All UK articles – Page 927
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NewsEH unchanged in opposing Robin Hood Gardens listing
English Heritage has refused to alter its opposition to the proposed listing of Robin Hood Gardens.
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NewsBlears calls in 3DReid’s £150 million retail scheme for Lancaster
Communities secretary Hazel Blears has called in a controversial £150 million retail-led scheme for Lancaster by 3DReid following protests by English Heritage and campaigners including architect and TV presenter Ptolemy Dean.
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NewsStowe & Beale’s £4 million revamp for Westminster Abbey Chapter House
Conservation architect Stowe & Beale and English Heritage have announced a £4 million project to refurbish Westminster Abbey’s 13th century Chapter House in central London, considered to be the birthplace of the UK parliamentary system.
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NewsPrasad backs fair access
RIBA president Sunand Prasad is to sit on a high-level government panel to help open up professions including architecture to those from less privileged backgrounds.
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NewsCambridge anger over Schosa table
Cambridge School of Architecture has hit out at school heads organisation Schosa over its interpretation of the latest official rankings of research performance.
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NewsWestminster boss’s job expands
Westminster City Council head of planning Rosemarie MacQueen (pictured) is set to gain a host of new responsibilities covering transport, crime and disorder, licensing and the environment in a major organisational shake-up.
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NewsCentre Point fountains make way for Crossrail
But heritage groups argue they should be reinstated once work is done
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NewsDCMS warned over Chelsea chapel
The developer behind the Rogers Stirk Harbour-designed Chelsea Barracks scheme in London has warned the DCMS not to list a chapel (pictured) on the site.
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NewsConcrete is key to Woodland Trust’s green offices
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has won planning permission for a headquarters for the Woodland Trust in Grantham, Lincolnshire.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron plans London towers
Swiss practice is working with Shard developer on UK’s tallest residential development
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Firms picked for Scottish healthcare framework
Aedas, Keppie Design and Nightingale Associates are among a crop of practices to have made it onto a massive £900 million framework to design hospitals and healthcare facilities in Scotland.
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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios submits £160m Cardiff offices for planning
A £160 million, 46,500sq m office complex in Cardiff by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has been submitted for outline planning permission.
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NewsMcNeil Beechey O’Neill designs Yorkshire nunnery
A new nunnery designed by McNeil Beechey O’Neill Architects is being built for members of the Carmelite Sisters.
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NewsLambeth Council refuses Make’s Albert Embankment tower
Lambeth Council has rejected plans for south London’s first fin-shaped skyscraper, designed by Make Architects.
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NewsJan Kaplicky dies: Levete, Zaha, Foster and Rogers pay tribute to 'irreplaceable' architect
Amanda Levete has paid tribute to her Future Systems partner Jan Kaplicky who died unexpectedly last week.
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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.