More Architectural Reviews – Page 69
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NewsThe new east enders
Glasgow council has approved planning for the first phase of the £300m athletes’ village for the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
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NewsGod’s work
Architect Paul Davis + Partners and contractor Wallis have completed the restoration of St George’s, a grade II-listed church in north London.
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NewsBasingstoke fire
A partly built timber-frame building in Basingstoke was severely damaged after catching fire last Friday.
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NewsThe floating opera
Garsington Opera, which recently moved to Wormsley Park, Oxfordshire, gained planning permission for an auditorium last Wednesday
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FeaturesSenseless acts of beauty
Foreign Office’s art college in north Greenwich is a beguiling mix of randomness, order and commercial astuteness
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NewsMuseum of Liverpool Energy Centre: Quality of Mersey
The Museum of Liverpool, engineered by Buro Happold, has begun the final commissioning of its Energy Centre
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NewsCouncils approve Tescos despite planners recommending refusal
Planning officers’ recommendations are ignored by councillors in Hull and Consett
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NewsVinci wins contract for Nottingham Trent student accommodation
UPP awards Vinci contract to deliver 727 new student residences designed by Church Lukas
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FeaturesJapanese house by Eastern Design Office: Heaven & earth
This Japanese home-cum-office on the edge of a precipice is designed to resemble a dragon flying over a mountain
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NewsManchester approves 33-storey student tower
Second tallest building in Manchester will provide accommodation for 520 students
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NewsDesign team sought for Outer Hebrides castle
A design team is being sought for the revamp of Stonoway’s Lews Castle.
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NewsMcLaren parks showroom in One Hyde Park
Supercars will be sold on the ground floor of the Rogers Stirk Harbour development
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FeaturesTerry Farrell's Regent's Place: Regent’s spark
Sir Terry Farrell’s Regent’s Place is the fruition of a vision that should kick-start the regeneration of one of London’s more grisly thoroughfares. Ike Ijeh reports
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NewsIranian embassy by Daneshgar Architects: Chelsea rematch
Local residents have appealed to Prince Charles to help halt plans for a new Iranian embassy building in central London due to its modernist design
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NewsNanjing Medical University by BDP: Chinese medicine
Building Design Partnership has won the design competition for a medical faculty at Nanjing Medical University, in China’s Jiangsu province
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NewsCircle Hospital, Reading by Bryden Wood: Outside the Circle
Architect Bryden Wood has gained detailed planning consent for a £24m private hospital in Reading
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NewsPlymouth University reveals plans for Hoe
Former site of the Plymouth School of Architecture set to be location for student accommodation designed by Willmore Illes Architects
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NewsPFI deal signed for £50m Central Library in Liverpool: Library fine
A £50m PFI deal to renovate the Central Library in Liverpool was signed this week, following four years of planning. The 150-year-old building has now closed while the work is carried out by contractor Shepherd along with Amber Infrastructure.The architect on the scheme is Austin-Smith:Lord. The library is scheduled to ...
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FeaturesChatham Dockyard's salvage operation
Returning a wrecked building to public use is tough enough at the best of times, but when your main contractor goes under, the pressure piles on. Stephen Kennett hears how Chatham Dockyard overcame adversity to open its new cultural hub for the summer tourist season
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