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BBC seeks workspace architects
The BBC has issued a notice calling for architects to design the workspaces for its flagship building, Broadcasting House in central London. Sheppard Robson, current architect on the project, is doing some of the fit-out as part of its contract with builder Bovis. The workspace architect would work directly with ...
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NewsArchitects strike out over New Forest rejections
Architects exasperated at the “draconian” planning policies of the New Forest Park Authority have set up their own mock design review panel in protest over plans to further tighten development control rules.
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Work begins on £30m academy
Work has begun on a £30 million further education building in Bristol by local firm AWW.
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NewsUK firms on shortlist for 2012 venue conversions
British architects including Lifschutz Davidson Sandlilands, Flacq, Hawkins Brown and David Morley Architects have made it onto a shortlist for one of the last major slices of 2012 Olympic work — a contract worth £350 million to convert existing venues.
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Pylons removed from 2012 site
Work has begun on the removal of 52 pylons that dominate the site for London’s Olympic Park between Hackney and West Ham.
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NewsEra of Parker Boris dawns as mayor sets minimum space standards for London housing
Mayor Boris Johnson will introduce minimum space standards for new homes in his upcoming London Plan.
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NewsRoyal College of Art appoints Paul Thompson as rector
Paul Thompson, a former director of the Design Museum, has been unveiled as the rector of the Royal College of Art.
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NewsBoris makes Farrell buddha of suburbia
Role as voice of design for outer London signals break with Livingstone’s inner city focus
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NewsFoster's latest plans for Ealing
Foster & Partners has revealed its latest design for a landmark residential tower in the London borough of Ealing.
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NewsMake and KSS sign for Spurs’ new stadium
Make and KSS have clinched the contract to design new premises for Tottenham Hotspur FC in north London.
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Part-time architecture education in question after EU ruling
Arb is seeking legal advice over a new EU directive that could prevent those who studied part time being recognised as architects.
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NewsHeatherwick team pays £1.7m to settle over B of the Bang
Thomas Heatherwick Studio and other members of the team who worked on Manchester's B of the Bang sculpture have paid Manchester City Council £1.7 million in a out-of-court settlement.
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Urban Splash slashes workforce by a quarter
Developer Urban Splash has cut its workforce by almost a quarter, the company has confirmed.
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NewsPrasad, Rogers, Bridges and Madelin make London mayor’s design panel
RIBA president Sunand Prasad will join Richard Rogers on a panel of four official design advisers to London mayor Boris Johnson.
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NewsPrasad reveals RIBA recession strategy
Mixed reaction as president advocates green upgrades to housing
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Palladio ‘treasure trove’ on the web
The RIBA is to offer a web service giving users access to more than 80% of Andrea Palladio’s surviving books and drawings.
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Smith Scott Mullan wins urban plan
Edinburgh-based architects Smith Scott Mullan Associates has been appointed to produce a masterplan and urban design strategy for Stranraer and Loch Ryan Waterfront.
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NewsSpab invites scholarship entrants
The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (Spab) has invited young architects to apply for its annual scholarship, the focus of which is on heritage and conservation skills.
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NewsLubetkin estate residents’ fury over ‘damaging’ refurb
Spa Green leaseholders pursue legal action in attempt to recover costs from Islington
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NewsWembley storm damage denied
Wembley officials have denied reports of structural damage to the £827 million stadium (pictured) following a storm on Monday night.