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Architect jailed for child porn
An architect has been jailed for nine months for possession of child pornography.
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Councillors armed to tackle Nimbys
Local councillors who refuse to back high-density development because they think it will lose the Nimby vote have been issued with a kit to win them over.
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Halt for grand Wembley walk
A grand scheme to create a new processional route to Wembley Stadium has been shelved.
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Eurocodes guidance launched
The Institution of Structural Engineers has issued recommendations to ensure a smooth transition to Eurocodes.
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NewsFuturistic forest
John McAslan & Partners has revealed its design for a £3 million bus interchange at Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester. Appointed by Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive the practice, working with engineer Arup and cost consultant Davis, Langdon & Everest, has developed bus shelters based on the idea of a forest. ...
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Nightingales African outpost to be PFI design engine room
Nightingale Associates is to farm out UK health and education design to its new office in South Africa. It recently set up a permanent five-strong studio in Cape Town after director Matt Audinwood moved there with his family.
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BD editorial in Holyrood case
Three BD articles have been submitted as evidence to the ongoing inquiry into the Holyrood Parliament building.
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NewsWhat a corker
ABK Architects has won a competition to design new civic offices for Cork City Council in Ireland. The practice beat four others to the appointment and has now lodged a planning application for the 9,200sq m scheme.The new building, to be connected to the existing town hall, is set to ...
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Historian wins dismissal case
An architectural historian has been awarded £12,000 at an employment tribunal for unfair dismissal by prestigious conservation practice Purcell Miller Tritton.
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NewsSpotcheck: West Midlands
The Royal Shakespeare Company is unlikely to appoint a new architect for the £100 million redevelopment of its Stratford-upon-Avon theatre until the spring.The RSC announced in May that its five-year collaboration with architect Erick van Egeraat was over and speculation has been mounting over his replacement.However, an RSC spokeswoman said: ...
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Public sector on road to hell
Resentment over the government‘s handling of public building boiled over at the RIBA conference in Dublin last weekend with dire warnings that Britain is heading for a “hellish world” of poor-quality buildings.
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NewsIs this the end of the affair?
Dickon Robinson’s move at Peabody raises questions over the trust’s design direction.
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Minister backtracks on modern methods
Housing architects have attacked a government U-turn over modern methods of construction. Regeneration minister Geoff Rooker this week appeared to abandon his enthusiasm for off-site and prefabricated technologies and admitted they failed to deliver quicker delivery or reduce cost.
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Second tower mooted for Waterloo skyline
Lifschutz Davidson scheme could include 40-storey landmark tower
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Lib Dems scrap RRP scheme
Newcastle’s new Liberal Democrat leaders have ditched a £200 million regeneration masterplan by Richard Rogers Partnership.
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Airy offices create 15% work boost
Offices designed with more light, better air quality and acoustics increase staff productivity by up to 15%, according to a major new study encompassing research from all over the world. The study, on behalf of the Commission or Architecture and the Built Environment (Cabe) and the British Council ...
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So long, Solon Design collective
The utopian dream of architects working in one of the last collective housing associations in the country died this week after their department was abolished.
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Safety for Cardross seminary?
One of Scotland’s most celebrated post-war buildings could be saved from dereliction under new plans entered for planning permission last week.
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NewsRocky face of banking
The London office of Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects (EEA) has completed a £25 million office scheme in Budapest, Hungary, for banking and insurance giant ING. The 25,000sq m seven-storey offices feature two full-height glazed atria. In some places the exterior walls lean out by as much as eight degrees. ...
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Simpson rolls the dice
A huge casino and leisure facility, designed by Ian Simpson Architects, has been unveiled in Manchester.The dramatic glass structure is part of a £260 million scheme led by two developers — Kerzner International and Ask Developments — which were appointed by client Manchester City Council this week. The scheme is ...