All UK articles – Page 807
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NewsPorritt calls on UK to adopt Passivhaus
Push for German low energy housing system from Green Building Store and new Passivhaus Trust
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Caroline Flint to head Labour's communities team
Former housing minister Caroline Flint is to head the shadow communities and local government team as shadow secretary of state, Labour leader Ed Miliband has announced.
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Irish firm HKR closes Manchester branch
Irish practice HKR has shut its Manchester office with its branch director setting up his own practice in the city.
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NewsBond Bryan wins approval for Rotherham arts college
Rotherham Council has given planning permission to Bond Bryan’s redevelopment of the South Yorkshire town’s arts and technology college.
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NewsVictorian Society names 10 most threatened buildings
The Victorian Society has published a list of the 10 most threatened buildings in England and Wales.
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NewsRicky Burdett warns against Olympic middle-class ghetto
Ricky Burdett, the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s design guru, has called on his bosses to ensure that long-term plans for the area do not turn it into a middle-class ghetto.
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NewsBattersea developer defers interest on loan repayments
The firm bankrolling Rafael Viñoly’s planned £5.5 billion redevelopment of Battersea power station in south London has said it has reached agreements with its banks to defer interest repayments on its loans to next May.
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NewsJohn Drew teams up with Pringle Brandon
John Drew, a former director at Rafael Viñoly Architects and partner at Foster & Partners, has joined forces with Pringle Brandon to form new practice Pringle Brandon Drew.
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NewsAssael submits six-storey south London hotel for planning
Assael Architecture has submitted plans for a six-storey hotel and business academy on a prominent site in south London.
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NewsAEW submits plans for Edge Hill retail park in Liverpool
Designs by Manchester practice AEW Architects for a “bland” £200 million retail park in Liverpool have been submitted to planners
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NewsOlympic Park legacy design is radically revised
Legacy company slams original masterplan and unveils changes to post-2012 housing.
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NewsRIBA Gold Medal eases Chipperfield's Stirling pain
David Chipperfield has won the RIBA Royal Gold Medal 2011, an honour that goes some way to compensating for the loss of the 2010 Stirling Prize.
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NewsPrince Charles speaks about Chelsea Barracks controversy
Prince Charles has broken his silence over his controversial meddling in Rogers Stirk Harbour’s £3 billion Chelsea Barracks development, admitting his intervention “produced the desired effect”.
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NewsListed places of worship can no longer claim VAT for architects' work
Churches and other places of worship can no longer claim a government grant for VAT on architects’ fees, following a revision of the Listed Places of Worship grant scheme announced today.
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NewsRobert Adam's proposal for new £20m Athlone House will go to appeal
A row over plans for one of the largest new houses in London, a neo-classical mansion designed by Robert Adam in Hampstead, will be played on in public after a planning appeal was lodged.
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NewsArchial buyer looked at company last year
The Canadian firm that rescued Archial from administration has revealed that it looked at buying the business last year, but was put off by the size of its debts
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NewsMP queries hefty second degree fees
The case of a young designer whose attempt to retrain as an architect has been thwarted by a rule that would force him to pay sky-high fees has prompted his MP to ask the further education minister to investigate.Ben Potter, who has worked as an architectural assistant and already has ...
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NewsGame on for BDP’s revamp of Old Trafford cricket club
BDP’s £32 million redevelopment of Old Trafford, home of Lancashire County Cricket Club, has been approved by communities secretary Eric Pickles
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National Theatre plans approved
Haworth Tompkins’ £70 million plans to redevelop the National Theatre have won planning approval, despite a last-minute drama in which the critic William Curtis accused planning officers of leaving out key information