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Parker Morris standards just for social housing, suggests Boris adviser
Confusion surrounds plans by London mayor Boris Johnson to introduce Parker Morris-like space standards in the capital, former deputy mayor Nicky Gavron claimed today.
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NewsViñoly says Battersea Power Station scheme could change substantially
Rafael Viñoly’s controversial designs for Battersea Power Station could change substantially before being submitted for planning, the architect has admitted.
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NewsPartnerships for Schools appoints new design director
Partnerships for Schools, the delivery body for the government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme, has appointed Mairi Johnson as its director of design.
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£2,000 fine for use of ‘architect’
A Birmingham design firm has been ordered to pay more than £2,000 in fines and costs for misusing the title Architect.
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Prince puts £1bn into urban regeneration
Traditional architecture is to receive a boost from a £1 billion property fund set up by Prince Charles to invest in urban regeneration and sustainable property.
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Boris pledges £60m for disused properties
Architects stand to benefit from a £60 million fund to help bring disused London properties back into use.
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NewsHamiltons adds drama to Cardiff
Hamiltons Architects has submitted this £22.5 million scheme for the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama to Cardiff Council planners.
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NewsWork to start on Aquatics Centre
Zaha Hadid’s Aquatics Centre will go on site a month ahead of schedule, with work starting this month, the Olympic Delivery Authority claimed this week.
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Joint architects for York centre
CZWG and Holder Mathias have been appointed joint architects for the Coppergate shopping centre scheme in York.
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NewsCity’s bandstand will now play on
DRP Architects has been granted planning for a £850,000 scheme to restore Brighton’s historic seafront bandstand.
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Benoy to fund wildlife officer
The Benoy Foundation is to fund a conservation officer for 20 months to help with work on the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust’s Living Landscape project on the Trent flood plain between North Muskham and Dunham Bridge.
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NewsNational Trust bids to restore Vanbrugh masterwork
A grade I listed Northumbrian house widely seen as the finest work of English baroque is set to be restored and converted for public use under a radical plan by the National Trust.
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NewsEH forces rethink of British Museum plans
Rogers Stirk Harbour challenged over plan to demolish listed buildings
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NewsDirector buys out William Cowie
Aberdeen-based William Cowie Partnership has been bought out by director Dougal Morgan.
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NewsCZWG goes for gold
CZWG Architects has revealed its reworked design for a £150 million housing scheme on the banks of the River Thames opposite the O2 arena.
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NewsRow erupts over 'secret' plan for East End towers
Critics round on ‘astonishing secrecy’ over proposed cluster of skyscrapers in Shoreditch
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Wimbledon’s luxury housing hopes for game, set and match
This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships may be over but star players in future years might be interested in these proposals for a luxury housing scheme overlooking the All England Tennis Club.
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Housebuilders rush to slash jobs
Housebuilder Persimmon said this week it had cut up to 2,000 jobs since the start of the year, as sales fell 31%.
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Boris to ditch 50% affordable housing target in changes to London Plan
Boris Johnson has published a major report setting out his priorities for revising the London Plan.