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FeaturesArchitects' desks: Bob Allies and Graham Morrison, directors of Allies & Morrison
BD takes a look at the workspaces of architects
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NewsTimothy Hatton Architects unveils London Design Festival pavilion
Exhibition will showcase quick-drying concrete cloth
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NewsTwentieth Century Society backs calls to list Banksy graffiti
The Twentieth Century Society has thrown its weight behind calls for graffiti by street artist Banksy to be listed.Research by Bristol University’s law school claims the artist’s graffiti could be legally protected in light of the financial and cultural values that have been placed on his work in recent years.Catherine ...
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NewsKonishi Gaffney wins Scottish village competition
Proposals to be used as template for rural regeneration north of border
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NewsKohn's Room for London will charge living exhibits £120 a night
A nautical-themed one-bedroom hotel perched on the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London will charge guests £120 a night to become living exhibits.David Kohn Architects and artist Fiona Banner designed the boat hotel, named A Room for London: Roi des Belges, which will take bookings throughout next year as part of ...
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BlogsRiot Rebuild
As the dust settles, our outrage is giving way to pragmatism, and we must begin to address the whys and hows
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NewsFarrells appointed for Leicester University masterplan
Terry Farrell & Partners has been appointed to produce a masterplan for Leicester University’s city centre campus.The London practice is working with engineer Buro Happold on the project.Neil Bennett, partner at Farrells, said: “[Our] work with the university on the masterplan is an opportunity for the University of Leicester to ...
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FeaturesTop 10 unbuilt towers: Hotel Attraction, by Antoni Gaudí
As plans for the mile high Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia are unveiled, London’s Shard is nearly sheathed, and the Walkie-Talkie, Cheesegrater and Pinnacle are all beginning to emerge from the ground, we look back to 10 projects that weren’t quite so fortunate in their bid to make it off ...
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NewsWilkinson Eyre on board for 2016 Brazil Olympics
Aecom and Wilkinson Eyre have won a competition to work as masterplanners for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
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NewsArb fines Kent architect £1,000
The Arb has fined Kent-based architect Philip John Paul Dadds £1,000 after a home improvement scheme went more than 50% over budget.At a hearing earlier this month, the board found Dadds’ company, Philip Dadds Architects & Associates (PDA), based in Ramsgate, guilty of unacceptable professional conduct and serious professional incompetence.The ...
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NewsRogers to draw up London tower plans for Foxtons founder
Foxtons founder has hired architect Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners to design a luxury residential and mixed-use tower on the Albert Embankment in south London.
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NewsNew homes could threaten Jodrell Bank Observatory, says astronomy expert
Plans for new homes near Macclesfield, Cheshire, have been opposed by scientists at Manchester University over fears they could harm the operation of the radio telescopes at the renowned observatory.
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NewsZaha Hadid unveils Wangjing Soho complex
Commercial development will be built near Foster & Partners’ Beijing Airport
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BlogsFiddling while Croydon burnt
Croydon’s ambitions to become an office district to rival Canary Wharf is not the answer to its problems
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NewsMPs slam PFI as "poor value"
Treasury select committee report says PFI more expensive than borrowing
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NewsBD launches student blogger competition
Bdonline is on the hunt for new writing talent to join our roster of bloggers and it could be you…
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NewsZMMA chosen for V&A Europe galleries revamp
The V&A Museum has appointed London-based ZMMA to design the new Europe 1600-1800 galleries as part of the second phase of refurbishment.