All Heritage articles – Page 70
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Mecanoo’s library is disgraceful, says Madin
The architect behind the doomed 1970s Birmingham library has attacked Mecanoo’s replacement scheme which has condemned it to the wrecking ball.
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NewsSpence & Webster Belsize bungalows saved by planners
A pair of rare 1970s bungalows by architects Robin Spence and Robin Webster have been saved after a north London council turned down plans to redevelop the site.
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NewsHOK restores Kama Sutra translator's mausoleum
HOK has completed the restoration of the grade II* listed mausoleum of Richard Burton, the Victorian explorer and adventurer who translated the Kama Sutra.The mausoleum, which is in graveyard in Mortlake, south-west London, resembles the tent he used while travelling in the Middle East. It was built in 1891 and ...
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Cheltenham Art Gallery extension to start on site after lottery grant
Berman Guedes Stretton has been given the green light for its £6.3 million extension to Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum after the Heritage Lottery Fund awarded the project crucial funds.Work is now due to start on site this summer and could be completed by the end of next year.The Oxford ...
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NewsLondon practice Mossessian wins Moroccan competition
Architect beats hundreds to work on World Heritage Site
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NewsBasil Spence honoured by blue plaque
Coventry Cathedral designer Basil Spence has been honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque unveiled this morning (Wednesday) at his former home and office in north London.Spence, who died in 1976, was commissioned to design a new cathedral after the existing one was destroyed by German bombers during the second ...
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NewsArchitect sought to restore House Mill in east London
The River Lea Tidal Mill Trust is seeking an architect to work on the restoration and development of its grade I listed House Mill in east London.The £2.65 million project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, will see the restoration of the mill, installing renewable energy sources and providing education ...
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Old walls 'three times more energy-efficient than previously thought'
Inaccurate figures could lead to damaging and unnecessary interventions, warns SPAB
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NewsEnglish Heritage reports on ABK Redcar library
English Heritage has visited Ahrends Burton & Koralek’s (ABK) Redcar Central Library ahead of issuing a report detailing whether the building should be spot listed
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Society plans to celebrate Voysey
A new society dedicated to architect and designer Charles Voysey is seeking members, including the active committee roles of executive chair and secretary.
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NewsSmithsons' Upper Lawn Pavilion given grade II listing
Architecture minister lists country house by architects of Robin Hood Gardens
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NewsABK's Redcar library could be demolished this month
Fears for building as local MP supports council move
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NewsGovernment brands Unesco 'wasteful'
International heritage agency under fire for failing to show results
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NewsLace inspires interior for Croatian island fortress
Brighton practice Quixotic Architecture has won planning permission to renovate a medieval tower on a Croatian island.
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Victorian hospital saved from demolition
The Victorian Society has welcomed news that the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Brighton has been saved from demolition.
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NewsFretton mansion plans anger locals
Tony Fretton has drawn up plans to remodel a London mansion, complete with a vast subterranean complex beneath the one of the capital’s most expensive streets.
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NewsAdam defends Athlone House designs
Robert Adam has defended his designs for a £20 million neo-classical mansion in Hampstead against stinging attack from critics who described them as “inept”.
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NewsDRDH take Best Building prize at Sheffield Design Awards
DRDH Architectshas won the Best Building prize at the biennial Sheffield Design Awards 2010.