners including Prince Charles have won their fight to have part of London’s Smithfield market listed, leaving Thornfield Property and KPF’s ambitious plans for the redevelopment of the area in the balance.
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EH woos developers
English Heritage chief executive Simon Thurley pledged this week to hold early talks with developers on half of all relevant planning applications.
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‘Mediocre’ tower in political row
A residential tower in Sheffield city centre by Conran & Partners has become engulfed in a political row after an opposition councillor branded the design “mediocre” and “unexciting”.
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Ritchie joins Euro research think-tank
British architect Ian Ritchie has been selected to represent the profession in a new pan-European construction think-tank.
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NewsHomes on high
The race is on to build the tallest residential tower in London as the still buoyant housing market and the slow office sector means architects are turning once again to high-rise homes.
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NewsSpotcheck: Scotland
No will Scottish architect Andrew Doolan, who helped to establish the RIAS’s £25,000 architecture prize before his sudden death last year, did not leave a will for his £20 million fortune, which will be split between his two younger sisters. Doolan is best known for the Point Hotel and Conference ...
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Capita Percy Thomas wins 290m PFI schools project
Capita Percy Thomas has won one of the largest PFI education projects in the country.
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News256 - Your campaign, your success, your future
Nine weeks ago BD decided to challenge the pitiful number of women in architecture. We asked 250 firms to sign up to the 50/50 Charter by International Women’s Day. With just hours to go, our totaliser hit...
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Terminals take off
Grimshaw working on Heathrow terminal one upgrade to match Rogers’ terminal five