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Six firms shortlisted for garden history museum
AOC, Sarah Hare Architects and Ullmayer Sylvester are among six young firms shortlisted for a competition at the Museum of Garden History on the banks of the Thames at Lambeth.
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DRMM to work on a mobile Tate
De Rijke Marsh Morgan has seen off international rivals to the contract for a feasibility study for a mobile Tate gallery. The practice will also provide design advice for the preliminary stages of the project.
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NewsMargate Beach contest winner
Collado Collins has won a competition to design this £600 million mixed-use scheme (pictured) at Margate Beach in Kent.
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NewsGreen light for affordable homes
European Urban has won planning permission for this canalside mixed-use development near King’s Cross in north London.
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McAslan shortlisted for Florida school
John McAslan has been shortlisted in a competition to redevelop a seminal Florida high school he helped campaign to save.
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NewsLarch-clad social housing comes to White City
This newly completed affordable housing scheme in west London’s White City is the result of a collaboration between Cartwright Pickard and French practice B&C Architectes.
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Giants Causeway scheme in doubt
Northern Ireland’s enterprise minister Nigel Dodds has insisted that funding for Heneghan Peng’s visitor centre at the Giants Causeway has not been withdrawn, but is on hold after a rival private scheme was submitted for planning.
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Gross Max gets Brixton go-ahead
Lambeth Council has granted planning permission for the redesign of Brixton town square by Gross Max as part of London’s 100 public spaces programme.
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NewsParry appointed for Wells project
Eric Parry Architects has been appointed by Wells Cathedral School to design a recital hall in the city centre.
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NewsA hole in its heart
Zaha Hadid Architects’ latest project is this 21-storey commercial and retail development in Dubai.
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Shanghai expo list revealed
Six leading practices have been short-listed by the Foreign Office to design the British Pavilion for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
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NewsMonkey Puzzle launches Scottish design festival
Scotland’s Six Cities Design Festival has kicked off in style with the opening of Aberdeen’s Monkey Puzzle Pavilion.
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NewsEnergy certifcates delay HIP roll-out
Despite winning praise for the planning white paper, communities secretary Ruth Kelly faced the embarrassment of a last-minute U-turn on the controversial Home Information Packs this week.
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NewsBig names urge Israelis to end ‘oppressive’ works
Alsop, Farrell and MacCormac join call to stop work on schemes that oppress Palestinians
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Nuclear plants backed
A new generation of nuclear power stations will be built in Britain, the government signalled in its energy white paper this week.
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NewsThey’re on their way to Wembley
Manchester United and Chelsea fans visiting the new Wembley Stadium for tomorrow’s FA Cup Final will be among the first to admire Marks Barfield’s adjacent public square and White Horse Bridge.
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NewsTorquay site is pathfinder
Exeter-based Kensington Taylor Architects has won planning permission for this £24 million community college in Torquay. The scheme is a One School Pathfinder, funded by Building Schools for the Future, to allow Torbay Council a pilot project for its future approach to BSF.
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NewsMoscow replicas mock Russia’s past, says Save
Moscow’s architectural heritage is under an “immediate, extensive and overwhelming” threat, a report published this week warns.
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NewsHowells wins RIBA Stoke project
Landscaping proposals by Glenn Howells Architects, including kiln-like pavilions (pictured) and shared space street design, have won an RIBA competition as part of the £20 million regeneration of Stoke-on-Trent.