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- Firms chosen to bring new life to Croydon - Croydon Guardian
“Two UK architect firms have been shortlisted to design a new traffic route through Croydon, the focal point of Will Alsop’s masterplan for the area.
Hawkins Brown and Edward Cullinan Architects have been selected to redesign Wellesley Road as part of Croydon’s Vision 2020.”
[SOURCE: Firms chosen to bring new life to Croydon – Croydon Guardian]
- Plan to regenerate coastal villages - Morpeth Herald
Morpeth Herald reports
“A £25m blueprint to regenerate four coastal villages in Castle Morpeth has finally been unveiled.The CELL Masterplan contains a number of projects to help the communities of Cresswell, Ellington, Lynemouth and Linton thrive following years of suffering the economic and environmental impacts of the coal mining industry closures.”
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- Edinburgh’s docks plans revealed - CNPLUS.co.uk
CNPLUS.co.uk reports “International waterfront development expert RTKL has created the masterplan for Edinburgh Harbour. The plan covers the first two urban villages at Leith Docks.”
[SOURCE: Edinburgh’s docks plans revealed].
- The £700m Quay to the future - Scotsman.com News
Scotsman reports
“A MARINA, five hotels, hundreds of flats and a new home for The Royal Yacht Britannia all feature in the latest plans for the regeneration of Leith Docks.Forth Ports has today released the first detailed plans of a £700 million scheme, which will herald the largest expansion of Edinburgh for hundreds of years.”[SOURCE: [...]
- ULI Launches Global City Index Report: London, NY are still world leaders
According to Urban Landscape Institute Global City Index, London and New York still rank among the world’s most successful cities, but face increasing competition from other global cities, according to an analysis of 30 major global indices and other data prepared by the Urban Land Institute, a global research and education institute dedicated to responsible [...]
- Mayor clears Crossrail station and Wood Wharf - Wharf.co.uk
Wharf.co.uk reports that
“The future landscape of Canary Wharf is beginning to take shape after Mayor Boris Johnson rubber-stamped three major developments.
The London figurehead approved plans for West India Dock’s Crossrail station, the 7.98 hectare Wood Wharf office and residential scheme, and the 37-storey Newfoundland hotel near Heron Quays.SOURCE: Wharf.co.uk – Mayor clears Crossrail station and [...]
- Students design out terror threat
BBC News reports that “Architecture and urban planning students in Bristol are being trained in how to reduce the impact of terrorism in the buildings they design.
Students will take part in a session involving a simulated terrorist attack in a busy city centre environment.”
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- Towns up for £11.6m transport aid
Transport schemes in Kent and Sussex will benefit from £11.6m of government cash if a bid by the South East England Regional Transport Board is successful.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS – Towns up for £11.6m transport aid.
- Towns up for £11.6m transport aid
Transport schemes in Kent and Sussex will benefit from £11.6m of government cash if a bid by the South East England Regional Transport Board is successful.
SOURCE: BBC NEWS | UK | England | Towns up for £11.6m transport aid.
- Design teams visit market place - Salisbury Journal
DESIGN teams shortlisted in an international competition to rejuvenate Salisbury’s market place and Guildhall Square have been on a fact-finding tour of the city.
Architects and landscape designers from the six companies chosen to develop their ideas for the area heard the history of the market place and the role it plays in the life of [...]
