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The International Quarter (TIQ), a new £1.3 billion commercial district in Stratford City, London E20.

Design team named for Olympic International Quarter

By Richard Waite

BDP, Gensler, Pringle Brandon Drew, TP Bennett and Woods Bagot have been chosen to design the new £1.3 billion commercial district on the edge of the Olympic Park in Stratford City

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David Kester: We need design champions as politicians

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Design Council chief executive David Kester has called on policy makers to recognise the value architects and designers bring to the UK

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Contentious Middlesex Hospital revamp wins planning

Plans for a major mixed-use development by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Sheppard Robson on the site of the former Middlesex Hospital have been granted permission by Westminster City Council

Marsh Lane sports facilities by mae architects - massing models development

Revealed: mae scores Olympic fringe hat-trick

By Richard Waite

Housing specialist mæ architects has bagged planning permission for a trio of projects to revamp rundown sporting facilities in east London

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BDP lands huge Zhengdong transport-node masterplan

By Richard Waite

BDP is hunting for further masterplanning work in China after securing a project to design a 2 million m² district close to new high speed rail infrastructure

Foster + Partners posts huge profits

By Richard Waite

Foster + Partners has increased its turnover by nearly 19 per cent to £159.27 million and hiked its profits by 13.3 per cent to £49.64 million

Banana Island scheme in Lagos by Studio Seilern - model, boulevard view

Seilern 'positive' about Nigerian market after key win

By Greg Pitcher

The head of Studio Seilern Architects has hailed the ‘sophistication’ of the Nigerian market after the practice secured its first scheme in the country

Buildings

New Court, Rothschild Bank headquarters, London, by OMAPhilippe_Ruault

New Court, Rothschild Bank headquarters, London, by OMA

2-Feb-2012 | By Rory Olcayto

Visible?/?invisible, public?/?private, iconic?/?bland: OMA’s Rothschild Bank is simultaneously contradictory, but pulls it off, writes Rory Olcayto

Phase 1 - 'The Copse' has a biodiverse courtyard and a running track

Greengate residential development, Salford, by White Arkitekter

2-Feb-2012 | By Felix Mara

Social housing When Salford wanted healthy lifestyle housing, Swedish practice White Arkitekter was well equipped for the challenge, writes Felix Mara

23 Blackheath Park, Blackheath, London by Charles Barclay Architects

AJ Specification 01.12 – Roofing and Drainage

30-Jan-2012 | By Felix Mara

Case studies of 23 Blackheath Park by Charles Barclay Architects, Holy Trinity Primary School by Architype Architects and Studio Lofts by Pott Architects

After the ball was over, BT exchange, Crouch End, London, 2000

Rave against the machine

2-Feb-2012 | By

Molly Macindoe’s photography reveals the gritty former life of familiar city sites during the free party heyday of the late 90s, writes Merlin Fulcher

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Nigel Green's Reconstruction

26-Jan-2012 | By Robin Wilson

A new study of post-war reconstruction in Picardy, France offers both a historical narrative and regional perspective on Modernism, writes Robin Wilson

The Modernist Issue Three

The Modernist Magazine: Issue Three

26-Jan-2012 | By James Pallister

[THIS WEEK] The third issue of The Modernist sees it cast its eye far beyond its Manchester home, writes James Pallister

Occupy London, 5 November 2011, painting on canvas by Oona Hassim

Marches, marathons and demos: Oona Hassim at the Woolff Gallery

24-Jan-2012 | By Rakesh Ramchurn

[ARTS IN BRIEF] The movement of crowds of people through urban spaces is the inspiration for a new exhibition of paintings by Oona Hassim, writes Rakesh Ramchurn

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Zarina Bhimji at the Whitechapel Gallery

23-Jan-2012 | By Rakesh Ramchurn

[ARTS IN BRIEF] A major retrospective of Zarina Bhimji’s photography draws our eye to traces of occupancy, writes Rakesh Ramchurn

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AJ Women in Architecture awards

11-Jan-2012 | By Simon Hogg

[CALL FOR ENTRIES] The AJ is seeking entrants to three new honours in support of women in architecture, including the prestigious Jane Drew Prize

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BDP lands huge Zhengdong transport-node masterplan

3-Feb-2012 | By Richard Waite

BDP is hunting for further masterplanning work in China after securing a project to design a 2 million m² district close to new high speed rail infrastructure

More international news

The Eden Project in Cornwall. Image by Stephen Douglas

Contest launched for nature-inspired architecture

By Sean Kitchen

[Registration is to be completed by 1 July] Competition organisers D3 have launched an international ideas contest seeking architectural designs inspired by nature

AJ Small Projects 2012

Images, drawings and data for all 150 projects entered in the AJ Small Projects 2012 Awards in the AJ Buildings Library

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AJ supplements downloads: Exclusive to subscribers

11-Oct-2011 | By Simon Hogg

AJ subscribers can now download supplements including Small Projects 2011, AJ100 2010, Stirling Prize 2009, Greening Your Office and Designing for Healthcare

AJ Readers' Editor

By Simon Hogg

Your direct line to the AJ team

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Comment: Small will always lose out to big

2-Feb-2012 | By Michael Casey

Michael Casey of emerging practice CaseyFierro talks about the disappointment of losing out to the big boys on a huge east London scheme, and why small practices will always struggle to win large-scale projects

What now for Battersea Power Station?

2-Feb-2012 | By Paul Finch

Paul Finch’s letter from London: We need a big idea for Battersea Power Station – time to call in Professor Alsop

‘What’s next for women in architecture?’

2-Feb-2012 | By Christine Murray

We’ll get you started, but the rest is up to you, writes Christine Murray

Lund Point in Newham, London. Image by Ben Sutherland

BBC picks 1960s high-rise for Olympics news broadcasts

30-Jan-2012 | By Astragal

BBC News will deliver its Olympic Games coverage from the roof and the top floors of a condemned Newham council estate

Rio De Janeiro’s famous Christ The Redeemer statue. Image by Klaus with K

Brazilians plan to resurrect Christ in London

26-Jan-2012 | By Astragal

An enormous 9m-tall statue of Jesus – similar to Rio De Janeiro’s famous Christ The Redeemer statue – is planned for Primrose Hill in London