All UK articles – Page 931

  • Aerial view of Leith Docks
    News

    RTKL Edinburgh harbour masterplan in for planning

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Plans by RTKL to regenerate Edinburgh’s vast harbour — with two new piers, homes, offices and up to five new hotels — have been submitted for planning

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    Residential sector hit worse than expected

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The residential construction sector has been hit harder than expected by the financial crash, according to a report by business analyst Experian Construction Forecasts.

  • Most of the velodrome is sunk below ground level.
    News

    Go-ahead for Hopkins Velopark

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Hopkins Architects’ 2012 Velopark was approved by the Olympic Delivery Authority planning committee on Tuesday night, the last of the permanent Olympic sporting venues to get the go-ahead.

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    Could the Prince’s green semi save the planet?

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Prince Charles’s attempts to redefine British architecture have entered a new phase with the unveiling of his foundation’s experimental eco-house designed in traditional style

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    Halt Hadid Hoxton scheme, says Save

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Save Britain’s Heritage has urged communities secretary Hazel Blears to call in Zaha Hadid’s scheme for Hoxton Square in Shoreditch, east London

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    Howells wins Newman masterplan

    2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

    Glenn Howells Architects has won the competition to develop the campus masterplan and associated buildings for Birmingham’s Newman University College, beating BDP and Edward Cullinan Architects among others.

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    Fears over Arts Council policy shift

    2008-12-11T18:29:00Z

    Architecture centres fear that events focusing on building design will be marginalised in favour of art projects after Arts Council England officially scrapped Architecture Week.

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    RIBA fees hike sparks threat of RIAS divorce

    2008-12-11T09:35:00Z

    RIAS talks of breaking off partnership after secret RIBA meeting agrees subscription rise

  • Westminister Academy: Up for another award
    News

    Design Awards 2009 shortlist revealed

    2008-12-10T16:13:00Z

    AHMM’s Westminster Academy and Stirling prize winning Accordia housing scheme are among the shortlisted entries for the 2009 Brit Insurance Design Awards.

  • View from the north bank of the Thames of the proposed Potters Field development
    News

    Squire & Partners unveil latest Potters Field plans

    2008-12-10T09:30:00Z

    New plans for the controversial Potter’s Field site next to Tower Bridge in central London have been unveiled by Squire & Partners.

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    Jowell: Olympic contingency fund may need raiding again

    2008-12-09T18:07:00Z

    Olympics minister Tessa Jowell has admitted that the 2012 Games organisers may need to raid the £2 billion contingency fund again next year if private partners can not be found to back the Olympic Village and broadcast centre.

  • CUH2A's £58m Edinburgh science centre
    News

    Work under way on CUH2A’s £58m Edinburgh science centre

    2008-12-09T17:03:00Z

    Work has begun on a £58 million scientific research centre for the University of Edinburgh by science building specialist CUH2A, a division of US practice HDR Architecture.

  • Foggo Associates building will stand alongside the Gherkin
    News

    City approves Foggo's can of ham

    2008-12-09T13:20:00Z

    Foggo Associates' 90m-tall commercial building in the City of London has won planning approval, despite objections from Cabe and the City Heritage Society.

  • News

    BDP’s Nick Terry dies

    2008-12-08T17:09:00Z

    Nick Terry, a director and former chairman of BDP, has died following a year-long battle with cancer. He was 61.

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    Titanic project gets £43.5 million

    2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Eric Kuhne’s scheme for a £97 million development in Belfast has received a massive boost after the Northern Ireland Executive agreed to offer £43.5 million worth of funding.

  • Insall (right) with Cormack.
    News

    50 years not out for heritage firm

    2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Donald Insall launched his latest book, Living Buildings, to coincide with the 50th anniversary of his firm, Donald Insall Associates, at a reception at Goldsmiths’ Hall in the City of London last month.

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    Mayor consults on accessibility

    2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

    London mayor Boris Johnson has commissioned a major survey to discover how the city can be made more accessible in the run-up to the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

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    HCA launches without any housing targets

    2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

    The Homes & Communities Agency has not yet drawn up targets to improve the supply of housing and kick-start regeneration schemes across the country, its chief executive has admitted.

  • CZWG has submitted plans for a £160 million mixed-use scheme opposite Arsenal football club in north London
    News

    CZWG's Arsenal towers

    2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

    CZWG has submitted plans for a £160 million mixed-use scheme opposite Arsenal football club in north London.

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    BD wins best magazine award

    2008-12-05T00:00:00Z

    BD has been named Weekly Magazine of the Year at the International Building Press awards, with BD’s news editor Will Hurst taking home News Reporter of the Year.