All articles by Dave Rogers – Page 39
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HCA announces Kickstart funding for 3,500 homes
The Homes & Communities Agency has announced a further £153 million in funding under its Kickstart programme.
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NewsNew call for inquiry into Brent Cross Cricklewood
Opponents of the £4 billion Brent Cross Cricklewood masterplan by Allies & Morrison have pledged to step up their campaign by asking the government to hold a public inquiry into the project
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BSF procurement shakeup to cut costs
Local councils will create 100 design adviser posts to speed process
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NewsGrimshaw’s staff numbers rise 30%
Grimshaw has announced plans to hire more architects after bucking the recession by increasing the number of staff on its payroll by 30% in the past 18 months.
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NewsViñoly set for takeoff
A new airport in Uruguay designed by Rafael Viñoly is due to become operational next month.
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Morrell appointed as government chief construction advisor
BD columnist Paul Morrell has been appointed to the new £120,000-a-year role of government chief construction advisor.
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NewsCouncil approves Allies & Morrison’s Brent Cross Cricklewood development
Barnet Council has given the green light to the £4.5 billion Brent Cross Cricklewood development in north-west London.
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Publicist Deborah Stratton dies
Architectural publicist Deborah Stratton has died after a long illness aged 54.
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NewsYRM links with US practice to go nuclear
YRM has linked up with a larger US architect to bid for nuclear power station work.
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Berry joins Woods Bagot
Former HOK director James Berry has joined Woods Bagot to spearhead the firm’s push into the education market.
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NewsBond Bryan to design new faculty building for Sheffield Hallam
Local practice Bond Bryan has beaten off more than 100 others to design a new £25 million building for Sheffield Hallam University.
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NewsArchitects should resign from bad schemes, says Cabe chairman
Outgoing Cabe chairman John Sorrell last night called on architects to resign from schemes to prevent bad buildings being built.
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NewsBDP’s Old Trafford redesign goes into bat
Plans by BDP to redevelop Old Trafford cricket ground have been submitted to the local council.
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Hugill’s new firm will be developer and owner
Former Lend Lease chairman Nigel Hugill has revealed his new property company plans to own the plots of land it develops rather than simply selling them off, in a move he claims will raise design quality
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NewsGrimshaw to oversee Heathrow expansion
Greenpeace calls third runway scheme ‘the greatest climate change project on the planet’
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Lighthouse will continue as architecture centre
The Scottish government has stepped in ensure the continuing existence of the Lighthouse architectural centre, by transferring a series of Lighthouse programmes to watchdog Architecture & Design Scotland.
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NewsScottish country house wins as Georgian Group awards attract record entries
A record number of entries were submitted for this year’s Georgian Group architectural awards, which saw the main prize awarded to the restoration of a country house in Scotland.
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NewsTwo win Welsh low-energy housing competition
Energy-efficient home proposals by HLM and Bere Architects have won the Welsh Passive House architectural competition.
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NewsMUMA to design £12m extension for Manchester’s Whitworth gallery
London architect MUMA has won the scheme to build a new £12 million extension at the Whitworth Art gallery in Manchester.
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NewsNightingale wins £840m Glasgow hospital project (flythrough)
Nightingale Associates has beaten Keppie Architects and BDP to land its largest ever contract in its 20 year history, the £840 million Glasgow Southern General Hospital.