All Profession articles – Page 9
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NewsWatchdog announces review panels funding
Design Council Cabe has announced grants for eight local design review panels
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Nord splits due to irreconcilable differences
One of Britain’s most exciting young firms, Nord, has split up due to irreconcilable differences between its founding directors.
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Philosopher mauls 'starchitects'
Philosopher Roger Scruton has accused star architects of talking “pretentious gobbledegook” in a bid to justify new buildings which will be torn down in 20 years’ time. In an opinion piece in the Times on Saturday, Scruton named Daniel Libeskind, Frank Gehry, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman ...
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Design review process comes under scrutiny
Former London Development Agency design director Peter Bishop is examining the way Cabe carries out design reviews as its new parent looks to make the design watchdog self-financing.
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Cabe set to sell advice overseas
Quango to tell foreign governments how to set up design watchdogs
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It's official: Cabe merges with Design Council
Cabe’s merger with the Design Council has been confirmed following an agreement reached by the two bodies and the government.
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Former presidents back fight to save RIBA Trust
Roger Zogolovitch seeks to force special general meeting to reconsider abolition
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Prospects and pitfalls for 2011
The next 12 months are set to bring change, with falling activity, new laws and rising taxes. Richard Brindley, Patrick Perry and Mark Twum-Ampofo consult their crystal ball to see how this will affect architects
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Government and Arb rebuff part II campaign
A campaigner battling for those with a part II qualification to be able to call themselves architects has pledged to continue fighting after both the government and the Arb rebuffed his attempt to force reform
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Cabe courts private sector as axe looms
The extension of the kind of paid-for design review service Cabe is carrying out for Crossrail is the key to whether or not the watchdog has a future, according to its chairman.
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Government will not scrap Arb
The government has confirmed the Arb will be retained as an independent body, following months of lobbying from the RIBA to take on its functions.
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RIBA lobbies to take over Arb’s functions
Ruth Reed met minister to argue for registration board’s abolition
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Arb chair Fraenkel reappointed to board
Arb chair Beatrice Fraenkel has been reappointed as lay member of the board by the Privy Council.
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RIBA calls for flexible school procurement
The RIBA has called on the Government to ensure flexible procurement routes for local authorities building new schools.
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Arb cuts retention fee after government pressure
The Arb has reduced the cost of its annual retention fee by £6 to £80 from 2011.
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RIBA calls for less red tape
The RIBA has written to the government outlining how building regulations should be simplified and made less “alienating”.
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Wigglesworth and Bennetts named as new Cabe commissioners
Architects Rab Bennetts and Sarah Wigglesworth were today appointed as Cabe commissioners by architecture minister John Penrose.
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American billings index bounces back
After a two-month decline that fuelled fears of a double dip recession, the American Institute of Architects’ billings index has leapt up by two points.
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Do architects have a future?
Given the worsening economy and continued erosion of our roles, is there any future for us architects?
