Cities & regeneration – Page 6
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NewsPlans for Olympic Park cultural hub launched
An international design competition has been announced for a major new cultural and educational district in the Olympic Park
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NewsShard favourite for Stirling prize as shortlist revealed
The Shard is the bookies’ favourite to win the Stirling prize after it was one of six buildings to be nominated for this year’s title
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NewsArchitects reveal visions for Heathrow 'city'
Designs unveiled for the redevelopment of Heathrow Airport into a new town, should a new hub airport be built in Thames Gateway
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NewsBoris seeks greater powers over public sector land
Mayor of London urges government to give him new posers to to take control of public land in the capital
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NewsManchester primed for £7.6bn in new projects
Refreshed construction pipeline shows £7.6bn of new project starts in the Greater Manchester area over the next three years
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NewsLabour floats plan to give cities more powers
Labour has outlined plans to give ‘city regions’ more control over funding for housing, transport and infrastructure
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NewsBoris asks firms to design new Heathrow city
Rick Mather, Hawkins Brown and Maccreanor Lavington appointed by mayor to come up with plans for development of Heathrow
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NewsCall for better urban design to tackle flooding
Group including TCPA and Friends of the Earth writes to PM
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NewsUnsafe construction lorries face London ban
Mayor and councils say lorries without safety equipment to protect cyclists and pedestrians willl be banned from London
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NewsBoost green space to improve public heath, RIBA says
Institute claims new research shows a “clear link” between land use and health standards
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NewsBoris hits out at government over lorry plan rejection
Mayor claims UK government is risking cyclists’ lives by opposing change in EU lorry design rules
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NewsWest End 'needs overhaul' for Crossrail commuter surge
Report by Arup estimates 65 million more passengers a year at three key stations than official figures suggest
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NewsBoris warns over Allowable Solution plans
Mayor of London urges the government to require London housebuilders to keep the energy projects that they will have to undertake to meet carbon standards from 2016 in the capital
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NewsPrince's charity to launch heritage regeneration training scheme
The Prince’s Regeneration Trust has been awarded a grant to help start a training scheme for people interested in heritage site regeneration
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NewsRegional cities 'need greater financial powers'
Cities should be entitled to claim cashback from the Treasury when they take measures to boost jobs and economic growth, a new report suggests
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NewsGlasgow and Bristol picked for resilient cities drive
Rockefeller Foundation chooses 33 cities as part of new programme aimed at providing support and expertise to develop resilience of cities to major shocks
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NewsThe greenest building in China
Architect Feilden Clegg Bradley has been awarded the first BREEAM “outstanding” rating for any building in China
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NewsReading and Aberdeen top UK cities for quality of life
London near bottom, despite having some of the best performing boroughs in the country
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NewsLondon's business districts set for green overhaul
Green audit guidance could increase potential for regeneration of public spaces
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NewsLondon and Paris remain Europe's top global cities
But new report finds European cities are being outpaced in growth by their emerging market counterparts