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NewsInternational competition launched for new Birmingham cultural centre and library
Plans have been unveiled for a £193 million West Midlands Cultural Centre which will revamp Birmingham’s Repertory Theatre and provide a long-awaited library for the city.An international competition will be launched for the 31,000sq m centre, which will include a new-build library and a 300-seat auditorium on the north side ...
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Ally Pally scheme is blocked
Plans for a £55 million redevelopment of south-west London’s famous Alexandra Palace by Aukett Fitzroy Robinson were blocked by the High Court last week.
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NewsBlears revives Farrell scheme
Communities secretary Hazel Blears has overturned Lambeth Borough Council’s decision to refuse planning for the 600-home Founder’s Place scheme by Farrell & Partners in south London.
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NewsPark wins place in Bradford’s heart
Multidisciplinary firm Gillespies has won planning for its £30 million park in the heart of Bradford, which forms part of Will Alsop’s masterplan for the city. Gillespies fought off Edaw to win the project last year.
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NewsCafé takes occupation
Architects in Residence has completed this military-style kiosk, which stands adjacent to the Imperial War Museum in south London’s Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park.
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NewsDoncaster’s new place in history
Cartwright Pickard has won planning permission for this £12 million hotel and leisure scheme in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
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NewsStratford gets a gem of a hotel
Buckley Gray Yeoman has won planning permission for this new hotel on the edge of the Olympic park site in Stratford, east London.
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NewsHappy landing for lifeboats
Cornwall-based Bazeley Architects has been granted planning permission by East Devon District Council for this £2 million lifeboat station in Exmouth.
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NewsPrefab holiday home powers itself
This timber holiday home in Sussex has been designed by Form Architecture to generate more power than it uses via solar and wind generation.
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NewsControversial academy go-ahead
Peter Clegg has defended a controversial west London city academy (model pictured) by Feilden Clegg Bradley in the face of sustained protests from residents.
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NewsWatford’s glass act
Nightingale Associates has won planning permission for this £63 million college in Watford. The 20,000sq m building will provide improved facilities for teaching courses, as well as a nursery and a learning resource centre.
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NewsLord’s expansion plan set to boost capacity
The owner of Lord’s has launched a consultation on plans for a massive overhaul of the historic cricket ground which could see its capacity boosted by 12,000.
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NewsSports centre regenerates brownfield Paris site
Brisac Gonzalez Architects has won a competition with this design for a new sports centre in Rue Pajol in Paris, close to the Gare du Nord.
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NewsHKR’s Red Cow to rise over Dublin
HKR Architects has won planning permission for a £70 million hotel (pictured) in Dublin, which will be the tallest in Ireland when it goes on site.
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NewsMaidstonemarries new and old
Hugh Broughton Architects’ RIBA competition-winning design for Maidstone Museum has won planning permission and listed building consent.
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Urban Splash scheme for Sheffield
Urban Splash has won planning permission for the first phase of its redevelopment of Sheffield’s Park Hill flats.
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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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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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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.