All Building Design articles in 23 January 2009
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NewsLubetkin’s grade I listed Finsbury Health Centre to be sold off to private sector
Berthold Lubetkin’s grade I listed Finsbury Health Centre in Clerkenwell, north London, is set to be sold into private hands after NHS officials this morning rejected a last-ditch effort by Architects for Health to preserve the building’s 70-year association with public healthcare.
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NewsIs moving to the USA an option for architects?
With billions of new investment promised by President Obama, is moving to the States the way for architects to find work?
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NewsSecurity minister Adam West urges architects to ‘design out’ terrorism
Security minister Alan West has called on architects and planners to join the government in its fight against terrorism.
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NewsFoundation stone laid for Herzog & de Meuron’s Roche £153 million R&D centre in Basel
The foundation stone has been laid on Herzog & de Meuron’s £153 million research and development building for Roche Basel in Switzerland.
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NewsBio-domes set to provide animal ark at Chester Zoo
This series of bio-domes, designed by Proctor and Matthews, are part of an ambition £225 million expansion plan by Chester Zoo to become the largest animal attraction of its kind in Europe.
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NewsFree work devalues profession, says RIBA
The RIBA has issued a warning against architects offering work for free during the recession, an approach it claims will devalue the entire profession.
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NewsThree shortlisted for Waterloo Road development
Three practices are competing to design a square on London’s South Bank. Proposals by DSDHA, Edaw and Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands were revealed this week ahead of a public consultation.
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Give Cabe power to call in schemes, says review
Housebuilders fear another hurdle as design watchdog receives glowing performance review
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ReviewBarbi-Topia With Introduction By David Heathcote - May 9
Directly influenced by Le Corbusier and built out of the bomb craters of the blitz; the Barbican is one of the world’s largest modernist developments of today. This programme is a chance to see rare archive documentaries that tell the story of the Barbican from drawing boards full of post-war ...
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ReviewArchitecture On Film: Colossal Youth (Dir. Pedro Costa)- March 30
The third instalment of celebrated experimental director Pedro Costa’s filmic collaboration with the inhabitants of Lisbon’s Fontainhas slum, Colossal Youth frames its characters' lives within a unique hybrid of documentary observation and fictional re-enactment.
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NewsThe Public: Arts Council rejects calls for additional funding
The Public arts gallery in West Bromwich, designed by Will Alsop, is in serious jeopardy after Arts Council England rejected a request for additional funding.
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NewsHeneghan Peng’s Giant’s Causeway visitor centre wins go-ahead
Northern Ireland's environment minister Sammy Wilson has granted planning permission for Heneghan Peng's long-awaited visitor centre for the Giant's Causeway.
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CompetitionsTo Let:2 Bed Maisonette in NW3
Benson & Forsyth 2 Bed Maisonette with Roof Garden to let in Gospel Oak NW3
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ReviewArchitecture and Vision: From Pyramids to Spacecraft- until April 24
“From Pyramids to Spacecraft” is a travelling exhibition displaying selected projects by the design studio Architecture and Vision, founded by Italian architect Arturo Vittori and Swiss architect Andreas Vogler.
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NewsOMA wins Taipei arts centre contest
OMA has won an international competition to design a performing arts centre in Taipei, Taiwan.
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NewsSix shortlisted for £6m King’s Cross square
Six architects, including Jan Gehl, Stanton Williams, Gustafson Porter and Martha Schwartz, have been shortlisted for a £6 million public square at London’s King’s Cross.
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ReviewJohn Allan of Avanti Architects: the Finsbury Health Centre- March 12
The final instalment of the C20 ‘Second Lives for C20 Masterpieces’ lecture series sees John Allan of Avanti Architects, tackling the Finsbury Health Centre, in North London.
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NewsLargest housing development in Thames Gateway goes to planning
Proposals by Maccreanor Lavington, KCAP, Sheppard Robson and Gustafson Porter for the first 4,000 homes in the largest single housing development in the Thames Gateway have been submitted for planning.
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NewsAllan Murray's new look for Edinburgh's Cowgate
Allan Murray Architects has unveiled its latest mixed-use scheme for the South Bridge and Cowgate district of Edinburgh, which was devastated by fire in December 2002.
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CompetitionsHoliday Let - Farmhouse, Barn & pool on Umbria/Tuscany border
Unspoilt rural setting, Sublime Lake Bolsena 10 mins, Stunning Orvietto hill town 30 mins. Sienna 100 km north, Rome 100km south