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Heathrow expansion masterplan up for tender
BAA has launched an open competition to develop a masterplan for the extension of London’s Heathrow Airport which will include a third runway and new terminal building.
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NewsFletcher Priest plans greenhouse-style neighbour for Gherkin
Fletcher Priest Architects’ scheme for a greenhouse-style block next to Foster’s Gherkin is to be considered by City planners later this year.
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NewsGovernment announces £1.7bn housing boost
Housing minister John Healey today announced funding to build 11,200 new homes, which he claimed would create 20,000 jobs in the building industry.
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NewsArchitectural photographer Julius Shulman dies
Julius Shulman, the modern master of architectural photography has died aged 98 at his Los Angeles home.
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NewsGreen light and £3m to finish The Public
The architect who took over from Will Alsop on The Public has been given the green light to finish off work on the troubled West Midlands arts gallery
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NewsGasholder contest sees 51 entries
More than 50 architects have registered for King’s Cross Central’s competition to design a new use for the site’s disused and relocated Gasholder No 8
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NewsScottish design watchdog appoints Muir as new chief
Architecture & Design Scotland (A&DS), the Scottish design watchdog, has appointed Trevor Muir, former chief executive of Midlothian Council, to act as interim chief executive
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NewsAukett’s Thompson stands firm in fees row
Chief executive backed by board after damning High Court verdict
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Parks Agency draws up plan for Highgate cemetery
A rescue plan for Britain’s most famous graveyard will be published in September
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NewsMoxon plans paths and footbridges for Taunton site
Moxon Architects has applied for planning permission for a £2 million project to create a series of footbridges and pathways for Goodlands Gardens in the centre of Taunton, Somerset
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NewsRival scheme for Commonwealth Institute proposed
Radical proposals to redevelop the Commonwealth Institute by OMA and West 8 are to be directly challenged by a rival scheme prepared by architects Brian Avery and Brian Waters
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NewsDance fever in Ipswich
This is the first image of the interior of John Lyall Architects’ international dance studios, which opens in October
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NewsBarnet Council halts £4bn Allies & Morrison masterplan
Local opposition grows to Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration
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NewsReaching for the stars
Van Heyningen & Haward Architects is celebrating the opening of the £9 million Dennis Sciama Building for the University of Portsmouth, home to its Institute of Cosmology & Gravitation
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NewsDixon Jones’ Oxford plans stall as client queries cost
Delay to £25 million Saïd Business School extension adds to university’s expansion woes
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NewsWitherford Watson Mann to renew Astley Castle
The Heritage Lottery Fund has confirmed it will grant £1.47 million to a £2.2 million project by Witherford Watson Mann to build a contemporary home in the ruins of Astley Castle in Warwickshire
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NewsConstruction college students protest over axed rebuilding programme
More than 30 students from the National Construction College have demonstrated at the House of Commons against cuts to the college’s rebuilding programme.
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Government names first four eco-towns
The government has announced the location of the first four eco-towns.
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Lottery cash to boost heritage skills training
The Heritage Lottery Fund has announced a £7.3 million cash injection to develop 1,000 paid training opportunities in the area of heritage skills.
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NewsOlympics sponsorship shuts out small firms
Appointments branded a stitch-up after 2012 ‘work in kind’ deals