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Skyline competition to promote London Festival of Architecture
A competition to design a 21st century view of the London skyline has been launched in the run up to the London Festival of Architecture 2010.
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NewsPurcell Miller Tritton wins Dickens museum job
Purcell Miller Tritton has won the contract to carry out a £2.7 million refurbishment and expansion of the Charles Dickens Museum in central London.
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National Gallery announces architecture festival events
The National Gallery has announced a series of events to coincide with the London Festival of Architecture, including an architectural guided tour and a talk on the controversial Sainsbury Wing.
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NewsCountryside appoints new boss
Countryside Properties has appointed Andrew Carr-Locke as executive chairman, following the death of the firm’s founder Alan Cherry.
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Conference to discuss new housing standards
Architects will have the chance to discuss the impact of new minimum standards for housing with some of the key people responsible for delivering homes in London at a half-day conference on May 17.
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Arup to slash 100 jobs
Arup is looking to make close to 100 job cuts in the UK by the end of the month.
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NewsFoster is the only architect in Sunday Times Rich List
Norman Foster has slipped down the Sunday Times Rich List for the second year running.
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NewsBFI launches competition for new film centre
The British Film Institute has launched an international competition for an architect to design its new headquarters and film centre on the South Bank.
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NewsPeter Bishop to chair Architecture Centre Network
Peter Bishop has been named as the new chair of the Architecture Centre Network, the unifying organisation for the UK’s 23 architecture and built environment centres.
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NewsTories would cut Cabe’s size, hints shadow minister
A Conservative government would slash the size of Cabe, shadow architecture minister Ed Vaizey has hinted.
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NewsMore vie to redevelop Robin Hood Gardens
More architects are circling the scheme to redevelop the large east London site that includes the Smithsons-designed Robin Hood Gardens. The latest practices to throw their hats into the ring include HTA, PRP, Mae and Karakusevic Carson.
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Koolhaas speaks at health forum
Rem Koolhaas and Michael Hopkins are among speakers who will address a symposium on architecture and health on April 29.
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Ideas sought for bandstand site
An ideas competition to design a £500,000 performance space on the site of an old bandstand in a busy Glasgow park is being launched this Saturday.
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ARU approval for cottage scheme
The Architecture Research Unit (ARU) has won planning permission for the repair and alteration of a grade II listed gardener’s cottage and the creation of a stand-alone extension.
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NewsArb critic wins legal battle over insurance
Arb critic Ian Salisbury has launched a fresh attack on the organisation after winning his long-running legal battle over professional insurance cover
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Education expert questions BSF policy
One of Britain’s leading educationalists has questioned the value of hiring fresh architects for every scheme under the government’s flagship Building Schools for the Future programme
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NewsViñoly cuts staff at London office
Rafael Viñoly’s British presence has suffered a blow after the office confirmed it was cutting around a quarter of its staff
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NewsArchitects stranded as flights are cancelled
Alsop and all three Fat directors among those hit by volcano ash cloud
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NewsRIBA says press is to blame for low pay row
The RIBA has been criticised for attempting to pin blame on the press for the huge row raging over low wages in the profession