All Building Design articles in 07 November 2008
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News
Prasad, Rogers, Bridges and Madelin make London mayor’s design panel
RIBA president Sunand Prasad will join Richard Rogers on a panel of four official design advisers to London mayor Boris Johnson.
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Competitions
The Architect and Young Architect of the Year Awards 2008: The Video
Watch the video of the Young Architect and Architect of the Year 2008 awards.
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News
Gillard Associates' floating office
Welsh practice creates prototype for scheme to beat the climate and credit crunch - a moveable office that's also flood-proof
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Multimedia
Classical architecture re-imagined as Google Earth recreates ancient Rome (video)
Google has launched a new layer for its 3d mapping service Google Earth which allows users to take a virtual tour of the architecture of Ancient Rome.
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News
Libeskind to design Munich synagogue
Daniel Libeskind has been appointed to design a new synagogue in Munich, Germany.
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Opinion
How can architects buoy up business in the downturn?
To stay afloat, architects must examine every aspect of their business . It’s a cliché that ‘cash is king’ in uncertain times, but many a firm has gone bust with a healthy order book.
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Features
Opinion: HTA's Ben Derbyshire on space standards
Forcing estate agents to publish details of how many square metres a property has would be a far more effective way of improving living conditions than space standards, says Ben Derbyshire, managing director of HTA.
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News
S-shaped footprint for Newcastle college
RMJM has unveiled plans for a sixth-form building for Newcastle College.
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News
Recession hits Gazprom tower
The future of RMJM’s Gazprom Tower in St Petersburg has been cast into doubt by the global financial crisis.
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News
New plans to preserve Smithfield
Smithfield’s general market building will be saved from the bulldozer under new plans for the historic site, drawn up by architect John McAslan, BD can reveal.
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News
ODA releases new images of Stratford Station redevelopment
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released new images of the redevelopment of Stratford Station, the heart of the London 2012 transport network.
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News
Squire & Partners' Bayswater hotel gets planning permission
Squire & Partners has won planning consent for a new boutique hotel in London’s Bayswater.
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News
Funding gap is end of Gehry’s Brighton development
Frank Gehry’s controversial King Alfred scheme on Brighton seafront has been officially dropped after the deadline for developer Karis to find funding for the scheme expired on Sunday.
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News
Utzons clash over Opera House refurb
The son and grandson of Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon have clashed over plans to renovate the iconic building.
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News
HLM Architects to build gateway tower for Barking Town
This 27-storey building by HLM Architects will act as a gateway to the Barking Town redevelopment in east London.
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News
Chipperfield wins Zurich modern art museum competition
David Chipperfield Architects has won the Swiss Fr150 million (£80 million) international competition to extend Zurich’s Kunsthaus, the city’s modern art museum.
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News
El-Wakil wins classical architecture prize
Egyptian architect Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil has won the $200,000 (£127,000) Richard H Driehaus prize for classicism in the contemporary built environment.
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News
No UK sites for next Europan competition
Cabe has confirmed it will not be putting any UK sites forward for the Europan 10 competition.
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Competitions
December 1 deadline for International Architecture Awards
Design firms have until December 1 to submit entries for the 2009 International Architecture Awards, which honour outstanding contemporary architecture from across the globe.
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News
Make's 2012 handball arena designs formally unveiled
Designs for a colourful handball arena designed by Make Architects with PTW and Arup for the 2012 Olympics have been released by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA).