All articles by Dave Rogers – Page 26
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NewsPhilosopher mauls 'starchitects'
Philosopher Roger Scruton has accused star architects of talking “pretentious gobbledegook” in a bid to justify new buildings which will be torn down in 20 years’ time.In an opinion piece in the Times on Saturday, Scruton named Daniel Libeskind, Frank Gehry, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman and ...
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NewsHomes and schools to get 2012 greening
ODA to spend £1 million on reducing carbon emissions at local schools and houses
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NewsCabe's BSF design standards 'did not work', says James
Report author berates lack of improvement in school design
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NewsAukett's warns over first half profits
But architect says it will return to the black in the second half of financial year
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NewsCouncil U-turn on planning for Marks Barfield school
Brent to start process again in wake of legal action by residents
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NewsMake returns to profit
Ken Shuttleworth’s practice Make returned to profit last year helped by more work in China and London.The seven-year-old practice inched into the black with the firm turning an £890,000 pre-tax loss the year before into a £14,000 profit in 2010. Shuttleworth said 2009’s results had been hit by a bad ...
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NewsWonder wall blooms at Bennetts hotel
An 11-storey wall of flowering plants has been planted to cover the full height of the internal courtyard of a new City of London hotel.Designed by Bennetts Associates, the 584-bedroom Mint Hotel - formerly the City Inn - has been built in Pepys Street close to the Tower of London ...
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NewsEPR wins go-ahead to transform Gatwick offices into hotel
EPR Architects has been given planning permission to turn an office block at Gatwick Airport into a new 192-bedroom Hilton hotel.
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NewsStudio RHE's east London tower wins planning
Newham Council has approved designs by Studio RHE to build a 24-storey tower in the Royal Docks area of east London.Work on the £80 million scheme, called Silvertree, will start in the summer and is due to finish at the end of next year.The 161-apartment complex will be wrapped with ...
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NewsListing hopes dashed for Redcar Library
Architecture minister John Penrose has ignored advice from English Heritage and refused listing for ABK’s Redcar Central Library paving the way for the 1970s building to be torn down.
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NewsBuildings 'should display energy ratings'
The UK Green Building Council has said all non-residential buildings should have their A-G energy rating on public display to encourage landlords to bring up to scratch those premises lagging behind.The ratings would provide an at-a-glance indicator and detailed technical information on the energy performance of a building, it said.The ...
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NewsAdam's Warrington country house approved
Robert Adam’s practice Adam Architecture has won planning for a new country house in Cheshire.Called Massey Hall, the 2,700sq m design on the eastern edge of Warrington will replace a disused 19th century house, while Manchester firm Barnes Walker will restore the house’s surrounding parkland which was designed by Victorian ...
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NewsBWP's woodland homes scheme wins planning
A scheme by Surrey practice BWP Architects to build two new homes in the middle of Hampshire woodland have been approved by local planners.East Hampshire District Council’s decision means work on the site at Four Marks can now progress. The homes are surrounded by protected trees whose Root Protection Zones ...
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NewsBusiness chiefs attack coalition's airport strategy
Gensler boss joins others saying government needs to rethink policy
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