All Building Design articles in 09 January 2009
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MultimediaWatch Genesis House by Planda being designed (video)
Paris based architects Planda have designed a house in the shape of a cross, inspired by dj duo Justice's most recent album cover.
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Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios submits £160m Cardiff offices for planning
A £160 million, 46,500sq m office complex in Cardiff by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has been submitted for outline planning permission.
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NewsMcNeil Beechey O’Neill designs Yorkshire nunnery
A new nunnery designed by McNeil Beechey O’Neill Architects is being built for members of the Carmelite Sisters.
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NewsLambeth Council refuses Make’s Albert Embankment tower
Lambeth Council has rejected plans for south London’s first fin-shaped skyscraper, designed by Make Architects.
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NewsOMA’s Zeekracht North Sea wind farm masterplan offers promise of European energy independence
OMA has developed a masterplan for an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. If built, the giant Zeekracht wind facility could give Europe energy independence.
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NewsJan Kaplicky dies: Levete, Zaha, Foster and Rogers pay tribute to 'irreplaceable' architect
Amanda Levete has paid tribute to her Future Systems partner Jan Kaplicky who died unexpectedly last week.
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News20th Century Society campaigns to save post-war murals
The 20th Century Society has launched a nationwide campaign to protect post-war murals from demolition and neglect.
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NewsWatch a flythrough of new urban proposals for Asan, South Korea (video)
Four practices - BIG, INABA, MAD and Mass Studios - have collaborated to create four urban proposals for Asan, South Korea.
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Twenty architects stand for Arb election
A total of 20 registered architects are standing for election to the Arb board.
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NewsMinister intervenes over Belfast tower plans
Northern Ireland’s environment minister has slammed planning officials for rejecting proposals for Belfast’s tallest building.
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Arup slashes staff by 10% as downturn bites
Arup is to slash its UK workforce — including staff at architectural wing Arup Associates — by 400, blaming “turbulent times” in the world economy.
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NewsGrimshaw, SOM and Renzo Piano lead winners at AIA awards
Grimshaw, SOM and Renzo Piano are among 25 recipients of the American Institute of Architects’ 2009 Honour Awards.
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TechnicalDORMA to open the way for visitors to the new Darwin Centre
DORMA door controls, automatics, and glass fittings have been installed in the new expansion to the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum.
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TechnicalBrief - Darwin Centre, Natural History Museum
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of DORMA, were challenging readers to identify the architecturally significant location the DORMA penguin can be seen visiting in the picture.
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NewsGehry still on board for $4bn Brooklyn Atlantic Yards scheme
Frank Gehry has refuted suggestions that he is no longer part of a $4 billion mixed-use project in New York’s Brooklyn district, which was put on hold last month.
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MultimediaWatch a flythrough of RMJM's Okhta Centre (video)
Watch a flythrough of the controversial RMJM's designed Okhta Centre in St Petersburg.
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NewsBurnham proposes new British City of Culture designation
The Stirling Prize ceremony could move around the UK under a proposal from culture secretary Andy Burnham to allow cities to vie to be British City of Culture every four years.
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NewsSolving Lviv's city centre puzzle
The historic city centre of Lviv in Ukraine, a Unesco world heritage site, has a new quirky tourist attraction – this giant crossword puzzle.
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Ou Ning to curate south China 2009 architecture biennale
Artist and writer Ou Ning is to curate the third Shenzhen and Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, which will launch at the end of 2009.
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NewsLynn on the mathematical roots of architecture (video)
Watch Greg Lynn, head of FORM, talk about the mathematical roots of architecture and the role of calculus and digital tools in modern architecture.