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NewsQatari Diar MD had doubts from start about Rogers scheme
The managing director of Qatari Diar, one of the companies behind the proposed redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks, said he had concerns from the start that the scheme by Rogers Stirk Harbour did not represent value for money.
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NewsCabe and EH and Tate all face cuts this year
Cabe, English Heritage and the Tate Gallery are being asked to cut a combined £7 million from their budgets this year as part of the government’s £6.2 billion in spending cuts.
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NewsSix shortlisted to reclad St Thomas' Hospital tower
AHMM, Grimshaw and Hopkins are among six teams shortlisted for a second RIBA competition for Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.
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NewsLubetkin health centre's future will be decided in July
The health authority in charge of Lubetkin’s threatened Finsbury Health Centre is expected to make a decision on its future in July.
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NewsAberdeen arts centre commissioner loses her job
The client on Brisac Gonzalez’s scheme for an arts centre in Aberdeen has lost her job after the project was scrapped in favour of a rival.
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NewsShock announcement sees Penrose replacing Vaizey as architecture minister
The DCMS yesterday performed an extraordinary U-turn by announcing that Ed Vaizey will not serve as architecture minister.
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NewsGuy Hollaway ahead of the curve with Kent harbourside restaurant
Local practice Guy Hollaway Architects has won planning approval for a new £2 million seafood restaurant in Folkestone.
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NewsScotland is braced for bad times
The RIAS met in Stirling last week, amid fears that low support for the Conservatives could lead to Scotland being hit hardest by the new government’s spending cuts
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NewsKent school building programme in limbo as major cuts loom
Architects await government decision on future of £1.2bn second phase.
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NewsGlenn Howells hired to ‘shift around’ Birmingham Eastside site
Glenn Howells Architects has been hired to redraw plans for one of the UK’s biggest regeneration zones, Eastside in Birmingham, following news that the government plans to build a high speed rail link through it.
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NewsEarls Court to receive Olympic makeover
Populous and Allies & Morrison are set to transform Earls Court Exhibition Centre into a temporary Olympic venue
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NewsHigh Court rejects Save's Lancaster brewery test case
An attempt by Save Britain’s Heritage to set a legal precedent protecting period buildings from demolition has been thrown out by the High Court
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NewsGreen light for slavery museum expansion
Austin-Smith: Lord’s £6 million extension to the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool has been granted planning permission.
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NewsRogers ‘precious’ over Chelsea plan
The High Court heard claims this week that Rogers Stirk Harbour was “precious” when London mayor Boris Johnson requested design changes be made to its ill-fated Chelsea Barracks scheme.
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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.