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NewsPenrose lists two 1960s housing estates in Camden
Architecture and heritage minister John Penrose has announced a series of controversial listing decisions including final rulings on Colin St John Wilson’s Hereford House and two housing estates by Benson & Forsyth.
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Acheson to chair Northern Ireland design watchdog
Northern Ireland’s culture minister Nelson McCausland has appointed Arthur Acheson as the new chairman for the Ministerial Advisory Group for Architecture & the Built Environment in Northern Ireland, the country’s design watchdog.
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley go-ahead for 13th century priory scheme
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has won planning for its £5.8 million “language immersion centre” at a 13th century priory in Gloucester.
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NewsGovernment cash set to boost new housing
Housing minister Grant Shapps has sparked hopes of a new housing boom by announcing extra funding for councils that approve new developments.
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NewsSquire's submits housing and cultural proposal for Potters Field
Squire & Partners has submitted a planning application for nine blocks of flats and a cultural facility on Potters Field, the Thames-side park between City Hall and Tower Bridge in London.
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NewsEH report boosts listing bid for War Graves HQ
The campaign to have Fitzroy Robinson & Partners’ Commonwealth War Graves Commission headquarters listed has received a boost following a positive report by English Heritage, claim campaigners.
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NewsArchitects seek guidance on timing of Part L regs
Architects are calling on the government for clarification on when the new version of Part L of the building regulations will be introduced.
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NewsSoane Museum holds blind auction to raise funds for expansion
Sir John Soane’s Museum in London is to give away original art works by artists and architects in a blind sale to raise money for its expansion and refurbishment project.
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Birmingham planners slam Davis Weatherill's Morrisons design
Birmingham city planners have strongly criticised plans for a new Morrisons supermarket drawn up by Davis Weatherill Partnership.
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NewsMSA wins go ahead for parrot house
London-based practice Matthew Springett Associates has won planning permission for the first stage of its project to build the largest aviary in the world at the National Parrot Sanctuary in Lincolnshire.
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David Lock wins planning for Derbyshire brownfield scheme
David Lock Associates’ masterplan for a major brownfield regeneration scheme near Burton-upon-Trent has been approved by planners at South Derbyshire District Council.
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Formroom designs £9 million project for Everton
Manchester-based Formroom Architects has designed a new retail and administration development for Everton Football Club, set to be built adjacent to the club’s Goodison Park stadium.
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NewsCovent Garden Apple store set to open in refurbished grade II-listed building
Work has completed on Apple’s 300th shop designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects and Gensler on a site in London’s Covent Garden.
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NewsV&A seeks architect for Cast Courts
The V&A is seeking an architect to act as the lead consultant on a major renovation of the London museum’s Cast Courts.
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NewsEdinburgh Council drops Allan Murray's Caltongate scheme
Edinburgh Council has abandoned its efforts to revive the controversial £300 million Caltongate scheme by Allan Murray.
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NewsUK's largest planning application approved for Liverpool's Wirral Waters
Wirral Planning Committee has granted permission for the UK’s largest planning application – the £4.5 billion Wirral Waters scheme in Liverpool.
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NewsLondon housing schemes rescued by £50m funding
Sixteen stalled housing schemes, by firms including Rick Mather Architects, CZWG and Maccreanor Lavington, have been saved after the London Homes & Communities Agency (LHCA) came up with an extra £50 million funding.
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NewsNightingale Associates given green light for school near Newbury
Nightingale Associates has won planning permission from West Berkshire Council for a £2 million school for teenagers with learning difficulties.
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NewsBritain's longest bench
Studio Weave has completed work on Britain’s longest bench at Littlehampton, West Sussex.
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NewsBlackpool masterplan hangs in the balance despite boost for Tower
Kay Elliott Architects is working on a multimillion pound regeneration of Blackpool Tower while the future of RTKL’s £220m regeneration masterplan for the town itself hangs in the balance.