All articles by Anna Winston – Page 51
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NewsCouncil injunction halts demolition of Derby Hippodrome
Plans to demolish Derby’s grade II listed Hippodrome have been stopped in their tracks after the High Court imposed an injunction — the first time a theatre has been protected in such a way.BD reported last week that owner and developer Christopher Anthony of Grafton Square, Clapham, had come under ...
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NewsCastleford TV show delayed till autumn
A Channel 4 series billed as the first televised regeneration scheme in the UK is now likely to hit the small screen four years later than originally planned.The repeatedly-delayed programme, presented by Grand Designs broadcaster Kevin McCloud, chronicles the regeneration of Castleford in Yorkshire through 11 schemes by architects including ...
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FeaturesIs Silvertown still golden for Ash Sakula and Niall McLaughlin Architects?
A competition, two architects, a leading client and an edgy site in east London — that was four years ago. Now Cany Ash of Ash Sakula and Niall McLaughlin are back for an update on their flats for Peabody Trust
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FeaturesCredit crunch? You don’t know how lucky you are
While the faltering economy may not spell such stormy weather for architects as the recession of the early 1990s, it still pays to be prudent, especially regarding professional indemnity insurance, says Anna Winston
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New Covent Garden Market architects unveiled
Foster & Partners and Neil Tomlinson Architects have been revealed as the architects selected to redevelop the New Covent Garden Market site near Battersea Power station.The team will develop and deliver a new design for market facilities and infrastructure for the Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) in a project led ...
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NewsHadid wins Vilnius Guggenheim
Zaha Hadid has won the competition to design the new Guggenheim-Hermitage Museum in Vilnius, Lithuania, beating Daniel Libeskind and Massimiliano Fuksas
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NewsThree towns picked to receive Cabe seaside cash
Blackpool, Dover and Torbay are the first seaside towns to benefit under Cabe’s £45 million regeneration project, culture secretary Andy Burnham has announced, amid debate over whether the grant can make a real impact.
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NewsCredit crunch could lead to more architects being sued, insurer warns
Architectural practices are at greater risk of being sued by contractors and developers because of the strains of the credit crunch, a leading insurance company warned this week.Howden, an insurance broker which specialises in architectural professional indemnity insurance (PII) policies, said on Monday that clients would look for any way ...
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NewsBlackpool, Dover and Torbay are first to benefit from Cabe seaside cash
Culture secretary Andy Burnham announces the first seaside towns to benefit from Cabe’s £45 million regeneration project, amid questioning as to whether the sums can have any real impact.The Sea Change scheme, which also involves English Heritage, Arts Council England and lottery bodies, will see £15 million delivered each year ...
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NewsTeachers call for greater design role
The government must give teachers a far greater role in school design and introduce new standards for refurbishment of existing buildings, a major teaching union has claimed.
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NewsCZWG looks to the future with eight new partners
CZWG has revealed a massive expansion as its founders put in place their succession strategy.
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NewsLibeskind’s China boycott a ‘stunt’, says van Egeraat
Daniel Libeskind’s boycott of work in China on ethical grounds has been slammed as a “publicity stunt” by leading Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat.
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NewsQueen opens Rogers’ T5 – images
Twenty years after it first went in for planning Richard Rogers Terminal Five building at Heathrow airport will finally be opened by the Queen.
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FeaturesFinnish city holds health facilities contest
The city of Espoo in Finland and the Finnish Association of Architects have issued a call for ideas as the first stage of an international competition to find a new design for the city’s central health facilities.
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Building StudyHarley Street consultation
Warm materials and cool design for Sonnemann Toon cancer clinic
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Heatherwick wins project in Leeds regeneration
Mixed-use scheme will be practice’s biggest UK commission
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NewsMassie wins Reykjavik scheme
Graeme Massie Architects has won a competition to masterplan a 150ha site in Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik, scooping €60,000 (£45,000) in the process.
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NewsGraeme Massie wins Reykjavik masterplanning competition
Graeme Massie Architects has won a competition to masterplan a 150ha site in Iceland’s capital city, Reykjavik, scooping €60,000 (£45,000) in the process.The Edinburgh-based Yaya runner-up triumphed over French firm Jean Pierre Pranlas-Descours and Dutch architect Studio Irander in the final of the contest, triumphing over other practices from Australia, ...
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NewsTop architects back Smithfield
Inquiry hears KPF’s scheme backed over ‘undistinguished’ General Market