All UK articles – Page 922
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Approvals system delays nine PFI hospitals
Hold ups fly in face of government pledge to speed up public works
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NewsSubstantial changes made to Chelsea Barracks scheme
Plans by Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners for the redevelopment of Chelsea Barracks have been substantially overhauled, with Thomas Heatherwick brought on board to oversee a new landscaping strategy reflecting the site’s military history.
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Barker calls for £6.3bn investment in affordable homes
Economist and housing expert Kate Barker has called on the government to invest £6.3 billion in building 100,000 affordable homes in the next two years.
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Grimshaw to develop Reading Station
Grimshaw has been appointed by Network Rail as part of a multi-disciplinary team to redevelop Reading Station.
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HCA offers Urban Splash project emergency funding
Urban Splash’s scheme to redevelop the grade-II star listed Park Hill estate in Sheffield has been hit by a shortfall in private financing, prompting the government’s new Homes and Communities Agency to offer it emergency funding.
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NewsMake staff set up new practice
7N Architects emerges from the ashes of Shuttleworth’s Scottish office
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Tories pledge abolition of RDAs
The Conservative party has revealed proposals to give more planning power to local authorities.
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NewsPrasad urged to resign over Arb election ‘endorsement’
RIBA president accused of influencing poll after supporting Reform Group policies
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NewsCabe says half of school designs aren’t good enough
Half of the most recent Building Schools for the Future schools reviewed by Cabe at planning stage have been slammed as “not yet good enough”.
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It could be history for Stonehenge bid
Designs by Denton Corker Marshall for the long-awaited visitor centre at Stonehenge could be scrapped because of lack of government funding.
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Boris demands cash for Crossrail
Boris Johnson has approved the latest designs for Rafael Viñoly’s Walkie Talkie tower and David Chipperfield’s Seal House project in the City of London.
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NewsHandbook says buckle up for flood-risk future
Architects must radically rethink the way they design communities to “embrace” the inevitable flooding caused by climate change, experts warned this week.
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NewsCart lodge conversion will create new front for Ditchling Museum
Adam Richards Architects has won an invited competition to carry out a £650,000 conversion of a grade II listed cart lodge into museum space.
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NewsScotland's poor jobs outlook exaggerated, say Scottish architects
Leading industry figures in Scotland have poured cold water on reports that up to half of all architects north of the border could lose their jobs as the recession worsens.
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NewsRow over de-listing of Sandy Wilson building
Co-architect and widow refute evidence that led to minister’s decision
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NewsLevete confirms Kaplicky job cuts
Future Systems staff working for the late Jan Kaplicky have been made redundant following talks with the Czech architect’s former partner Amanda Levete.
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Applications for architecture degrees rocket
The number of students applying to study architecture at undergraduate level has rocketed by almost 2000 in a year despite the onset of the recession.
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Record fine for misuse of 'architect' title
Acorn Building Design Associates of Mansfield fined over £7,000 by magistrates
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Half of all small practices short of work
Survey by the RIBA reveals 47% of firms with 11 employees or fewer are “under-employed”