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NewsThirteen practices shortlisted for RIBA South West awards
Thirteen practices will battle it out in the seventh annual RIBA South West Town & Country Design Awards next month.
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Mecanoo wins Birmingham Library competition
Mecanoo has won the competition to design the new Birmingham Library, beating fellow Dutch stars OMA along with Foster & Partners, Foreign Office Architects, Hopkins, Wilkinson Eyre and Schmidt Hammer Lassen.
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NewsFoster scheme has clear run in Croydon
A 150,000sq m scheme by Foster & Partners now looks likely to be built at south London’s Croydon Gateway site after communities secretary Hazel Blears effectively ruled out rival plans by Michael Aukett Architects.
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NewsKen blasts Boris for ditching 100 Public Spaces programme
Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched a stinging attack on his successor Boris Johnson, accusing him of cost cutting and “hypocrisy” following BD’s revelation that he has axed the 100 Public Spaces programme.
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NewsWeston pier pavilion owners vow to rebuild
The owners of Weston-super-Mare’s grade-II listed Grand Pier have vowed to rebuild its famous pavilion after it was destroyed by fire on Monday.
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Mayor moves on Waterloo towers
Boris Johnson has branded as “unacceptable” proposals for three Allies & Morrison-designed towers to be built close to Waterloo Station.
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NewsThe Public lures retail
Lyons Sleeman Hoare and Tesco have submitted a major mixed-use scheme in West Bromwich for outline planning.
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Pender to head Heriot-Watt school
Heriot-Watt University has appointed Gareth Pender as head of the School of the Built Environment.
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NewsGlasgow scheme gets green light
Architect SMC Hugh Martin has received planning permission for this £130 million office development in Glasgow.
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NewsFoster urged to rethink Shoreditch tower plans
Foster & Partners should radically rework its controversial Bishop’s Place scheme in London’s East End, Hackney council has said.
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NewsHotel plan for ‘at risk’ Manchester fire station
One of Manchester’s “best loved landmarks” is to be transformed into a hotel under a £30 million scheme by Purcell Miller Tritton.
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NewsRIAS grants honorary fellowships
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has made Robin Harper (right) and Dame Barbara Kelly (centre) honorary fellows.
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NewsReed elected first woman president of the RIBA
Ruth Reed has been elected the first woman president of the RIBA and has pledged to champion other women in the profession during her term in office.
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NewsGovernment sets out eco-town standards
The government has set out standards for eco-towns that require all buildings in an eco-town to be zero-carbon and 40% of land to be designated as green space.
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NewsING drops Gehry scheme
Frank Gehry’s £290 million King Alfred scheme in Hove looks likely to be abandoned after investor ING Real Estates withdrew backing.
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NewsElephant plaza dispute resolved
One of most significant schemes in the regeneration of London’s Elephant & Castle will go ahead after a dispute between the developer and Southwark Council was resolved.
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Olympic screens plan ‘like Currys’
Cabe has objected to plans to erect up to 60 giant television screens as permanent installations in cities and towns in time for the 2012 Olympics.
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Seven listed for Douglas Crossing
The RIBA has announced that seven teams are competing to design the River Douglas crossing near Preston, Lancashire.
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NewsNew Street contest comes off the tracks
Critics fear that Foreign Office Architects will lose all control to Atkins