All articles by Vikki Miller – Page 7
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NewsImages: The rise of the Empire Riverside Hotel
David Chipperfield scheme topped out at former brewery grounds in Hamburg
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NewsJune date for UK's first top level sustainable house
Zero carbon home from Sheppard Robson, Arup and Kingspan features PVs, biomass and a 'wind catcher'
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Massive shake up for Cabe's design review panel
Fourteen new members appointed to replace the 12 who left in 2006
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NewsODA courts cycling guru for velodrome
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) is set to sign up the world’s leading track specialist to design the velodrome for the 2012 Games.
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NewsGovernment risks green backlash, industry warns
‘Over-ambitious’ targets could lead housebuilders to turn their back on sustainability
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NewsPRP reveals Bedford airfield masterplan
Architect submits plans for Cardington Airfield which includes 425 dwellings and a park honouring 48 who died airship crash
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NewsMarks Barfield reveals vision of wind-powered London
Architect says London could meet half of energy needs by installing thousands of wind turbines alongside rivers and roads
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Government sets strict rules for energy certificates
Industry doubts there will be enough experts to carry out surveys for tough new laws
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NewsGovernment sets 2008 deadline for energy certificates
Energy Performance Certificates will be required for all buldings constructed, sold or let from October 2008
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Red tape victory for Building
The government has launched plans to modernise the Building Regulations, following pressure from the industry, led by Building magazine.
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NewsHLM to design emergency jail at Belmarsh
HLM has been appointed to design a prison next to Belmarsh jail in south-east London. The move is part of home secretary John Reid’s urgent drive to expand prison accommodation in the UK.The firm is working on a project, which will hold 700 prisoners, as part of an Interserve-led consortium ...
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NewsBDP says it is ‘on target’ despite fall in profit
Profit at Building Design Partnership (BDP), one of the UK’s largest architectural practices, has fallen a third because of changes to an employee payment scheme.
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NewsStamp duty relief to apply to off-site energy sources
Treasury makes it clear developments will not be required to generate all their own power
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NewsRICS demands action on efficiency of existing stock
Institute calls for VAT to be cut to 5% for the refurbishment of energy-inefficient buildings
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NewsRichard Rogers wins Pritzker Prize
British architect joins Foster, Hadid and Stirling as he is awarded the 'Nobel Prize' for architecture
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NewsRed tape victory for Building
Government launches plans to restructure Building Regulations and building control following Building magazine campaign
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NewsImages: Hamiltons reveals Indescon Court in Docklands
Architect's development in London's Isle of Dogs will feature 361 apartments, retail space and a public garden
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NewsDesign for London panel announced
Livingstone and DfL director vow panel will not interfere in private schemes
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Test new buildings for green credentials says Cabe's Sorrell
Too many gaps between the ambition and reality of bettter public buildings