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MP was sustainability trailblazer
Robert Jones, the former Tory minister who championed sustainability before it became a buzzword, died of liver cancer on Monday at the age of 57.
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NewsGasworks threaten CZWG housing
A massive residential development designed by CZWG for the Peabody Trust could be refused planning because of safety concerns over nearby gasholders.
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NewsGrosvenor defends Paradise St
Developer blames tight timescales for Liverpool scheme’s £140m loss
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NewsUrban golf enthusiast dies at 34
Friends have paid tribute to Jeremy “Jez” Feakes, a director of architecture practice Unit 20, remembering his “drive, intelligence, zest and sense of fun”. Feakes died earlier this week aged 34 after a fall at his studio.
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£4 million for seafront revamp
The Northwest Regional Development Agency has approved £4 million of funding for phase two of Blackpool’s Central Seafront redevelopment, masterplanned by Edaw.
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ACA attacks chartered scheme
The Association of Consultant Architects has attacked the RIBA’s plan to launch its controversial Chartered Practice scheme, to be launched in the summer.
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NewsAdjaye is chairman of the boards
Work on this prefabricated house in east London, designed by David Adjaye, is almost complete.
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NewsRIBA bids to assess foreign architects
A much hated exam that foreign architects must take to qualify in the UK is set to be overhauled after the Arb offered other institutions the opportunity to run it.
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NewsLivingstone backs green roofs policy
Major new developments in London will be expected to include vegetated roofs and walls following a policy U-turn by mayor Ken Livingstone.
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Bad PFI schools lead to ‘bullying’
The government’s Building Schools for the Future programme is leading to designs that promote bad behaviour and bullying, teachers have warned.
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Viñoly wins Battersea Power site
Rafael Viñoly has beaten Foster & Partners and SOM in a secret competition to masterplan the 38ha Battersea Power Station site.
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NewsHousing Corp beats its target
The Housing Corporation has delivered more than 40,000 affordable homes in the first year of its National Affordable Housing Programme — 10% more than its stated target.
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NewsCandys’ sweet deal for Rogers
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners gets off to a flying start with £600m Chelsea Barracks win
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Inspire East and CIC East join up
The Construction Industry Council East and sustainable communities body Inspire East have signed an agreement to work together.
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NewsSkanska to develop City offices
KPF will work with contractor-developer Skanska to design this eight-floor office development at 20 Gresham Street in the City of London.
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NewsKelly refuses to rein in councils on green homes
Communities secretary Ruth Kelly has refused to rein in those local authorities demanding faster adoption of the Code for Sustainable Homes, despite intense lobbying from house builders.
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NewsEdinburgh critics will fight on
£300m Caltongate project in for planning, but campaigners fear it could jeopardise city’s world heritage status
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Six in running for Eltham mixed-use development
Six firms have been shortlisted in an RIBA competition for a mixed-use scheme at the Eltham Baths site in south-east London.
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NewsRevamp for Euston station
American architect Leo A Daly has beaten competition from Make and Arup for a £1 billion redesign of one of London’s most notorious 1960s eyesores, Euston station.