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NewsThe quango that banned your exhibit lives here
English Heritage has threatened a small independent art gallery with legal action after it exhibited a light-hearted alternative version of the famous blue plaque
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NewsStop proceedings against Djamali, urges former RIBA president Owen Luder
A former RIBA president and one of the most respected figures in the profession has made an urgent call for the institute to halt a proposed vote of no confidence in the chair of RIBA London this evening.
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NewsRIBA/ICE bursary award winners named
Two architecture graduates and a civil engineer have won this year’s RIBA/ICE Bursary Awards for projects based in Kenya and an English seaside resort.
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NewsArchial mental health unit starts on site
Work has begun on a £27 million mental health facility in Dumfries by Archial Architects.
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NewsCameron and Brown both back memorial
Architect Liam O’Connor has achieved the almost impossible and managed to unite Gordon Brown and David Cameron less than a week before the general election.
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NewsRIBA London in crisis as chairwoman faces no-confidence vote
RIBA London is in the grip of a full blown crisis which has left it apparently “unable to govern itself” according to the minutes of a recent council meeting of the regional branch.
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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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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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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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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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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.