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FeaturesThe modern reader: Worcester's library of the future
Feilden Clegg Bradley鈥檚 Hive library in Worcester is a bold reinterpretation of the area鈥檚 pottery heritage while leaving no one in any doubt that it鈥檚 ready for the age of the Kindle
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FeaturesThe 黑洞社区 Awards shortlist 2012
Sixteen buildings - including laboratories, galleries, banks, the UK鈥檚 second tallest building and a space-shuttle-strength storage facility - are vying for two top prizes at this year鈥檚 黑洞社区 Awards. Ike Ijeh runs down the shortlist
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NewsLove arts: Culture in store for Southampton
Former department store site to become new arts complex
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NewsA sight to sea: McAslan's Earls Court scheme approved
First phase of eight-block Seagrave Road development now set for 2013 start
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FeaturesKing's Cross Western Concourse: Space Travel
John McAslan鈥檚 8,500m2 Western Concourse at King鈥檚 Cross is transport architecture on an epic scale, returning the station to the grandeur of the golden age of trave. Just a shame about the glazing 鈥�
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NewsFormation Architects' Bexley gym opens
Sport England chief says Europa Centre defines the concept of 鈥榣egacy investments鈥�
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FeaturesCould a style makeover tempt homeowners to the Green Deal?
The government鈥檚 Green Deal needs to retrofit around 600,000 homes a year - but it seems unlikely that current incentives can persuade enough people to make alterations to their homes. Ike Ijeh asks if the promise of a style makeover could be a more effective way to win over homeowners
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NewsGreen light for ORMS science building
Uppingham School will get a new science building including exhibition space and a research centre
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NewsOlympic high street renovation
Restoration of historic properties along High Street 2012 has been completed by Julian Harrap Architects
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FeaturesRedeveloping Bart's and Royal London hospitals
It was tempting to hang a 鈥榙o not resuscitate鈥� sign on two dingy, barely accessible London hospitals, but Skanska鈥檚 redevelopment of the sites has made them functional again - which should perk up medical staff and patients alike
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NewsGreen light for Kew scheme
Construction will start later this year on Assael Architects-designed residential scheme
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FeaturesRegional Olympic sites: The out-of-towners
It really isn鈥檛 just about London 鈥� Ike Ijeh casts an eye over the Olympic-related developments, upgrades and refurbishments that have taken place across the UK, from the white-water rapids of Hertfordshire to the 53m-high Weymouth Tower
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NewsMaking a splash: Baca Architects' amphibious home
The two-storey house will float when the dock beneath it fills with water during floods
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NewsBerkeley launches One Tower Bridge
Construction will begin on development of 390 flats after controversial planning history
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FeaturesThe University of Bradford: The stuff of BREEAM
For a university to have one building with an unprecedented 95% BREEAM score is impressive, but to have two suggests it really knows what it is doing. 黑洞社区 examined Bradford鈥檚 Sustainability and Enterprise Centre to find out its secret
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NewsCapita's Saudi shopping centre: Open all hours
Capita Symonds shopping centre in Saudi Arabia Capita Symonds has unveiled plans for a new shopping centre in Al- Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The 1.3 million ft2 scheme will provide two anchor stores at either end of a three-level 鈥�24hr lifestyle street鈥�. The project is due for ...
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FeaturesHow the Olympics and Jubilee are driving London projects
The Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee have given the capital a real lift this year and all sorts of projects that were languishing in the design drawer are now busily being prepared, spurred on by civic pride and that unyielding deadline. Ike Ijeh looks at the best of them
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FeaturesSpotlight on: Jubilee Gardens
The Olympics and the Diamond Jubilee have given the capital a real lift this year and all sorts of projects that were languishing in the design drawer are now busily being prepared, spurred on by civic pride and that unyielding deadline. Here鈥檚 one such project, Jubilee Gardens
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News'Birds Nest' creators to design Serpentine pavilion
Architect Herzog + de Meuron and Chinese artist Ai Weiwei to design this year鈥檚 Serpentine Gallery pavilion