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			<title>Broadway Wimbedon</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/broadway/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry116</guid>			<description><![CDATA[On behalf of Wimbledon Offices Ltd, we will be submitting a planning application in the summer of 2012 to redevelop the existing office building on the site and replace it with a new development of surgery and/or offices, with a three storey residential building comprising 9 flats behind.
Public consultations will be held on site, on Tuesday 13 and 15 March 2012 4pm to 9pm]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Archery Road, St Leonards</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=122</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry115</guid>			<description><![CDATA[A terrace of listed villas by Decimus Burton is to be converted into apartments, as part of a major redevelopment  on the former site of Hastings College.   MBA are advising on conservation aspects of the scheme, including a redesign of the listed building works.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<link>http://www.wimbledoncivicforum.org.uk</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry114</guid>			<description><![CDATA[ZERO GROWTH ECONOMICS FORUM to be held on Thursday 20 October 2011 at 7.45 pm at The Main Hall, Mansel Road Centre, Mansel Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4AA
NOW THAT ZERO GROWTH looks like the expected reality over the medium term, what can we expect going forward and how will this affect our day to day lives?
We have assembled a distinguished and diverse team of speakers who will be exploring questions such as:
Is steady state economics rather than growth economics something we should aspire to? Whether or not we aspire to it, is this something we will have to accept? What's the difference between healthy growth and malignant growth?
What changes to our economic value-systems will occur over the next few years? How will it feel different?
Join the debate and have your say!
Speakers will be:
MARK GARNIER MPTreasury Select Committee DAVID TRIGGS	Chairman The Henry George Foundation PETER CHALLEN	Chairman Christian Council For Monetary Justice
The event will be chaired by: STEPHEN HAMMOND MP
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			<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Merton Arts Trail, 8-9 &#38; 15-16 October 2011</title>
			<link>http://mertonartstrail.org.uk/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry113</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are pleased to sponsor the first Merton Arts Trail, in which artists across the borough open their studios and showcase their work.  We have also sponsored an exhibition at Merton Priory Chapter house, in which 10 artists have installed pieces specific to the Chapter House.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MBA recommends...</title>
			<link>http://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-secret-life-of-buildings/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry112</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The Secret Life of Buildings]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Short Film Festival</title>
			<link>http://www.wimbledonshorts.com/festival.html</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry111</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Short films, less than 15 minutes long. MBA sponsor the short film festival.  This year the best experimental film, at the Polka Theatre 7pm 18 June 2011.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Temporary City on Wimbledon Common</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/fair/map.pdf</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry110</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA have once again planned the Wimbledon Village Fair, a temporary city of over 150 stalls, 15 food outlets, theatre, dog show, show jumping, farmers market and other entertainments. The fair attracts over 20,000 visitors to Wimbledon Common. For a map click the link below.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>School of Pharmacy photos</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/pharmacy/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry109</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Marcus Peel has completed a photo shoot at the School of Pharmacy. MBA have now completed four projects for the School of Pharmacy. Selected photos here:]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>King's College School Pavilion</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/kcs/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry106</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The construction of the King's College School pavilion continues apace. It is being recorded by a live webcam.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Holy Trinity Clapham</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=103</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry108</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA have been working with Holy Trinity Clapham on a programme of alterations and improvements to the church, including landscape, accessibility, internal reordering, and a new extension to form meeting rooms and a cafe at the east end of the church.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New people join MBA</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/aboutus/people/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry107</guid>			<description><![CDATA[William Casey, Carmen Curreli and Chris Benson have joined or rejoined MBA in the new year 2011. This reflects an exciting and expanding range of projects, and our commitment to maintain and strengthen MBA's resources in design and project management.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 12 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>David Bass becomes a director of the practice</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/aboutus/people/davidbass.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry104</guid>			<description><![CDATA[David Bass has become a director of the company. David has consulted with MBA since October 2006, developing the design base within the practice.  In his role as director he will help lead the practice, which has enjoyed steady growth in turnover and  the quality of projects despite the recession, into the next phase of our development. MBA will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in August 2011.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Kings College School Pavilion on site</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/kcs/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry103</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The new pavilion at King's College School is about to begin. This image shows the temporary road being laid and the setting out of the pavilion next to the astrorturf pitches at West Barnes Lane, Raynes Park, November 2010]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 6 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wimbledon Bookfest</title>
			<link>http://www.wimbledonbookfest.org/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry102</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are Lead Sponsors of Wimbledon's own literary festival, WimbledonBookfest2010. Speakers include Salman Rushdie, Michael Morpurgo and Anthony Gormley. Details on the link below. MBA have a policy of supporting the arts in Wimbledon, including Wimbledon Music Festival and Wimbledon Shorts Film Festival.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 4 Oct 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New Theatre wins Heritage Award</title>
			<link>http://sussexheritagetrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=62&Itemid=1</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry101</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA's new Theatre at Cumnor House School wins Sussex Heritage Trust Award 2010.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 8 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Holy Trinity Clapham</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=103</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry100</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Designs are progressing for an extension to the east end of Holy Trinity Clapham, William Wilberforce's old church. The detailed proposals will be shown here soon. To the right is a view showing how new meeting rooms could offer an exciting, engaged eastern facade for the church, echoing the materials of the Grade II* Listed building but deploying them in new ways to create the impression of a floating structure rising from the ground. The new building will also up-light the existing east end, giving greater prominence to the pedimented east elevation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 5 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Residence in Wimbledon</title>
									<description><![CDATA[MBA have been appointed to a new residential project in Wimbledon. The multi-million pound project involves creating a series of spectacular rooms and extensive landscape works including a series of water features, taking advantage of the sloping site.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Westminster Abbey Chapter House completes</title>
			<link>http://www.stowandbeale.com</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry97</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The programme of conservation at Westminster Abbey Chapter House is now complete. The project, which was on site for 18 months, completed on time and under budget. The works were directed by Stow &#38; Beale Conservation Architects, the specialist conservation arm of MBA.  Client: English Heritage. Contractor: Nimbus Conservation Ltd.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>King's Pavilion Planning Consent</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/kcs/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry95</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The new pavilion for King's College School at West Barnes Lane has achieved planning consent.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rhodes Building proposals achieve Listed Building Consent</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/rhodes/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry96</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The proposals for the Rhodes Building at Oriel College, Oxford have achieved Listed Building Consent.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Sensuality and Proportion</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/theory/music/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry92</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The second of Marcus Beale's two lectures on Architecture and Music will be given on 
Monday 1st March 4:30pm &#8211; 6:00pm at
Nottingham Trent University
Chaucer Lecture Theatre 4
Chaucer Building
Goldsmith Street
Nottingham 
NG1 4BU
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Rhodes Building, Oriel College, Oxford</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/rhodes/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry93</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA have submitted plans to Oxford Council for alterations and additions to the Rhodes Building for Oriel College.  The proposals include landscape proposals to improve accessibility, the removal of inappropriate internal alterations carried out in the 1980s, and the provision of a new roof in facetted copper panels, which will provide additional undergraduate accommodation for the College.  The south elevation to Oxford's High Street will have the original window openings enlarged to allow views from street level into the College.  The proposals are a result of a Conservation and Management Plan and a Master Plan which identified the need for more on-site undergraduate accommodation and this building as the most appropriate place to provide it. The roof has been designed to preserve sky views from the High Street.  MBA had access to original plans and correspondence from Champney which showed how his designs for the building, with a taller roof than built, and with a loggia based on Christopher Wren's Library at Trinity Cambridge, were modified during design development and construction.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Education Projects</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/clients/education/education.pdf</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry94</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA have launched a new brochure summarizing issues about education and architecture. To download, click on the link below:]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Suburban Global Trading - New Pics</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/lancaster</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry91</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Marcus Peel completes a photo shoot at MBA's latest creation in their home town of Wimbledon]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Library at the School of Pharmacy opened 9 December 2009</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/pharmacy/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry90</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The Library at the London School of Pharmacy was formally opened on 9 December 2009 by the Vice-Chancellor of the University of London, Professor Sir Graeme Davies.  The re-ordering of the library has been welcomed by staff and students, footfall has increased by 40% since the refurbishment, completed in a contract period of only 15 weeks.

The photo shows Professor Anthony Smith (Principal and Dean), Mr James Gemmell (Honorary Treasurer), Mrs Michelle Wake (Chief Librarian &#38; Head of Library and Information Services), Professor Sir Graeme Davies (Vice-Chancellor of the University of London), Lord Tim Clement-Jones (Chair of Council) Photo © School of Pharmacy]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 9 Dec 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Suburban global trading</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/lancaster/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry89</guid>			<description><![CDATA[A new private office for a senior partner of a major European hedge fund is nearing completion in Wimbledon Village.  The strikingly modern building is in a conservation area, and includes a number of measures to improve its environmental performance including timber cladding, planting, solar shading and renewable energy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>King's College School Pavilion</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/kcs/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry88</guid>			<description><![CDATA[A new sports pavilion for King's College School at Raynes Park has been submitted for planning.  The building's location, identified by the head groundsman, involves no loss of playable pitches, as well as a grandstand view of the playing fields. MBA worked with this idea to design a wedge-shaped building, carefully adapted to the path of the sun. The roof is a solar farm of photovoltaic panels generating 20% of the building's energy requirements, fed back to the grid when the pavilion is not in use.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Pharmacy Library completes</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/pharmacy/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry87</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The new library for the London School of Pharmacy has reached practical completion, and is being prepared for student use.  The project involved remodelling the existing space including the introducing  new rooflights, new floor wall and ceiling finishes, and the provision of new bookstacks, study carrels, reception desk and study areas. The library is zoned acoustically, and highly absorbent materials are deployed in key areas to create zones for quiet study whilst achieving visual openness. The contractor was Parkeray.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 8 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Dover Castle Tunnels</title>
									<description><![CDATA[MBA's conservation arm Stow &#38; Beale Conservation Architects are carrying out a feasibility study for English Heritage at the Dover 'Secret Wartime Tunnels', a system of tunnels, now over 1km long, originally cut into the chalk cliffs in 1793, brick lined in 1810, and extended during the second world war to form a combined HQ for admiralty, army and air-force, complete with an underground field-hospital.  The tunnels were used for planning and directing 'Operation Dynamo' - the evacuation of the British Expiditionary Force from Dunkirk in 1941 - and later for the invasion of Europe in 1944.  Such was secrecy, those working in the tunnels did not know of their extent, access was allowed on a need-to-be-there room-by-room basis.  During the Cold War, the tunnels were upgraded and re-used as a Regional Centre of Government, before being 'de-secretized' and handed to English Heritage in 1995. They are now a major visitor attraction at Dover Castle, and are to be represented as part of a regeneration programme aimed to make seaside towns thrive through  improvements to heritage and tourism.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New College Oxford</title>
			<link>http://www.stowandbeale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=88</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry85</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA's specialist conservation arm Stow and Beale Conservation Architects have been commissioned to develop designs for four projects for New College, following on from the master plan carried out in 2008.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>King's College School</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/kcs/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry84</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA have been selected as architects for a new Sports Pavilion for King's College School, Wimbledon, at Raynes Park in SW London.  The buildings will provide changing and washing accommodation for 14 teams and visitor and hospitality facilities, taking advantage of the fine views across the site.  A key element in MBA's selection in an invited competition was listening to ground staff who had identified the best site for the new pavilion with no loss of playable space.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Westminster Abbey Chapter House</title>
			<link>http://www.stowandbeale.com/projects/westminster/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry83</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA's specialist conservation arm, Stow and Beale Conservation Architects, has been appointed to direct a major conservation project at the Chapter House of Westminster Abbey for clients English Heritage.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Max Roach wins pathfinder status</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=107</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry82</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA's designs with PLAYLINK for a new play space at LB Lambeth have won Pathfinder government funding]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>School of Pharmacy Library</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/pharmacy/index.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry81</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The London School of Pharmacy have selected MBA as architects for a major renewal of the UK's only dedicated library of pharmacy.  The new facility will be a bright, modern, humane space for study, group work and research, incorporating the latest principles of sustainable, holistic library design. Work is due to be carried out in summer 2009.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Theatre at University of the Arts London Wimbledon College of Art</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/WSA/11.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry78</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Completion of Phase III of the theatre works at University of the Arts London, Wimbledon College of Art.  The new facility includes:  a new entrance and foyer, lift access to the theatre and adjacent spaces, enlarged control room, film studio, drawings archive, and natural light and ventilation to the theatre itself.  It makes possible for the first time theatre in the round as well as in proscenium format.  The mezzanine insertion into the performance space incorporates a steel swing bridge to allow scenery to be moved in and out, and has demountable handrails for flexibility in use over the lifetime of the building.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>PLAYLINK Association</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=107</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry79</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are developing proposals for a new play park at the Max Roach Centre in south London for LB Lambeth, in association with play specialists PLAYLINK. MBA consultant Aileen Shackell, and PLAYLINK's Phil Doyle are co-authors of Play England's Design for Play: A guide to creating successful play spaces.  The new play park will be innovative, flagship facility and a community hub. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cumnor House Theatre opens</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/cumnor/10.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry77</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Cumnor House School Theatre was used for the first time on 4 September 2008.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Oriel College Master Plan</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/oriel/10.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry80</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA have been commissioned to develop a master plan for Oriel College, Oxford]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MBA's first new theatre completes</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/cumnor/10.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry76</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA's first new theatre, for Cumnor House School in Sussex will open in August 2008]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wimbledon Bookfest</title>
			<link>http://www.wimbledonbookfest.org</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry74</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are delighted to be main sponsors for the Wimbledon Bookfest 2008 - which will include  a lecture by Leo Hollis, author of The Phoenix, a book about the reconstruction of London after the Great Fire,  at the Antoinette Hotel  SW19 1SD on 8 October 2008 at 7.30 pm.  Other highlights of the festival include; Toby Young hot from Cannes with How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, novelist Maggie O&#8217;Farrell, TV gardener Joe Swift and James Fenton with the Florestan trio. Bookfest patron Penny Vincenzi will be returning to Cannizaro House Hotel for a Girls&#8217; Night out with fellow authors, Jenny Colgan and Christina Odone and there&#8217;s a Bond themed Gala dinner at Wimbledon Park Golf Club with Ian Fleming&#8217;s niece Kate Grimmond attending as guest speaker.See Wimbledon bookfest website for more.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Eco-housing in Oxford</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/bartlemas/index.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry75</guid>			<description><![CDATA[A proposal for new eco-housing scheme is submitted for planning in Oxford.  The housing will be used by Fellows and graduate students of Oriel College, and is to be constructed on the site of a medieval leper colony.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New College Oxford</title>
			<link>http://www.stowandbeale.com</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry72</guid>			<description><![CDATA[New College Oxford have appointed our specialist conservation arm Stow &#38; Beale Conservation Architects to prepare a conservation and development statement for their medium term needs.  New College is one of the oldest Oxford Colleges, founded by William of Wyckeham in 1379 in the north east corner of Oxford's medieval city wall.  The plan will evaluate the College buildings and urban spaces, identify policy objectives, and propose solutions to meet the College's educational and social needs in the C21.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>School of Pharmacy</title>
									<description><![CDATA[MBA has been appointed to re-order the offices of the dean and chief operating officer. 
The brief is to provide:

- Appropriate office accommodation for the above and   their assistants

- An appropriate functional arrangement to assist team working

- An appropriate visitor experience

- A quality of accommodation which reflects the school's status as a cutting edge scientific institute.

Fit-out will be fast tracked to enable the staff to commence the  autumn term in new surroundings]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Great James Street</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=104</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry73</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Planning permission and listed building consent have been achieved for the conversion of two Grade II* Listed houses dating from the 1720s back into townhouses.  The buildings had been combined in the early C20 into an office]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>New Horizons</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=35</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry70</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Landscape Architect Aileen Shackell MLI has joined MBA as a consultant.  Aileen is an expert in play,  and has seven years experience of  historic landscapes and urban regeneration. She collaborated with MBA in the Groundwork/Peabody/MBA scheme for Merton Park Station project, a proposal to integrate transportation, wildlife, workplace and residential uses around a transport hub.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2008 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Willington School</title>
									<description><![CDATA[Following on from a successful theatre design for the school MBA have been asked to provide an imaginative scheme for a new playground.
Marcus Beale commented &#38;quot;We are delighted to be working with Aileen Shackell on this project and get the benefit of her expertise to suggest a scheme that the children will find stimulating, exciting and even slightly dangerous embodying best practice from across the EU.&#38;quot;]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Christchurch Clapham</title>
									<description><![CDATA[MBA have been appointed to carry out an appraisal of Christ Church Clapham, a Grade II Listed Oxford Movement church by Benjamin Ferrey dating from 1862.  A  key objective is to ensure the buildings reflect and enable the church's work in the community and wider city.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 17:09:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cumnor House School Theatre</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/cumnor/10.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry67</guid>			<description><![CDATA[This new theatre, with impeccable green credentials, is due for completion in July. It will seat 365 children or 292 adults and is a key component of the master plan MBA provided for the school in 2006. It is intended to make this facility available to the local community.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 16:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Future of Wimbledon</title>
			<link>http://www.wimbledoncivicforum.org.uk/whatson/fow.pdf</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry66</guid>			<description><![CDATA[A major public workshop brought together MP, council cabinet members, local businesses and residents to set the agenda for our home town.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MBA Sustainability Research Unit</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/bartlemas/index.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry65</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The practice has formed a Sustainability Research Unit to demonstrate MBA's practical application of its sustainable principles on past, current and future projects. This will focus on the economic, social and environmental strategies embedded in MBA's designs.

The unit is the responsibility of James Donlon, an Associate of MBA. He is supported by Robin Bates who has extensive job-running experience of complex residential  and conservation projects.

James is the project architect for the design of Oriel College Oxford's new houses for fellows and graduates, located in the Bartlemas Conservation Area. This scheme embodies MBA's key sustainability principles, incorporating:

-  Closed loop ground source heat pump
-  Exploitation of passive solar gain through orientation, shading and  solar chimneys
-  Biomass fuel burner
-  Triple glazing to windows
- Bio-diverse green roofs
-  Breathing walls of timber frame construction with sheep's wool insulation.

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			<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Rhodes Building</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/rhodes/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry64</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA have been appointed by Oriel College to design a major re-ordering of the Rhodes Building on Oxford's High Street.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 2 Feb 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Stow &#38; Beale launched</title>
			<link>http://www.stowandbeale.com</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry63</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Stow &#38; Beale Conservation Architects LLP was launched on 29 November 2007.  This specialist arm of the practice deals with conservation projects, including the Grade I Listed Frindsbury Manor Barn Project at Rochester, Kent.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Job Opportunities at MBA</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/aboutus/careers/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry62</guid>			<description><![CDATA[We are currently looking for experienced architects to join the team, due to an expanding workload of interesting and challenging projects.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MBA move</title>
									<description><![CDATA[Due to growth MBA have moved to the Old Post Office, 1 Compton Road, Wimbledon. The purpose built post office was converted in the 1990s to provide an elegant double height space with mezzanine above.  The move allows for the expanding team and provides MBA with good meeting and library facilities. Located in the centre of Wimbledon next to the Library, the new office preserves good transport links and gives MBA a street presence.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Social Logic of Shopping</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/theory/essays/shopping.pdf</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry60</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Amit Sarma gives his paper &#38;quot;The Social Logic of Shopping - Case Study: New Delhi&#38;quot; at the 6th International Space Syntax Symposium in Istanbul on 12th June 2007.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Property Kings interview with Marcus Beale 2/6/2007 11.30am</title>
			<link>http://www.overseaspropertytv.com/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry59</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Marcus Beale is interviewed by Jonathan Daly on Sattelite channel 287 Overseas Property TV.  11.30am Saturday 2 June 2007.  The half hour programme explores MBA's approach to working with existing buildings and the principles of creative conservation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 2 Jun 2007 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Humane Habitation?</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/theory/essays/humane.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry58</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Humane Habitation

Marcus Beale RIBA is interviewed by Chantal Cooke at Passion for the Planet Radio on Humane Habitation. Broadcast from 2 April 2007]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 2 Apr 2007 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Oriel Porters Lodge Commended in Oxford Preservation Trust Environmental Awards 2006</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/oriel/index.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry57</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The Porters Lodge at Oriel was one of ten schemes commended in the Oxford Preservation Trust's 2006 Environmental Awards in recognition of its significant contribution and improvement to Oxford's built and natural environment.  Now in their 29th year, the Awards act to publicise and encourage good work in and around the City.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 4 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Holy Trinity Clapham</title>
									<description><![CDATA[Holy Trinity Clapham, William Wilberforce's old church, home of the Clapham Sect, pioneers in the abolition of slavery in 1807 select MBA for a C21 audit: the Living Stones project.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Open House  - Wimbledon College of Art Foyer</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/WSA/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry54</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA's foyer at Wimbledon College of Art is open to the public on Saturday 16 September from 10am to 2pm]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 6 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Heythrop College</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=79</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry39</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are selected as architects for a project to improve accessibility at Heythrop College, University of London, a specialist college of theology and phiosophy.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Wimbledon Village Fair</title>
									<description><![CDATA[MBA's designs for a one day 'temporary city' on Wimbledon Common are realised on 24 June when an encampment of 155 craft stalls, stage show jumping dog show, food village, tennis court, football, assualt course and swimming pool are opened to the public. MBA has assisted the Wimbledon Guild in designing the event since 2005. Each year feedback allows the design to be refined and improved, ensuring greater user and client satisfaction and better functionality year on year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cumnor House School</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/cumnor/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry40</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Six new classrooms and a CDT workshop are opened at Cumnor House School, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at Danehill, Sussex.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>St Thomas' Church</title>
									<description><![CDATA[MBA are selected as architects for a project to renew St Thomas' Church, Telford Park, to provide new commuity facilities and transform the worship space.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jun 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MBA Theatre for WSA</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/WSA/10.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry38</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are appointed to design film studio, low energy theatre incorporating natural light, dark drawings archive, naturally lit design studio, lift and access improvements forming the first part of a spine across the whole campus.

Wimbledon School of Art is an internationally acclaimed school of theatre, lighting, costume design, sculpture and fine arts interlocking to become University of the Arts London. MBA's foyer for WSA completed in March 2006.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WSA Foyer Opens</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/WSA/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry41</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The new foyer at Wimbledon School of Art opens.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Mar 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Environmental Award</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/clifton/index.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry43</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA's new boarding house at Clifton College - Watson's House, is one of eight buildings awarded the Bristol Civic Society's Environmental Award in their centenary year.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2005 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Virginia Water Pavillion</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=65</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry42</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are appointed in September 2005 to design new visitor pavilions at the Royal Landscape, Windsor, as part of a comprehensive scheme for improvement for the Crown Estate.

The Virginia Water Pavilion is a steel framed structure on pointes, touching the ground very lightly with an almost-catenary roof reminiscent of the Turkish tents historically used in this Grade I Listed Landscape. 

Master plan and landscape design is by Russ Canning. Historic architecture advisor is Barry Stow.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 1 Sep 2005 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Cumnor House School</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/cumnor/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry44</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Planning approval is granted for six new classrooms and a CDT workshop at Cumnor House School, in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty at Danehill, Sussex. Work will commence in 2005.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WSA Plans go Public</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/WSA/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry45</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Designs for the new foyer at Wimbledon School of Art go public, following a public consultation on 15 February 2005.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Bartlemas Conservation Area</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/infopage.php?projectid=59</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry46</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are appointed to carry out an urban design assessment of a conservation area in Oxford, UK. This will include a landscape and wildlife conservation plan, as well as a master plan for the long term management of the site.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 4 Feb 2005 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Daiva Linkeviciute joins MBA</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/aboutus/people/daiva.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry47</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Daiva Linkeviciute joins MBA to assist in urban design, master planning and architecture projects.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>WSA Appoints MBA</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/WSA/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry48</guid>			<description><![CDATA[MBA are selected as architects for a new foyer for Wimbledon School of Art to serve its theatre and exhibition gallery. The project is to be constructed in 2005, and will form a new showcase for the internationally acclaimed school.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Architecture at Cambridge?</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/articles/economist-091104.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry49</guid>			<description><![CDATA[The Economist explains why the department was earmarked for closure and prompts Charles Clarke to look for an explanation.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 9 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MBA 13th Birthday</title>
									<description><![CDATA[MBA celebrated its 13th birthday at the Royal Institute of British Architects. We were delighted to be joined by colleagues and friends from across the construction industry. Thank you all for help, advice and instruction over the first thirteen years of MBA's life.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 8 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Clifton College School House opens</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/projects/clifton/index.php</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry51</guid>			<description><![CDATA[New boarding houses designed by MBA open today at Clifton College in Bristol.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 7 Nov 2004 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>MBA Identity &#38; Website launched</title>
			<link>http://www.marcus-beale.com/aboutus/website/</link>			<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marcus-beale.com/news/index.php#entry52</guid>			<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the new look MBA website, launched in conjunction with a fresh brand identity designed by Applied Works. There is an extensive new search-able projects database, along with a restructured main menu.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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