All Building Design articles in 28 August 2009
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NewsTermite mound takes up residence on the South Bank
This pavilion based on the inside of a Namibian termite mound is the centrepiece of this year’s Pestival event on London’s South Bank.
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NewsCorporate pavilion for Shanghai Expo unveiled
Atelier Feichang Jianzhu has unveiled its light-filled design for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
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NewsPrince Charles calls for end to 'suburban sprawl'
Prince Charles has launched an attack on "short-term thinking" in urban design and called for an end to "suburban sprawl".
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Step forward for Trump's Aberdeenshire development
Donald Trump’s controversial plans for a £1 billion golf resort in Aberdeenshire have moved a step forward after outline planning permission for extra land for the project was approved by councillors.
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New use sought for moribund site
Land Securities has become the first major developer to seek a fresh use for a moribund building site hit by the recession.
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NewsParry wins go-ahead for Wells £4.5m music facility
Eric Parry Architects has won planning permission for a £4.5 million music facility for the Wells Cathedral School in Wells, Somerset.
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NewsCF Møller’s Darwin Centre to open this month
CF Møller Architects' extension to the Natural History Museum will open to the public this month.
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AIA cautious over jump in monthly billings index
The American Institute of Architects has warned hopeful professionals not too read too much into a six point jump in its monthly billings index results.
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Manchester college sweats on LSC bailout
A college designed by Walker Simpson is the only scheme of 13 named in June, to miss out on the government bailout of the Learning & Skills Council college rebuilding programme.
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NewsClashes over RMJM's Gazprom tower
A public meeting to discuss RMJM’s proposal for a 400m tower in St Petersburg descended into violence on Tuesday, with protesters being forcibly removed by security guards working for the developer, Russian gas giant Gazprom.
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NewsFalconer Chester Hall's Merseyside regeneration scheme wins planning
The second phase of Falconer Chester Hall’s £60 million regeneration of New Brighton has won planning permission.
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NewsMarco Goldschmied Foundation to fund Stirling Prize £20,000 winner's cheque
Former RIBA president Marco Goldschmied is to bankroll the £20,000 winner’s cheque at this year’s Stirling Prize.
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NewsWilkinson Eyre wins Worthing swimming pool competition
Wilkinson Eyre has beaten off more than 100 rivals to win the competition to build a landmark pool in Worthing.
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NewsFoster's wins Incheon masterplan
Foster & Partners has won a competition to design a masterplan in South Korea.
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NewsLava's sunflower umbrellas form Masdar project centrepiece
The centre of a development in Abu Dhabi, being dubbed the first zero-carbon city, will be dominated by a series of giant moveable umbrellas.
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ReviewBD's guide to your cultural week: August 31 to September 2
Enjoy a brush with Indian modernism or take a sneaky peek at the shortlisted designs for LSE's new Aldwych campus. Or if that doesn't satisfy your cultural nodes, then why not take the camera into your own hands and enter the Sony Architectural photography competition.
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ReviewBeyond These Walls – until September 20
Beyond These Walls is an international group show of site-specific and specially commissioned work prompting fresh perspectives on the South London Gallery’s architecture, negotiation and interpretation of its spaces, and its geographic context.
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ReviewSeizure - until October 18
Another chance to see Roger Hiorns’ Seizure, an installation created by pumping 75,000 litres of copper sulphate solution into a council flat.
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ReviewDavid Sherry- until September 13
David Sherry’s absurdist performances and videos disrupt social codes and conventions.