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NewsBirmingham blow as EH urges library listing
City’s architectural ambitions dealt double whammy as key figure quits
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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