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NewsCabe sides with Prescott on codes
Watchdog backs design codes to prevent ‘unsympathetic architecture’
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Wow factor will do a lot of damage, warns US urbanist
John Norquist, a government adviser and internationally renowned urbanist, will criticise Britain’s devotion to the “wow factor” and to iconic architecture at the Sustainable Communities Summit next week.
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Southwark loses window case
The windows on a celebrated 1950s south London housing estate were removed unnecessarily, a leasehold valuation tribunal has ruled.
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NewsTerraced triumph
Malcolm Fraser Architects has won a planning appeal for a cottage and 14 three-storey terraced houses in a conservation area in Dalkeith, on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
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Simpson tower is rejected
Ian Simpson’s dramatic proposal for a 51-storey apartment block in Liverpool has been refused planning permission.
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Study reveals how M&S split Colchester in two
Preparation of a new masterplan for one of Britain’s oldest towns has revealed that a 1960s shopping block split the town in two, creating a thriving shopping scene in the west but relatively deserted streets to the east.
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NewsWinter at Country Hall
RHWL has unveiled bold designs to convert a seven-storey atrium in the famous London landmark, County Hall, into a winter-themed public space.
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Tonne up for 50/50 Charter
The 50/50 campaign reached a major milestone this week, with more than 100 practices pledging to adopt BD’s charter for women.
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Cost review of Alsop Birmingham station
Replacement architect will value-engineer dropped architect’s designs for £350m New Street scheme
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Inskip & Jenkins win Turkish museum job
Peter Inskip & Peter Jenkins has beaten competition from Cesar Pelli to design a museum for a historical site in western Turkey.
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NewsFosters up the Strand
Foster & Partners has won planning permission for its first luxury hotel in London.
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Craft centre win is first Welsh project for Sergison Bates
Sergison Bates Architects has been appointed to redesign Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales.
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NewsHousing’s quick fix
PRP’s affordable house can be assembled in 36 hours. Its test run will be on a site the government has been promising to develop for 6 years. Will construction speed alone solve the housing crisis
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NewsStarting again in Sri Lanka
UK architect Graham Saunders is helping to rebuild lives after the Asian tsunami. He shares his diary with BD
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NewsThe car's the star
Future Systems has won a competition to design a new Maserati Museum in Modena, Italy.
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New collapse danger
BD uncovers risk of Ronan-Point-style disaster on third and largest London estate as council orders probe
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NewsZaha hits the jackpot
Zaha Hadid Architects has beaten competition from a shortlist of European practices that included Herzog & de Meuron to design a 700-seat concert hall and casino in Basel, Switzerland.