All articles by Will Hurst – Page 11
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NewsOccupier gives up on Allies & Morrison's Hampton Court scheme
A controversial scheme opposite Hampton Court Palace by Allies & Morrison has suffered a blow after the withdrawal of the proposed occupier.
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NewsAnger as Foster keeps title despite quitting Lords
Pressure is growing on Norman Foster to give up his “Lord Foster” title following his resignation from the House of Lords.
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NewsKensington Palace plan appals design champion
Reworked plans for a new entrance for Kensington Palace by classicist John Simpson & Partners have been dismissed as “just a few steps above a garden shed”
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NewsFoster quits House of Lords to avoid paying full British taxes
Norman Foster has resigned from the House of Lords, more than two years after BD revealed he had become a Swiss resident
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NewsGovernment gives £390 million boost to new housing
Beleaguered housing architects have received a boost with the news that the government has found £390 million to help fill the Homes & Communities Agency’s funding black hole.
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MultimediaVideo: London Festival of Architecture
In this video, Peter Murray, founder and director of the London Festival of Architecture, talks about what is most relevant at this year’s festival to BD readers.
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NewsRobert Adam's Witanhurst mansion refurbishment wins planning appeal
Robert Adam has scored a massive victory in his plans to revamp the largest private house in London not owned by a member of the royal family.
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NewsDoubts grow over future of Kickstart
Only one fifth of the half-a-billion pound budget earmarked for the second round of Kickstart has been committed amid growing doubts over the future of the controversial stimulus programme.
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NewsThe Union Street Urban Orchard
A lush urban orchard and community garden has been created on the south bank for the London Festival of Architecture and beyond.
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NewsLouvre manoeuvre
A design by Zaha Hadid Architects has made it on to a final shortlist of three in a competition for a 44,000sq m dance and music centre in The Hague.
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NewsWork begins on Jestico & Whiles’ Docklands hotel
Work has begun on Jestico & Whiles’ Aloft London Excel hotel in London’s Docklands.
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NewsFireplace firm claims EH abused its position
English Heritage is facing scrutiny from Britain’s new coalition government over claims of a conflict of interest which allegedly saw it “abuse” its planning powers in favour of a commercial partner.
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NewsPrince Charles's Chelsea Barracks letter revealed
The full contents of Prince Charles’s emotional letter to the prime minister of Qatar, imploring him to rethink Richard Rogers’ plans for Chelsea Barracks, have been made public.
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NewsRogers defends scrapped Chelsea plan
Richard Rogers this morning defended his scrapped design for Chelsea Barracks and took another swipe at Prince Charles’ interference in the project as reminiscent of “feudalism”.
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Brady comes out strongly in Q&A for presidency
The RIBA could be run by two women in succession after Angela Brady cemented her position as the frontrunner in the race to succeed Ruth Reed
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NewsSwiss win for Taylor
Stephen Taylor Architects, in association with Swiss practice Brockmann Stierlin, has won first prize in a competition for a €8 million 5,000sq m housing project near Zurich.
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NewsRetrofitting is best way to cut carbon emissions, says report
The best way to bring down carbon emissions from the built environment is to embark on a national programme of retrofitting, a major new report argues.
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NewsArchitects worse hit by recession, FT reports
Architects are still bearing the brunt of the job losses caused by the recession, the Financial Times reported today.
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NewsBoris calls for new financing model to enable Battersea tube extension
London mayor Boris Johnson has written to chancellor George Osborne urging him to introduce a novel form of financing seen as crucial to the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station.
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NewsHanif Kara joins Architecture Foundation board
The engineer Hanif Kara has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Architecture Foundation.