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Rogers contemplates legal action against Qatari Diar
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners is preparing legal action against Chelsea Barracks developer Qatari Diar, with reports saying the practice is seeking up to £2 million in unpaid fees.
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NewsBattersea Power Station goes for planning
A £5.5 billion plan for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in south London, masterplanned by Rafael Vinoly, has been submitted for planning.
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NewsNouvel attends topping out of One New Change
Jean Nouvel has made a flying visit to the UK to attend the topping-out ceremony of One New Change, his 52,000sq m office and retail development beside St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
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Unemployed architect numbers fall for first time in 16 months
The number of architects on the dole has fallen below the 2,000 mark, the first drop in almost a year-and-a-half of rising unemployment figures.
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NewsPublic prefers traditional architecture, suggests poll
The RIBA-affiliated Traditional Architecture Group has rallied to support Robert Adam after he launched a broadside against the Stirling Prize for favouring modernist buildings
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NewsTreasury agrees to fund Tate Modern, British Museum and BFI buildings
Tate Modern, the British Museum and the BFI are to get their extensions after all, the government will announce today.
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Job prospects still in doubt despite increase predictions
The spectre of job losses continues to hang over the profession despite practices predicting an increase in private housing and commercial work, the latest RIBA Future Trends survey shows.
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NewsCouncillors split over Stonehenge visitor centre
Denton Corker Marshall’s design for the Stonehenge visitors centre, submitted for planning this week by English Heritage, has divided local opinion
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NewsNicholas Hare wins PM’s building award
A school by Nicholas Hare Architects has scooped this year’s Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award
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Archial staff try to follow Alsop move
Will Alsop’s move to RMJM took on a new twist this week after it emerged that staff at his former firm Archial were looking to follow him, with at least one major client considering following suit
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NewsPoor architecture’ put paid to Three Sisters
Communities secretary backs rejection of Allies & Morrison’s towers
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NewsDixon Jones scoops wood prize
Dixon Jones’s Kings Place Concert Hall in King’s Cross has taken the top prize in the annual Wood Awards, recognising innovative design in wood
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HCA releases £51m for Kickstart
The Homes & Communities Agency has released £51 million for its Kickstart Programme, allowing work to continue at 27 further housing schemes across the country.
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NewsSwindon go-ahead for Hab
Hab Oakus, the joint venture between Kevin McCloud and housing group Green Square, has won planning permission for its first housing scheme in Swindon designed by Glenn Howells.
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NewsWorries grow over Birmingham library plan
The Birmingham Civic Society has joined Cabe in expressing significant fears over Mecanoo’s design for a £193 million new central library.
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NewsCrossrail designs for Tottenham Court Road go to planning
Designs for the new Tottenham Court Road station, the first of three key interchange stations in the Crossrail project, have been submitted for planning.
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NewsScots back president's concerns over women
RIBA president Ruth Reed’s warning that women architects are bearing the brunt of the recession has been echoed in Scotland.
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NewsCouncil still backing Brent Cross scheme
Allies & Morrison’s troubled Brent Cross Cricklewood scheme in Barnet, north-west London, has again been recommended for approval by council officers despite receiving received more than 700 objections from local residents.
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40 schemes make Cabe's Building for Life benchmark
Almost 40 new housing schemes have qualified for a national housing design standard this year, up a third from last year.