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Retrofit Awards deadline extended to 31 May
The deadline for the AJ’s annual Retrofit Awards, championing the best in the creative re-use of buildings and construction, has been extended
MPs call for greater scrutiny over Green Deal success
The Energy and Climate Change Committee has criticised the lack of understanding in how to measure the success of the Green Deal
Gordon Murray: RIAS convention 'was a rebus worth understanding'
University of Strathclyde professor of architecture Gordon Murray reports on the RIAS 2013 Convention in Strathpeffer, titled ‘Big World – Wee Scotland’ in the first of a series of posts by attendees
Slurred RMJM chief 'in the office as usual'
RMJM’s European chief executive Jonathan French is back at his desk despite an alleged attempt to undermine his position through a leaked email
Wings come off Zaha Hadid's Aquatic Centre
The temporary stands, known as the ‘wings’, have been removed from Zaha Hadid’s 2012 Olympic Aquatic Centre
Zaha’s contest-winning Saudi metro station designs revealed
Zaha Hadid Architects has beaten Henning Larsen and HOK to bag the new metro station for the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh
Hopkins' Brent Civic Centre completes
Hopkins Architects’ £90 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
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
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
Opinion
Interior design is as important for decision-makers as it is for ordinary workers
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
Obituary: T Dan Hooker, blues Modernist pioneer
T DAN HOOKER - the legendary blues Modernist and last of the ‘Thames Delta Brutalists’ - has died at the age of 92 after a long battle with obscurity
Kunsthalle plans for Peckham deserve London's support
Southwark Council must embrace this bold vision to transform Peckham forever, writes Rory Olcayto
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