All Building Design articles in 20 March 2008
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NewsSerpentine Pavilion by Gehry & Son
The King Alfred development in Hove may have the go-ahead, but Frank Gehry’s first building in England will be this timber and glass structure at the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens.
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NewsCabe puts brave face on 2012 designs
But positive review panel verdict warns of further design ‘dilution’
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NewsDeveloper sues Broadway Malyan over Stratford site
Architectural giant Broadway Malyan is facing a High Court claim because of a dispute over a proposed eco-scheme close to the 2012 Olympic site.Property developer Harlow Group is suing the practice for at least £300,000 over alleged breach of contract relating to its plans for a carbon-neutral development in the ...
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NewsRadio 4’s History of the Home gives architects a minor role
Comfort rather than cool is the key factor in the design of the British home according to Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen’s new series
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ReviewMobile Art: Chanel Contemporary Art Container by Zaha Hadid - until April 5
Orchestrated by Zaha Hadid and Karl Lagerfeld and now officially launched in Hong Kong; this art-architecture-fashion collaboration and ‘pack-away’ gallery space ‘Mobile Art’ has landed.
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ReviewLanglands & Bell: A Muse Um - until May 10
Exploring their fascination with language and the structures and relationships it signifies, Langlands & Bell’s latest collection calls museums and their acronyms into focus.
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Building StudyPiano replaces Oxford Street monolith with transparent triptych
Renzo Piano Building Workshop has unveiled designs for a new 46,000sq m landmark building in London.
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NewsSerpentine reveals Gehry’s pavilion design
The Serpentine Gallery has revealed images of Frank Gehry’s design for this year’s summer pavilion.The timber and glass structure, conceived and engineered in collaboration with Arup as well as Gehry’s son Samuel, is intended to be a “dramatic multi-dimensional space”, part-amphitheatre, part-promenade.Frank Gehry said: “The pavilion is designed as a ...
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NewsLeading architects confirmed speakers at Think
Monica von Schmalensee discusses the creation of sustainable communities in Scandinavia
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NewsBath approves Wilkinson Eyre design school
James Dyson's School of Design Innovation took a major step forward last night as councillors ignored planning officers' advice and voted in favour of the scheme.
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Opinion
Tune in, turn up
Who are the new breed of archi-bands to follow in the footsteps of the great British rock acts that have arisen from the world of architecture?
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NewsScotland plans solo presence at Venice
The Scottish government and the Lighthouse architecture centre have announced a dedicated Scottish presence for the Venice Biennale this September.
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News
Planning reversed on Parry project
Eric Parry Architects has lost an office scheme in central London’s St James’s Square after the site was sold to a firm which is set to turn the existing building into luxury flats.
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Features
New site for Pilkington's
Pilkington’s has launched a new website which includes a comprehensive database of all technical information on the company’s product portfolio.
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NewsThe mighty Swoosh
This year’s AA summer pavilion will be a complex interlocking timber structure, dubbed the “Swoosh”.
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Features
Microsoft updates
Microsoft has launched a “document interoperability initiative”, aimed at bringing together software developers to test how different systems and gadgets speak to each other.
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FeaturesLeft or right, the only way is up
Every politican wants his city to be “world class” these days — but why does that always seem to mean skyscrapers?