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NewsMcCapra to head landscape body
Alastair McCapra has been appointed as the new director-general of the Landscape Institute, the professional body and regulator for landscape architecture.
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NewsGateway needs single delivery body, say experts
The troubled Thames Gateway project should be delivered by a single unitary authority, leading figures including regional design champion Terry Farrell are set to tell the government.
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NewsCity festival in full bloom
Tonkin Liu is to design the signature pavilion for this year’s London Festival of Architecture
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NewsChipperfield’s City block refused
Stirling Prize winner David Chipperfield was refused planning permission on Tuesday for a new 19,000sq m office block development in the City of London.
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NewsBelfast’s Lyric design is on song
Belfast City Council has granted planning permission for O’Donnell & Tuomey’s £17.2 million Lyric Theatre.
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NewsArchitects welcome OFT probe
Leading architects have welcomed the Office of Fair Trading’s investigation into bid rigging in the construction sector as a chance for the industry to clean up its act.
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Mayor gains power to approve projects
The next mayor of London will enjoy unprecedented control over the capital’s architecture and planning, using new powers and financial resources.
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NewsHousing among the tree tops set to get Lewisham’s green light
This £1.5 million residential scheme by Duggan Morris Architects has been recommended for approval by planners in Lewisham, south-east London.
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Erinaceous collapse sees LRW go it alone
Manchester architect Leach Rhodes Walker (LRW) has completed a management buyout from parent company Erinaceous Group, which went into administration this week.
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NewsStars’ campaign forces rethink on AA’s Triangle
New deal allows bookshop owners “graceful exit”, claims Brett Steele
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Cabe backs £350m Portsmouth project
Chapman Taylor and van Heyningen & Haward’s £350 million scheme for the redevelopment of a major site in central Portsmouth has won broad support from Cabe, despite concerns over architectural confusion within the scheme.
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2012 budget unrealistic
The House of Commons’ public accounts committee has slammed the government for its handling of the Olympic Games budget, describing its picture of expected costs as “unrealistic”.
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Sign up to Studio in the Woods 08
Architects with a penchant for the great outdoors are invited to sign up for this year’s Studio in the Woods, July 3-6, in Gloucestershire.
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NewsNorman Foster's tax status questioned in Parliament
Lib Dem peer raises questions over BD's claims Foster has become a Swiss resident
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NewsRHG too political to call during mayoral race
Minister’s decision on Robin Hood Gardens is delayed until after May 1
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NewsHOK chief says architects favour celebrity over sustainability
The chairman of one of the world’s biggest practices has attacked the profession for favouring celebrity over sustainability in their approach to design.HOK’s Bill Valentine claimed architects were still more interested in appearing on the cover of magazines than truly embracing green design.The comments follow a speech last month by ...
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NewsCastleford TV show delayed till autumn
A Channel 4 series billed as the first televised regeneration scheme in the UK is now likely to hit the small screen four years later than originally planned.The repeatedly-delayed programme, presented by Grand Designs broadcaster Kevin McCloud, chronicles the regeneration of Castleford in Yorkshire through 11 schemes by architects including ...
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NewsThames Gateway needs a single authority, Quintain boss tells conference
The troubled Thames Gateway project should be delivered by a single unitary authority, leading figures including regional design champion Terry Farrell are set to tell the government.Speaking last week at a conference on low-carbon development, Quintain Development chief executive Adrian Wyatt revealed that he and Farrell are part of a ...
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NewsLRW completes buy-out as parent company collapses
Manchester architect Leach Rhodes Walker (LRW) has completed a management buy-out from parent company Erinaceous Group, which went into administration this week.LRW, which employs 125 employees at its two offices in Manchester and Bucharest, said the deal - completed in just four days - had secured the jobs of all ...