All Building Design articles in 16 January 2009
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ReviewOutline, by Hammer Schmidt and Lassen Schmidt
The year that saw Schmidt Hammer Lassen named joint winner of the International Criminal Court competition in The Hague also witnessed the publication of its sumptuously minimalist monograph, Outline, a celebration of the practice’s work over the past 16 years.
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ReviewWorld's Greatest Architect: Making, Meaning and Network Culture
You will be surprised when you find out who the titular architect is.
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ReviewNurturing Dreams: Collected Essays on Architecture and the City
The interaction of time and place are recurring themes in this fascinating collection of essays spanning Maki’s 50 years as practitioner, teacher and writer.
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NewsManolo Blahnik boutique opens in Dubai
Data Nature Associates has unveiled images of its new boutique in Dubai for Spanish-born luxury shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.
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MultimediaDRMM's Sliding House (video)
DRMM has produced this quirky video of its Sliding House in Suffolk, which was completed this month.
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News
RIBA pulls out of Accon agreement
The RIBA is set to establish its own accreditation system and register for conservation architects amid claims that the existing system for recognising qualified conservationists is not transparent enough.
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NewsDebate to tackle barrier mentality in counterterrorism design
Architects will be urged to move on from the "barrier and bollards mentality" at a counterterrorism conference next week.
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ReviewUtagawa Kuniyoshi (1798 – 1861): until June 7
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798–1861) is considered one of the greatest Japanese artists who, alongside Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, dominated nineteenth century printmaking in Japan.
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ReviewAndrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy- until April 13
Celebrating the quincentenary of the great Italian architect, whose work has continued to resonate down five centuries, is the first exhibition devoted to Andrea Palladio (1508 – 1580) to be held in London for over 30 years.
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NewsHadid wins Antwerp port competition
Zaha Hadid has been chosen to design the new headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority
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NewsDan Pearson Studio wins RIBA roof terraces competition
Dan Pearson Studio has won the RIBA competition to redesign the roof terraces at the institute's headquarters at Portland Place, London.
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NewsDRMM beats five to win Brunel Museum
DRMM has won a competition to redevelop the Brunel Museum in south London, trumping five other practices including Fat and Ash Sakula.
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ReviewTurner and the Masters - from September 23
By juxtaposition of Turner's greatest paintings alongside works by old masters and contemporaries; this will be the first exhibition to explore how Turner's responses to other artists were both acts of homage and a sophisticated form of art criticism.
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ReviewTelling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design- until October 18
Telling Tales: Fantasy and Fear in Contemporary Design’, brings together around 50 objects that share common themes such as fantasy, parody and a concern with mortality.
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ReviewBaroque 1620-1800: Style in the Age of Magnificence - until July 19
Celebrating one of the most opulent European styles of the 17th and 18th centuries, Baroque is the V&A’s blockbuster spring show.
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ReviewSuperabundant: A Celebration of Pattern- until March 22
Superabundant aims to create a sense of celebration, of joy and delight through the power of pattern.
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ReviewRodchenko & Popova: Defining Constructivism- until May 17
Rodchenko & Popova: Defining Constructivism explores the work of Alexander Rodchenko and Lyubov Popova between 1917 and 1929.
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ReviewHussein Chalayan- until May 17
Hussein Chalayan has been twice named 'British Designer of the Year,' and is renowned for his innovative use of materials, meticulous pattern cutting and progressive attitudes to new technology.
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NewsLiverpool to limit number of towers
Tall towers in Liverpool ’s historic centre are set to be restricted to two clusters to help preserve the city’s world heritage status, according to recent guidance drafted by council planning officers.
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NewsSheppard Robson's Bristol scheme submitted
Sheppard Robson has submitted designs for two new department buildings at the University of Bristol for planning.