All articles by Will Hurst – Page 30
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Massive interest in Olympic Village competition revealed
More than 500 architectural practices have registered for the chance to design elements of the £2 billion 2012 Olympic village, the Lend Lease consortium has revealed.The international search for around 40 firms, first made public in BD (News March 23), has attracted talent from countries including Algeria, Georgia, Germany and ...
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NewsFramework agreements hiking cost of social housing
Framework agreements, which create panels of architects for use by housing associations, have increased costs without improving the quality of homes, a recent survey suggests.
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NewsFoster hits bum note on U2 hotel
Plans to extend famous Dublin landmark fall foul of heritage lobby
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AnalysisMcColl’s out but what now for SMC?
Stewart McColl’s sudden departure from SMC last week left the group in disarray. But how did such a success story fall so far — and so fast?
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Stewart McColl resigns
The founder and deputy chairman of Britain's largest architectural firm has resigned amid warnings that practices within the SMC Group may have to close
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NewsTories blast Livingstone over skyscraper frenzy
Cameron’s policy group accuses architects of pandering to the ‘vulgarity of bigness’
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NewsMilton Court reprieve as City planners reject replacement
Moves to demolish the first block built at the Barbican complex by Chamberlin Powell & Bonn have been put on hold after a £100 million redevelopment plan by David Walker Architects failed to win planning approval.
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NewsPlanning white paper to fast-track big infrastructure projects and domestic applications
Proposals to speed up and simplify the creaking UK planning system have won a cautious welcome from architects
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NewsPlanning red tape set to be slashed
Work for small practices likely under new proposals, say experts
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NewsKoolhaas, Foster clash over ‘similar’ designs
No plagiarism but we were first, says Rem, as Foster’s deny any real likeness between schemes
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CompetitionsYAYA winner joins big hitters on Dollar Academy shortlist
Young Architect of the Year winner Nord is on a glittering shortlist of Scottish firms competing to redevelop one of the country’s most prestigious public schools.The Grade A listed Dollar Academy, in Scotland’s central belt, was designed by William Playfair and built in 1818 but requires extensive modernisation.Under the guidance ...
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NewsRIBA brings in register of political interests
Senior figures at the RIBA will have to declare membership of political parties and other groups such as the Freemasons after strict new rules were introduced in the wake of BNP member Peter Phillips’ bid for the presidency last year (News June 16, 2006).
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NewsWe will not repeat 60s, architects tell Lammy
Pringle dismisses Lammy criticism as ‘playing to the gallery’
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NewsHousing architects are out of touch, warns culture minister
Architects risk repeating the mistakes of the post-war housing boom, culture minister David Lammy claimed this week.Speaking on Thursday morning at the Think 07 conference, Lammy, the minister responsible for architecture, raised doubt over whether the profession is designing “truly sustainable” buildings in line with what the public want.David Lammy“The ...
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NewsExperts slam wasteful housing competitions
Thousands of days worth of work by British architects is being squandered under the government’s massive housebuilding drive, Britain’s largest housing practice claims.
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NewsMilton Keynes drops flagship marina plans
Major clients reject award winning architects for key site because designs are too ‘up in the sky’
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NewsLondon plans world’s largest architecture show by 2012
London’s architecture biennale is set to expand into the largest architecture festival in the world by the time the capital hosts the Olympics, its organiser Peter Muray has revealed.