All articles by Will Hurst – Page 24
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AHMM's Westminster Academy is bookies’ favourite to win Stirling Prize
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’s Westminster Academy the 3/1 favourite to win this year’s RIBA Stirling Prize, according to bookmaker William Hill.
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FeaturesHugh Cornwell on music and architecture
Hugh Cornwell, legendary voice of The Stranglers, talks to Will Hurst about his appearance at Chetwoods' Party on the Green at the London Festival of Architecture, and his interest in the visual arts.
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Five picked for court building frameworks
Five firms, including Manchester Civil Justice Centre designer Denton Corker Marshall, have been picked for a prestigious framework agreement for court buildings.
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NewsLords blast Boris on Parliament Square
London mayor Boris Johnson’s scrapping of plans to turn Parliament Square into a pedestrianised plaza were slammed by members of the House of Lords this week.
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NewsHousing practices feel the chill of recession
BD survey reveals picture of dwindling orders, redundancies and difficulties in getting paid
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NewsLondon mayor axes flagship Parliament Square plans
London mayor Boris Johnson has scrapped ambitious plans to transform Parliament Square into a pedestrianised piazza.
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Campaigners slam UIA over failure to expel Israelis
Lobby group Architects & Planners for Justice in Palestine has vowed to continue with its campaigning after a move to expel Israeli professionals from the International Union of Architects (UIA) failed.
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NewsBoris set to keep Rogers as adviser
Richard Rogers will continue to advise the mayor of London on design alongside a host of other architects, new incumbent Boris Johnson revealed.
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NewsLetters reveal bitter tussle of MacCormac and BBC
Correspondence exposes how loss of the iconic newsroom proved final straw for MJP
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NewsBattersea Power Station redevelopment- images
Plans for an immense 300m high chimney and ‘eco-dome’ form part of the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, architect Rafael Vinoly revealed on Friday.
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Hadid takes the battle to Hodge
Architect lobbies minister as Robin Hood Gardens’ D-Day approaches
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BSF boosted by new design director role
The role of design within the government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme is set to be boosted thanks to a raft of reforms including a powerful new architect role within delivery body Partnerships for Schools.
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News2012 Velodrome set to ditch timber roof
Hopes that the London 2012 Olympics might be a beacon for the use of sustainable wood could be dashed after it emerged that the Hopkins-designed Velodrome is set to boast a steel roof rather than a timber one as originally planned.
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NewsCaruso St John and dRMM among seven architects picked to join 2012 Athletes Village team
Seven leading architects have been appointed to join the team designing the £2 billion London Athletes Village amid a renewed focus on design quality.As the International Olympic Committee visited the capital to check on 2012 progress this week, Athletes Village developer Lend Lease announced it had appointed de Rijke Marsh ...
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NewsEnglish Heritage defends its failure to back Robin Hood Gardens
EH chair says estate 'fails as a place for human beings to live'. Read the statement; watch the video
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NewsCabe backs efforts to save ‘ground-breaking’ estate
Review panel’s call for listing renews pressure on Hodge as Rogers urges ‘let’s keep fighting’
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NewsDavis pulls out of race for president
The battle for the RIBA presidency took a dramatic twist this week as Paul Davis pulled out, leaving Ruth Reed and Andrew Hanson in a two-horse race.
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Health trusts are bypassing PFI for major new projects
A healthcare procurement system which architects claim is a massive improvement on PFI is to be used for the first time on some of the largest hospital building projects in the pipeline.
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NewsRIBA and ACA split over forms of client contract
Architects will be forced to choose between two rival forms of client contract after the collapse of more than two years of negotiation on the issue between the RIBA and the Association of Consultant Architects.In a move destined to create a major schism between the two organisations, ACA president Brian ...
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NewsDavis quits RIBA presidency race citing work pressures
The battle for the RIBA presidency took a dramatic twist this week as Paul Davis pulled out, leaving Ruth Reed and Andrew Hanson in a two horse race.Davis, founder of Paul Davis & Partners and a past president of the Association of Consultant Architects, said his practice’s growing workload had ...