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NewsJames Review says school design should be standardised
The long-awaited James Review into the future of schools building was released today, with recommendations that design and regulations should be simplified.The review, ordered by education secretary Michael Gove and carried out by a panel led by Sebastian James, head of the Dixons group, says school buildings should be based ...
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NewsAukett's warns over first half profits
But architect says it will return to the black in the second half of financial year
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NewsCapita Symonds to axe 40 from architecture team
Public service cuts are thought to be main cause as firm shuts its Clerkenwell studio
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Empty offices could be turned into homes, minister proposes
Government launches consultation on relaxation of planning rules
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OpinionSebastian James's centre parting
When will architects hear from Sebastian James, old Etonian and Bullingdon dining club chum of David Cameron, and the man poised to advise on the future of school building? An interim report was expected last September but is yet to see the light of day six months later.
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NewsGreen light for black house in Hertfordshire
Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects receives planning consent for zinc-clad dwelling
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NewsOnly one eco-town will keep original standards
Just one of Labour’s 10 eco-towns will now be built to the original, much-vaunted environmental standards, it has emerged.
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NewsDrop in exam numbers sees Arb lose £41,000
The number of people applying to take Arb’s prescribed examination has dropped by almost a fifth in 2011, with the board set to lose out on £41,000 of income over the year.
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NewsMarks Barfield's Islamia to reapply for planning
Brent Council’s decision to grant planning to a scheme by Marks Barfield to extend the country’s first state-funded Muslim primary school has been scrapped and will be heard again.
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NewsBuilders back government’s zero-carbon turnaround
Housebuilders have clashed with environmentalists over the government’s decision to water down standards for zero-carbon homes.
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NLA sets up London industry lobby group
New London Architecture has set up a pan-industry body to lobby the capital’s mayor about future changes affecting future building in the capital.
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OpinionHas the coalition abandoned zero-carbon housing?
Yes, this U-turn has swept away years of progress, says Zoe Leader; while Andrew Stunell says we need to find the most practical way forward
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OpinionYes, minister, we need more Bykers
Grant Shapps’ enthusiasm is surprising, as the estate embodies the antithesis of his policies
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Paying the price
However welcome, it comes as some surprise to see the editor of BD, who recently supported Gove’s ludicrous assertion that architect’s were “milking the system” on the BSF programme, now lamenting the fact that architects’ fees are “suicidal”, students’ fees are “dirt cheap” and architects’ salaries need to increase “significantly” ...
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OpinionLast year's model
Further to your front page item about a model looking for a new home (News March 25), from experience, I can say that architects and developers often mistook our East Midlands model-making workshop for the Big Yellow Box Company.
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TechnicalVelvet Mill rooftop pods by David Morley Architects
David Morley Architects’ conversion of a Bradford landmark for Urban Splash introduces innovative zinc-clad rooftop structures.
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OpinionAll over the shop
I agree with the views expressed by Alex Morton of the Policy Exchange (“Should we turn run-down high streets into housing?” Debate March 25)
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NewsSwedish firm White Arkitekter wins Salford housing competition
Swedish practice White Arkitekter has won an RIBA-organised competition to design a new family housing scheme in Salford.The architect beat two other shortlisted teams to land the deal. London firm Gort Scott Architects, which had linked up with Manchester-based Ian Simpson, missed out while Cazenove Architects was also defeated. In ...