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AFL to design Salford stadium
AFL Architects has been appointed to design the City of Salford Stadium, the new home of the Salford City Reds rugby league team, for developer Red City.
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NewsUK hopes rest on 11.04 Architects
London-based 11.04 Architects is the only British practice to reach the final shortlist for a £30 million residential development in Bratislava.
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NewsPrince Charles leads Chinatown revolution
Move to remodel London’s Chinese quarter seen as way of making amends for Olympic snub
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NewsHappiness is not entering competitions
Bauman Lyons director Irena Bauman gives her tips on how to be a happy architect in a new book
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NewsGareth Hoskins' Scottish pavilion is stairway to Venice
Hoskins' structure saw off competition from more than 50 other schemes: more pictures
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NewsCouncil injunction halts demolition of Derby Hippodrome
Plans to demolish Derby’s grade II listed Hippodrome have been stopped in their tracks after the High Court imposed an injunction — the first time a theatre has been protected in such a way.BD reported last week that owner and developer Christopher Anthony of Grafton Square, Clapham, had come under ...
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NewsStanton Williams scoops Olympics contract for Eton Manor
Stanton Williams has won the last of the major architectural design contacts for the London 2012 Olympics.The firm's “rational and holistic” proposals for a cluster of venues and facilities at Eton Manor helped it beat competition from David Adjaye and Bennetts Associates among others to land the contract. The other ...
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NewsLiverpool council claims heritage is safe with us
Following an open letter from Liverpool planning manager Nigel Lee, BDonline readers hit back at claims that the city's architectural heritage is in safe hands. Simon Taylor claims the city council has "lost the plot in terms of protecting our wonderful architectural legacy"; and David Swift is "appalled by the ...
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NewsWill Alsop to aid Palestra's bid to generate its own power
Will Alsop has been parachuted in to help retrofit his award-winning Palestra office building in central London as part of an innovative plan to see it generate more of its electricity on site.Transport for London, which is the building’s main occupier, is installing a combined heat and power (CHP) plant ...
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Industry rates poorly for mothers
The construction industry has been ranked 10th out of 11 in a league table of employment sectors for mothers returning to work.
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NewsFoster under pressure to reveal tax status
Labour and Lib Dems claim Swiss residency for tax reasons conflicts with seat in the Lords
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NewsTate extension plan was rush job
Herzog & de Meuron’s £215 million extension for the Tate Modern was rushed through the planning process, Southwark Council has admitted.
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OMA unveils its design for Prada
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture’s think-tank, AMO, has unveiled its design for a complex near Milan for the Prada Foundation.
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‘Repairs’ lead to demolition threat
The Victorian Society has branded plans to demolish the remains of Derby’s grade II listed Hippodrome theatre as “horrifying” after work meant to repair the building damaged its structure.
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Hodge delays listing decision
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has delayed her decision on whether to list Robin Hood Gardens after English Heritage handed her its report on the seminal estate later than expected.
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NewsRIBA offers course to design out terror
The RIBA has offered strong support to the government’s plan for architects to help “design out terrorism” by setting up a new training course.
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NewsEPR graduate’s yacht club submitted for planning
EPR Architects is seeking planning permission for a yacht club on Guernsey in the Channel Islands.
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NewsChelsea terraces
Dixon Jones has revealed its £12 million Chelsea Apartments scheme, for the Manhattan Loft Corporation and the Trevor Osborne Property Group, which is set to go on site this summer.
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Chimps’ Budongo Trail open to view
Cooper Cromar’s £6 million chimpanzee complex, the Budongo Trail at Edinburgh Zoo, has opened to the public.