All News articles – Page 1131

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    Optimism for delayed RHG review

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    The DCMS is unlikely to meet its self-imposed five-month deadline for reviewing its decision on the listing ofRobin Hood Gardens due to the "complexity" of the case, it admitted this week.

  • Denton Corker Marshall’s new magistrates court in Birmingham
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    Go-ahead for DCM’s latest court

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Denton Corker Marshall’s new magistrates court in Birmingham has been granted planning approval.

  • Adjaye’s Stephen Lawrence Centre: up for prestigious prize.
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    Troubled centre on Mies prize shortlist

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    David Adjaye’s troubled Stephen Lawrence Centre has been nominated for one the biggest prizes in architecture, the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.

  • Grimshaw’s Thermae Bath Spa, which opened three years late.
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    Grimshaw lands in court over Bath Spa

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Council sues architect and contractor after receiving Carillion claim

  • The two-storey house is clad in green oak and has a green roof to blend in with an adjacent area of outstanding natural beauty.
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    Music-making at the centre of Baca Architects’ Chilterns house

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Baca Architects’ 360sq m private residence in the Chilterns, south-east England, is ready to go on site early next month after winning planning permission.

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    Green Park Station works win approval

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    London’s Westminster City Council has given the green light to a comprehensive redevelopment of Green Park tube station despite objections from English Heritage about the impact it will have on the neighbouring grade II* listed Ritz Hotel and the grade II listed park.

  • The scheme’s 28-storey tower.
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    Council rejects Allies & Morrison Brighton plan

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Allies & Morrison has been sent back to the drawing board over its designs for a huge mixed-use project in Brighton after local councillors threw out the scheme, calling it a “mini Dubai”.

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    Adam and PTE are latest to shed staff

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Robert Adam Architects and Pollard Thomas Edwards are the latest practices to announce redundancies amid worsening employment prospects across the country.

  • Esslemont & Macintosh department store sceme on Aberdeen’s Union Street
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    Holmes for Aberdeen

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Scottish architect Holmes has won planning permission for a mixed-use scheme to transform the historic Esslemont & Macintosh department store on Aberdeen’s Union Street.

  • News

    World Architecture 2009

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    BD's 2009 World Architecture Top 100 is the annual exploration of the world's largest architectural practices and global economic prospects. Our essential annual lists cover all the key sectors and regional denominations and are based on a comprehensive survey of architects practising in the field. ...

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    Year in review 2008

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    We might have had a bleak end to 2008, but it was actually a good year for splendid buildings and inspiring architectural exhibitions. We asked 18 major players in the business to pick out their highlights.

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    Boots: 19th December 2008

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

  • World Architecture Top 100
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    Gensler’s growth keeps it at No 1

    2008-12-19T00:00:00Z

    Gensler has retained its place at the top of BD’s World Architecture Top 100 survey, increasing the number of architects it employs from 1,216 to 1,360.

  • derelict icon St Peter’s Seminary in Cardross
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    Urban Splash and Gareth Hoskins poised to redevelop Cardross

    2008-12-18T12:07:00Z

    Catholic Church in Glasgow announces deal has been struck to redevelop iconic St Peter’s Seminary subject to public funds being secured

  • Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design
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    Zaha nets Vienna library

    2008-12-18T00:00:00Z

    Zaha Hadid Architects has won a competition to design a library and learning centre for the University of Economics & Business in Vienna.

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    DCLG consults on zero carbon homes

    2008-12-17T17:10:00Z

    The government is consulting on how to define zero carbon homes as part of its drive to make all new-build housing zero carbon by 2016.

  • John Vanbrugh's Seaton Delaval Hall
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    Final push for Seaton Delaval Hall

    2008-12-17T16:38:00Z

    The National Trust has just days to raise the last £500,000 it needs to buy Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland and save it for the nation.

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    Haworth Tompkins scoops prestigious National Theatre competition

    2008-12-16T16:58:00Z

    Haworth Tompkins has beaten four other shortlisted architects including David Chipperfield to develop a design strategy for the National Theatre.

  • The KSS design will replace the club’s existing White Hart Lane ground
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    Spurs unveils proposed new stadium by KSS

    2008-12-16T12:09:00Z

    North London football club Tottenham Hotspur has revealed the first images of its proposed new stadium.

  • Barack Obama
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    Obama appoints architect to head US housing department

    2008-12-16T11:50:00Z

    US president-elect Barack Obama has appointed an architect, Shaun Donovan, to the post of secretary of housing and urban development in his incoming administration.