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National Gallery has 4m grant application refused
The refurbishment of the National Gallery in central London was in doubt this week after the Heritage Lottery Fund rejected its application for a £4.1m grant.
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Green light for Thurrock experiment
Broad stretches of the Thames estuary that are now closed to the public could be opened up in a radical approach to urban regeneration that emphasises community involvement
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John McAslan makes California shortlist
Architect John McAslan + Partners has reached the last six of a masterplanning competition in San Diego, California.
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NewsRecord sail
The Little Britain Challenge Cup, sponsored by Building, has received a record 230 entries in only 16 days. No more will be accepted now. The event, held in Cowes on the Isle of Wight, starts on 9 September. More than £100,000 was collected last year for the nominated charities and ...
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NewsFair and square
Nottingham architect Letts Wheeler has beaten a strong field to win a RIBA competition to redesign the Market Square in Northampton. Its design saw off efforts from rivals Panter Hudspith, Ash Sakula, Snell Associates and John McAslan + Partners. Letts Wheeler also won out over an entry from Northampton's favourite ...
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Trained diplomats to join UK's regeneration salesforce
DTI initiative will teach urban renewal skills to British embassy staff in order to promote UK firms abroad
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Eight contractors in UK prison framework deal
HM Prison Service has set up a framework agreement with eight contractors to build jails and carry out minor refurbishment works.
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NewsMoD refurbishment puts generals in open-plan offices
Grade I-listed headquarters in Whitehall reopens after radical interior makeover funded by PFI consortium
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FeaturesKing Richard the last?
Rogers, Foster, Farrell, Hopkins, Grimshaw … The long reigns of these signature architects are coming to an end. We look at what will happen when they go
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CommentWonders & blunders
David Birkbeck finds populist excitement at an Essex town, but only prophylactic disappointment in an East End designer home
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Regulation wear
This was an appeal against a decision that an employer did not have a duty to an employee under the Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992 Regulations 7 (1). The employer was a lorry driver collecting milk from farms. He had been supplied with steel capped safety boots, which ...
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NewsThe difficult handover
Another key senior director has left one of our world-renowned signature architectural practices. Where does this leave succession plans at Fosters, Rogers & Co?
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FeaturesStoned again
This City office block, designed by Arup Associates, shows that good ideas often arrive by roundabout routes, and when they do, they were often thought of hundreds of years before.
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NewsFormer Laing stalwart Stone takes top job at Gleeson
Experienced commercial director starts work at Gleeson after departure from Laing O'Rourke last June
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NewsBroker's notes: Beating the Greeks at tragedy
Not even the ouzo consumed in the wake of the glorious victory by the Greeks could dispel my depression after yet more financial black holes opened up at Jarvis.
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NewsMott MacDonald targets £500m
Multidisciplinary consultant Mott MacDonald has announced a surge in turnover for last year, and predicts that this year will be even better
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FeaturesA fare deal
The design team behind the Walthamstow bus station in east London has used its tight budget very wisely.
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Roofing and Transport Specifier
We discover how D5 Architects saw the light through its Reddith college roof and how a Walthamstow bus station took on a new shape.
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NewsBerkeley shocks City with urban regeneration switch
City applauds Pidgley's decision to pull out of traditional housebuilding and corner regeneration market