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NewsNew sculpture planned for Olympic Park
Italian artist Monica Bonvicini has designed a new piece of public art due to be installed in the northern part of the Olympic Park in east London.The permanent piece will comprise three 9m-tall letters which form the word “run” and will be built on the plaza of the Handball Arena.It ...
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NewsAssociated Architects' Birmingham campus building approved
Birmingham planners have approved a new campus building for Birmingham City University by local firm Associated Architects.The scheme in the Eastside area of the city is part of a £180 million redevelopment being planned by the university, and will house its art and design departments.Running across 18,300sq m, the five-storey ...
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NewsSpab announces this year's Lethaby Scholars
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (Spab) has announced two architects and an engineer as this year’s Lethaby Scholars – a scheme that provides six months of conservation training.The scholarship scheme, open to all building professionals and run by Spab, has been running since 1930. Past winners have ...
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NewsSatellite wins competition to design Quaker centre in Hammersmith
Satellite Architects has won a competition to design a new sustainable Quaker worship centre as part of a major mixed-use scheme in west London.The existing Friends’ Meeting House in Hammersmith will be demolished as part of controversial plans by Sheppard Robson to redevelop the area around the town hall.Satellite was ...
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NewsOlympics team to train at Archial venue
A new swimming and diving complex in Plymouth, designed by Archial, will be used by the Canadian diving team prior to next summer’s Olympics.Once completed, the £46 million Life Centre will feature a 50 x 25m swimming pool and a 25 x 16m diving pool along with sports halls, dance ...
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NewsBristol practice wins OK for Clevedon Pier work
Bristol practice O’Leary Goss Architects has been given planning permission to turn a derelict grade II listed hotel at Clevedon, Somerset, into apartments and to build a new visitor centre at a neighbouring pier.Grade I listed Clevedon Pier was built in 1869, with the hotel put up to cater for ...
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RIBA's Melvin Debate tackles architecture and law
Series of debates held in memory of late RIBA Council member and his wife
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NewsHolder Mathias wins planning for Sussex seafront flats
Exposed geology of Rottingdean cliffs inspired horizontal design
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Architects and interior designers invited to enter awards for excellent service
Nominations close at the end of May
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NewsEdward Cullinan and RMJM on Scottish shortlist for 2011 RIBA Awards
Seventeen finalists are contenders for Stirling Prize
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TechnicalBirmingham Library facade by Mecanoo
A technical look at the distinctive facade Mecanoo designed for the new Birmingham Library.
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NewsJohn McAslan completes fifth project at Lancaster University
Charles Carter building sits in practice’s own masterplan
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NewsTP Bennett appoints new design director
TP Bennett has recruited Pernille Stafford from Scott Brownrigg as its new design director with a brief to grow its interior design business.Stafford worked for five years at Scott Brownrigg after spending nine years at Canvas Creative, where she became managing director, before that firm’s merger with Brownrigg in 2006.Her ...
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NewsInspector rejects Robert Adam's Athlone House scheme
Details of judgement suggest battle with Hampstead locals is far from over
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NewsWhite collar union looks to recruit architects
Prospect says it could rival RIBA as campaigner for better working conditions in profession
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NewsAnger as Coates offers unpaid work at practice
RCA architecture professor insists move does not involve exploitation
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NewsTerry Farrell submits planning for lone eco-town
A consortium including Terry Farrell Architects has submitted a revised planning application to Cherwell Council for the first phase of the Northwest Bicester eco-town.The project, which is the only remaining eco-town to be built to the Labour government’s original standards, will see the construction of 393 residential units and an ...
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NewsGrimshaw unveils revamped London Bridge station
Plans for Network Rail due for completion in 2018