Archive for May, 2009

Politicians failed us on the home front, says Jonathan Glancey

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Supertower offers glimmer of hope in polluted Chinese city

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Pizzazz for cathedral piazza

A major £2.5 million public realm programme to regenerate the “tired and unattractive” space around the grade I-listed Westminster Cathedral is being developed by Westminster Council

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Reboot for ageing new town

Harlow Council and developer Stockland have launched a 120,000sq m revamp of the new town, first masterplanned 62 years ago

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Caruso St John vies for cemetery

Caruso St John is the sole British firm vying to win a deal to design a new crematorium at the Woodland Cemetery in Sweden

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Stirling has jury —but no cash prize

The country’s top architecture award has still not found a major sponsor, making it increasingly likely this year’s Stirling Prize winner will go without the usual £20,000 cash prize

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Keith Williams mixes and matches to create new Athlone gallery

London-based practice Keith Williams Architects has won planning consent for a 600sq m addition and refurbishment of a former town hall on the River Shannon in Ireland

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Anchors aweigh for Chipperfield

David Chipperfield Architects’ new Anchorage Museum extension opens this weekend

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Support wanes for Chelsea Barracks

Richard Rogers’ controversial Chelsea Barracks scheme could be dramatically revised or even abandoned completely

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Outcry as Arb airs plans to monitor competence

Registration body may ask architects to prove themselves fit to practice every year

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