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NewsCarbon neutral building ready for Copenhagen summit
Danish practice Christensen & Co has completed work on Denmark’s first carbon neutral public building at the University of Copenhagen.
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NewsBond Bryan to design new faculty building for Sheffield Hallam
Local practice Bond Bryan has beaten off more than 100 others to design a new £25 million building for Sheffield Hallam University.
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NewsGrimshaw agrees to pay settlement over Bath Spa
Grimshaw is to pay an undisclosed amount to Bath & North East Somerset Council following an out-of-court settlement over the architect’s Bath Spa project.
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NewsArchitects should resign from bad schemes, says Cabe chairman
Outgoing Cabe chairman John Sorrell last night called on architects to resign from schemes to prevent bad buildings being built.
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NewsBDP’s Old Trafford redesign goes into bat
Plans by BDP to redevelop Old Trafford cricket ground have been submitted to the local council.
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NewsInquiry approves Wilkinson Eyre/Horden Cherry Lee mixed-use scheme near Somerset House
Controversial plans by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and Horden Cherry Lee for a 90,000sq m mixed-use scheme close to London’s Somerset House have been given the green light, following a planning inquiry.
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Mayor launches vision for London’s public spaces
London’s mayor Boris Johnson today unveiled his vision for revitalising London's public spaces through more than £220 million worth of investment.
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NewsBell Phillips & Kimble wins Kings Cross gasholder competition
Bell Phillips & Kimble has beaten 80 other firms to win a competition to design a new use for one of the King’s Cross gasholders.
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NewsLDA Design triumphs in Southwark park competition
LDA Design has won a £6 million competition to give a neglected south London park a striking new identity.
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NewsScape Design to create major new public square
Landscape architect Scape Design Associates has been appointed to create a new public square in a major west London shopping area after beating off shortlisted rivals Gillespies and Burns & Nice.
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NewsInnovative park shelters unveiled in Hertfordshire
Unique park shelters created by multi-disciplinary firms Superblue and Haring Woods Associates are to be installed in three Hertfordshire parks.
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NewsAedas scoops top prize at Partnerships for Schools’ in-house awards
A school designed by Aedas Architects for Leicester’s Building Schools for the Future programme has won the Grand Prix in the Excellence in BSF Awards 2009.
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Prime minister pays tribute to architects
Prime minister Gordon Brown last night welcomed leading architects and other professionals to 10 Downing Street to recognise the profession's contribution to creating the country's high quality buildings and places.Figures including Terry Farrell, David Chipperfield, Will Alsop, Amanda Levete, Thomas Heatherwick and BD editor Amanda Baillieu gathered at the reception, ...
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News£3m Australian gum tree memorial completed
Queensland practices m3architecture and Brian Hooper Architect have completed a £3 million memorial for a gum tree that played an important part in Australia’s history.
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Burdett shifts from ODA to advise on games legacy
The Olympic Delivery Authority’s chief adviser on architecture and urbanism, Ricky Burdett, has taken a sideways step to oversee the work of the new Olympic Park Legacy Company, he confirmed this week
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NewsDesign Research Unit Wales uses local wood at former steelworks
Former Yaya nominee Design Research Unit Wales has unveiled a £315,000 education centre for the country’s Ebbw Vale steelworks regeneration project
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Hugill’s new firm will be developer and owner
Former Lend Lease chairman Nigel Hugill has revealed his new property company plans to own the plots of land it develops rather than simply selling them off, in a move he claims will raise design quality
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NewsGlasgow job may see Nightingale recruit
The head of Nightingale Associates expects the firm to recruit extra staff to help it carry out the largest ever contract in its 20-year history, the £840 million Glasgow Southern General Hospital
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