All UK articles – Page 914
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News20th Century Society campaigns to save post-war murals
The 20th Century Society has launched a nationwide campaign to protect post-war murals from demolition and neglect.
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Twenty architects stand for Arb election
A total of 20 registered architects are standing for election to the Arb board.
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NewsMinister intervenes over Belfast tower plans
Northern Ireland’s environment minister has slammed planning officials for rejecting proposals for Belfast’s tallest building.
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Arup slashes staff by 10% as downturn bites
Arup is to slash its UK workforce — including staff at architectural wing Arup Associates — by 400, blaming “turbulent times” in the world economy.
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NewsBurnham proposes new British City of Culture designation
The Stirling Prize ceremony could move around the UK under a proposal from culture secretary Andy Burnham to allow cities to vie to be British City of Culture every four years.
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New US embassy likely to be 'a fortress'
The new US embassy in London is likely to be a “fortress”, Richard Rogers, one of the jury members that will select the new building, has acknowledged.
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NewsLondon Olympic village – new images released
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released new images of the London 2012 Olympic Village, showing the completed foundations of several buildings as well as a new render of the final design.
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NewsNew school, new systems
Capita Architecture has been appointed to design the £13 million Southwark Primary School in Nottingham
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Hanham Hall plans go to HCA
Plans for HTA’s Hanham Hall project, which will see 195 code level 6 new homes built near Bristol, have been submitted for approval by the Homes & Communities Agency and developer Barratt Homes
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NewsUK firms face supporting role only on US embassy
British firms are hoping to win work as executive architects on the proposed £275 million US embassy at Battersea, south-west London, after the country’s State Department announced an all-American shortlist for the competition
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Sector sees drop-off in projects
The UK Construction Purchasing Survey for December has shown a record decline in new work, with a sharp fall in activity across the construction industry.
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Competitions
Students called to design sustainable community
Technology giant Cisco has launched a competition for architecture graduates and undergraduates to design the “connected community of the future”
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NewsBSF threatened by downturn
The government’s multi-billion pound Building Schools for the Future programme could become the next victim of the downturn, a committee of MPs has warned
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NewsLight Bar protection hits Foster’s scheme
Foster & Partners’ £500 million Bishop’s Place scheme in London’s Shoreditch has suffered a blow after Hackney Council officials recommended the local conservation area be extended to include the popular Light Bar, which stands in the way of the development
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NewsODA reveals basketball arena
The Olympic Delivery Authority has submitted Wilkinson Eyre’s 2012 basketball stadium for planning permission
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NewsArchitecture schools excel in rankings
Assessment shows major improvement in schools’ research performance
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Farnborough airship shed listed
Architecture minister Barbara Follett has listed a airship shed in Farnborough, Hampshire, at grade II
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NewsGraceful design for Coventry’s academy
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects has unveiled designs for Grace Academy, a mixed secondary school and sixth form in Coventry in the West Midlands
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ORMS’ £45m old people’s home
ORMS has won planning permission to build a £45 million retirement home at Royal Arthur Park in Corsham, Wiltshire
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