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Allies & Morrison Brent Cross scheme put on hold
Allies & Morrison’s £4.5 billion masterplan for Brent Cross and Cricklewood has been thrown into doubt just days after the Mayor of London approved the scheme.
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Top names join race for Guy’s Hospital
A star-studded list of architects including Foster & Partners, Zaha Hadid, Rafael Viñoly, Rogers Stirk Harbour, Hopkins and Will Alsop are hoping to design a £90 million hospital building in London
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NewsMPs quiz minister over Kickstart
Housing minister John Healey has come under fire from fellow MPs for the first time over the Kickstart programme and its funding for “grotty” homes
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NewsGormley hotel guests can sleep in a sculpture
Reardon Smith Architects has teamed up with Antony Gormley to design a boutique hotel where guests will be able to sleep within a sculpture
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NewsBrixton museum to celebrate UK’s black heritage
Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects working with Trace Architecture has drawn up plans for the first museum dedicated to the UK’s black cultural heritage
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NewsHeritage groups line up for battle of Waterloo
Battle lines have been drawn over the future of Waterloo Station, with architecture minister Margaret Hodge due to deliver her verdict on a listing bid by English Heritage within weeks.
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NewsGrimshaw wins work in Wales and South Korea
Grimshaw was celebrating this week after being appointed to design two landmark projects on different sides of the globe
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NewsWales hits the heights
Work has finished on Wales’s tallest building, a 29-storey residential block by Latitude Architects
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NewsHare academy given green light
Nicholas Hare Architects’ All Saints Academy (pictured) in Cheltenham has been given the green light by councillors
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NewsHousing’s loss is hotel world’s gain
Work has been completed on a tower by Maccreanor Lavington near St George’s Circus in south London
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NewsRuth Reed refuses to condemn low payers
RIBA president Ruth Reed has refused to condemn practices that pay part II and III students the minimum wage or less
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NewsPlanners to consider Royal Academy extension
Plans by David Chipperfield and Julian Harrap to expand the Royal Academy of Arts are to face planners this week
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NewsCurtain up on Bath theatre work
Work has started on Feilden Clegg Bradley Studio’s refurbishment of the grade II* listed Theatre Royal in Bath.
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NewsHopkins wins planning for 'greenest' council office
Hopkins Architects has won planning approval for its 23,000 sq m Brent Civic Centre in north west London.
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Mayor backs Cricklewood scheme
London mayor Boris Johnson has approved Allies & Morrison’s controversial £4.5 billion masterplan for the 20-year regeneration of Brent Cross and Cricklewood.
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Carbon team sees 'opportunities'
Tackling climate change is a huge opportunity for the construction industry, according to the initial findings of the government’s Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team.
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Hamiltons changes name to BFLS
Hamiltons has changed its name to BFLS, it announced at Mipim this week.
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RIBA announces political debates ahead of election
The RIBA is holding a series of high-profile hustings to allow architects to quiz politicians about their views and policies ahead of the General Election.
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NewsFlacq to be wound up as directors and staff join Arup Associates
Award-winning practice Flacq is to be wound up after its four founders agreed to take up director posts at Arup Associates.The five-year-old firm will cease trading on April 5 when directors Marcus Lee, James Finestone, Hal Currey and Kim Quazi all join the architectural arm of the engineering group.Flacq, which ...
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Architects encouraged to take up adviser role
Architects and other design professionals are being encouraged to become accredited ‘Client Design Advisers’ to help ensure good design and sustainability on forthcoming Building Schools for the Future projects.