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NewsGreen light for Picardi to create step change on A41
A north London housing scheme by Picardi Architects has been granted permission on appeal
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NewsBelfast team wins Copenhagen square
Hackett Hall McKnight has beaten three local practices to win a competition to design a new 18 million kroner (£2.2 million) 5,000sq m public square in the centre of Copenhagen, Denmark
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NewsArchitecture dean appointed
Nottingham Trent University has appointed Peter Westland (pictured) as the new dean of its school of architecture, design and the built environment
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NWDA driving Ancoats regen
Ancoats in east Manchester has become the subject of a new development drive by the Northwest Regional Development Agency
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NewsHawkins Brown plans £100m social housing site at Clapham
Hawkins Brown is drawing up plans for a £100 million estate regeneration that is being described as a template for the future of social housing
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NewsManchester library win sparks row over fee bid
Ryder Architecture has been forced to defend its competition winning-bid to revamp Manchester’s grade II* listed Central Library after being accused of submitting an "extraordinarily low" fee proposal.
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Call to design modern housing for elderly
Architects have been urged to design more contemporary homes for older people in a new report out this week.
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NewsWestminster double for RIBA student medals
The RIBA has announced the winners of the President’s Medals Student Awards, which promote excellence in the study of architecture.
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Elephant & Castle developer to pick architect in 2010
The architects that will design Lend Lease’s £1.5 billion redevelopment of Elephant & Castle will be hired next year.
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Low carbon group launched
Peter Mandelson has launched the government’s low carbon construction innovation and growth steering group, which will review the industry’s fitness for reducing carbon emissions.
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NewsPiano puts UK and Qatar in tune
Renzo Piano’s Shard of Glass (pictured) at London Bridge is a symbol of the close ties between the UK and Qatar, the head of the financier bankrolling the scheme said during a site visit this week.
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NewsBuilding for Life winners
Housing developments by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios and Cole Thompson Anders have been awarded the highest-ever scores in the annual Building for Life awards, announced this week.
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NewsCandys demand sweet £68.5m
The High Court is expected to rule Monday whether a court case between the Candy Brothers and Qatari Diar will go ahead next spring.
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£10 million pledged for eco-towns
Housing minister John Healey has pledged £10 million to help more councils develop plans for eco-towns.
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£800 million of BSF projects to go ahead
A dozen school building projects worth £800 million across England have been given the green light by the government.
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NewsWestminster University offers free courses to recession-hit architects
Westminster University is offering 1,500 free places on career development courses for unemployed, or under-employed, architects and other built environment professionals.
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NewsNeu Architects picked to transform Lancashire town of Bacup
London-based Neu Architects in collaboration with LOCI Design has won the final contest in a series of competitions aiming to transform six Lancashire towns.
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Government introduces design threshold for all public buildings
The RIBA has welcomed government plans to draw up a design threshold for all new public building projects.
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Candy brothers name Charles and Boris in Chelsea Barracks case
Nick and Christian Candy have called for Prince Charles to be examined as a witness in their £81 million case against the Qatari Royal family over the collapse of the £3 billion Chelsea Barracks project.