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NewsHaworth Tompkins puts RCA painters under one roof
Haworth Tompkins’ new home for the Royal College of Arts’ painting department, the Sackler building, opened yesterday
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NewsBoris appoints Tate boss Serota to replace Rogers
Letters reveal Rogers’ unhappiness as London mayor blocked his bid for power
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Crossrail considers case for extra station
Crossrail chiefs are considering adding a new central London station to the £16 billion cross-capital rail link.
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NewsAtkins snatches up partner from Foster
Atkins has made its first appointment as part of its plan to recruit talent from design-led practices by poaching a partner from Foster & Partners for its China operations.
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NewsYRM links with US practice to go nuclear
YRM has linked up with a larger US architect to bid for nuclear power station work.
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Design Museum is hiring
The Design Museum is seeking a fit-out architect to complete its proposed move to the former Commonwealth Institute building in London’s Kensington.
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British Land shifts goalposts in City
A major mixed-use scheme, masterplanned by Terry Farrell and including buildings by Wilkinson Eyre and Munkenbeck & Marshall, is to be mothballed and the site used for five-a-side football matches instead.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron reveal Lord's masterplan details
New images and details of Herzog & de Meuron’s £400 million revamp of Lord’s cricket ground in London have been revealed today.
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Berry joins Woods Bagot
Former HOK director James Berry has joined Woods Bagot to spearhead the firm’s push into the education market.
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NewsHaworth Tompkins reveal details of National Theatre revamp
Haworth Tompkins has revealed early details of its masterplan for the renovation and extension of Denys Lasdun’s Grade II* listed National Theatre building on London’s South Bank.
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NewsGrimshaw agrees to pay settlement over Bath Spa
Grimshaw is to pay an undisclosed amount to Bath & North East Somerset Council following an out-of-court settlement over the architect’s Bath Spa project.
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NewsArchitects should resign from bad schemes, says Cabe chairman
Outgoing Cabe chairman John Sorrell last night called on architects to resign from schemes to prevent bad buildings being built.
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NewsInquiry approves Wilkinson Eyre/Horden Cherry Lee mixed-use scheme near Somerset House
Controversial plans by Wilkinson Eyre Architects and Horden Cherry Lee for a 90,000sq m mixed-use scheme close to London’s Somerset House have been given the green light, following a planning inquiry.
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Mayor launches vision for London’s public spaces
London’s mayor Boris Johnson today unveiled his vision for revitalising London's public spaces through more than £220 million worth of investment.
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NewsBell Phillips & Kimble wins Kings Cross gasholder competition
Bell Phillips & Kimble has beaten 80 other firms to win a competition to design a new use for one of the King’s Cross gasholders.
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NewsLDA Design triumphs in Southwark park competition
LDA Design has won a £6 million competition to give a neglected south London park a striking new identity.
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NewsInnovative park shelters unveiled in Hertfordshire
Unique park shelters created by multi-disciplinary firms Superblue and Haring Woods Associates are to be installed in three Hertfordshire parks.
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NewsAedas scoops top prize at Partnerships for Schools’ in-house awards
A school designed by Aedas Architects for Leicester’s Building Schools for the Future programme has won the Grand Prix in the Excellence in BSF Awards 2009.
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Burdett shifts from ODA to advise on games legacy
The Olympic Delivery Authority’s chief adviser on architecture and urbanism, Ricky Burdett, has taken a sideways step to oversee the work of the new Olympic Park Legacy Company, he confirmed this week
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Hugill’s new firm will be developer and owner
Former Lend Lease chairman Nigel Hugill has revealed his new property company plans to own the plots of land it develops rather than simply selling them off, in a move he claims will raise design quality