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Southwark consolidates
Southwark Council has established a major projects department which will pump £4 billion into better quality housing, transport and education across the south London borough.
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NewsJustice centre work draws to a close
Denton Corker Marshall’s landmark £113 million Manchester Civil Justice Centre will finally be completed this month, just as client Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) is swallowed up by the newly created Department of Justice.
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NewsSpire of Hope set on Cathedral
The 40-tonne new Spire of Hope by Belfast firm Colin Conn & Robert Jamieson Architects has been erected on the roof of the city’s St Anne’s Cathedral.
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Shops and offices to go zero carbon
Housing minister Yvette Cooper is ramping up the government’s drive to tackle climate change caused by the built environment by turning her attention to commercial buildings.
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NewsCanada Water shapes up with landmark library
Southwark Council has granted planning for this library at Canada Water in south-east London.
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Buoyant industry sees orders rise
New construction orders rose by 4% in the year to March 2007, with public housing and housing association orders alone showing a 26% increase, figures from the Department of Trade & Industry reveal.
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NewsRIBA brings in register of political interests
Senior figures at the RIBA will have to declare membership of political parties and other groups such as the Freemasons after strict new rules were introduced in the wake of BNP member Peter Phillips’ bid for the presidency last year (News June 16, 2006).
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NewsEH brain drain risks reputation
Number of in-house architects at English Heritage falls by 40% in three years
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NewsBradford tower plan submitted
Plans for a £150 million mixed-use development in Bradford by Glenn Howells Architects, including this 38-storey glass tower, have been submitted to Bradford council.
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NewsBath gets green design professor
Bill Gething, a partner at Feilden Clegg Bradley, has been appointed visiting professor of sustainability design at the University of Bath.
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NewsArmitt is new ODA chair
John Armitt, former chief executive of Network Rail, has become chairman of the Olympic Delivery Authority and will join two new high-profile members of the organisation’s expanding design team.
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NewsMore open Arb scraps near-miss exam resits
Arb has reformed its hated exams for foreign architects amid signs of a new mood of openness at the regulator.
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NewsAlexander joins Beyond Green
Beyond Green, a sustainability consultancy whose clients include Cabe and the ODA, has appointed James Alexander (pictured) as managing director.
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NewsWe will not repeat 60s, architects tell Lammy
Pringle dismisses Lammy criticism as ‘playing to the gallery’
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News3i poised to take a stake in Foster’s
Private equity group 3i is expected to sign a contract to take a minority stake in Foster & Partners by the end of next week.
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NewsFoster signs deal with 3i
Mouzhan Majidi is new chief executive as practice prepares to expand worldwide
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NewsNew warning system for tower fires
A revolutionary warning system for skyscrapers which could help avert another 9/11-type disaster has been hailed by leading architects.
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NewsExperts slam wasteful housing competitions
Thousands of days worth of work by British architects is being squandered under the government’s massive housebuilding drive, Britain’s largest housing practice claims.
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NewsClapham keeps context
Planning has been granted for ESA Architecture’s new office development in Clapham, south London. The £4 million building will be used as the head-quarters of a housing trust.
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NewsZumthor chapel is in a field of its own
This month sees the long-awaited completion of the Peter Zumthor-designed Bruder Klaus field chapel.