All UK articles – Page 857
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Carbon cuts for occupied buildings on track
The government believes it will exceed its target to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from its occupied buildings.
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NewsVicky Richardson appointed to British Council
Blueprint editor Vicky Richardson has been appointed as director of architecture at the British Council.
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NewsRogers' British Museum extension gets planning
Work on Rogers Stirk Harbour’s £135 million British Museum extension is set to begin next month after the controversial scheme was approved last night by Camden Council.
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NewsChristmas decorations raise funds for Architects Benevolent Society
Christmas tree decorations designed by Scottish architects have gone on sale through the RIAS to raise funds for the Architects Benevolent Society (ABS).
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Supporters consider legal action
Campaigners have vowed to fight on in their battle against OMA’s redevelopment of the former Commonwealth Institute after the government turned down the chance to call in the scheme
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Kickstart puts millions into failing housing
Cabe calls 54% of Homes & Communities Agency’s bailed-out schemes ‘very high risk’
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Cabe gives £900,000 in design grants
Cabe has awarded £900,000 to 21 regional architecture and built environment centres for the next financial year
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Westminster launches competition for street kiosks design
A competition to design cutting-edge street kiosks for London’s west end has been launched.
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Spirits up as architects find work
The number of unemployed architects has fallen for the third month in a row, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics this week.
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NewsBaroque treasure Seaton Delaval saved for nation
The grade I listed Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland has been saved for the nation, following a fundraising campaign, supported by some of the leading lights of British architecture.
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Planners dent Imperial’s crown
A major university extension by Foster & Partners on London’s Exhibition Road could be scuppered by the planners’ determination that the building be set back from the street.
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News£4.5bn regeneration scheme in Wirral goes for planning
Plans for a £4.5 billion regeneration scheme – said to be the largest in UK history – have been submitted for a site in the Wirral.
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Architects to draw up V&A extension proposals
An invited group of architects has been asked to draw up design proposals for an underground extension at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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NewsNew chair for ancient buildings society
English Heritage’s former chief conservation architect, David Heath, has been named as the new chairman of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.
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Bartlett school names Cruz as new director
Marcos Cruz has been appointed director of the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture. He will take up his new post on January 1.
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Regional architecture centres get £900k from Cabe
Cabe has awarded £900,000 to 21 regional architecture and built environment centres for the next financial year.
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Call for entries for LFA 2010
London’s architectural community is being asked to come up with ideas for next year’s London Festival of Architecture.
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NewsSorrell appointed as creative industries ambassador
Former Cabe chairman John Sorrell has been appointed by the prime minister as a UK business ambassador, with the brief to champion the creative industries.
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Number of optimistic architects rises in all surveyed sectors
Architects expect work to increase across the board next year, with forecasts of growth in the private housing, commercial and public sectors.