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NewsOlympic construction races towards next year's finish
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released new images of construction progress on the Olympic site in east London including the stadium and aquatics centre.
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NewsFoster designs health campus for Didsbury
Norman Foster has designed his second hospital, a 600-patient “health campus” in Didsbury, Manchester.
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NewsRIBA 2010 regional award winners announced
Each year the RIBA awards buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to the local environment. For 2010, 102 buildings have been awarded.
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NewsBarracks developer tells of Charles opposition
Property developer Christian Candy gave a colourful account yesterday of why he thought the Prince of Wales had scuppered his scheme for the redevelopment of the prestigious Chelsea Barracks site in London.
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NewsOlympic wind farm 'a meaningless gesture', says London Assembly member
A mini wind farm planned for the Olympic Park should be scrapped, a leading London Assembly member has said.
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NewsHarrap completes Brighton pavilion restoration
Julian Harrap Architects’ five year project to restore Brighton’s Royal Pavilion has been completed.
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Archive TitlesSpending cuts put culture projects in jeopardy
If “there’s no money left” in the Treasury coffers will anyone in the new government stand up to defend the Tate Modern extension or the Stonehenge Visitors Centre just two of the projects that rely heavily on public funding but whose future could be at risk under tough new austerity ...
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NewsHCA cuts directors in bid to save £2m a year
The Homes & Communities Agency today announced a number of measures to cut its costs ahead of an expected clampdown on quangos by the new government.
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NewsNightingale owner fails to find a buyer for the practice
The company that owns Nightingale has said it has not yet found a buyer for the business it put up for sale in March.
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NewsLuder to stand for RIBA Council in protest at ‘staff taking sides’
Former RIBA president Owen Luder has announced he will stand for election to the institute’s national council because senior staff are riding roughshod over the wishes of elected officials.
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NewsQatari Diar buckled under prince’s criticism, court hears as £81m Chelsea Barracks action begins
Prince Charles’s ”notorious opposition” to modern architecture led to an £81 million claim in the High Court.
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NewsHeatherwick routemaster revealed as Foster told to move along please
Heatherwick Studio has created a 21st century alternative to London’s iconic Routemaster bus.
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NewsViñoly to design £1bn scheme for Manchester City
Rafael Viñoly is set to design a £1 billion sports and leisure complex for the richest football club in the world – Manchester City.The 81ha Eastlands site, previously earmarked for one of the government’s super casinos, is expected to be transformed to include a £5 million training complex, as well ...
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NewsAlastair Parvin and Lukas Barry win Greenpeace Heathrow competition
A design by London architects Alastair Parvin and Lukas Barry has won a Greenpeace competition to build an impregnable fortress on the site of the ill-fated third runway at Heathrow Airport.
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley 116m-high beacon commemorates Battle of Britain
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has completed early designs for a monument to rival the scale of the Angel of the North – a north London tribute to the Battle of Britain.
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NewsCabe backs Studio RHE’s east London tower
Cabe has given a cautious thumbs-up to Studio RHE’s plans for a striking 24-storey tower in east London.
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NewsScottish Enterprise insists on an 'international winner'
The RIAS has accused the public backers of a controversial Aberdeen scheme of freezing out Scottish design talent.
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Fears over planning job cuts in N Ireland
Plans to slash 300 jobs from the Northern Ireland Planning Service will lead to poor decisions that will damage the province’s built environment, it was claimed this week.
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NewsTesco blasts Cabe in development row
Tesco has accused Cabe of ignoring local residents after the design watchdog savaged its plans for a development in east London for a second time in three months.