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Two Brits on shortlist for Mies award
David Chipperfield’s America’s Cup Building in Valencia and Zaha Hadid’s Phaeno Science Centre in Wolfsburg are among seven finalists selected for the 2007 Mies van der Rohe Award.
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NewsBattersea plans dumped
Foster, Viñoly and SOM in running for power station, as new owner prepares to dump Arup masterplan
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Get ready for the big Think
Tom Bloxham, chair of Urban Splash, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at Think, a new property and construction event focusing on sustainability, regeneration and innovation. He will deliver his headline speech, “Are some areas beyond regeneration?” on May 2.
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Scottish watchdog blasts ‘it’ll do’ culture
The chair of Scotland’s design watchdog has attacked the “it’ll do” culture, which he believes has led to a poor standard of development north of the border.
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Changes proposed to tall buildings policy
Tall buildings could be given outline planning consent under new guidance put out for consultation by Cabe and English Heritage.
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Expanded schools remit for Cabe causes concern
The extension of Cabe’s remit to include the design review of all schools built or refurbished by the Department for Education & Skills under its Building Schools for Future (BSF) programme has met with a muted response from the profession.
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NewsCollege plan steps up
City of Westminster College has selected this £90 million design by Danish architect Schmidt Hammer Lassen for its new Paddington Green HQ building.
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NewsGLA probes decline of London’s street trees
The Greater London Authority has launched an inquiry into the loss of street trees in London amid growing concern that they will die out, leaving the capital’s public spaces exposed to rising temperatures.
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Minister defends planning system
Planning and housing minister Yvette Cooper hit back at critics this week during a parliamentary seminar on the “overburdened” planning system.
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Farrell takes vision for Gateway to Tories
Terry Farrell is promoting his idea for a national park in the Thames Gateway to leading figures in the Conservative Party following growing disillusionment with the government’s approach.
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Heritage lottery to fund museum plans
John Miller & Partners and Sidell Gibson have been given the go-ahead for their second project together after a funding commitment made by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
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Make takes over from RRP on Haringey plan
Make has taken over the masterplan for Haringey Heartlands dropped by Richard Rogers Partnership earlier this month.
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NewsZaha’s latest performance
Zaha Hadid has released this image of the Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre, one of five major institutions to be developed as a new cultural district on the Gulf state’s 270ha Saadiyat Island.
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NewsRegency refurb
Tim Foster Architects has won planning consent for this performing arts centre at Cheltenham Ladies’ College.
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NewsSpace for Salford
The Manchester office of HKR Architects has won planning permission for this £11 million residential development in Salford.
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100 public spaces halved
Exclusive: Peter Bishop sets out priorities for Design for London’s £2.5 million budget
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NewsThe hills are alive...
Plasma Studio admits its Esker Haus in the South Tyrol is “parasitic.” The self-contained residential unit is built on top of a 1960s house, initially adopting its host’s structure then gradually morphing into its own form.