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Aston University shelves Hawkins\Brown stacked-disc teaching block
Birmingham’s Aston University has dropped proposals by Hawkins\Brown for a 10-storey campus centrepiece designed as a series of stacked discs
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Carter Gregson Gray wins approval for arts hub in Lake District
New practice Carter Gregson Gray has won approval to transform a long-disused 1840s barn in the Lake District into a hub for artists, performers and the local community
Hawkins\Brown posts record turnover
Hawkins\Brown has reported record income and a bounce back into profits in its latest trading figures
Grimshaw’s plans to expand Aston Villa stadium suspended
Grimshaw Architects’ approved plans to expand Aston Villa Football Club’s ground at Villa Park have been shown the red card
Shortlist for Manchester’s Holt Town regeneration scheme revealed
Manchester City Council has named the six teams competing to create a new neighbourhood development framework for Holt Town
HS2’s northern leg ‘could be saved by Labour’
HS2’s northern leg to Manchester could be resurrected by Labour if it wins the general election, according to reports in the national press
Letts Wheeler gets the nod for Nottingham Fruit Market homes
Letts Wheeler Architects has secured planning permission for a 26-home scheme in Nottingham for sustainable home specialists Blueprint
Deadline looms for AJ Small Projects 2024 entries
The deadline looms for submissions into the AJ Small Projects 2024 awards, with less then three weeks left to enter
Boom time: Heatherwick’s profits up by £14m as turnover doubles
Heatherwick Studio has reported a 450 per cent increase in profits and a doubling of turnover, to a record £49.6 million, following an ‘extraordinary’ year
Architects blame ‘lack of flexibility’ for £2.9bn housebuilding underspend
Architects have blamed government after it was revealed only a third of its major housebuilding fund has been spent six years after launch