All UK articles – Page 788
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Opinion
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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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 ...
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NewsEnglish Heritage weighs up wider Broadgate listings
English Heritage is considering listing all of the early phases of London’s Broadgate, not just the area under threat of demolition.
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NewsGreen light for Architecture PLB's student housing
Architecture PLB has received planning permission for a new student residence for the University of Winchester.
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NewsPart II campaigner drops his appeal
Architectural assistant fears crippling cost of pursuing legal action
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NewsStaff pay delayed again at RMJM
Salaries have been delayed to RMJM staff in Hong Kong once more, despite the ongoing injection of £8 million into the firm under last month’s refinancing deal.
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NewsCouncil U-turn on planning for Marks Barfield school
Brent to start process again in wake of legal action by residents
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NewsMake returns to profit
Ken Shuttleworth’s practice Make returned to profit last year helped by more work in China and London.The seven-year-old practice inched into the black with the firm turning an £890,000 pre-tax loss the year before into a £14,000 profit in 2010. Shuttleworth said 2009’s results had been hit by a bad ...
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Building StudyLondon 2012 Olympic stadium by Populous
Despite a spiralling budget and uncertainty over its legacy, Populous’s Olympic stadium emerges as a lithe all-rounder.
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NewsTP Bennett to oversee Sea Containers House revamp
Fourteen-storey Thames-side block could be turned into luxury hotel
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NewsCartwright Pickard wins planning for Barking scheme slated by Cabe
Design review raised concerns about residents’ quality of life