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Government construction pipeline drops by £20bn
The amount of work in the government’s construction pipeline has fallen by half in the last 12 months - equivalent to £20 billion of projects
Hopkins' Brent Civic Centre completes
Hopkins Architects’ £60 million Brent Civic Centre has been officially been handed over to Brent Council
EPR tweaks £1bn Ram Brewery scheme
EPR is revising its plans for the overhaul of Ram Brewery in Wandsworth to appease English Heritage
Myners: ‘Funding for lending is fuelling an irresponsible housing bubble’
Labour peer and former chairman of Land Securities Paul Myners has claimed the government’s Funding for Lending scheme is driving up house prices
Lincoln students’ Twitter-driven exhibit lands flower show gold
Students from the University of Lincoln working with designers Harfleet and Harfleet have taken a gold medal at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show in London
The AJ100 explained: get the story behind the numbers on 23 May
Professor Bruce Tether, author of the AJ100 analysis, will discuss what the survey numbers mean for the architectural profession at a special breakfast presentation in London this Thursday
Contest opens for new LSE social sciences centre
The RIBA has launched a contest to design a new social sciences faculty for the London School of Economics and Political Sciences
Design Museum to showcase London’s hidden architectural gems
The Design Museum is to open an exhibition focussing on lesser known architecture in the capital
Cullinan-designed Maggie’s centre in Newcastle opens
The new £3 million Maggie’s North East cancer care centre designed by Ted Cullinan has opened its doors
English Heritage rejects listing for Seifert's Croydon landmark
English Heritage has shot down an attempt to list Croydon’s iconic Richard Seifert-designed NLA Tower
Local authorities breach EU energy regs on buildings
More than a third of local authorities have been found in breach of EU energy regs
Architype scoops planning for UEA Enterprise Centre
Architype has won planning for a £15.9 million building for the University of East Anglia in Norwich
New practices: STARC-ARCHITECTS
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy
Karakusevic Carson bags planning for Deptford factory overhaul
Karakusevic Carson Architects has won permission to refurbish two factories and add four new blocks as part of a major overhaul of a site in Deptford Creek
First concrete house refurbishment completes
One of the UK’s most important historical concrete buildings has been returned to its former glory following the completion last week of a £1.1 million refurbishment
AHMM’s Biscuit Factory revamp wins planning
AJ100 Practice of the Year AHMM has won planning for its proposed overhaul of the Tower Bridge Business Complex in Bermondsey
Opinion
Kunsthalle plans for Peckham deserve London's support
Southwark Council must embrace this bold vision to transform Peckham forever, writes Rory Olcayto
Heathrow, has outlived its usefulness. Let's turn it into the world's greatest New Town
The Foster proposal is about far more than an airport and is based on serious research into the future of the UK economy, writes Paul Finch
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