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NewsDownturn threat to Pathfinder scheme
The government’s £2.2 billion Pathfinder project to regenerate some of the most run-down parts of England is “being hit hard by the recession and may struggle to recover”, the Audit Commission warned this week.The Pathfinder scheme’s remit is to use public money to breathe new life into sink suburbs in ...
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NewsArchitype wins Herefordshire library competition
Architype has beaten Feilden Clegg Bradley, Richard Murphy, Davies Sutton and Panter Hudspith in a competition to design a new £2.9 million library and refurbish an existing Grade II* listed building in Ledbury, Herefordshire.
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NewsStonehenge visitor centre set for Airman's Corner site
Architecture minister Barbara Follett today announced that the long-delayed temporary visitor centre for Stonehenge will be built at Airman's Corner, 2km away from the stones, and outside the world heritage site (WHS) at a cost of £25 million.
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NewsCalatrava presents latest design for Ground Zero transport hub
Santiago Calatrava has unveiled the latest model of his design for the World Trade Centre transport hub, the train and bus station at the heart of the Ground Zero regeneration plan.
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NewsPrince Charles warns of 'gulf' between architects and society
Plaudits for RIBA president’s robust defence of modernist architecture
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Government to set minimum design standards for all public buildings
The government is setting minimum design standards for every public building in the country.
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NewsFire hits Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House in China
Work on Zaha Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House in China has temporarily stalled after a fire started on site.
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NewsStudio Tamassociati's Sudanese prayer centre
Italian architect Studio Tamassociati has designed a minimalist prayer and meditation pavilion for a free health-care centre in Khartoum, Sudan.
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NewsPrince Charles's speech will emphasise architects' role as place makers
Prince Charles will use his RIBA lecture tomorrow night to tell architects that they are “first and foremost place makers and not designers of buildings”.
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NewsArchitecture Foundation set to move into modest new HQ
More than a year after ditching plans for a new headquarters building designed by Zaha Hadid, the Architecture Foundation is to move into a new home near London Bridge at the end of this month.
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NewsArchitecture minister under pressure over expenses row
Architecture minister Barbara Follett and communities secretary Hazel Blears are under intense political pressure after details of their expenses claims were made public.
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Alsop and Wilkinson lead calls for Prince Charles speech boycott
A group of leading architects are calling on their peers to boycott tomorrow night’s lecture at the RIBA by Prince Charles.
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NewsCamprubi Architects' new Spanish hotel
Spanish practice Camprubi I Santacana Arquitectes has completed work on a new hotel for the town of Monroyo, Spain.
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NewsChipperfield’s City of Justice opens in Barcelona
David Chipperfield Architects’ largest project to date, the City of Justice in Barcelona, was formally opened last Saturday.
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NewsGreen design key theme at Sustainability Now
Green architecture is set to play a key part of the upcoming Sustainability Now virtual event this week.
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Outlining planning application submitted for 50,000sq m US Embassy
An outline planning application for a new US London Embassy in Battersea has been submitted.
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Six on RIBA Worthing swimming pool competition shortlist
Six architects, including AHMM, Thomas Heatherwick, Ian Simpson and Wilkinson Eyre, have been shortlisted for the design phase of the Worthing swimming pool competition.
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NewsCabe under scrutiny as Tories get thrifty
Conservatives plan crackdown on quangos if they win next election
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Graduates: how to work and claim
Unemployed architecture graduates looking for practical experience after completing part I will be able to undertake an unpaid placement of up to 13 weeks without forfeiting their £64.30 jobseeker’s allowance, under new rules