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Open House becomes Open City
Open House, which has opened the best buildings in London to the public for almost two decades, is to change its name and focus.The organisation is being rebranded Open City, and new projects lined up for this year include a study of iconic housing developments and the lessons they hold ...
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PLP bags new Crossrail project
PLP Architecture has won a multi million pound scheme to design the development above the eastern ticket hall at Farringdon station as part of the area’s Crossrail scheme.
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West Ham joins with council for 2012 stadium bid
West Ham United and Newham Council are working on plans to turn the 2012 Olympic Stadium into a football and athletics venue once the games have finished.
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Southwark ready to back Piano’s redesigned Baby Shard
Southwark Council has resolved to grant planning permission for Renzo Piano’s redrawn proposals for the so-called Baby Shard.
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Pop up architecture fails to emerge in City
The man in charge of planning in the City of London has said he has not received a single application to build a pop-up on vacant sites in the Square Mile.
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NewsVictorian Society claims Grade One-listed Harrogate Church is under threat
Plans to build an electricity sub-station in the grounds of Harrogate’s only Grade I-listed building, St Wilfrid’s Church, have been criticised by the Victorian Society.
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NewsHeatherwick’s Stockton-on-Tees power station given green light
Thomas Heatherwick’s plans for a new £150 million biomass power station in Stockton-on-Tees, north east England, have won planning permission after being given the thumbs up by Cabe.
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Nightingale Associates put up for sale by parent company
Health specialist Nightingale Associates has been put up for sale by its parent Tribal Group.
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Townshend to design new major London street at King’s Cross
Townshend Landscape Architects has been hired to draw up plans for London’s first major new street in more than 100 years.
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Feilden Clegg among tutors at Studio in the Woods summer school
Mitchell Taylor Workshop, Gianni Botsford Architects, Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Studio Weave are among the practices supplying tutors for this year’s Studio in the Woods workshop
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NewsGovernment moves to protect Prince Charles from scrutiny following Chelsea Barracks row
A new amendment to the Constitutional Reform and Government Bill could protect Prince Charles from scrutiny over his involvement in public affairs.
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NewsNouvel to design this year’s Serpentine Pavilion
Jean Nouvel has been confirmed as the architect behind the Serpentine Gallery’s 10th summer pavilion.
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NewsHeneghan Peng’s Giant’s Causeway visitors centre wins funding
The fundraising campaign to build Heneghan Peng’s visitor’s centre at the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland has taken a big step forward with a £9.25 million grant
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NewsHopkins' Bill Taylor leaves the practice
Hopkins managing director Bill Taylor has left the practice, it has been announced.
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Rent warning as council approves Burland TM scheme for Camden Market
The revamp of part of London’s famous Camden Market by architect Burland TM has sparked a furious row over the “sanitisation” of the famous attraction.
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Council backs Carey Jones Vauxhall tower despite Cabe opposition
Carey Jones Architects’ £72 million “eco tower” at Vauxhall Cross in Lambeth has been approved by the local council despite opposition from Cabe.
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NewsBristol City stadium clears final hurdle
The government has decided not to call in Populous’s £60 million Bristol City FC stadium project.
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Allies & Morrison Brent Cross scheme put on hold
Allies & Morrison’s £4.5 billion masterplan for Brent Cross and Cricklewood has been thrown into doubt just days after the Mayor of London approved the scheme.
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Top names join race for Guy’s Hospital
A star-studded list of architects including Foster & Partners, Zaha Hadid, Rafael Viñoly, Rogers Stirk Harbour, Hopkins and Will Alsop are hoping to design a £90 million hospital building in London
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NewsMPs quiz minister over Kickstart
Housing minister John Healey has come under fire from fellow MPs for the first time over the Kickstart programme and its funding for “grotty” homes