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The Architect of the Year Awards were announced in London in early December, with practice Haworth Tompkins picking up a hat-trick of prizes for its work. Haworth Tompkins was


awarded The Schuco Gold Award, as well as win- ning two other categories: ‘Refurbishment Architect of the year’ and ‘Public Building Architect of the year’. 2014 has clearly been an excellent twelve months for the London-based firm, which was also awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize back in October for its ‘Everyman Teatre’ (pictured) in Liverpool. The award for the Sports & Leisure


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Haworth Tompkins’ ‘Everyman Teatre’ has been a standout structure Meanwhile, Interior Architect of the year


Architect of the year went to Arup Associates, which had showcased excellence in this field – particularly with its Singapore National Stadium. Arup fended off stiff competition from global sports-architecture giants Populous, which has also done well this year, with senior advisor Geraint John recently being awarded the illustrious Pierre de Coubertin medal for outstanding services to the Olympic Movement (See LO 647).


went to London-based Spacelab, which aims to apply innovative thinking to architecture and design. It is working in close partnership with UCL, to bring complex spatial planning into all elements of its designs. 2014 was noted as a fantastic year for


architecture, with several projects coming to fruition that would never have been possible during the financial crisis. 2015 is expected to see key themes such as sustainability and func- tional design remain at the top of the agenda. Details: http://lei.sr?a=W8c3x


UK ‘fourth worst’ for obesity cancers


Te UK is the fourth worst country in the world for rates of cancer caused by obesity in men, a recent study has discovered. The research published in The Lancet


Oncology, which compared 176 countries, found that only men in Argentina, Jordan and the Czech Republic were worse off, with Britain reporting 4.4 per cent of cancers being linked to obesity each year, a total of 7,217 cases. In the USA – which is renowned for its obesity issues – the figure stood at 3.5 per cent, while the global average is 1.9 per cent. British women are even worse off, with


13,000 cases a year (8.2 per cent) being obe- sity linked – the global average is 5.4 per cent – but it is lower down the overall table, with only 38 countries faring worse. Te figures are thought to be high in women


due to the fact that breast cancer, the most common female cancer, is intrinsically linked to obesity. Currently, 12 per cent of breast


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UK figures show 67% of men are overweight or obese


cancer cases are directly linked to excess weight, which amounts to 5,000 cases a year. “Tese figures show we are killing ourselves,”


said Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum. “Despite warnings for years that obesity causes a whole host of health problems, the public is pay- ing no attention.” Details: http://lei.sr?a=a7n3H


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