All UK articles – Page 797
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NewsHDR unveils University of Edinburgh building
London multi-disciplinary firm’s £60 million bioscience centre
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Designers sought for Bath arts centre
The University of Bath is seeking expressions of interest from architects to design a new centre for the arts.
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Building StudyThe West Midlands: a mash-up of speculative tat and fearless originals
Carefully planned post-war townscapes fight with moneymaking imperatives in the UK’s largest unplanned agglomeration.
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OpinionShould the new Athlone House receive the go ahead?
Yes, says Cambridge’s David Watkin, the original house is not worth saving; but LSE professor Robert Tavernor fears the new designs will compromise views from Hampstead Heath.
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NewsSimpson’s liner terminal cruises through planning
London is set to get its first cruise liner terminal, courtesy of architect Ian Simpson, after plans were approved by Greenwich Council.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.