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31 News


05 Alsop wins 10 projects for RMJM


06 Architects hit out after coalition dumps national standards for UK publicly- funded housing


08 Allies and Morrison rebuilds war-torn central Beirut


11 T e London Borough of Newham undergoes a £3.7 billion regeneration


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16 Leader & Letters Fame generates business, and clients and architects alike are won over by it, writes Rory Olcayto


20 Building Study Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centre in Cheltenham by MJP Architects exemplifi es Richard MacCormac’s rich use of architectural ideas


31 Technical & Practice Terry Farrell & Partners’ Asian megastations 39 T e Critics A new book shows how Richard MacCormac helped people to trust architects; and a fi lm about the Beijing Olympic Games looks at the ‘erasure of ego’ Plus


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