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NewsDCMS plans superquango by merging Cabe and EH
Plans to merge Cabe and English Heritage into a superquango are being drawn up by the government under radical cost-cutting measures.
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NewsGovernment to wind up Sea Change programme
The coalition government is scrapping the Sea Change initiative introduced three years ago by the previous Labour regime to revamp rundown seaside resorts.
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NewsFobert’s Kettle’s Yard scheme set for planning
Jamie Fobert Architects’ long-awaited £3.5 million redevelopment of a Cambridge modern art gallery will go for planning in September, six years after the firm won a high-profile competition to extend the venue.
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News‘Risky’ Miralles replaced in Leeds
Chapman Taylor’s revised design for a £350 million Leeds shopping centre has been attacked by the architects the firm replaced.
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NewsJestico & Whiles redesigns Swiss clock following protests
Jestico & Whiles has radically redrawn a controversial new landmark for London’s Leicester Square after Atkins’ original proposal was withdrawn following criticism from heritage groups and the police.
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NewsEdward Cullinan film centre in the frame
Edward Cullinan Architects has been given planning for a state-of-the-art film storage centre in Warwickshire for the BFI.
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NewsArchitect in charity battle for Article 25
An architect hoping to win a year working on a volunteer project in Sierra Leone for architecture charity Article 25 now faces an online battle to secure her placement.
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NewsOlympic authority reveals details of £56,000 expenses
Memory sticks, Christmas cards and cups of coffee were among the items claimed on expenses by senior figures at the Olympic Delivery Authority last year.
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Vaizey names Derry as UK’s 2013 City of Culture
Derry in Northern Ireland is to be the first UK City of Culture, in 2013, it was announced by culture minister Ed Vaizey
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3DReid submits Gateshead plans
3DReid’s plans for a £150 million regeneration of Gateshead have been submitted to local planners
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McAslan Hornsey plans to go ahead
John McAslan & Partners’ plans to revamp a town hall in north London have been given the green light by local planners
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Architects grow more pessimistic
The latest Future Trends Survey from the RIBA is warning that architects are expecting to find it harder to win work in the future
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NewsHTA asylum homes plan moves closer
HTA’s masterplan for transforming a former Victorian lunatic asylum in Kent into a housing development has moved a step forward
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NewsJohn Pawson shines new light on Augsburg’s St Moritz Church
John Pawson Architects has revealed the first images of its refurbishment of the 1,000-year-old St Moritz Church in the Bavarian town of Augsburg, Germany
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NewsFoster’s Boston wing to open this autumn
Foster & Partners’ $345 million (£225 million) extension to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston will open this autumn
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NewsMark Hines wins blessing for Passive church
Mark Hines Architects has won outline planning for the UK’s first church designed to strict Passive House environmental standards
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Hendry wins Lottery chapel job
A scheme to turn a former chapel into an arts centre that will be filmed by the BBC has been won by local practice Jonathan Hendry Architects
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NewsKapoor’s tower gets the go-ahead
Anish Kapoor’s £19 million steel tower (pictured) for the Olympic site has been given the green light by Newham Council this week
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RIBA president named on Monday
The next president of the RIBA is due to be named next week. Angela Brady, Richard Parnaby and Roger Shrimplin are all bidding to succeed current incumbent Ruth Reed