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Brits shortlisted in under-50 awards
David Adjaye and Thomas Heatherwick have been shortlisted for a new international award celebrating the work of architects aged under 50.
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£350m Blackfriars revamp begins
Network Rail has announced that work has begun on a £350 million project to regenerate Blackfriars Station in London
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NewsBlears stops KPF’s Smithfield General Market redevelopment
Communities secretary Hazel Blears has vetoed plans by Kohn Pederson Fox to demolish a set of Victorian red brick buildings at the western edge of the historic Smithfield meat market in Farringdon, central London.
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NewsFletcher Priest Stratford mall enters planning process
Designs for a 140,905sq m shopping centre to be sited between the international and regional train stations near the Olympic Village in Stratford, east London, have been submitted for planning approval.
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How Buildings Learn
Do you remember the 1997 BBC TV series entitled How Buildings Learn? Well if you missed it the first time round, or haven't seen it, the six-part series written and presented by Stewart Brand, focuses on what happens when a building is built and the users take over, and begin ...
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NewsHazle McCormack Young brings music to Canterbury
Kent-based practice Hazle McCormack Young has unveiled its £8 million music centre for Canterbury Christ Church University
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NewsTowering pillars to mark 7/7 victims
Architect Carmody Groarke has revealed its designs for a permanent memorial to the victims of London’s 7/7 bombings.
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Class of 2008: The Winners
From exotic spots such as Istanbul and Rome to more domestic locations such as Sheffield and Whitstable, the ambitions of BDs five graduating diploma student award winners were scattered far and wide this year. Ellis Woodman, BDs buildings editor, looks at what marked them out
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RIBA form leaves firms vulnerable, says insurer
An insurance specialist has warned architects not to use the RIBA’s new standard form of agreement, claiming it could lead to bankruptcy in the event of an uninsured claim being made against them.
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NewsGlass facade of OMA's CCTV completes in time for Olympics
The glass facade of OMA's CCTV headquarters in Beijing has been completed – just in time for the opening of the Olympic Games.
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NewsThirteen practices shortlisted for RIBA South West awards
Thirteen practices will battle it out in the seventh annual RIBA South West Town & Country Design Awards next month.
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NewsAdjaye's London Design Festival pavilion
David Adjaye has designed this pavilion as part of London Design Festival 2008’s Size and Matter initiative. It will be open to the public 24 hours a day in Southbank Centre Square for a month from mid-September.
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Mecanoo wins Birmingham Library competition
Mecanoo has won the competition to design the new Birmingham Library, beating fellow Dutch stars OMA along with Foster & Partners, Foreign Office Architects, Hopkins, Wilkinson Eyre and Schmidt Hammer Lassen.
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NewsFoster scheme has clear run in Croydon
A 150,000sq m scheme by Foster & Partners now looks likely to be built at south London’s Croydon Gateway site after communities secretary Hazel Blears effectively ruled out rival plans by Michael Aukett Architects.
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NewsHadid designs Singapore’s largest ever housing scheme
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed Singapore’s largest ever residential development. The seven 36-storey residential towers and 12 villas will be built on a 78,000sq m site at Farrer Road, a prominent site within the city.
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NewsKen blasts Boris for ditching 100 Public Spaces programme
Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched a stinging attack on his successor Boris Johnson, accusing him of cost cutting and “hypocrisy” following BD’s revelation that he has axed the 100 Public Spaces programme.
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NewsCarmody Groarke reveals 7/7 memorial
Architect Carmody Groarke has revealed its designs for a permanent memorial to the victims of London’s 7/7 bombings.
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NewsWeston pier pavilion owners vow to rebuild
The owners of Weston-super-Mare’s grade-II listed Grand Pier have vowed to rebuild its famous pavilion after it was destroyed by fire on Monday.