All Building Design articles in 04 June 2010
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FeaturesChipperfield's structured themes enrich this year's Royal Academy Summer Show
Of the half a dozen Royal Academy Summer Shows that I have visited, this year’s presents by far the most engaging architecture room.
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NewsRIBA Manser Medal for housing comes out of Stirling's shadow
Significant changes have been made to the RIBA Manser Medal to give the award a higher profile.
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NewsReiach & Hall Glasgow hospital wins international prize
Reiach & Hall’s £65 million New Stobhill Hospital in Glasgow has been named the world’s best health care building of its size.
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NewsCourt boost to RMJM’s Gazprom tower
A Russian court has thrown out an appeal against RMJM’s Gazprom skyscraper in St Petersburg.
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NewsArchitects draw up plans to adapt ExCeL centre for Olympics
Allies & Morrison, Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands and Populous have drawn up plans to adapt London’s ExCeL conference centre into a venue for the 2012 Olympics.
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Opinion
Where now for Battersea Power Station?
Years ago I had the pleasure of spending an evening with Rafael Vinoly. It began with a certain amount of drama as he insisted on driving down a one way street on the way to the restaurant.
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NewsNine Elms tube station crucial for Battersea development
An extension to London’s tube network is crucial for the future of Rafael Vinoly’s redevelopment of Battersea Power Station, developer Treasury Holdings warned this week.
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NewsFootballer's sustainable house delayed
Make’s design for a flower-shaped eco house for Manchester United captain Gary Neville has been delayed.
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NewsEbbw Vale Environmental Resource Centre completed
Design Research Unit Wales has completed work on its £315,000 Environmental Resource Centre in Ebbw Vale.
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NewsVinoly’s Walkie-Talkie inches closer
Land Securities is set to form a joint venture with fellow developer Canary Wharf Group to build Rafael Viñoly’s 150m-high Walkie-Talkie tower.
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NewsUS green building standards ignore air quality, says report
The American green building accreditation system LEED has come under attack from health researchers who claim it conveys a “false impression of a healthy and safe building environment”.
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NewsLDA search for green scheme development partner
The London Development Agency is seeking architects and development partners for a major new mixed scheme in east London, which it hopes will cash in on enthusiasm for the area in the run up to the 2012 Olympics.
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Opinion
Why do architects choose names that require a BBC pronunciation manual?
If Buschow Henley wasn’t bad enough, the practice has now rebranded and come up with Henley Halebrown Rorrison guaranteed to be as troublesome to BBC newsreaders as al-Qa’eda and J K Rowling.
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CompetitionsHoliday let: penthouse in Athens.
Top floor apartment (130sqm) situated in the south suburbs of Athens, close to the sea consists of 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open plan kitchen, 50sqm of a veranda with view to the sea available for short let
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CompetitionsHoliday Let: Aldeburgh, Snape Maltings barn Conversion
If you enjoy the Suffolk countryside and even a game of golf then 4 Hazlewood Hall Cottage is the ideal place for you to stay.
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CompetitionsHoliday let: Bed and Breakfast at Beauzelle, Toulouse
Stay in the peaceful village of Beauzelle situated on the River Garonne and on the doorstep of the beautiful city of Toulouse in the South-West of France.
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CompetitionsHoliday Let : Apartment at Estepona marina, Andalucia
Elevated ground floor apartment with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, large living / dining area with open plan kitchen, and balcony at swimming pool level, with views overlooking the marina.
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NewsBelsay Fellowship awarded to architecture student
Newcastle University architecture student Ciarán Treanor has won the prestigious Belsay Fellowship which allows young artists to exhibit their work alongside leading contemporary artists.
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NewsNY's High Line wins environmental design award
The High Line in New York has won a D&AD Black Pencil for Environmental Design.
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ReviewCultural week June 7-13
Prepare to pick your corner this week as modernity goes head to head with the traditionalists in a RIBA debate. Or if you’d prefer to avoid the conflict, then prepare to over-indulge with an architectural model of Newcastle and Gateshead skylines in cake form.