All articles by Ruth Bloomfield
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NewsAHMM designs theatre for Tottenham Court Road Crossrail site
Hawkins Brown involved in residential and retail buildings for development
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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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AnalysisRIBA's Harry Rich pins hopes on fundraising
A year on from his appointment, RIBA chief executive Harry Rich is full of plans but refuses to be drawn on details, as Ruth Bloomfield discovers.
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NewsLloyd’s Building set to be listed next year
English Heritage will recommend Rogers’ building ’the day it turns 30’
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NewsAedas files contentious Gateway scheme
Designs by Aedas for one of the Thames Gateway’s biggest regeneration schemes have been submitted for planning
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NewsDismal John O’Groats to receive ‘fun’ makeover
Edinburgh practice GLM has won planning permission for a £6.5 million scheme to revitalise John O’Groats – recently dubbed the most dismal place in Scotland
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NewsFoster to create major new science centre in Oxford
Foster & Partners is to design a £30 million science and enterprise visitor centre in Oxford.
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NewsADP to create art gallery for Southend
ADP has won a contract to build a £26.9 million art gallery and library in Southend in Essex.
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News110 practices vie for V&A extension
A competition to design a 1,500sq m subterranean exhibition space for the V&A has attracted 110 entries from as far afield as Seoul, Sao Paulo and Los Angeles.
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NewsType3 Studio wins planning for Norwich housing
Type3 Studio has been granted planning permission for a 174-home development beside Norwich City Football Club.
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NewsMae celebrates 'overwhelming support' for council housing scheme
Mæ has received planning consent for a new housing scheme on a troubled east London estate.
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NewsSheppard Robson scheme sparks fury
Sheppard Robson’s plans for a mixed-use development in west London have sparked outrage from local residents
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NewsPringle Richards Sharratt wins planning for William Morris extension
Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects has won planning consent for a £3.75m extension to the UK’s only gallery dedicated to the work of William Morris.
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NewsC F Møller beats Brisac Gonzalez to design Norway opera house
C F Møller Architects has been selected to design the new Kristiansund Opera & Culture Centre in Norway.
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NewsRIBA to establish regional HQ in Liverpool
The RIBA is drawing up plans to establish a landmark regional outpost in Liverpool, including a public exhibition space in the city’s burgeoning new cultural quarter.
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NewsMake wins planning for controversial Brompton Diamond
Make Architects has won permission for a contemporary London building inspired by the facets of a diamond on condition that founder Ken Shuttleworth personally oversees the project.
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NewsHaworth Tompkins scoops V&A and Chichester Theatre projects
Haworth Tompkins has been selected to design a new study and conservation centre at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and to masterplan the future of the Chichester Festival Theatre.
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NewsHouchell bridges the Trent
Former Wilkinson Eyre architect Oliver Houchell has unveiled designs for a new foot and cycle bridge across the river Trent in the Lincolnshire town of Gainsborough.
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NewsVictorian Society bid to save hospital from Meadowcroft Griffin scheme
The Victorian Society has condemned plans to build offices over the site of one of London’s foundling hospitals.
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AnalysisWill the coalition’s focus on localism stitch up the planning process?
As the government’s regional planning strategy emerges, fears grow that a patchwork consultation system could prove a nightmare for architects