All Building Design articles in 14 May 2010
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FeaturesSpace – the final frontier for architecture
Humans have been fascinated by outer space and its unknown possibilities since time immemorial, but for architects the realities of building on other planets and in the vacuum between them has only become a serious prospect in the last 50 years.
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NewsRogers ‘precious’ over Chelsea plan
The High Court heard claims this week that Rogers Stirk Harbour was “precious” when London mayor Boris Johnson requested design changes be made to its ill-fated Chelsea Barracks scheme.
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NewsFoster designs health campus for Didsbury
Norman Foster has designed his second hospital, a 600-patient “health campus” in Didsbury, Manchester.
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NewsRIBA 2010 regional award winners announced
Each year the RIBA awards buildings that have high architectural standards and make a substantial contribution to the local environment. For 2010, 102 buildings have been awarded.
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NewsDownturn hits RIBA regional winners list
Chipperfield stands out in race for Stirling as museums dominate, according to Ellis Woodman.
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NewsBarracks developer tells of Charles opposition
Property developer Christian Candy gave a colourful account yesterday of why he thought the Prince of Wales had scuppered his scheme for the redevelopment of the prestigious Chelsea Barracks site in London.
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NewsWoods Bagot wins Moscow hotel deal
Woods Bagot has won the prized deal to masterplan the rebuilding of the Rossiya Hotel on the edge of Moscow’s Red Square.
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NewsOlympic wind farm 'a meaningless gesture', says London Assembly member
A mini wind farm planned for the Olympic Park should be scrapped, a leading London Assembly member has said.
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NewsHarrap completes Brighton pavilion restoration
Julian Harrap Architects’ five year project to restore Brighton’s Royal Pavilion has been completed.
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NewsSergison Bates wins housing scheme in Vienna
Sergison Bates has won a role on a housing scheme in Vienna being planned for a former railway yard close to the centre of the Austrian capital.
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Archive TitlesSpending cuts put culture projects in jeopardy
If “there’s no money left” in the Treasury coffers will anyone in the new government stand up to defend the Tate Modern extension or the Stonehenge Visitors Centre just two of the projects that rely heavily on public funding but whose future could be at risk under tough new austerity ...
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NewsLuder to stand for RIBA Council in protest at ‘staff taking sides’
Former RIBA president Owen Luder has announced he will stand for election to the institute’s national council because senior staff are riding roughshod over the wishes of elected officials.
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NewsQatari Diar buckled under prince’s criticism, court hears as £81m Chelsea Barracks action begins
Prince Charles’s ”notorious opposition” to modern architecture led to an £81 million claim in the High Court.
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NewsHeatherwick routemaster revealed as Foster told to move along please
Heatherwick Studio has created a 21st century alternative to London’s iconic Routemaster bus.
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NewsViñoly to design £1bn scheme for Manchester City
Rafael Viñoly is set to design a £1 billion sports and leisure complex for the richest football club in the world – Manchester City.The 81ha Eastlands site, previously earmarked for one of the government’s super casinos, is expected to be transformed to include a £5 million training complex, as well ...
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NewsAukett says losses less severe than expected
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has said that first half losses will be better than expected.
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NewsAlastair Parvin and Lukas Barry win Greenpeace Heathrow competition
A design by London architects Alastair Parvin and Lukas Barry has won a Greenpeace competition to build an impregnable fortress on the site of the ill-fated third runway at Heathrow Airport.
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NewsEd Vaizey appointed architecture minister
Ed Vaizey has been appointed architecture minister, taking over from the previous Labour incumbent Margaret Hodge.
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ReviewCultural week – May 17 to May 23
This week’s cultural guide includes a trip down memory lane in Romania to visit Ceausescu’s failed utopian social experiments and another chance to brush up on some more Polish architectural exports at the RCA.
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley 116m-high beacon commemorates Battle of Britain
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has completed early designs for a monument to rival the scale of the Angel of the North – a north London tribute to the Battle of Britain.