All Building Design articles in 29 May 2009
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Architype makes Ashden Awards final
London-based Architype has been named as the first ever architecture practice to make the final of the prestigious Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy.
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NewsBoris backs Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands' Ferrier Estate
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has given his approval for Lifshutz Davidson Sandilands' £1 billion redevelopment of the Ferrier Estate in south London.
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NewsBattersea Power Station redesign unveiled
Reflecting pools surround Battersea Power Station in London as part of revised plans submitted by Rafael Viñoly for the redevelopment of the iconic site.
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Cabe promotes sustainability day
More than 100,000 young people are expected to take part in Green Day, a Cabe initiative to raise awareness of sustainability in schools as part of World Environment Day being held on Friday.
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New Delhi high commission job
The Foreign & Commonwealth office is seeking an architect to refurbish and extend its high commission building in New Delhi, India.
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NewsTombs to quit Scottish watchdog
Sebastian Tombs, the chief executive of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS), the Scottish equivalent of Cabe, is to step down.
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Olympic codes miss green target
Strict design codes have meant the aggregates supplier for the 2012 Olympic Games is not able to use as much recycled material as promised.
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Westminster offers five-year planning
Planning officers in central London have responded to the recession by offering developers the opportunity to apply for planning permissions lasting for five years.
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NewsAnne Thorne's Bateman Mews development
Anne Thorne Architects has completed work on a series of family homes for affordable housing group Metropolitan Housing Trust in Lambeth, south London.
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ReviewJeff Koons: Popeye Series- until September 13
The Popeye Series incorporates ideas that are central to Koon’s work, including surreal combinations of everyday objects, art historical references and children’s toys.
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ReviewJapanese sound artist Yukio Fujimoto:The Tower of Time- June 4 to July 26
Japanese sound artist Yukio Fujimoto's concern is as much with how we hear, as in what we hear.
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NewsCompetition for £165m Manchester civic revamp opens
Manchester City Council has begun searching for architects to lead the £165 million redevelopment of its historic town hall complex.
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ReviewPop Life: Art in a Material World- until January 17
Taking Andy Warhol’s influential practice as a starting point, this show explores his notorious provocation that ‘good business is the best art’.
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ReviewFuturism- until September 20
This exhibition both showcases the work of key Futurists such as Giacomo Balla, Umberto Boccioni and Gino Severini and explores art movements reacting to Futurism.
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ReviewArchitecture+Art: Crossover and Collaboration: June 11 to June 22
A series of trans-disciplinary investigations into how collaborative and artistic approaches can change the practice and products of architecture.
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ReviewRaqib Shaw: Absence of God- until July 4
Set against a backdrop of classical ruins, the paintings in the ‘Absence of God’ series are framed within architectural spaces inspired by the Italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s depiction of ancient Rome.
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ReviewFree Range- until July 20
For eight weeks the Old Truman Brewery in London's East End turns into a huge talent show for recent graduates from art and design degrees all over the UK.
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ReviewThose Who Suffer Love: Tracey Emin- until July 4
A much anticipated solo show of new work by the most controversial of the YBAs, Tracey Emin.
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ReviewShow RCA 2009- various dates until July 5
In the staple event of the cultural year, the RCA throws open their doors for another instalment of their annual Art Summer Graduate Show.