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NewsJournalist and archivist Monica Pidgeon dies at 96
Monica Pidgeon, the grande dame of British architecture, has died aged 96.
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NewsArchitects on the dole pass the 2,000 mark
The number of architects on the dole has passed the 2,000 mark, a doubling of the figure signing on just seven months ago.
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Singing plan to save threatened churches unveiled
Choirs will perform in 40 of the most significant disused churches in England over the first weekend of October as part of a campaign to save the buildings for future generations.
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NewsRichard Rogers quits role as advisor to London mayor Boris Johnson
Richard Rogers is resigning from his role as an advisor to London mayor Boris Johnson, he announced today.
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NewsOMA's Commonwealth Institute scheme wins planning
OMA’s long-awaited plans for the former Commonwealth Institute have been given the go-ahead by Kensington and Chelsea council.
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NewsBlackheath modern
Shoreditch-based AAVA Architects has submitted plans for a £550,000 contemporary house in Blackheath, south-east London
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NewsBiggest practices hit by collapsing profits
HOK, Hamiltons and Broadway Malyan all face bleak news with little respite forecast
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HCA plays down design criteria for Kickstart
The Homes & Community Agency has downplayed Cabe’s role in vetting hundreds of major housing projects hoping to be bailed out under its £1 billion Kickstart initiative
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NewsNew foyer adds brass section to Bristol’s Colston Hall
Levitt Bernstein Associates’ £21 million copper-clad foyer building for Bristol’s Colston Hall opens today
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NewsTop partners quit KPF to go it alone
The top five partners at Kohn Pedersen Fox’s London office have dramatically jumped ship to set up a new practice after an attempted buyout earlier this summer was thwarted
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NewsFirms vie for £355m Coventry schools deal
Contract for nine schools and 11 refurbs is biggest BSF project ever
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NewsStirling finalists throw open doors
Two of the capital’s Stirling Prize finalists are among the 700 buildings opening their doors to the public for this weekend’s Open House London
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Cathedral window faces collapse
Parts of Canterbury Cathedral are falling down and experts have warned that the building as a whole is “in serious jeopardy”
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NewsSky broadcast building recycles 90% of construction waste
The construction team working on Arup Associates’ new broadcast facility for Sky says it has recycled or reused 90% of the construction waste from the project.
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NewsHigh Court backs Doon Street tower go-ahead
The High Court has upheld the government’s decision to approve Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’s controversial 43-storey Doon Street tower on London’s South Bank.
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Outline planning granted for new US embassy in Battersea
Wandsworth council last night granted outline planning permission for the controversial new US embassy at Nine Elms, Battersea.
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Buried pavilion plan for British Museum
More than a fifth of Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ rejected British Museum extension could be buried underground in a renewed bid to get it past planners.
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NewsEdward Cullinan's school gatehouse gets planning
Edward Cullinan Architects have won planning permission for a new gatehouse at the entrance to a north London primary school.
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No EH advice as council rules on OMA institute plan
Kensington & Chelsea Council will be forced to rule on the future of OMA’s controversial scheme to revamp the former Commonwealth Institute without the benefit of key advice from English Heritage.
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KPF's London partners quit to set up new practice
Five partners of Kohn Pedersen Fox’s London office have dramatically jumped ship to set up a new practice in the capital, BD can reveal.