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Native wins York design citations
York architect Native has picked up two top awards at the 2008 York Design Awards. The firm won the new-build residential category and the lord mayor’s award.
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SMC healthy — but cautious over cuts
SMC managing director Chris Littlemore has painted a rosy future for the huge listed practice, but vowed to continue its ongoing cost-cutting and rationalisation drive amid new contract negotiations with staff.
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NewsCharge of the Lightbox brigade
The Lightbox gallery and museum (pictured) designed by Marks Barfield has won this year’s Art Fund Prize.
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NewsDerby boutique city hotel opens
A grade II listed former police museum in Derby has opened as a boutique hotel following refurbishment by Red 4 Architects.
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BSF boosted by new design director role
The role of design within the government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme is set to be boosted thanks to a raft of reforms including a powerful new architect role within delivery body Partnerships for Schools.
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NewsNaybour joins Weston board
Transport specialist Weston Williamson has appointed Rob Naybour to its main board as a director.
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NewsReed blasts RIBA with London bias jibe
Presidential hopeful courts regions with outspoken attack on “London-centric” institute
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Bennetts scoops humanities deal
Oxford University has appointed Bennetts Associates to design a £180 million humanities building, beating David Chipperfield Architects, KPF and Wilkinson Eyre. The development forms part of a masterplan by Rafael Viñoly.
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NewsHadid goes to top in battle for estate
Zaha Hadid has made an impassioned plea to the government to list Robin Hood Gardens, promising to write to prime minister Gordon Brown’s wife Sarah Brown as well as architecture minister Margaret Hodge before its fate is decided.
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NewsBattle for Bath skyline hots up
Ex-RIBA president George Ferguson joins push for tall buildings policy
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NewsArup-designed library for north Indian school takes centre stage
Arup Associates has unveiled designs for a new library at its award-winning Ladakhi Druk White Lotus School in northern India.
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NewsAqueduct heritage status nearer
The grade I listed Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Llangollen Canal (pictured) in north-east Wales has moved a step closer to being shortlisted for Unesco world heritage site status.
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Hotel planned for Beckton Alp
Plans have been mooted for a £20 million hotel to be built on the site of the famous East London landmark, Beckton Alp.
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Blears advocates parish power
Communities secretary Hazel Blears has announced plans to boost the parish as a unit of local democracy.
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NewsAberdeen’s inside deal
Scottish architect Holmes Partnership has submitted plans for its £80 million redevelopment of Marischal College to Aberdeen City Council.
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NewsJestico & Whiles wins £95m estate refurb
Jestico & Whiles has been appointed to lead a design team for the £95 million second phase of the redevelopment of the 1970s Grahame Park Estate in Colindale, north London, set to start in 2010.
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NewsOlympic Stadium’s latest design unveiled
See the latest designs for the London 2012 Olympic stadium and join in the debate about its design qualities.
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NewsRIBA 2008 awards winners announced
The best new buildings in Britain were announced today through the annual RIBA Regional Awards.
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NewsRoyal Institution reopens after Farrell’s renovations
The Queen today officially re-opened the grade-1 listed Royal Institution of Great Britain, which has been closed for the past two and half years for a £22 million upgrade.