All UK articles – Page 778
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NewsAthlone’s finished, Adam tells inquiry
The architectural and historic interest of Athlone House has been “significantly compromised” by the incremental loss of some of its most important features, the architect who wants to knock it down has told a public inquiry
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NewsCabe critiques new Chelsea Barracks plans
Revised plans for Chelsea Barracks drawn up by Dixon Jones, Squire & Partners and Kim Wilkie Associates fail to meet the needs of the 21st century, Cabe has warned
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Holloway Road scheme goes in
Brady Mallalieu Architects has submitted plans for a £2.4 million six-storey office block on an empty car park site on Holloway Road in north London
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Regulations review sounds bad for education
Education standards in schools could plummet if the government waters down design standards, an acoustics expert has warned
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Opinion
Talking shop
Libraries serve a greater good (Leader February 11), but if they don’t make business sense they should be replaced.
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Princely sums
I agree with John McAslan that the Prince of Wales is not a classicist (“Prince in context”, letters, February 11)
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Mind the gap
Sorry to spoil the party, but does Charles Holden’s London Underground Headquarters in Westminster really deserve listing (News January 14)?
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Commons sense
On one hand, the government wants to re-balance the economy, create more UK manufacturing and support British ingenuity.
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OpinionElementary arithmetic
Let’s try obtaining a little perspective, in light of Gove’s utterly crass statement suggesting architects working in the education sector have been creaming it (“Rogers hits back at Gove over school design” News February 11).
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NewsHouse building falls to lowest level in 88 years
The number of house building completions in England fell to a record low in 2010, down 13% on 2009.
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NewsPopulous shows off 2012 Olympic overlay work
Work for Locog will create “delight” as well as well-functioning venues and infrastructure.
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NewsSnøhetta set to design Aberdeen Maggie's centre
Norwegian practice Snøhetta is on the verge of signing a deal to become the latest architect to design a Maggie’s cancer care centre.
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OpinionBe careful what you wish for, Dave
The government might get more than it bargains for from the Big Society
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NewsPaddington Cucumber wins outline planning
Westminster Council has granted outline planning permission to Robin Partington’s Cucumber tower.
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NewsWest Ham reveals its stadium bid dream team
Olympic stadium-designer Populous has been working on West Ham United’s bid to turn the 80,000-seat complex into a football and athletics venue once next year’s games are finished, BD has learned.
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NewsDesign for London poised to survive spending cuts
Mayor’s advisory body set to continue in a reduced form as Design Council outlines Cabe’s future
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NewsBaca Architects files Norwich homes plan
Flood-risk specialist Baca Architects and Dutch masterplanner Atelier Pro Architekten have submitted an outline planning application for 682 homes on a brownfield site in Norwich.
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NewsRogers reacts to Cabe and Design for London's survival
Last autumn, Richard Rogers warned that the cuts spelled disaster and that getting rid of Design for London and Cabe would mark a return to the “bad old days” of 1980s Thatcherism.
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NewsArchitect sought for V&A refurb
The V&A is inviting expressions of interest from architects to refurbish its Europe 1600-1800 galleries.