Archive for June, 2009

Only 13 colleges to receive cash following Learning & Skills Council fiasco

Just 13 of 180 college projects will be bailed out following the Learning & Skills Council rebuilding debacle, the organisation has announced.

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Court ruling fails to stop work on Zaha Hadid’s Seville library

Zaha Hadid Architects is to continue working on its €4 million Seville library project, despite a court ruling in favour of local residents who objected to the scheme.

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Architype wins energy prize

Green practice Architype has won the prestigious Ashden Award for sustainable energy

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Aukett staff agree to pay cut

Twenty associates follow directors by taking 10% average drop in salary

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Nagan Johnson telegraphs its intentions for three new homes

Nagan Johnson has won planning permission for two residential buildings on a narrow site in the Telegraph Hill conservation area in the London Borough of Lewisham

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Excluded student wins Kingston place

A student who was kicked out of mainstream education but went on to win a place on Kingston’s Architecture degree course has won a major national award for his efforts

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Anger as Crossrail chief questions value of design

Alsop, Ritchie and MacCormac point to Jubilee Line Extension’s legacy

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This week’s ups and downs

Hot and not

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Efficiency clause to be binned

A proposed clause within Part L of the building regulations that would have made it compulsory for homeowners to upgrade the energy efficiency of their homes has been dropped

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New Robin Hood Gardens residents survey challenges demolition

Council and Homes & Communities Agency committed to bulldozing estate as Twentieth Century Society pledges new fight

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