All Building Design articles in 9 May 2008
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News
Future Systems unveils designs for private home in Kent
New design was recognised as an 'exemplar project' in order to win planning for a Greenfield site overlooking the Kent Weald
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Competitions
For Hire – Alternative Eco Venue
For Architects/students unique alternative Seminar/Conference/Summer School venue available slot in July with long established Eco Summer Camp.
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Review
Street Art-until August 25
In the first commission to use the iconic river façade of Tate Modern, six internationally acclaimed artists, whose work has its roots in the urban environment will exhibit as part of ‘Street Art’ at Tate Modern; the first major public museum display of Street Art in London.
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Review
RIBA/ICE McAslan Bursary Exhibition- until July 25
John McAslan + Partners and the dreamspace gallery at Adrem have teamed up for the London Festival of Architecture to present an exhibition of projects brought to life by the RIBA/ICE McAslan Bursary. The Bursary supports collaborative projects proposed by architectural and engineering students and graduates, designed to bring about ...
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Review
Prototypes and Experiments - From May 29
The Aram Gallery presents not just prototypes but also experimental designs sourced from designers’ studios, which will go on to form a long-term and ever-changing exhibition housed in the gallery. Interested in the way designers think and work, the Aram gallery has chosen to present these unique artefacts as part ...
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Review
Process Exposè:Helen Yardley- June 20 to July 20
Showing as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2008, PROCESS EXPOSÉ explores three different applications of textile designer Helen Yardley's highly individual design process; from commission through to implementation of the final product. The show explores her work with architects including Swanke Hayden Connell Associates and John Pardey Architects.
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Review
Parks for Life - June 18
Parks for Life, a conference organised by GreenSpace, is taking place on Wednesday 18 June 2008 at the Watershed in Bristol. The conference is in partnership with IPGS and Bristol City Council, and supported by Silvanus Services Ltd. The one-day event will focus on maximising the impact parks can have ...
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News
Levitt Bernstein plans to add storey to London's Brunswick Centre
London's listed Brunswick Centre could be extended one storey upwards under proposals that would reinstate architect Patrick Hodgkinson's original 1960s design. Levitt Bernstein, the practice behind the successful refurbishment of the retail and residential centre in 2006, is working with centre owner Hermes on a plan to build an ...
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News
Fire damages Liverpool's Bluecoat Arts Centre
Fire has swept through the Bluecoat Arts Centre, the oldest building in Liverpool, just two months after the completion of its £12.5 million redevelopment by Dutch firm Biq.Alarms in the building were set off shortly before 4 o’clock this morning, and around 30 firefighters spent more than three hours extinguishing ...
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Competitions
To let - self- catering house in Cowes
Mizpah House is an imposing large Victorian town house situated in the heart of Cowes and International Yachting. situated only a 5 minute walk from the Red Jet passenger ferry, two minute walk from the Yacht Haven and is just off Cowes High St with it’s excellent shops, restaurants and ...
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Review
Des Res: Public Weekend: May 17-18
Ask the experts: New London Architecture launches weekend dedicated to property and design advice
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News
Kirkby kicks out Broadway Malyan's Tesco / Everton FC scheme
Cabe says the mixed-use scheme is 'a lost opportunity'
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Industry group proposes 'more flexible' definition of zero-carbon housing
The UK Green Building Council has devised a new definition for zero-carbon housing which makes it easier for developers to meet the government’s ambitious low-energy targets.Its report, The Definition of Zero Carbon, claims the current definition is not achievable on up to 80% of new homes, and argues that if ...
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Blogs
News Junkie — 10 and 11 May
The great property greed backlash, Ken goes cold turkey and Glasgow’s highest highrises to come down.
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News
New Maggie's by Wilkinson Eyre
A sneak preview of Wilkinson Eyre's new Maggie's cancer care centre in Oxford