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NewsGreen light for Space Group Architects' Westminster scheme
Space Group Architects has received planning permission for a mixed-use development in the London borough of Westminster.The four-storey building, based at Vauxhall Bridge Road near Victoria Station, sits just outside a conservation area and will be clad in basalt lavastone.It will provide retail space over two floors, with offices above ...
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OpinionAmanda’s secret
The V&A’s competitions team went to great lengths to ensure no one discovered the winner of its Exhibition Road project before the official announcement.
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NewsMinister 'surprised' by WWF quitting Zero Carbon Taskforce
Environmental charity quit after government watered down zero carbon definition
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NewsMake's Croydon scheme submitted for planning
Cherry Orchard Road includes tallest building in the area
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NewsKPF's Paris tower revamp completes
Construction work has completed on the refurbishment of the “First Tower” in the La Defense business district in Paris, making it the tallest office block in France.KPF and French practice SRA Architectes designed the €300 million revamp of the building, which saw its height raised from 155m to 230m through ...
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NewsArchitecture minister unveils Stonehenge funding package
Work on Denton Corker Marshall visitor centre on course to start next year
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NewsFirst images of Peter Zumthor's Serpentine Pavilion revealed
Dutch designer Piet Oudolf will create a garden for the Serpentine Gallery’s summer pavilion, designed by last year’s Pritzker winner.
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NewsMies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House goes Lego
German modernist Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has had his masterpiece Farnsworth House immortalised in Lego
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NewsReed speaks out over RIBA chief executive ousting reports
RIBA president Ruth Reed has refused to deny reports that she made a failed bid to oust chief executive Harry Rich at a board meeting earlier this year.
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ReviewCultural Guide: April 4-10
This week’s cultural guide considers the merits of Béton Brut alongside a rethink of James Stirling’s work in the context of the crisis of modernism
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NewsNew architecture school head for Birmingham City University
Ex-student and acting deputy head Kevin Singh appointed to role
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Syria unrest hits museum scheme
The uprisings spreading across north Africa and the Middle East have led to the postponement of a conference to discuss the future of museums and heritage sites in Syria.
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NewsStudio RHE's east London tower wins planning
Newham Council has approved designs by Studio RHE to build a 24-storey tower in the Royal Docks area of east London.Work on the £80 million scheme, called Silvertree, will start in the summer and is due to finish at the end of next year.The 161-apartment complex will be wrapped with ...
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NewsUS Architecture Billings Index slows
The American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index (ABI) slowed in the early part of this year, after making steady progress for three months in a row.The ABI showed a tiny increase between January and February. The score in February was 50.6, up slightly from a reading of 50.0 the ...
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NewsPhilanthropist's estate boosts Stowe House restoration
The Paul Mellon Estate is to donate $250,000 (£156,000) toward the restoration of part of the grade I listed Stowe House in Buckinghamshire.Stowe House, a neo-classical building, was first constructed in the 17th century and remodelled through the 18th century by architects including Vanbrugh, Gibbs, Kent and Soane.Paul Mellon, who ...
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NewsToronto backs Rogers' city market scheme
The City of Toronto has confirmed funding for the redevelopment of St Lawrence Market to designs by Rogers Stirk Harbour and local architect Adamson Associates.
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NewsHaikou shortlist put to public vote
Zaha Hadid, Wilkinson Eyre and Broadway Malyan are among eight teams competing for a landmark development in Haikou, a city in the Chinese province of Hainan.
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NewsNeighbouring council backs barracks plans
Plans by Squire & Partners, Dixon Jones and Kim Wilkie Associates for Chelsea Barracks have won the provisional approval of neighbouring council Kensington & Chelsea.