All articles by Will Hurst – Page 33
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NewsWho's the king of the castle?
Elephant & Castle bust-up sees Alsop out, but other stars are ready to enter the fry
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NewsParks face funding threat
Report warning over upkeep of green space as council drops phase two of Northala Fields
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Specifiers under fire in back injury campaign
The Health and Safety Executive is planning to track down architects who specify heavy blocks that put construction workers at risk.
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NewsPeter Bishop chosen for London’s top design job
Architects hail Camden director as ‘someone designers can relate to’
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‘Architects needed for nuclear programme’
Government plans to build a new generation of nuclear power stations will provide a valuable source of work for architects, energy minister Malcolm Wicks suggested this week.
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Design unit under scrutiny
GLA launches inquiry into Architecture & Urbanism Unit and increases scrutiny of Richard Rogers’ role
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Mayor’s design unit under fire
Conflict of interest investigation at the Architecture & Urbanism Unit
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AnalysisDesign jobs for the boys?
As the London mayor’s design unit prepares to expand its operations, practices left out in the cold have accused it of favouritism and a lack of transparency.
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Don’t be fooled — on all other issues they’re split
Arb’s new chief executive must be dreading her second board meeting.
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Arb agrees to clamp down on title abuse
Arb is to clamp down on abuse of title, following a rare unanimous vote by its divided board.
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Scottish watchdog signs up Hoskins
Scotland’s design watchdog this week announced a groundbreaking agreement with the Scottish Executive that it claims will give health projects north of the border the edge over those in England.
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Young firms get chance at Elephant
Up-and-coming firms DRMM and S333 are among five practices chosen for new housing schemes under a novel procurement arrangement pioneered by Southwark Council.
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Delays and £7m in costs hit FOA’s Ravensbourne College
Foreign Office Architects’ most exciting British project to date has had to be scaled down because of major delays and construction inflation.
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Regulations rejected
Exclusive survey: two in three architects believe building control damages design quality
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EP super-panel is ticket for work
Big name firms dominate English Partnerships’ four-year framework deal, amid claims of lack of diversity
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Design fears as hospital budgets are slashed
Serious doubts have emerged over the design standard of six new PFI hospitals this week following swingeing cost cuts of more than £400 million.
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Mixed-use and transport are keys to Lea Valley Park
The first stage of Urban Initiatives’ report on Lee Valley Park says mixed-use developments, as well as improved transport links and job creation, are fundamental to the area’s future
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Hospital to pilot single-room ward
The brave new world of healthcare design in Britain is to be put to the test with the building of an entire ward to study the use of single rooms in hospitals.