All articles by Rory Olcayto – Page 6
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NewsCouncil set to demolish 1970s Pimlico School
Approval for the demolition of the acclaimed Pimlico School in central London is set to be given next month by Westminster City Council amid a last-ditch effort by campaigners including John McAslan to save it.
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NewsScottish firms hail Glasgow win
Scottish architects have hailed Glasgow’s successful £288 million bid for the 2014 Commonwealth Games as a unprecedented opportunity for local practices.
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NewsRMJM pledges design competitions for Glasgow's Commonwealth Games
Glasgow’s successful 2014 Commonwealth Games bid will transform communities with the best in international design, according to RMJM design director Paul Stallan, whose firm conceived the Athletes’ village masterplan.The city won the right to host the games, costed at £288 million, in a face-off with Nigerian capital Abuja, in a ...
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NewsCarmody Groarke wins 7/7 memorial commission
Carmody Groarke has been selected as the 7/7 memorial designer just one week after being crowned BD’s Young Architect of the Year 2007.
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Building StudyPlatform soul
In the new HQ for BBC Scotland, David Chipperfield Architects has blended a simple idea and complex programme to stunning effect
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NewsExamplar eco-homes fail final build test
Two prototype houses hailed as the future for zero-carbon development have failed to meet the required construction standards, the BRE admitted this week.
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AnalysisWill Bute battle Bloxham for Cardross?
After Tom Bloxham’s Urban Splash expressed interest in developing Gillespie, Kidd & Coia’s celebrated St Peter’s Seminary, a second would-be saviour, the Marquess of Bute, has thrown his hat into the ring
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TechnicalElephant & Castle turbines are blowing in the wind
Could wind really power our urban environments? With today’s emphasis on sustainability, Southwark Council is blazing a trail, testing turbines on an Elephant & Castle tower block.
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BDP forced out of race for 2012 media centre
BDP has been forced off the shortlist to design and build the London 2012 games’ media centre after its partner Balfour Beatty was dropped by the Olympic Delivery Authority, it has been reported.The development, which the ODA refused to deny, leaves just two architects - Hopkins and Allies & Morrison ...
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NewsBovis refuses to build Hadid’s Foundation HQ
Land Securities insists building will go ahead despite contractor’s ‘ridiculous’ tender price
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News2012 legacy issues ‘forced media centre team to quit’
The legacy of the 2012 Olympics has again been called into question after sources expressed doubt over the Olympic Delivery Authority’s ability to deliver a legacy use for the games’ media centre.
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NewsBath arts complex contest comes down to Fretton and MUMA
RIBA judges call Bath University competition too close to call
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NewsRogers warns of environmental apocalypse
Architects must engage with technology and politics to combat the threat of environmental apocalypse, Richard Rogers has warned.The Pritzker Prize-winning architect made the remarks at the RIBA's Annual Discourse talk at Portland Place last week, which focused on the profession's societal and environmental responsibilities. Speaking about global warming he said: ...
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AnalysisWill market forces stifle bold design?
Contractors can pick and choose projects, citing costs, skills shortages and the booming market. But is this bad for architecture.
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Second contractor ditches Olympic Aquatic Centre bid
German contractor Hochtief has become the second contractor in the space of a month to pull out of the contest to build Zaha Hadid’s Olympic Aquatic Centre.Balfour Beatty is now the only firm in the running for the contract, after Hochtief announced it had withdrawn, citing a busy workload. In ...
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