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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.
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Colchester’s cultural quarter seeks architect
Colchester Borough Council has launched a competition to find an architect for the town’s new cultural quarter.
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NewsErskine’s Ark is rebuilt as Byker wins listing
The legacy of legendary architect Ralph Erskine received a double boost this week as his famous Byker Estate in Newcastle was listed and work began on restructuring the interior of his Ark office in west London.
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Jowell’s search for new heritage boss goes on
The Department for Culture Media & Sport will readvertise the post of English Heritage chair after culture secretary Tessa Jowell rejected two leading candidates.
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Broughton team wins Kent museum contest
Hugh Broughton Architects has beaten competition from practices such as Atkins and Featherstone Associates to triumph in a RIBA competition for a gallery extension in Kent.
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RTPI slams call to relax planning regulations
Little support for right-wing think-tank’s recommendations
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Foster emails clients to say: relax, I’m still in charge
The world’s most famous architect Norman Foster took the unusual step of emailing staff and clients this week to set out his plans for the future of his business.
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Public procurement to take in long-term costs
A new era of high-quality public architecture beckons after a government body which oversees a staggering £64 billion of public spending on the public estate ruled that the long-term costs of buildings — such as maintenance and energy use — must be taken into account.
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Local participants expand global reach
When you look at the list of the globe’s largest architecture practices, Foster’s (number eight in the BD World Architecture 100 list for 2007) sticks out.
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Foster: Next, the universe
His stunningly successful brand is being mooted for sale or flotation, but is the price right? And will expansion overseas follow?
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The right stripes
This colourful 20,000sq m mixed-use development by HOK in Marylebone has been granted planning permission by Westminster council.
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NewsSweeping statement
Fears that the design-and-build process would compromise this distinctive S-shaped bridge have been averted, its architect claimed this week.
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Marks & Spencer plans to be carbon-neutral by 2012
Retail giant Marks & Spencer has announced ambitious plans to go carbon neutral by 2012, including a pledge to make its 500-plus stores 25% more energy efficient.
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News730-home Peabody project submitted
A flagship residential project in west London has finally been submitted for planning.