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De La-Hoz wins Huelva station competition
Spanish architect Rafael de La-Hoz has won an international competition for a new high-speed rail station beating practices including Rogers Stirk Harbour and Jean Nouvel.
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World's highest hotel opens in KPF Centre
The highest hotel in the world has opened in KPF’s International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong.
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NewsJames Review: the 16 recommendations
Report’s key recommendations include a central suite of drawings and specifications that can be applied across a wide range of educational facilities
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NewsCabe's BSF design standards 'did not work', says James
Report author berates lack of improvement in school design
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NewsJames Review says school design should be standardised
The long-awaited James Review into the future of schools building was released today, with recommendations that design and regulations should be simplified.The review, ordered by education secretary Michael Gove and carried out by a panel led by Sebastian James, head of the Dixons group, says school buildings should be based ...
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NewsAukett's warns over first half profits
But architect says it will return to the black in the second half of financial year
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NewsCapita Symonds to axe 40 from architecture team
Public service cuts are thought to be main cause as firm shuts its Clerkenwell studio
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Empty offices could be turned into homes, minister proposes
Government launches consultation on relaxation of planning rules
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OpinionSebastian James's centre parting
When will architects hear from Sebastian James, old Etonian and Bullingdon dining club chum of David Cameron, and the man poised to advise on the future of school building? An interim report was expected last September but is yet to see the light of day six months later.
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NewsGreen light for black house in Hertfordshire
Stephen Davy Peter Smith Architects receives planning consent for zinc-clad dwelling
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NewsOnly one eco-town will keep original standards
Just one of Labour’s 10 eco-towns will now be built to the original, much-vaunted environmental standards, it has emerged.
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NewsDrop in exam numbers sees Arb lose £41,000
The number of people applying to take Arb’s prescribed examination has dropped by almost a fifth in 2011, with the board set to lose out on £41,000 of income over the year.
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NewsMarks Barfield's Islamia to reapply for planning
Brent Council’s decision to grant planning to a scheme by Marks Barfield to extend the country’s first state-funded Muslim primary school has been scrapped and will be heard again.
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NewsBuilders back government’s zero-carbon turnaround
Housebuilders have clashed with environmentalists over the government’s decision to water down standards for zero-carbon homes.
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NLA sets up London industry lobby group
New London Architecture has set up a pan-industry body to lobby the capital’s mayor about future changes affecting future building in the capital.
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Shadow minister’s pertinent warning
Boots is indebted to Cabe’s former head Richard Simmons, for drawing our attention to a 2006 column in BD by the then shadow housing minister.
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OpinionArchitecture bubble rapped
The great and good of British architecture gathered for the private view of the James Stirling exhibition at Tate Britain last Monday night – including Zaha Hadid, David Chipperfield, Jeremy Dixon, Charles Jencks, Peter St John and Nigel Coates.