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Architecture degrees leap in popularity
The annual number of students applying to study architecture has jumped by almost 10,000 in the past four years, making architecture degrees more popular than ever.
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NewsCost-cutting fears over Zaha's Glasgow museum
Zaha Hadid’s flagship transport museum in Glasgow is undergoing a further round of value-engineering, a report to the city council’s finance committee has revealed.
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NewsJohn Lewis expansion put on hold
Stores by O’Donnell & Tuomey and Acme mothballed amid slowdown
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Hugill to leave Lend Lease
Athletes' Village developer Nigel Hugill is to resign from his post as chairman of Lend Lease Europe in order to “pursue other opportunities”.
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NewsShortlist for RIBA special awards unveiled
The shortlist for RIBA's special awards, which will be awarded alongside the Stirling Prize, has been revealed.
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NewsNatural History Museum unveils images of CF Møller’s extension
The Natural History Museum has released the first pictures of the second phase of its state-of-the-art Darwin Centre, a scientific research and collections facility designed by Scandinavian architect C F Møller.
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HOK Sport to split from parent group
HOK Sport, the architect behind London’s Wembley and Olympics stadiums, is to split from parent group HOK under a management buy-out.
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Arts Council postpones decision on Architecture Week
The Arts Council England has delayed making a decision on the future of Architecture Week so it can hold another round of consultation on the future of the event.
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Cabe slams schemes by eco-towns architect
Cabe has slammed two residential schemes designed by Barton Willmore comprising more than 7,000 homes between them.
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NewsGovernment will review Robin Hood Gardens decision
The government will review its decision not to list Robin Hood Gardens in a major boost for BD’s campaign to save the east London housing estate.
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NewsArchitects hit back in Edinburgh Unesco row
Anger as director-general calls for ongoing developments to be halted
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NewsArt beside the seaside
Rick Mather Architects’ new Eastbourne art gallery, the Towner, is near completion in preparation for an opening in early 2009.
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Councils will audit homes design
Local authorities will now have to report annually on the design quality of new housing built in their areas by marking their performance against a set of 20 Building for Life criteria.
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NewsPractices battle for Southwark schools
Studio E Architects and Jestico & Whiles are competing against BDP and Haverstock Associates to win Southwark Council’s £200 million Building Schools for the Future programme.
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RIBA calls for Norwich designs
The RIBA has launched an invited competition to design up to 100 homes on the Greyhound Opening site in Norwich, less than a mile outside the city centre.
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NewsChocolate scheme to York’s taste
Planning officers in York have recommended for approval a scheme by Red Box Design Group to turn the former Terry’s chocolate factory into a mixed-use development boasting 225 residential units.
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Tyneside student wins clinic prize
A speech and language therapy clinic by Elaine Neish has won the Architect for Health 2008 health student award.
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Parry to design Palladio galleries
Eric Parry Architects has been appointed by the Royal Academy of Arts to design the gallery space for an exhibition about 16th century architect Andrea Palladio, which opens next January.
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NewsLiverpool hospitals officially open
Health secretary Alan Johnson (right) has officially opened the redevelopment of two Liverpool hospitals by Nightingale Associates.
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NewsJewel of Oxford St
The newly completed facade of Future Systems’ £2.3 million Oxford Street office scheme replaces a three-storey brick and glass frontage above two floors of retail near Oxford Circus.