North West
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Caruso St John submits Liverpool Philharmonic plans
Caruso St John has today (28 March) lodged plans for its £12 million overhaul of Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall
RIBA North West Regional Awards shortlist announced
Hodder, McAlslan & Shed KM are named among the 16-strong RIBA North West Regional Awards shortlist
TV appearance: Brady calls for Preston Bus Station to be spot listed
RIBA president Angela Brady has demanded the government intervene to protect Preston’s iconic bus station
No call-in for Liverpool Waters as Pickles approves £5.5bn scheme
Chapman Taylor’s controversial £5.5 billion Liverpool Waters scheme has been rubberstamped by Communities and Local Government secretary Eric Pickles
CPMG and Space among priority school first wave winners
The architects chosen for the first phase of the government’s £2.4 billion priority schools building programme (PSBP) have been announced
Buildings
Carmody Groarke submits Windermere Steamboat Museum plans
Carmody Groarke has submitted plans for the £13 million redevelopment of the Windermere Steamboat Museum
Walker Simpson completes Girlguiding HQ in Preston
[First look + plans + project data] Manchester-based Walker Simpson Architects has completed a 435m² purpose-built regional headquarters for Girlguiding in Preston, Lancashire
Work gets underway on Ryder’s Liverpool Innovation Centre
[FIRST LOOK] Ryder Architecture’s £7 million Liverpool Science Park Innovation Centre has started on site
John McCall unwraps UK's 'first green' homeless centre
[FIRST LOOK + PLANS + DATA] Liverpool-based John McCall Architects has converted a Victorian convent into an eco-friendly homeless centre
Hodder unwraps Manchester 'student castle'
Hodder + Partners has completed a 33-storey student block on Great Marlborough Street in Manchester
Practices
New practices: Studio KMA
The latest in a series of practice profiles looking at architects who have recently decided to go it alone either through choice or redundancy
Awards
RIBA North West Regional Awards shortlist announced
Hodder, McAlslan & Shed KM are named among the 16-strong RIBA North West Regional Awards shortlist
Competitions
Carmody Groarke submits Windermere Steamboat Museum plans
Carmody Groarke has submitted plans for the £13 million redevelopment of the Windermere Steamboat Museum
Students
Manchester students scoop Slovenia pavilion comp
Two Manchester students have won an international competition to design a pavilion in Slovenia
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