All articles by George Hay – Page 12
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Hackney plans basketball Mecca
Hackney council has plans to create a national centre of excellence for basketball at one of the stadiums to be built in the borough for the 2012 Olympics
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FeaturesHow’s this for reality?
Find one badly rundown mining town; set up a team of regeneration agencies, architects and council; ask the straight-talking locals what they want to happen. Then stick a TV camera in front of the lot … and watch.
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NewsCIC boss slams government in CABE chairmanship row
Graham Watts defends former CABE chairman Sir Stuart Lipton and calls for body to be 'run by people in industry'
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DTI axes dedicated research funding for construction
Industry leaders warn that knowledge will 'wither' after government ends Partners in Innovation programme
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NewsShuttleworth wins first battle with his old boss
Make takes over detailed design on Foster and Partners' masterplan for Elephant & Castle regeneration project
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Aukett to design Asda's big idea
Listed architect Aukett has teamed up with retailer Asda to design a £150m mixed-use scheme in the Isle of Dogs, east London
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NewsCABE plumps for chief with regeneration expertise
CABE chairman announces 'new chapter' as Medway council official Richard Simmons is appointed chief executive
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NewsMontpellier shocks City with £20m loss
Construction conglomerate Montpellier has reported a loss of £20.7m after admitting that it underpriced construction contracts
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FeaturesThe men who would be mayor
London's election fever infected the Architecture Foundation last week, when the four would-be mayors squared up over the city's skyscrapers, planning, housing and the future of Richard Rogers.
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Shortlisted Shuttleworth lures two more from Foster
Former Foster's star celebrates Leeds success by recruiting another two senior architects from his old employer
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CABE pans Waterloo tower plan
CABE has strongly criticised plans for a 33-storey tower in south London that would involve the demolition of its own headquarters
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NewsRogers could lose advisory role
Lord Rogers is set to lose his role as chief adviser on architecture and urbanism to the London mayor if Ken Livingstone is not re-elected next week
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NewsReport exposes industry overwork
The heads of small construction companies work as many as 70 hours a week and skip holidays to keep their firms afloat, according to a survey compiled by insurance firm PremierLine
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Anger as eco-report fails to recommend energy tests
Sustainable Buildings Task Group ignores 'unanimous recommendation' for pressure testing homes
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Shuttleworth teams up with Carey Jones on first bid
Make helps to prepare bid for three-acre mixed-used scheme in Leeds; council to announce shortlist next month
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NewsNew school to teach planners to deliver more homes
Egan skills review recommends training centre to teach officials to work in partnership with private sector
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NewsFlagship Hackney leisure centre faces two-year closure
Mayor tells residents that 39 defects found at Clissold leisure centre may take longer to correct than first thought
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FeaturesHas Aukett finally found the plot?
In the aftermath of the Spanish putsch at the UK's only listed architect, we report on how the new chief executive is setting out a European vision – with the backing of the shareholders
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Reshuffle at Foster in wake of Shuttleworth departure
Architect creates flexible six-division structure, with senior partners becoming less involved in specific projects
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Brooke hits campaign trail to win over RICS rebels
President hopes that charm offensive in 24 towns and cities will turn the tide of criticism of the institution