All UK articles – Page 847
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NewsHaworth Tompkins’ National Theatre plans hit last-minute objections
Denys Lasdun’s widow has lodged a last-minute objection to Haworth Tompkins’ £70 million plans to renovate the National Theatre.
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NewsArchial sold to Canadian firm Ingenium
Collapsed architectural practice Archial has been sold to multi-disciplinary Canadian firm Ingenium.
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NewsCarey Jones loses directors in restructure
Carey Jones has lost almost half of its directors in an “amicable” restructuring, after shedding around 40% of its rank-and-file staff during the recession.
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NewsHarrap completes first phase of High Street 2010
Julian Harrap Architects has completed the first phase of the High Street 2012 project.
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NewsV&A Dundee designs revealed
The V&A has unveiled the six shortlisted designs for its new outpost in Dundee.
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NewsWork begins on HTA's Model Home project
Work has begun on the Model Home 2020 project, a pilot low-carbon housing scheme designed for Velux by HTA Architects.
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Arb chair Fraenkel reappointed to board
Arb chair Beatrice Fraenkel has been reappointed as lay member of the board by the Privy Council.
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NewsLottery boost for Pawson's Design Museum project
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £300,000 towards the Design Museum’s relocation into the former Commonwealth Institute building.
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NewsShapps to make community right-to-build schemes easier
Housing minister Grant Shapps has lowered the proposed approval threshold for community right-to-build schemes from 90% to 75% following pressure from the public.
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NewsFoster's academy building is a nightmare, says school's boss
A flagship academy school, designed by Foster & Partners, has been branded a “nightmare” by the woman who runs it.
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NewsFormer RMJM boss joins Graeme Massie
Brian Stewart, the former boss of RMJM, famous for leading work on the troubled Scottish Parliament building, has joined the award-winning Graeme Massie Architects.
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NewsArchial legal claims over unpaid fees revealed
Architect involved in at least four legal cases prior to going into administration
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NewsEnglish Heritage to survive bonfire of quangos, says report
English Heritage will survive the government’s cull of quangos and absorb two other organisations, according to a list compiled by the Cabinet Office this week.
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NewsHadid speaks up for South Bank Centre
Zaha Hadid has criticised as “unbelievable” the government’s decision not to list the South Bank Centre, insisting the 1960s complex deserved statutory protection
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NewsAlsop school opens as Archial hits rocks
It has been a bittersweet week for Alsop Sparch, whose Michael Faraday School in Southwark, south London, reached completion as the practice’s parent company Archial announced it had entered into administration
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NewsCall for Arb to apologise after PII about-turn
Architects prosecuted by Arb for failing to provide proof of professional indemnity insurance (PII) have called for the regulator to make a public apology after it announced the scrapping of its annual “tick-box” monitoring of the profession
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Portland firm in administration
One of the last suppliers of Portland stone has gone into administration. Stone Firms, which is based in Portland, Dorset, has been supplying the world-famous stone for more than 110 years.
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NewsArchial up for sale after failing to pay tax bill
Administrators called in after HMRC files winding-up petition
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NewsApproval for Proctor & Matthews’ zoo biodome
Practice looks to specialise in expanding international zoo sector