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NewsFirm takes steps for wheelchairs
Matthew Lloyd Architects is working with the Corps of Royal Engineers to design temporary water- and solar-powered wheelchair lifts at the Duke of York steps in central London.
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NewsWorld’s longest bench approved
The world’s longest bench, designed by Studio Weave for Littlehampton seafront, has won planning permission.
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NewsStalled Victoria scheme to start next year
Pelli Clarke Pelli’s stalled scheme for a 12-storey mixed block in London’s Victoria will start on site next year, after Land Securities confirmed it had set aside £200 million for speculative projects in London.
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Farrell favours low-carbon model for Thames Gateway
The Thames Gateway should become a model low-carbon development, Terry Farrell claimed this week.
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News£50m commission to transform Liverpool library
Austin-Smith Lord and conservation architect William Anelay have won the commission to design the new £50 million Liverpool Central Library and Archive as part of the Inspire Partnership, set up to bid for major PFI projects.
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NewsConran's Moonraker pods get go-ahead
Conran & Partners’ innovative scheme for student housing overlooking the Tate Modern at Bankside has been granted planning permission.
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Heritage bodies attack new planning proposals
The Royal Town Planning Institute has savaged the government’s PPS15 heritage proposals as a serious risk to the nation’s historic buildings and places.
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BDP bucks recession as profits triple
BDP has produced a recession-busting set of annual results with pre-tax profits for the year to June 2009 rocketing nearly 200% to £3.3 million.
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NewsAmerican Embassy sold to Qatari Diar
The American Embassy in Grosvenor Square has been sold to Qatari Diar Real Estate.
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NewsHull projects triumph in Yorkshire RIBA awards
Wright & Wright’s Hull Truck Theatre has swept the board at this year’s RIBA Yorkshire White Rose Awards, picking up three prizes.
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Arb wipes architect from register following home extension failings
Arb has “erased” London-based architect Olatunji Olagunju from its register of architects after finding him guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.
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Unemployment triples for new architecture graduates
The number of new architecture graduates unable to find work has almost tripled in the past year.
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Foster proposes tower cluster for New Covent Garden site
Norman Foster is drawing up plans for a cluster of tall buildings on the site of the New Covent Garden Market in Nine Elms.
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NewsP&HS wins go-ahead for South Yorkshire health centres
Architect P&HS has won planning permission for two health and community centres near Barnsley in South Yorkshire.
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Kickstart funding approved for 91 more housing schemes
The Homes & Communities Agency has approved Kickstart funding for a further 91 stalled housing schemes.
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NewsMurphy fury after Haymarket scheme rejected
Richard Murphy has lashed out at the Scottish government for rejecting his controversial 17-storey hotel and office complex in Edinburgh.
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NewsYoung firms vie to revive derelict Rogers site
British Land asks young architects to find uses for the City’s abandoned ‘cheese grater’ tower
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NewsCrossrail set to appoint chief London architect
The team building the central London section of the £16 billion Crossrail project is to name a chief architect in the next few weeks
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NewsGreen light in Romania
London-based practice YRM has won outline planning consent for a 123ha master-plan in Brasov, Romania
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Library plan up for debate
Mecanoo’s £193 million new Birmingham Library will be considered by planners next month