20 January 2012
Building Design
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2012 Civic Trust Awards shortlist announced
17 January 2012
David Chipperfield’s two art galleries both up for prize
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A Toast To Isi
18 January 2012
All welcome at memorial event for Isi Metzstein on Saturday
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AEW plans Manchester United club and hotel
16 January 2012
Work will be bankrolled by former player Gary Neville
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Allies & Morrison, BIG and MVRDV shortlisted for Danish competition
20 January 2012
Henning Larsen and KCAP also in contention for urban design scheme
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Animal urban plans
16 January 2012
From dog-shaped cafés to crocodile-shaped hotels, BD presents a survey of animal-shaped buildings from around the world.
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Architects call for boycott of Robin Hood Gardens competition
18 January 2012
Sergison Bates would say ‘no’ to work on east London estate
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Architects claiming dole falls to five-month low
18 January 2012
December 2011 saw 905 architects claiming jobseekers allowance
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Architects' desks: Ken Shuttleworth, founder of Make Architects
24 January 2012
BD takes a look at the workspaces of architects
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Architects' desks: Tom Holbrook, director at 5th Studio
17 January 2012
BD takes a look at the workspaces of architects
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Aukett chief lays into YRM directors
17 January 2012
RMJM believed to have paid £30,000 for ailing practice
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Biennale theme to be Common Ground, says Chipperfield
18 January 2012
Venice architects will be selected on basis of proposed collaborations
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Big bang for Hassell in particle physics contest
23 January 2012
Hassell’s UK studio recognised in £3.5 million contest for particle physics campus
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Blonski Architects draws up Plymouth theatre revamp
19 January 2012
Practice founder was original project architect 30 years ago
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Brady puts finishing touches to procurement report
18 January 2012
RIBA examines ways to simplify Ojeu process
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Burland TM's £200m Project Pinewood bites the dust
20 January 2012
Government rejects film studio’s appeal
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Can improved design help increase Tesco’s profits?
20 January 2012
Yes, says Fiona Scott, investment in design would be a big step forward; while Bryan Scott thinks sheds are its only option
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Capita Symonds unveils Africa's tallest tower
17 January 2012
Skyscraper will rise 222m above Kampala, Uganda
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Carmody Groarke to design new gallery for RIBA
19 January 2012
Previous five Yaya winners were shortlisted for £185,000 project
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Casually clad Foster was a driving force
20 January 2012
Reporting on the Renault distribution centre in 1982, BD was distracted by the architect’s white porsche and pink shirt
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Chinese skyscraper boom 'could end in tears'
16 January 2012
History shows economies collapse as tall buildings rise, say analysts
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Competition for Eisteddfod Architecture Pavilion
23 January 2012
The National Eisteddfod, Design Circle and the RSAW are pleased to announce the design competition, in which the winning entry will be built at the 2012 National Eisteddfod in the Vale of Glamorgan.
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CZWG's Croydon tower wins green light
18 January 2012
Planners back 55-storey building
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David Kohn and Fiona Banner: A Room for London
17 January 2012
David Kohn and Fiona Banner’s nautically inspired hotel room perched above the Hayward Gallery is open for business
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Design Council Cabe appoints new director
19 January 2012
Di Haigh’s replacement has worked for Prince Charles and the Mayor of London
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Diller Scofidio & Renfro triumphs in Aberdeen City Garden competition
16 January 2012
Americans’ Granite Web scheme beats Foster and Partners’ proposal
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Dinosaur buildings
23 January 2012
From dog-shaped cafes to crocodile-shaped hotels, BD presents a survey of animal-shaped buildings from around the world.
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Don’t miss out on the fun of being an architect
20 January 2012
Regarding last week’s Debate about the drop in applications to study architecture, my position would be a combination of the two.
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Downturn hits women architects harder
20 January 2012
Nearly 30% of unemployed architects are female, as firms cut part-timers
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Exploring opportunities in Venice
23 January 2012
A British Council initiative is looking for 10 “explorers” to travel and research projects for this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale
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Farrell meets government to press rail hub case
24 January 2012
Architect spells out west London plans to transport secretary
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Farrells opens first office in mainland China
16 January 2012
Practice’s KK100 is confirmed as world’s tallest completion in 2011
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Finch calls for energy audit of Robin Hood Gardens
23 January 2012
Design Council Cabe chair says embodied energy should be included
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First Look: Inglis Badrashi Loddo designs brick barrel vault semi-detached houses
20 January 2012
Inglis Badrashi Loddo Architects has submitted a planning application for a pair of two-storey semi-detached houses in Barnet, north London.
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Floating green skyscrapers proposed for London, New York and Shanghai
25 January 2012
Eco platforms would provide homes for fish, birds and insects
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Foster's City scheme stalls after tenant's U-turn
18 January 2012
Developer won’t build Principal Place on speculative basis
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Foster's Thames airport plans go to consultation
18 January 2012
Government expected to announce plans in March
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Gebler Tooth designs Heathrow's Olympic terminal
20 January 2012
Temporary terminal to handle departing athletes
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GMW and Capita Symonds fly into Tripoli on trade mission
23 January 2012
Meetings lined up with government representatives
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Government warned not to drop Breeam standards for schools
25 January 2012
UKGBC says dropping standards would send ‘terrible message’
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Greenwich peninsula to see housing boom
19 January 2012
Mayor announces first phase of 10,000 home target
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Grimshaw nets Wimbledon masterplan
24 January 2012
Tennis club to consider roof over No 1 court and more indoor courts
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In France, the centre always holds
20 January 2012
Jonathan Meades’ new series shows how everything can be rendered French
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International Intelligence: Montenegro
16 January 2012
Montenegro’s economy declined by 5.7% in 2009, but now things are on the turn with new investment in the Bay of Kotor and the coastal town of Tivat
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International Q&A: Rob Steul of Woods Bagot
16 January 2012
Rob Steul, principal at Woods Bagot, shares his experiences of working in Montenegro
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Irish school competition launches
16 January 2012
Shortlisted teams for Dublin building will be paid €10,000
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Isi Metzstein could spot a scheme’s weakness in seconds
20 January 2012
?I first met Isi Metzstein as most did — in a crit. His crits were legendary. He took no prisoners, but the students adored him for it. His analytical powers were razor sharp; he could spot the weaknesses of a scheme in seconds.
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Israeli architects' fury as Chipperfield fast-tracked in competition
25 January 2012
Call to scrap National Library contest as architects claim ‘humiliation’
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John McAslan reveals Elephant & Castle leisure centre
17 January 2012
Public consultation takes place this week
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John Pawson's vision for new Design Museum revealed
24 January 2012
£80 million project will see renovation of Commonwealth Institute
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John Thompson wins planning for Littlehampton development
18 January 2012
Masterplan includes more than 1,200 homes
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Keith Williams and EPR in running for 'one of world's biggest projects'
23 January 2012
Consortium bidding to design entire new city in Pakistan
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Keith Williams defends Marlowe Theatre design
17 January 2012
Canterbury theatre-goers complain of poor views
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KKM completes sustainable care home
23 January 2012
Commission reflected need for ‘extra care’ in Hayes
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KPF's Pinnacle tower on hold again
23 January 2012
Fresh money worries stall building work
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KSS submits plans for Fulham FC redevelopment
20 January 2012
Overhanging design will create new riverside path
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Life class: Eugene Kohn
19 January 2012
The KPF chairman tells BD what he learned from his mother.
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Life in film: Zumtobel Photographic Competition
20 January 2012
Now in its 15th year, BD and Zumobel’s disposable camera photography contest prompted creativity in those who embraced the medium
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Liverpool FC goes back to original stadium plans
17 January 2012
Club presses on with AFL Architects’ plans drawn up in 2003
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Lynch Architects gets OK for Victoria redevelopment
19 January 2012
London scheme will include public library and office space
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Marks Barfield plans Amazon rainforest walkway
24 January 2012
London Eye architect to design six-mile research facility
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Mayor announces £177 million regeneration fund
17 January 2012
Includes £50 million from Outer London Fund
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McLaren Production Centre by Foster & Partners
19 January 2012
Foster’s latest building for McLaren echoes the practices earliest projects in its showcasing of technology
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Milton Keynes set to allow 'damaging' changes to listed shopping centre
17 January 2012
Conservationists in uproar over proposals for John Lewis store
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Moxon's first Royal Parks fountain installed
24 January 2012
Winning design in place at Kensington Gardens
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ODA demonstrates DIY approach to planning
20 January 2012
Armitt’s tips for that elusive green light, renaming Olympics sites and the AA gets stylish
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On urban murals
17 January 2012
Fading images on city walls evoke a sense of time passing
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Opening of Zaha Hadid's Broad Art Museum delayed
20 January 2012
Hadid’s contemporary art museum will now open in the autumn
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Peabody Avenue social housing in Pimlico, London, by Haworth Tompkins
18 January 2012
A new social housing scheme in central London for Peabody marks a deliberate move away from novelty in favour of longevity
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Piers Taylor quits Mitchell Taylor Workshop
19 January 2012
Architect establishes Invisible Studio to work with magicians and bicycle framers
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Planning permission on Savile Row suits EPR Architects
26 January 2012
Practice collaborated with ceramicist Kate Malone on London retail and office building
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Psychedelic Olympic art work erected
16 January 2012
Sculpture by Monica Bonvicini installed near handball arena
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RIBA launches career advice services for aspiring architects
26 January 2012
Ken Shuttleworth, Barbara Weiss, Lee Polisano and Joanna van Heyningen offer advice
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RIBA reports decrease in female architects
16 January 2012
Future Trends survey also shows less confidence in future workloads
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RMJM has crossed the line
20 January 2012
The ripple of disapproval over the practice’s behaviour, along with that of Austin-Smith Lord and YRM, is something new
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RMJM sacks managing principal
16 January 2012
Alistair Brand escorted off Glasgow site this morning
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RMJM struggles to pay staff after YRM takeover
16 January 2012
Cash flow problems blamed for delay to wages, expenses and pension contributions
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RMJM's US employees say they are owed wages
19 January 2012
Staffers having to use savings to pay their bills
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Rogers Stirk Harbour to redevelop Monte Carlo landmark
17 January 2012
Three buildings to replace Art Deco conference centre
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Rogers' Wood Wharf site bought by CWG
19 January 2012
Project will create 1,600 homes
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Room for Diplomacy: Britain’s Diplomatic Buildings Overseas
18 January 2012
Mark Bertram’s fascinating book explores the history of Britain’s embassies and missions
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Sixteen museums to share £60 million in Arts Council funding
25 January 2012
Museums around the country to get financial filip
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Slogans & battle cries: 'The Ape of Nature'
20 January 2012
Architectural aphorisms explored
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Stanton Williams wins planning for King's Cross Square
18 January 2012
Listed facade will be revealed for first time in 150 years
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Star designer Paul Stallan is latest RMJM refugee
19 January 2012
Paul Rodgers is promoted to Scottish managing principal
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Support architecture centres’ vital role
20 January 2012
?The RIBA does little to bring or explain modern architecture to the public. It is left to architectural commentators like myself and architecture centres to do that job.
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Terry Farrell: "Recessions are the right time to masterplan"
19 January 2012
Terry Farrell discusses creating a better city and alternatives to Foster’s proposal for a Thames Estuary airport at the Movers and Shakers networking breakfast
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Tesco plans £400 million store overhaul
20 January 2012
Stores to be more friendly
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The Olympic effect is a false premise
20 January 2012
?The renewed clamour of objections to the ban on architecture firms publicising their involvement in the Olympics are probably justified.
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UNStudio's UK debut is criticised by original architect
27 January 2012
Tower’s new designer should have been ‘set free’ from masterplan, says Rab Bennetts
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US billings positive for second month in a row
23 January 2012
But too early to celebrate, warns chief economist
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YRM boss ruled out taking over practice
24 January 2012
Clemow concerned about firm’s “credentials” with clients if management bought business
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YRM bosses' behaviour is a disgrace to architects
20 January 2012
?The decision by YRM bosses to ditch most of their staff without payment for months of work is a disgrace for the whole profession.
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Zaha Hadid shortlisted for Iraqi parliament
20 January 2012
$1 billion project is opportunity to create symbol for architect’s native country
