All UK articles – Page 777
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Building StudyDrawing board: Sita UK energy-from-waste facility by Grimshaw
Great Blakenham in Suffolk will be the location for one of the many new energy from waste (EfW) facilities. Grimshaw partner Chris Nash and project architect Chris Fletcher discuss their design for the plant.
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NewsMake resubmits Octopus scheme
Make has resubmitted plans for its Octopus office development at Chiswick Roundabout in west London following a long battle with planners at Hounslow Council.The architect agreed to make changes to the proposals, including lowering the height of the building by 3m and increasing the volume of office space provided from ...
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NewsTim Byles to leave Partnerships for Schools
The man in charge of the government’s school building programme is set to leave his post after nearly five years.Chief executive of Partnerships for Schools, Tim Byles, oversaw the delivery of the £55 billion Building Schools for the Future scheme which was scrapped last July.Byles is understood to be establishing ...
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NewsJeremy Hunt to make decision on Broadgate listing
Culture secretary to step in after Penrose conflict of interest emerges
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OpinionShop around for expertise
The revival of the high streets will depend on architectural vision as much as economics
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ReviewThe object of material change
A tactile exhibition of samples from Adjaye Associates’ offices misses an opportunity to shed light on the architect’s craft, says David Rosenberg
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NewsIndustry pushes for more Green Deal details
Architects and sustainability experts have called for detailed policies to back up the government’s announcement on carbon reduction this week.
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NewsCouncil postpones ruling over Make plans for Edinburgh cinema
Plans to demolish a category B listed cinema in Edinburgh to make way for a Make-designed arts hotel have been given a last minute reprieve after the city’s planning committee postponed its decision.
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NewsSouthwark calls for more Shards
The London Borough of Southwark hopes to become home to more “landmark buildings”, following the success of the Shard.
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NewsPortas takes on high street review
Retail expert Mary Portas has been appointed by the government to conduct a review into town centres and the future of the high street.
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AnalysisA manual for the Big Society
A new book shows how civic collaboration is creating an alternative economy
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OpinionCould financial incentives subvert the planning system?
Yes, says Richard Summers, it links decision-making with cash payments; but communities minister Bob Neill is adamant that nothing will change
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NewsCaruso St John scoops London Building of the Year
Chiswick House cafe named RIBA London Building of the Year
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NewsRIBA International Awards go to Zaha, Chipperfield, Hopkins, Mather, McAslan and UNStudio
Masdar, Haiti’s Iron Market and Guangzhou Opera House all honoured
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NewsAlsop to judge Middlesbrough's timber hut design competition
More than 35 young designers from the North-east have registered to enter a design competition for timber huts which will be built at the £200 million RiversideOne residential development in Middlesbrough’s former Middlehaven Docks.Judges include Will Alsop who was responsible for RiversideOne’s original masterplan and who also had the idea ...
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NewsAllan Murray wins approval for Edinburgh Fountain Brewery plans
Allan Murray Architects’ plans for a major mixed-use development on the Fountain Brewery site in Edinburgh have won the approval of city councillors
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News2011 RIBA Awards announced
Zaha Hadid, Foster & Partners and David Chipperfield are among this year’s winners
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NewsChange to planning bill makes finance a factor
RIBA warns that change could undermine integrity of planning system.
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NewsSnell Associates' Garsington Opera pavilion set for opening night
A temporary opera pavilion for Garsington at the Wormsley Estate in Buckinghamshire has been completed, ready for this season’s opening night on June 2
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NewsACA and BD co-host 'future of the architect' debate
Populous and 3D Reid set to take part in construction sector-wide discussion