All Civic articles – Page 19
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TechnicalSt Peter’s Seminary, Cardross by Avanti Architects & McGinlay Bell
St Peter’s Seminary near Glasgow is a brutalist ruin that is being given new life as an arts venue. What makes the refurb unusual is that the crumbling decay, instead of being covered, will be used as a central feature. Ike Ijeh reports
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NewsZaha, Make and Squires vie for Westminster gong
City council shortlists 12 for inaugural “People’s Choice” building of the decade award
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NewsCroydon ‘cultural quarter’ plans move forward
Planners approve Rick Mather Architects’ Fairfield Halls upgrade and new homes
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NewsGreen light for dRMM's east London town hall conversion
Newham Council approves scheme for its own private-rented-sector offshoot
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NewsCharity Commission reveals Garden Bridge Trust verdict
Watchdog finds charity’s behaviour in order but voices some concerns
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NewsBrixton architect plans Bowie bolt from blue
Zac Monro unveils project to recreate David Bowie’s lightning bolt on musician’s home turf
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NewsSerpentine picks Francis Kéré for 2017 pavilion
African-born architect unveils tree-themed structure for summer festivities
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Building StudyThe Loom, London by Duggan Morris
Duggan Morris has respun a former east London wool warehouse as a 21st-century office through an elegant balance of intervention and restoration. Ike Ijeh reports
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Building StudyLive Works, Newcastle by Flanagan Lawrence
Live Theatre has ventured into the high-stakes world of property development to enable it to plough the profits back into making plays. Ike Ijeh takes a look around Live Works, the theatre’s £10m office project, to see how the building fits into Newcastle’s historic Quayside
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NewsStitch showcases east London regeneration plans
Becontree Heath proposals would deliver 170 new homes
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NewsDeadline looms for huge London design framework
Mayor Sadiq Khan seeks up to 225 firms for housing-led regeneration push
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Building StudyBibliothèque Alexis de Tocqueville, Caen by OMA
With its regular glazed facades and cruciform shape, the northern French city’s new library is surprisingly understated for an OMA project. But as you would expect from the Dutch practice, there are some clever architectural manoeuvres at play – as Ike Ijeh finds out
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NewsHaringey unveils £3.5bn Wood Green transformation plans
London borough pushes Crossrail 2-driven comprehensive redevelopment proposals
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NewsParis to spruce up Eiffel Tower for Olympics bid
New reception areas and upgrades to lower second-floor proposed for €300m programme
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Building StudyElbphilharmonie, Hamburg by Herzog & de Meuron
Hamburg wanted the Elbphilharmonie to be an instantly discernible architectural symbol to lift the city’s prestige but got a faceless glass block sitting on top of a brick one. Yet in its theatrically wavy rooftop, Herzog de Meuron has brilliantly conjured up an emblematic national icon - just ...
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NewsGort Scott sees off high-profile rivals to land Harrow council offices job
Team also includes Allies and Morrison and We Made That
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NewsLifschutz Davidson Sandilands scoops Illuminated River contest
David Adjaye, Amanda Levete and Diller Scofidio Renfro among those beaten for central London bridges scheme
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NewsAberdeen unveils latest Union Terrace Gardens plans
City consults on conservative LDA proposals after high-profile schemes bite dust
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NewsSuffolk town lines up masterplan team
David Lock and Peter Brett hired for Bury St Edmunds vision
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NewsLights go up on Illuminated River proposals
David Adjaye, Amanda Levete and Diller Scofidio Renfro showcase schemes for central London’s bridges