All articles by Vikki Miller – Page 21
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NewsBig architects share out East London Line spoils
Wilkinson Eyre, John McAslan + Partners and Scott Brownrigg win contracts on stations and regeneration schemes
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London may get ‘super market’
The Guinness brewery site in Park Royal, west London, could become London’s biggest food market.
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NewsDocklands skyscraper hits planning problems
Architect Sheppard Robson lobbies London mayor and council to change planning policy on Isle of Dogs
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NewsFoster emerges as favourite for Heathrow East Terminal
BAA appoints practice to carry out feasibility study and concept designs for £1.5bn airport scheme
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Architects attack ‘very tight’ £60k house timetable
Practices selected for first four sites in Prescott’s contest warn that EP’s design programme may not be met
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Skanska set to win first BSF contract
A Skanska-led consortium has been named preferred bidder for the government’s first Building Schools for the Future contract.
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Broadway Malyan to design scheme for Fourth Grace site
£80m mixed-use project to replace Alsop’s ‘Cloud’ in time for Liverpool’s reign as European City of Culture
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NewsFears that schools rules will increase risk of Legionnaires’
Consultants warn that design rules that lead to the use of mechanical ventilation could endanger children’s health
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Paddington hospital a step closer
Five high-profile architects have made it on to the shortlist to redesign the controversial St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, west London.
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Developers line up to bid for £4bn stations overhaul
Stanhope, Helical Bar, British Land and Land Securities in line for work on Network Rail’s upgrade scheme
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QS fee rates fall behind architects and engineers
Survey shows QS fees rose just 6% over five years, but hourly rates for project managers are increasing
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Gensler to revamp iconic Lloyd’s building
International architect Gensler has been appointed to develop “a blue-sky strategy” for one of Richard Rogers’ most controversial works, the Lloyd’s building in the City of London.
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Cyril Sweett to oversee £2bn Scottish transport spend
Consultant to project manage nine high-profile projects, including troubled Edinburgh tram network
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FeaturesThe defeated champions
Tessa Jowell has become the ministerial design champion. Building asks how she can succeed where so many have failed, while Peter Stewart, assesses if government is now wise to design
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Schools need sprinklers to combat arson, says EC Harris
Consultant calls for sprinkler systems to come as standard in new-build schools, as yearly arson bill rises to £70m
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NewsAlsop’s Harrow masterplan axed in favour of McAslan
After fierce criticism from community, the ‘green condom’ is ditched for McAslan’s mixed-use scheme
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Crest Nicholson and Berkeley set to team up on £550m job
Instead of picking one consortium Greenwich council proposes joint venture ‘dream ticket’ for the Ferrier estate
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BRE may sue ODPM over use of eco-rating system
Consultant takes legal advice as ODPM prepares to use version of EcoHomes in Code for Sustainable Buildings
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NewsRogers’ taskforce calls for communities plan to be axed
John Prescott’s plans for South-east housing growth come under severe criticism from panel of urban advisers
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FeaturesMy kind of place
To whet your appetite for London’s Open House weekend, we asked nine architectural luminaries to pick the building they’d choose to visit … and offer a selection of delectable alternatives.