All articles by Elizabeth Hopkirk – Page 252
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NewsFree school pioneer says design not necessary
Toby Young dismisses link between good architecture and academic ability
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NewsWigglesworth and Bennetts named as new Cabe commissioners
Architects Rab Bennetts and Sarah Wigglesworth were today appointed as Cabe commissioners by architecture minister John Penrose.
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NewsBarristers clash over Hopkins’ plans for Greenwich Market
Hopkins’ redevelopment plans for Greenwich Market would do “real and significant harm in an exceptionally important location”, a public inquiry into the proposals heard yesterday (Tuesday).
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NewsPrince's garden party showcases Feilden Clegg Bradley eco-pods
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios is exhibiting its Feildbarn eco-pods at the Prince of Wales’s environmental garden party this week.
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NewsPowell Tuck house digs out more space
Work has started on a private house by Powell Tuck Associates on the site of a former chapel of rest in Notting Hill.
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NewsFoster to give RIBA Trust lecture
Norman Foster is to give the 2010 RIBA Trust annual discourse next month.
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NewsCabe wants more changes to Viñoly Battersea plan
Cabe has called for further changes to be made to Rafael Viñoly’s masterplan for Battersea Power Station.
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NewsCivic Trust Awards deadline nears
The deadline for architects to enter the 2011 Civic Trust Awards is just two weeks away.
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NewsConran's Ealing housing scheme wins go-ahead
Conran & Partners’ £136 million regeneration of Ealing’s Green Man Lane estate in west London has won planning.
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NewsThorp retires from Leeds as last of city architects
As the seventh holder of the post steps down, the architect’s civic role is over. The man thought to be Britain’s last city architect is to step down after 40 years with the council, and will not be replaced.
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NewsRIBA Special Awards shortlist announced
David Chipperfield, DSDHA, dRMM, Carmody Groarke and Aecom are among the finalists for the RIBA Special Awards 2010.
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NewsRIAS alarm at Scottish National Trust report
The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has written to the National Trust for Scotland asking for an urgent meeting about the future of the historic properties it manages.
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NewsFred Goodwin linked with RMJM executive departures
RMJM has lost four of its senior executives since former Royal Bank of Scotland boss Fred Goodwin was controversially appointed as an adviser to the firm.
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NewsNicol Thomas faces Birmingham heritage battle
Conservationists are fighting to stop Nicol Thomas Architects from building a £40 million retirement village in Birmingham because it would destroy a row of fine Victorian and Edwardian villas.
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NewsZaha Hadid designs first project for her native Iraq
Central Bank headquarters in Baghdad will be a symbol of the new nation, says practice
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NewsRIBA to pay finalists early in delayed competition
The RIBA has promised to make early payments to four finalists caught up in a delayed £8 million international ideas competition.
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NewsDesign guide could ‘stifle creativity’ in homes sector
Architects have admitted the new London Housing Design Guide could jeopardise hope of an early recovery in the residential market
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NewsArgentine office is a first for Fosters
Foster & Partners has won a competition to build its first office development in Argentina.
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NewsNew images of Orbit unveiled
Fresh pictures of Anish Kapoor’s £19 million Orbit have been released in the week the structure cleared its latest planning hurdle.
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NewsHaworth Tompkins' Everyman wins planning
Haworth Tompkins’ £28 million redevelopment of Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre has won planning.