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Make sustainable drainage compulsory, says RTPI
The government urgently needs to make sustainable urban drainage systems (Suds) compulsory in all new developments, the Royal Town Planning Institute said this week.
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NewsVertical ‘common’ plan for Smithfield Market
A 30m-high “vertical common” has been proposed for central London’s Smithfield market site.
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Health trusts are bypassing PFI for major new projects
A healthcare procurement system which architects claim is a massive improvement on PFI is to be used for the first time on some of the largest hospital building projects in the pipeline.
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NewsPrewett Bizley scoops Sheffield Europan site
Prewett Bizley has been named as the third British winner of Europan 9, the competition for architects under 40.
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NewsKnight backs new process for BSF
A new procurement process for Building Schools for the Future will be rolled out before the end of the year after being approved this week by schools minister Jim Knight (pictured).
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NewsExperts back modernist extension for listed house
Wide support for intervention to 16th century building in Edinburgh
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NewsThird tower design seeks approval
Developer Oakmayne Properties expects a planning decision this summer on a new 47-storey tower by Allies & Morrison in the London Borough of Southwark.
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WWM is Antwerp Museum finalist
Witherford Watson Mann Architects is the only UK firm among five shortlisted to design an extension for the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Antwerp, Belgium.
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NewsGormley’s Angel tops lottery poll
Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North has topped a national poll as the UK’s most recognised National Lottery-funded landmark.
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NewsLiving amid the trees
Multi-disciplinary practice Zebrano has revealed designs for a contemporary villa as part of its redevelopment of the Edwardian Broomfield Estate in Perthshire.
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NewsBurd Haward’s ‘overscaled barn’ dances along Guernsey cliffs
Burd Haward Architects has designed a £1 million four-bedroom, granite-clad house for a family in Guernsey.
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NewsRotunda reopens after restoration
Scarborough’s grade II* listed Rotunda museum reopens today following a two-year, £4.4 million restoration programme.
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Minister approves £237m spend
The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation has been told it can spend £237 million regenerating the area over the next three years.
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Cumbria plans £160m investment
The University of Cumbria has outlined proposals for £160 million worth of development on its estate across Cumbria and north Lancashire.
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NewsKent takes legal action over original Turner Contemporary scheme
Kent County Council is to sue Norwegian architect Snøhetta and British collaborator Stephen Spence over the duo's aborted Turner Contemporary gallery scheme in Margate.The landmark design, which was commissioned in 2001, was to be situated in the sea next to Margate pier. But the project was cancelled in February 2006 ...
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NewsSave Bishopsfield estate, say Beigel and Fretton
Architects including Florian Beigel and Tony Fretton have rallied to support a threatened 1960s experimental housing estate designed by Michael Neylan and Bill Ungless.Bishopsfield estate in Harlow could now be demolished after the local council found the cost of bringing it up to the government’s Decent Homes standard would be ...
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NewsRIBA and ACA split over forms of client contract
Architects will be forced to choose between two rival forms of client contract after the collapse of more than two years of negotiation on the issue between the RIBA and the Association of Consultant Architects.In a move destined to create a major schism between the two organisations, ACA president Brian ...
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NewsEnglish Heritage fails to back Robin Hood Gardens
English Heritage commissioners have overruled the advice of the organisation’s own advisory committee over the future of Robin Hood Gardens and recommended it is not listed.
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NewsDavis quits RIBA presidency race citing work pressures
The battle for the RIBA presidency took a dramatic twist this week as Paul Davis pulled out, leaving Ruth Reed and Andrew Hanson in a two horse race.Davis, founder of Paul Davis & Partners and a past president of the Association of Consultant Architects, said his practice’s growing workload had ...
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NewsMoore resigns as Architecture Foundation director
Director of the Architecture Foundation Rowan Moore has resigned, it was announced this morning.The move, which has sparked an immediate search for a new director, comes just two-and-a-half months after the foundation ditched its plans for a Zaha Hadid-designed headquarters building - a move it blamed on the credit crunch.Moore, ...