All articles by James Rose
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NewsKing’s Cross leaps over final hurdle
The £2 billion redevelopment of King’s Cross, masterplanned by Allies & Morrison, is finally set to go ahead after local campaigners lost a last-ditch court battle.
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King's Cross judicial review - verdict
Argent wins the battle to redevelop London's King's Cross - unless protestors appeal
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NewsManchester’s Simpson is reaching for the heights
Ian Simpson has been asked by developer Albany Crown to add an extra 10 storeys to his approved 44-storey design for its Albany tower in Manchester. The extra height would make it the city’s tallest building.
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NewsPlanning white paper to fast-track big infrastructure projects and domestic applications
Proposals to speed up and simplify the creaking UK planning system have won a cautious welcome from architects
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NewsPlanning red tape set to be slashed
Work for small practices likely under new proposals, say experts
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NewsMoscow replicas mock Russia’s past, says Save
Moscow’s architectural heritage is under an “immediate, extensive and overwhelming” threat, a report published this week warns.
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NewsBrown under fire on building policies
Leadership challenger attacks eco-towns, housing failures and PFI
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NewsEH brain drain risks reputation
Number of in-house architects at English Heritage falls by 40% in three years
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NewsMore open Arb scraps near-miss exam resits
Arb has reformed its hated exams for foreign architects amid signs of a new mood of openness at the regulator.
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NewsGeorgian Group is now estate agent too
Heritage organisation hopes selling to the ‘right hands’ will pre-empt questionable planning applications
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News‘Stand-off’ drives new embassy design
HOK chosen for Jakarta as US terrorist fear prompts Grosvenor Square sale
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NewsCrystal Palace towers to be rebuilt
Brunel's 280ft water towers at south London's Crystal Palace Park will be recreated as sustainable energy towers under plans drawn up by German landscape architect Latz & Partner.The two original towers, which were removed during the second world war, stored water to feed a series of spectacular fountains at a ...
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NewsFarrell’s Edinburgh extension scrapped
Designs by Terry Farrell to extend his International Conference Centre in Edinburgh have been scrapped following the shock withdrawal of the developer.
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NewsRetirement ‘time bomb’ threatens conservation
The UK’s historic built environment could be damaged because of a retirement “time-bomb” among local authority conservation officers, experts have warned.
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NewsWill outsourcing take the heat off Arb?
The controversial validation process for foreign-trained architects may be resolved, as architecture schools welcome Arb’s invitation to take over the exam.
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NewsCandys’ sweet deal for Rogers
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners gets off to a flying start with £600m Chelsea Barracks win
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NewsRIBA bids to assess foreign architects
A much hated exam that foreign architects must take to qualify in the UK is set to be overhauled after the Arb offered other institutions the opportunity to run it.
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Blackpool’s regeneration hopes look up
Regeneration task force launched as Lords reject casino decision
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NewsSalisbury takes on Arb over proof of insurance
Arb critic and former board member Ian Salisbury has revealed legal advice that he hopes will stop the Arb board disciplining architects who fail to provide evidence of their professional insurance.
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NewsRichard Rogers clinches the Pritzker Prize for 2007
Richard Rogers has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize for 2007, becoming only the fourth British architect to take the award. Judges praised the RRP founder as "a champion of urban life".