All Building Design articles in 03 October 2008
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News
Why Steven Holl Architects are working in China (video)
Chris McVoy, senior partner at Steven Holl Architects, talks to Will Hurst about working in China and why he is backing Obama.
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NewsGrimshaw's Andrew Whalley on designing the EMPAC and the credit crunch (video)
Andrew Whalley, managing partner of Grimshaw’s New York office on designing the new Experimental Media and Performing Arts Centre in Albany and why Grimshaw is expanding despite the credit crunch.
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NewsDavid Burney on why New York city is paying architects better (video)
David Burney, commissioner of New York’s Department of Design and Construction (DCA) talks to news editor Will Hurst on paying architects better and reaching out to smaller firms.
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NewsViñoly hits back at Battersea criticism
Rafael Viñoly has hit back at criticism of his controversial £4 billion scheme for the redevelopment of Battersea Power Station in London.
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Dyson ditches Wilkinson Eyre design school, blaming lack of support
James Dyson has scrapped plans for his controversial school of design innovation in Bath, designed by Wilkinson Eyre.
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RIBA fellowships recognise international practices
The RIBA has awarded seven new international fellowships in recognition of the work of international practices.
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Downsizing threat to 2012 media centre
Allies & Morrison’s Olympic media centre could be replaced with a slimmed-down version in the Stratford City development, the ODA admitted this week.
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NewsCalm renovation for Edinburgh mews buildings
Malcolm Fraser Architects recently converted these derelict mews buildings into offices.
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NewsRick Bell: Architects are the economy's canaries (video)
Rick Bell, executive director of the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects, talks to Will Hurst on surviving a downturn.
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NewsFosters' Copenhagen elephant house (video)
Foster & Partners’ elephant house for Copenhagen Zoo opened to rave reviews earlier this year. See around the building yourself with our video tour.
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Cambridge gives 6a its first big UK commission
Up and coming practice 6a Architects has seen off a host of big names to land its first new build project in the UK.
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NewsReed warns economy will undermine her promises
RIBA president-elect Ruth Reed has warned that the economic downturn is set to cut the RIBA’s programme of activities and could make her election pledge of raising architects’ incomes unachievable.
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Alvaro Siza wins RIBA Gold Medal
Portugal’s Alvaro Siza has been awarded the RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal for 2009.
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AnalysisNew York architects and the credit crisis
BD’s News Editor Will Hurst takes a wry look at how Manhattan architects are coping with the credit crunch and visits the World Trade Centre site to be reminded that builders are builders everywhere.
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NewsMMA Architects wins Curry Stone award
South African practice MMA Architects is the first recipient of the annual $100,000 Curry Stone Design Prize, which awards breakthrough design solutions that respond to areas of need or environmental issues.
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NewsUS to hold competition for new London embassy building
The US Overseas Building Operation is to launch an international competition to design the new premises for the US Embassy in London in the Nine Elms regeneration area in Battersea, South London.
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NewsHodge replaced as architecture minister
Margaret Hodge has been replaced as architecture minister in the weekend’s government reshuffle.
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NewsCraig-Martin portrait of Hadid unveiled at National Portrait Gallery
Zaha Hadid’s fourth appearance in the National Portrait Gallery, unveiled Thursday, could also be called her 1,000,000th as the ever-changing portrait by Michael Craig-Martin will never show the same image twice.
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BlogsNews Junkie: 04 and 05 October
Corbusier, Prince Charles and will the Olympic Village be nationalised?
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Beckett moved to housing in cabinet reshuffle
Margaret Beckett has replaced Caroline Flint as housing minister in today’s government reshuffle.