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Foster building led to resignation Teacher quits over design
A senior teacher at a new state-of-the-art school designed by Foster & Partners has resigned, partly in protest at the school's design.
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Rogers raves over Square Mile skyline
Architects are gracing the City of London's skyline with its most exciting architectural landmarks in nearly 300 years, Richard Rogers said last week.
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RMJM's £200 million Custom House Quay development
RMJM's £200 million Custom House Quay development in Glasgow city centre has been submitted for planning permission. The mixed-use development, on a 1.25ha site on the banks of the river Clyde, includes a tower to draw pedestrians in from Buchanan Street down to the river. The scheme comprises a four-star ...
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NewsRuins line up in TV's second pity parade
A 14th century castle, a Second World War radar installation and a 15th century school in Birmingham are among the competitors in the new series of BBC2's hit show Restoration.
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NewsFloating homes
Glen Howells Architects’ mixed-use scheme to provide 180 one-and two-bedroom apartments above commercial and retail space on Bromsgrove Street in Birmingham is about to go in for planning. The facade will be modular facing brick with full-height glazed sliding doors serving each apartment. The glazing on the ground floor aims ...
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NewsSpotcheck: West Midlands
With tourists continuing to beat a path to the door of Future Systems' Selfridges in Birmingham city centre, the Birmingham Alliance of developers, including Hammerson and Land Securities, is rethinking its regeneration scheme next door. Outline permission exists for a retail-led scheme by Leslie Jones Architects on a 92,000sq m ...
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Solutions: Surfaces
Floors walls and ceilings by Niall McLaughlin, James Soane and 6A Architects
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Foster's tower power
Foster's and Wilkinson Eyre compete for first of the tall buildings around Centre Point
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NewsMind the gap
Staff skills are a problem for one in three architects. We asked both new and seasoned professionals why
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Skills plan gets short shrift
Egan proposal for national centre to teach built-environment professionals "general skills" raises doubts
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NewsIconic houses held back from listing
Private homes by some of the most prestigious post-war architects have been held back from listing.
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Spirit of Harlow under threat
A £41 million regeneration scheme in Harlow has been attacked for eating into the Essex town’s famous “green wedges”, conceived by architect Frederick Gibberd in his original 1950s masterplan for the new town.
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Cambridge farms out housing
Council plans to build bulk of its affordable homes outside the city
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Betting on Beijing
Terry Farrell & Partners’ design for Beijing South Central train station is competing against schemes by London-based Weston Williamson Architects and French practice AREP . The station will be the largest in China and will serve 400,000 passengers a day. The three shortlisted practices are now adjusting their proposals in ...
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NewsArchitect con-man jailed
A 71-year-old architect has been given a three-year jail sentence for defrauding a charity benefiting the elderly and disadvantaged out of £3.5 million.
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NewsGlass grub of Gateshead
The last of more than 3,000 panels was fitted to the roof of Foster & Partners’ spectacular £70 million Sage Gateshead building on Monday, a major milestone towards completion of the arts centre.The 1,700-seat music hall, commissioned by Gateshead Council, overlooks the Tyne Bridge and is due to be completed ...
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Hayward threat as South Bank speeds up
Allies & Morrison celebrated the go-ahead on almost £90 million of work at the Royal Festival Hall this week as a 16-year wait to start major works on the blighted South Bank Centre finally ended.