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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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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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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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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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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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NewsA hole in its heart
Zaha Hadid Architects’ latest project is this 21-storey commercial and retail development in Dubai.
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NewsUEA to honour Will Alsop
The University of East Anglia is to award an honorary degree in civil law to Will Alsop.
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NewsBrown under fire on building policies
Leadership challenger attacks eco-towns, housing failures and PFI
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NewsCase of the empty house
Urgent repairs to save the grade II listed Surrey home of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle are being carried out by local authority workmen.
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Four on Olympic media centre list
BDP, Hopkins, Allies & Morrison and Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson Architects have been short-listed by the Olympic Delivery Authority to design the International Broadcast Centre and Main Press Centre for the 2012 games.
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NewsKoolhaas, Foster clash over ‘similar’ designs
No plagiarism but we were first, says Rem, as Foster’s deny any real likeness between schemes
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NewsV&A picks Findlay for Dundee site
The Victoria & Albert Museum is planning its first outpost in Scotland under a collaboration with the University of Dundee and architect Kathryn Findlay.
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HIPs face final hurdle
Legal action by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors will be the last hurdle for the government’s controversial Home Information Pack proposals after the failure of a Parliamentary challenge by the Tories.
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...as Foster’s faces share plan probe
Foster’s faced a further headache this week as financial watchdog the Employee Share Ownership Centre raised detailed questions over the winding-up of the firm’s employees’ trust before private equity group 3i’s investment in the practice.
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Work to stabilise Silbury Hill starts
Work has begun to stabilise the 4,400-year old Silbury Hill in Wiltshire.
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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.
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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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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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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.