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    Office okay frees up river walk

    2004-06-11T00:00:00Z

    A new office development, which will complete a pedestrian walkway along the City of London’s riverfront, was granted planning permission last week.

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    Concrete castle Restoration bid

    2004-06-11T00:00:00Z

    The Save Trust, the preservation arm of Save Britain’s Heritage, has purchased an unusual concrete castle built in the 1850s in Bridgwater, Somerset, and plans to restore it to its former glory.

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    Home of their own

    2004-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Scottish architect Nicholas Paterson left Foster & Partners last year to establish his own practice, Paterson Architects, just outside Edinburgh. His new practice, founded with his partner, Bartlett tutor Jane Paterson, has just won planning permission for a timber-framed house in East Lothian, Scotland. The £120,000 home, for the Paterson ...

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    Three on shortlist

    2004-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Three teams of architects have made the final shortlist for a centrepiece project as part of the regeneration of Barnsley.

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    Spotcheck: Yorkshire

    2004-06-11T00:00:00Z

    Leeds-based practice Bauman Lyons has unveiled designs for a landmark project in Hull. The architect is in the process of finalising planning submissions for the Dry Dock scheme — a collaboration with Terry Farrell Architects for Hull Time Based Arts. The structure would comprise performance space, a library, shops and ...

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    Clissold faces bulldozers

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    The troubled Clissold Leisure Centre could be demolished by the end of the year, Hackney council has said.

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    Is Europe playing our tune?

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    As UK contests continue to falter, practices are looking increasingly to design competitions in continental Europe and beyond. Damian Arnold speaks to three architects that have found greener pastures

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    Cabe rejects work by own design chairman

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    RHWL/Make project 'fails in its architecture'

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    New York deal one in the Eye

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    London Eye architect Marks Barfield attacks partner for reneging on 'verbal agreement' for Big Apple wheel

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    Politicians blamed for Holyrood debacle

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Head of design team warned of spiralling costs, counsel tells inquiry

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    Lib Dems would sack Rogers

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    London mayor hopeful pledges shake-up of architectural advisers

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    Owusu project ‘in jeopardy’

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Elsie Owusu Architects is appealing against a British government decision to deny further funding for a new transport system it designed in Accra, Ghana.

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    Housing architects face axe

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    One of the only remaining collective housing associations in the country looks set to close its design department, making three architects redundant.

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    Libeskind’s Dublin debut

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Daniel Libeskind has unveiled dramatic plans for a 2,000-seat performing arts centre in Dublin, his first project in the city.

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    King's Cross seeks approval

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    One of Europe's largest regeneration projects, for London's King's Cross, masterplanned by Allies & Morrison and Porphyrios Associates, has finally been submitted for planning.

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    Terminal architect faces jail

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    Paul Andreu, the French architect who designed the Charles de Gaulle airport terminal that collapsed last month, faces a maximum of three years in prison if found to have been reckless or negligent during the project.

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    BD awards

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    BD has launched a new awards scheme called the Architect of the Year Awards. We have been asked to make it clear that, although the format of the entry panels is similar, this awards scheme is in no way connected with the Housing Design Awards. Gongs include public housing, office ...

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    Hit and miss

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

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    People

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z

    “I don’t believe I made any mistake.”French architect Paul Andreu defends his designs for the collapsed terminal at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport that killed four.

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    Power play

    2004-06-04T00:00:00Z