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Eight architects battle for mental health job

2011-09-23T10:11:00Z

AHMM and Allies and Morrison among those shortlisted for London NHS job

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Rafael Viñoly's Firstsite centre: show time

2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

Rafael Viñoly’s latest UK building finally takes centre stage, but why was it nearly undone by delays, overspends and legal spats? Thomas Lane reports, while below Ike Ijeh asks if it was worth all the pain

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Ryder Architecture merges with London practice JAA

2011-09-22T12:55:00Z

Firms merge in effort to boost offering in UK and in countries including China

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Shoe box homes is RIBA's Gerald Ratner moment

2011-09-21T13:44:00Z

Report on size of new homes could have devastating impact on housing development

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Design Council announces grant recipients

2011-09-15T09:01:00Z

Grants totalling £114,000 will be spent on local design review panels and community projects

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RIBA reveals pylon competition finalists

2011-09-14T11:00:00Z

Read our summary of the six designs and vote for your favourite

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New Riba president hits out at 'bane' of procurement

2011-09-12T13:13:00Z

Inuagural speech by Angela Brady pledges reform while outgoing president attacks coalition

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Dartford masterplan wins planning

2011-09-12T10:00:00Z

Delancey and Essential Land scheme designed by Grid will provide up to 1,050 homes

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Westfield Stratford City: Maxing out

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

Westfield Stratford City in east London - dead handy for the Olympic park - is Europe’s biggest urban shopping centre, a retail behemoth so large it is really a city within a city with more than 300 shops and 2 million ft2 of retail and leisure space. Ike Ijeh goes ...

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RIBA awards shortlist announced

2011-09-09T00:00:00Z

The RIBA has announced the shortlists for its 2011 awards series.

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UK construction industry launches Iraq trade mission

2011-09-08T16:13:00Z

Representatives from Atkins and Maber heading to Iraq in bid to win commercial and residential contracts

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Labour launches creative network to boost arts

2011-09-08T10:18:00Z

Labour party launches new initiative aimed at boosting the creative industries in the UK

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RMJM director joins Pringle Brandon Drew

2011-09-06T09:36:00Z

Miriam White will lead architect practice with John Drew

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Ground Zero: The world's emptiest space

2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

Until the physical gap is filled, the emotional void of 9/11 will continue to haunt the city. Ike Ijeh looks at how designers, architects and builders are working to do justice to the significance of the site. Photography by Keith Kleiner

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Procurement: Design in the dumps

2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

‘Design and dump’ procurement wastes contractors’ skills, distorts the market and pushes up costs for the client, says Steve Hale. But change is on the way

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The case for skyscrapers: Scaling new heights

2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

The 9/11 attacks made us nervous about erecting tall buildings but actually we need them more than ever - after all, they offer a more sustainable solution than urban sprawl

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New RIBA boss wants architects to take lead

2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

Angela Brady calls for architects to be reinstated as project leaders

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WTC Tower 3 architect calls for push on stalled scheme

2011-09-02T00:00:00Z

British architect says developer Silverstein must secure private financing

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Broadway Malyan to design world’s third tallest tower

2011-09-01T14:57:00Z

Architect opens a studio in Turkey to support design of 571m tall skyscraper

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An emergency shelter with a difference

2011-09-01T12:44:00Z

This ‘origami’ shelter is one of many concepts being exhibited in Australia to highlight the effects of Japan’s natural disasters