All articles by Will Henley – Page 8
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HOK Sport to split from parent group
HOK Sport, the architect behind London’s Wembley and Olympics stadiums, is to split from parent group HOK under a management buy-out.
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Beijing Olympics used to promote UK architects
British architects’ hopes of landing work abroad have received a huge boost thanks to intensive lobbying during the Beijing Olympics by the RIBA and trade minister Digby Jones, it has emerged.
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Mayor opens Olympic cycling centre in Redbridge
The first legacy sporting venue for the 2012 Olympic games, Redbridge Cycling Centre, was opened today (August 19) by London mayor Boris Johnson.
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RIBA launches competition to give Salisbury a “grand square to rival any in Europe”
Salisbury’s historic city centre could be transformed thanks to a new RIBA design competition.
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Heavyweights back Blears on Smithfield
Terry Farrell and George Ferguson have joined English Heritage in calling on the City of London to support a “creative” re-use for Smithfield Market.
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Ken attacks Boris over design policy
Former London mayor Ken Livingstone has accused his successor Boris Johnson of cost-cutting and “hypocrisy” over his changes to the capital’s design policy.
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Blears stops KPF’s Smithfield General Market redevelopment
Communities secretary Hazel Blears has vetoed plans by Kohn Pederson Fox to demolish a set of Victorian red brick buildings at the western edge of the historic Smithfield meat market in Farringdon, central London.
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Thirteen practices shortlisted for RIBA South West awards
Thirteen practices will battle it out in the seventh annual RIBA South West Town & Country Design Awards next month.
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Ken blasts Boris for ditching 100 Public Spaces programme
Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone has launched a stinging attack on his successor Boris Johnson, accusing him of cost cutting and “hypocrisy” following BD’s revelation that he has axed the 100 Public Spaces programme.
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Carmody Groarke reveals 7/7 memorial
Architect Carmody Groarke has revealed its designs for a permanent memorial to the victims of London’s 7/7 bombings.
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Foster urged to rethink Shoreditch tower plans
Foster & Partners should radically rework its controversial Bishop’s Place scheme in London’s East End, Hackney council has said.
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Hotel plan for ‘at risk’ Manchester fire station
One of Manchester’s “best loved landmarks” is to be transformed into a hotel under a £30 million scheme by Purcell Miller Tritton.
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Reed elected first woman president of the RIBA
Ruth Reed has been elected the first woman president of the RIBA and has pledged to champion other women in the profession during her term in office.
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Aukett shifts staff to focus on work in Middle East
Architectural giant Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has moved 30 of its design staff to work on projects in the Middle East.
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100 Public Spaces axed in London design shake-up
Flagship programme abandoned as Design for London subsumed into development agency
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Aukett’s shifts staff to focus on Middle East projects
Architectural giant Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has moved 30 of its design staff to work on projects in the Middle East and now expects half of its turnover to come from the region within the next three years.
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Purcell Miller Tritton plans hotel for at-risk Manchester fire station
One of Manchester's “best loved landmarks” is to be transformed into a hotel under a £30 million scheme by Purcell Miller Tritton.
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Council urges Foster's to rethink Shoreditch tower plans
Foster & Partners should radically rework its controversial Bishop's Place scheme in London's East End, Hackney council has demanded.
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Listing bid threatens Waterloo ambitions
Argument brews over architectural merits of London station
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Capita Architecture reports bumper first-half results
Capita Symonds, parent company of Capita Architecture, has reported a strong set of mid-year results, despite the impact of the credit crunch.