All articles by Ruth Bloomfield – Page 6
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Granary revamp gets under way
Work has begun on Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects’ £3.5 million restoration and extension of a derelict 19th century granary building in east London.
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NewsArchitects draw up plans to adapt ExCeL centre for Olympics
Allies & Morrison, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Populous have drawn up plans to adapt London’s ExCeL conference centre into a venue for the 2012 Olympics.
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NewsNine Elms tube station crucial for Battersea development
An extension to London’s tube network is crucial for the future of Rafael Vinoly’s redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, developer Treasury Holdings warned this week.
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NewsFootballer's sustainable house delayed
Make’s design for a flower-shaped eco house for Manchester United captain Gary Neville has been delayed.
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NewsLDA search for green scheme development partner
The London Development Agency is seeking architects and development partners for a major new mixed scheme in east London, which it hopes will cash in on enthusiasm for the area in the run up to the 2012 Olympics.
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NewsFears for court plans as axe falls on Birmingham
Denton Corker Marshall scheme indefinitely postponed in savings drive.
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NewsCurtain rises on three theatre schemes
New projects for Regent’s Park, Great Yarmouth and Bangor
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NewsCanadian firm buys Nightingale Associates
Nightingale Associates has been bought by IBI group for just over £13 million.
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NewsViñoly and Bennetts given green light for Oxford campus
Major new academic buildings by Rafael Viñoly, Bennetts Associates and Wilkinson Eyre for Oxford University have been granted planning permission.
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NewsEarls Court to receive Olympic makeover
Populous and Allies & Morrison are set to transform Earls Court Exhibition Centre into a temporary Olympic venue
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NewsHigh Court rejects Save's Lancaster brewery test case
An attempt by Save Britain’s Heritage to set a legal precedent protecting period buildings from demolition has been thrown out by the High Court
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NewsOlympic wind farm 'a meaningless gesture', says London Assembly member
A mini wind farm planned for the Olympic Park should be scrapped, a leading London Assembly member has said.
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NewsHarrap completes Brighton pavilion restoration
Julian Harrap Architects’ five year project to restore Brighton’s Royal Pavilion has been completed.
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NewsNestlé’s spa objections water under the bridge
EK Architects’ £32 million redevelopment of the grade I listed spa complex at Buxton is due to start later this year following multinational Nestlé’s withdrawal of a long-standing objection.
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NewsOlympic Park turbines branded as ‘greenwash’
Critics slam showpiece after it emerges wind farm will not run at night.
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NewsViñoly and Bennetts set for Oxford green light
Plans for two major Oxford University buildings look set to win planning consent next week, despite heated objection from conservation groups and questions over their funding status
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NewsCouncil defies Cabe advice over Epsom development
Planners have ignored stinging criticism from Cabe of a “low quality” mixed-use redevelopment, which it said should be thrown out
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NewsHotel boom withstands bust as UK work soars
Architects in the UK are enjoying the benefits of a recession-proof boom in hotel-building projects, according to new figures
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NewsThe quango that banned your exhibit lives here
English Heritage has threatened a small independent art gallery with legal action after it exhibited a light-hearted alternative version of the famous blue plaque
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NewsArchial mental health unit starts on site
Work has begun on a £27 million mental health facility in Dumfries by Archial Architects.