Archive for August, 2009

Boris set to overturn council’s rejection of 63-storey Docklands tower

London mayor Boris Johnson is set to overrule a council’s rejection of a 63-storey tower designed by MWA&D.

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Setback for prince as council rejects Simpson’s Kensington Palace entrance

Classical plans for the redevelopment of Kensington Palace have been knocked back by planners despite the backing of Prince Charles’ own architecture charity.

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Extract from The Secret Lives of Buildings by Edward Hollis


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Flights of fancy: The world’s best airport architecture

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RIBA denies claims of Stirling favouritism

Concerns raised over jury member’s connections to shortlisted Tony Fretton

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This week’s ups and downs

Hot and not

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Tories will keep Cabe, predicts new chairman

The new chairman of Cabe says he doesn’t expect the quango to be wound down if the Conservatives win the next general election

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Khoury’s pair of Solihull homes make light of underground living

Birmingham-based practice Khoury Architects has submitted designs for planning for a pair of homes sunk into the ground on a garden site in the West Midlands

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Piercy Conner scheme for old Turnmills site

Piercy Conner Architects is behind plans to turn one of London’s most famous nightclubs into a mixed-use development

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Prince joins Kensington Palace row

Council’s design champion says Simpson scheme is ‘twee’

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