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NewsHodge to prioritise Abbey Road listing application
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge is urgently considering listing Abbey Road Studios, the government has said.
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NewsStudio Egret West’s Stratford Shoal gets mayor’s approval
Studio Egret West’s £3 million sculpture designed to hide an “eyesore” in Stratford, east London, has been granted approval by the local mayor.
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Prasad backs Come Clean on Kickstart campaign
Sunand Prasad has become the latest past president of the RIBA to lend his weight to BD’s Come Clean on Kickstart campaign.
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NewsHowells' Cambridge Fire Station secures funding
Glenn Howells’ plans to redevelop Cambridge Fire Station have taken a step forward with two property firms agreeing terms to fund the project
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NewsPolyark this week: Parasites, Edinburgh trains and architectural heroes
One thing that caught our eye this week was Ralph Furulund's Eco House competition submission entitled "The Eco-Parasite". Rather than the hapless host being we humans, the victims this time are environmentally unsound or derelict buildings.
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Hayes Davidson files legal claim over 20 Blackfriars Road
Planning and visualisation specialist Hayes Davidson has begun a High Court legal battle with a developer over alleged unpaid fees of £100,000 for work on a central London residential block.
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NewsTaxman winds up Seifert’s
John Seifert Architects, the firm founded by the son of Centre Point and Natwest Tower designer Richard Seifert, has been wound up by the taxman
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NewsHCA cuts Cabe’s role in Kickstart round 2
Fears over squeezing of design quality under the government’s £1 billion Kickstart programme intensified this week as details emerged of a substantial reduction in Cabe’s scrutiny of the initiative
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News£3 million sculpture to hide Stratford eyesore
Studio Egret West’s sculpture aims to improve first impressions for London Olympic visitors
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NewsEmbassy overruns come under attack
Fears have grown over the future of British embassy buildings after the government’s spending watchdog attacked the Foreign Office for time and budget overruns
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NewsPractices fail to find partners for Alder Hey
Architects interested in working on the £175 million project to rebuild Alder Hey children’s hospital in Liverpool have complained there are not enough contractors to partner with
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NewsCriticism of lottery projects sparks row
Arts bosses and architects have defended the buildings paid for by the Millennium Lottery Fund, a decade after the multi-million pound funding spree ended
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First Public Land Initiative sites released
The first sites to be developed under the government’s Public Land Initiative for new homes have been named.
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Architects’ gloom increases
The level of optimism among practising architects has dropped once again, despite a continuing fall in the number of qualified professionals signing on for unemployment benefits.
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NewsStudio E to look at London velodrome
Heritage campaigners have welcomed the news that Studio E has been asked to look at the future of London’s only velodrome.
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John O’Groats to be transformed
John O’Groats is set for a £15 million transformation after two tourism groups, Natural Retreats and Heritage Great Britain, unveiled plans for a new leisure development by GLM Architects.