All articles by Marguerite Lazell – Page 10
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BDP unveils Birmingham campus masterplan
BDP has unveiled its masterplan for a £150 million redevelopment of Birmingham City University’s city-centre campus.
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NewsHolburne Museum alternative presses ahead
The Holburne Museum has accused the Bath Heritage Watchdog (BHW) of wasting tax-payers’ money by pursuing listed building permission for an “irrelevant” alternative to Eric Parry’s already-approved modernist extension.
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NewsACA seizes on RIBA letter defending new contract
The Association of Consultant Architects has branded the RIBA’s review of its new standard contract as “extraordinary” after RIBA vice-president Jane Duncan wrote to all her members in an attempt to allay fears about the contract.
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NewsCouncil backs Everton stadium scheme for Kirkby
Knowsley Council has approved Broadway Malyan’s controversial scheme in Kirkby for a new 50,000-seat stadium for Everton FC, and an adjacent retail development led by Tesco.
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NewsCabe defends decision to back Suffolk Tesco
But watchdog admits no review panel members visited the sensitive site
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Competition launched to design public square for King's Cross station
Camden Council and Network Rail have launched an RIBA competition to design a new public square at King’s Cross in central London.
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NewsDynamic Architecture creates rotating tower for Dubai
Italian-Israeli architect David Fisher has unveiled plans for the latest eye-popping skyscraper in Dubai – a 68-storey, rotating tower.
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NewsLondon mayor set to ditch Rogers as adviser
London mayor Boris Johnson has indicated that Labour peer Richard Rogers is unlikely to continue as the city’s adviser on architecture and urbanism under his administration.Speaking at City Hall on Wednesday, Johnson said: “I’ll certainly be maintaining the role of an adviser on architecture or urbanism, but you’ll have to ...
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NewsReed blasts RIBA with London bias jibe
Presidential hopeful courts regions with outspoken attack on “London-centric” institute
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NewsRIBA 2008 awards winners announced
The best new buildings in Britain were announced today through the annual RIBA Regional Awards.
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NewsNouvel towers over Paris competition
Jean Nouvel has beaten Foster & Partners and Daniel Libeskind in a competition to design a landmark tower in Paris’s La Defense district. At 301m tall, the Signal Tower will be only 23m lower than the Eiffel Tower in the city centre.Credit: EPADAn internal view of shops inside Nouvel’s towerNouvel, ...
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NewsWeb to help design out construction wastage
Architects must play a key role in reducing waste in the construction industry, according to a government-funded waste reduction and recycling programme.
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NewsBroadway Malyan told to rework Everton plan
Broadway Malyan’s design for a £400 million, retail-led development in Kirkby, including a new stadium for Everton Football Club, has been sent back to the drawing board after being slammed by Cabe and neighbouring local authorities.
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NewsRow as JCB boss tries to demolish own house
Experts split over bid to redevelop Chelsea grade II listed Georgian house
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NewsFire damages Liverpool's Bluecoat Arts Centre
Fire has swept through the Bluecoat Arts Centre, the oldest building in Liverpool, just two months after the completion of its £12.5 million redevelopment by Dutch firm Biq.Alarms in the building were set off shortly before 4 o’clock this morning, and around 30 firefighters spent more than three hours extinguishing ...
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NewsHappiness is not entering competitions
Bauman Lyons director Irena Bauman gives her tips on how to be a happy architect in a new book
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NewsWill Alsop to aid Palestra's bid to generate its own power
Will Alsop has been parachuted in to help retrofit his award-winning Palestra office building in central London as part of an innovative plan to see it generate more of its electricity on site.Transport for London, which is the building’s main occupier, is installing a combined heat and power (CHP) plant ...