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NewsCabe fights to survive as DCMS pulls plug
Top brass at Cabe are beginning a frantic search to find alternative sources of funding after it was confirmed the design watchdog is due to be axed next year
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NewsPringle Brandon’s Bank of China fit-out
Pringle Brandon has completed the fit-out for the Bank of China’s new London headquarters at the 1 Lothbury building designed by Fletcher Priest Architects.
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NewsJohn Robertson Architects’ refurb of New Brook Buildings
John Robertson Architects has completed a refurbishment and remodelling of the 1950s New Brook Buildings in London’s Covent Garden. The project, for Henderson Central London Office Fund, creates 8,600sq m of grade A office space.
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NewsArb survives as Reed rues ‘missed opportunity’
RIBA president Ruth Reed has expressed her disappointment over the government’s decision to retain Arb as an independent body, a move that has ruled out the idea of RIBA taking over the registration board’s functions
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News£15bn school funding ray of hope amid cuts
The RIBA has taken comfort from George Osborne’s announcement that £15 billion is to be invested in the country’s schools in an otherwise bleak scenario for architects involved in the public sector
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NewsOlympic chiefs scrap stadium wrap plans
Plans by Olympic bosses to provide a colourful wrap for Populous’s Olympic stadium have been scrapped following yesterday’s spending review.
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NewsHeritage experts protest at savage EH cuts
Heritage experts have slammed the government’s decision to slash the resources of its statutory advisor English Heritage by a third.The DCMS announced today that EH is facing a 32% cut, well above its own cut of 24%.Jane Kennedy, chairman of Purcell Miller Tritton, said that the move - combined with ...
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NewsRIBA's plea to government over Cabe
The RIBA has called on the government not to abandon good design following DCMS and CLG’s decision to end funding to Cabe
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NewsPenrose lists Stratford's Shakespeare Centre
Architecture minister John Penrose has listed Stratford-upon-Avon’s Shakespeare Centre at grade II.
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NewsExclusive: first look inside the new London Playboy Club
The Playboy Club is to return to London with a new premises designed by Jestico & Whiles, 30 years after its profitable casino at 45 Park Lane closed down.
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NewsCabe to be wound up as funding is axed
The DCMS, Cabe’s sponsor department, is to cease all funding for the design watchdog while English Heritage is facing a funding cut of almost a third, it was announced today.
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NewsOsborne doles out a world of pain to housing architects
Chancellor slashes capital funding for social housing by £4 billion
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NewsOsborne announces £15bn for school buildings
Chancellor George Osborne today announced £15 billion would be invested in the country’s crumbling school estate.
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NewsChancellor approves Knight Architects' £600m Mersey bridge
Knight Architects’ £600 million scheme for a 2.3km bridge over the River Mersey is to go ahead after two years mired in planning limbo, Chancellor George Osborne confirmed today.
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NewsUS practices report first growth in demand since 2008
The American Institute of Architects billings index, a survey that assesses the health of the profession in the US, has reported positive growth for the first time since January 2008.
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NewsJestico & Whiles to create new Playboy Club for London
Jestico & Whiles has been hired to design a new Playboy Club in central London for porn king Hugh Hefner.
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NewsOlympic Park will be no ghetto, say chiefs
The Olympic Park will not become a middle-class ghetto once the Games are over and residents move in, the woman in charge of the legacy has vowed.
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NewsMcAslan completes Olympic energy centre
John McAslan & Partners’ energy centre on the Olympic site in east London has been officially opened by the mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
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NewsMP hits out at Viñoly's 'Golden Banana'
The MP for Colchester, Bob Russell, has launched a scathing attack on Rafael Viñoly and his beleaguered visual arts centre – which he dubbed “the most hated building in the city”.