All Architects articles – Page 193
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NewsDartford masterplan wins planning
Delancey and Essential Land scheme designed by Grid will provide up to 1,050 homes
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FeaturesWestfield Stratford City: Maxing out
Westfield Stratford City in east London - dead handy for the Olympic park - is Europe’s biggest urban shopping centre, a retail behemoth so large it is really a city within a city with more than 300 shops and 2 million ft2 of retail and leisure space. Ike Ijeh goes ...
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NewsRIBA awards shortlist announced
The RIBA has announced the shortlists for its 2011 awards series.
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NewsUK construction industry launches Iraq trade mission
Representatives from Atkins and Maber heading to Iraq in bid to win commercial and residential contracts
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NewsLabour launches creative network to boost arts
Labour party launches new initiative aimed at boosting the creative industries in the UK
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NewsRMJM director joins Pringle Brandon Drew
Miriam White will lead architect practice with John Drew
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FeaturesGround Zero: The world's emptiest space
Until the physical gap is filled, the emotional void of 9/11 will continue to haunt the city. Ike Ijeh looks at how designers, architects and builders are working to do justice to the significance of the site. Photography by Keith Kleiner
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CommentProcurement: Design in the dumps
‘Design and dump’ procurement wastes contractors’ skills, distorts the market and pushes up costs for the client, says Steve Hale. But change is on the way
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CommentThe case for skyscrapers: Scaling new heights
The 9/11 attacks made us nervous about erecting tall buildings but actually we need them more than ever - after all, they offer a more sustainable solution than urban sprawl
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NewsNew RIBA boss wants architects to take lead
Angela Brady calls for architects to be reinstated as project leaders
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NewsWTC Tower 3 architect calls for push on stalled scheme
British architect says developer Silverstein must secure private financing
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NewsBroadway Malyan to design world’s third tallest tower
Architect opens a studio in Turkey to support design of 571m tall skyscraper
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NewsAn emergency shelter with a difference
This ‘origami’ shelter is one of many concepts being exhibited in Australia to highlight the effects of Japan’s natural disasters
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NewsRIBA launches competition to redevelop £13m college
Winning design team will redevelop Bird College in Sidcup
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NewsAngela Brady becomes RIBA president
Second woman to hold post will begin two-year tenure on 1 September
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NewsGovernment drops VAT changes to contracts
Housing associations say changes to design and build contracts would have cost the sector millions
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FeaturesRestarting work on Universities: Any news is good news
Financial uncertainty can dampen any spending mood. But now the government has set funding and raised tuition fees, UK universities are getting on with attracting students – which means restarting schemes put on hold during the recession.
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Eight architects shortlisted for Steamboat museum
Niall McLaughlin Architects on shortlist for Lake Windermere visitor attraction
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NewsArchitects' e-petition renews call for procurement reform
Move follows call for change made by Rab Bennetts, RIBA and Design Council Cabe