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ARB suspends architect for ignoring 23 client emails
The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has suspended an architect from its register after he failed to respond to 23 ‘increasingly desperate’ emails from a client
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Buildings
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BUILDING OF THE DAY
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Mulroy Architects unites Victorian villa with contemporary extension at Muswell Hill
A reconstruction of a Victorian villa once on the site and a new, slate-clad accompanying block combine to form this three-bedroom home in north London
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The Coach: ‘Should I move on?’
Careers expert Matthew Turner advises an architect considering a move to a different practice
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Alison Brooks honoured with AJ100 Contribution to the Profession award
Employees of the AJ100 practices have voted overwhelmingly to recognise an architect who has helped pioneer the position of women in architecture – and whose spirit of optimism shines through her work, says Ruth Slavid. Portraits by Ben Blossom
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12.04.18: Technology in practice
The latest AJ features building studies of Hawkins\Brown’s new facility for University College London on the former Olympics media centre site in east London; factory-built housing for Urban Splash designed by George Clarke and TDO Architecture; and Jamie Fobert’s remodelling of Kettle’s Yard art gallery in Cambridge. PLUS We investigate the procurement process that led to Foster + Partners winning the Upper ...
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AJ Retrofit Awards 2018 open for entry
The AJ is looking to celebrate the most enlightened reuses of existing buildings. Hurry! Early bird entry rate ends 27 April
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