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NewsMore jobs at risk as LSC college cash is delayed
Architects caught up in the Learning & Skills Council college rebuilding debacle have warned that more jobs could go because of fresh delays to the botched initiative
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NewsRIBA plans summit with shadow cabinet
Panel will lobby senior Conservatives over policy at meeting next week
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NewsOxford University calls in Robert Stern to end competition deadlock
University’s expansion stalled by style wars
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NewsListing of Sheffield department store in jeopardy
The government is to review the listing of GS Hay’s post-war Castle House department store in Sheffield, just weeks after the 1964 building was given grade II status
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NewsArb seeks bigger fines for fake architects
The Arb has called on magistrates to crack down harder on people who fraudulently describe themselves as architects after having to bring a repeat prosecution for misuse of title for the first time
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Architype makes Ashden Awards final
London-based Architype has been named as the first ever architecture practice to make the final of the prestigious Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy.
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NewsBoris backs Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands' Ferrier Estate
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has given his approval for Lifshutz Davidson Sandilands' £1 billion redevelopment of the Ferrier Estate in south London.
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NewsBattersea Power Station redesign unveiled
Reflecting pools surround Battersea Power Station in London as part of revised plans submitted by Rafael Viñoly for the redevelopment of the iconic site.
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Cabe promotes sustainability day
More than 100,000 young people are expected to take part in Green Day, a Cabe initiative to raise awareness of sustainability in schools as part of World Environment Day being held on Friday.
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NewsTombs to quit Scottish watchdog
Sebastian Tombs, the chief executive of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS), the Scottish equivalent of Cabe, is to step down.
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Olympic codes miss green target
Strict design codes have meant the aggregates supplier for the 2012 Olympic Games is not able to use as much recycled material as promised.
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Westminster offers five-year planning
Planning officers in central London have responded to the recession by offering developers the opportunity to apply for planning permissions lasting for five years.
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NewsCompetition for £165m Manchester civic revamp opens
Manchester City Council has begun searching for architects to lead the £165 million redevelopment of its historic town hall complex.
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NewsAllies & Morrison designs cliff-top housing for Felixstowe
Allies & Morrison has unveiled images of a new cliff-top residential scheme, with two new blocks of flats and a converted hotel in Felixstowe, Suffolk.
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Dublin competition rules excluded Irish practices, claims institute
A row has erupted after small firms were effectively ruled out of the running for a competition to redevelop a major Dublin site.
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NewsCampaign saves Lancashire workhouse building
An historic workhouse building has been saved after a campaign by the Victorian Society.
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NewsMalvern Sports Dome listed at grade II
Michael Godwin's 1977 Edinburgh Sports Dome in Malvern has been grade II listed.
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NewsArchitects oppose Rogers Stirk Harbour’s British Museum extension
A group of architects has dealt a new blow to Rogers Stirk Harbour’s plans for a £135 million addition to the British Museum
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NewsWhich architects are rubbish at designing for rubbish?
A new award for design that has failed to provide adequate provisions for waste disposal is to be presented at the Futuresource event at London’s Excel Centre next week.