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Binney: ‘Ministers must stand up to bullying councils over Pathfinder-by-stealth’
The president of SAVE Britain’s Heritage Marcus Binney calls for the refurbishment of homes in the former Pathfinder zones and the end to ‘back door’ demolition
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AJ exclusive: Shanghai shop fronts by Will Alsop, Moxon and Studio Weave unveiled
Installations by architects including Robin Lee, Dexter Moren, Erect, Aberrant, Studio Glowacka and Nicholas Kirk Architects exclusively revealed
Galloway demands inquiry into Bradford Odeon and Westfield debacles
George Galloway has called for a government inquiry into the ‘regeneration crisis’ in Bradford after controversial plans to demolish the city’s much-loved Odeon cinema were scrapped last week
MPs champion design quality in damning procurement report
A parliamentary committee has called on the government to protect design quality as it seeks to save 20 per cent on construction costs
The Apprentice’s Gabrielle Omar: ‘Architects need a brand overhaul’
As the first architect to appear on The Apprentice, the newly fired Gabrielle Omar says the profession is in desperate need of a redesign
Danish practice wins ‘Next generation of pylon’ contest
Copenhagen-based practice Bystrup has ‘unanimously’ won the competition to design the UK’s new generation of electricity pylons
Immigration clampdown: Controversy over architect student visas
Architects have spoken out against the government’s new visa system which they claim blocks international students from qualifying and creates an ‘impediment’ to overseas growth
Over half of council towers pose a fire risk
More than half of Britain’s thousands of local authority tower blocks pose a similar fire risk to the one in Camberwell, south London, where a blaze killed six people earlier this month, according to a highly-respected local authority housing expert
Snøhetta scoops prestigious Mies prize
Snøhetta has won this year’s Mies van der Rohe Award for the best building in Europe with its Norwegian National Opera & Ballet house in Oslo
RIBA candidate provokes fury
The race to become the next president of the RIBA has finally sparked into life after the ‘outsider’ candidate risked the wrath of minority groups in architecture.