All articles by David Shariatmadari
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NewsPrizewinners throw their weight behind Robin Hood Gardens campaign
Gold medallists and Pritzker winners are among petition supporters
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D’Offay calls for a Guggenheim of the North
Art dealer Anthony D’Offay has called for a Guggenheim-style architectural landmark to house his contemporary art collection in Scotland. D’Offay sold 725 works worth £125 million to the Tate and National Galleries Scotland last week, at a fraction of their market value. The collection, arranged into 50 “artists rooms” and ...
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RIBA launches President’s Awards for Research 2008
RIBA has put out a call for entries for its 2008 award for architectural research. The prize, now in its third year, is divided into three categories: best PhD thesis at a RIBA-validated school; best university-based research; and best research carried out in a professional context. In 2007 the winners ...
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NewsCall for entries for Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award 2008
Cabe has launched the Prime Minister's Better Public Building Award 2008 with a call for entries. The competition, now in its eighth year, celebrates high-quality design in public sector architecture. To be eligible, projects must have been commissioned by or on behalf of central or local government or an organisation ...
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NewsMcAslan’s Olympic Energy Centre Unveiled
John McAslan and Partners’ designs for an energy centre to power the Olympic development in east London were unveiled on Tuesday. The centre is part of a scheme to provide electricity, heating and cooling for the entire Olympic site and for the legacy community once the games have finished. ...
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NewsPrince Charles labels building 'a dustbin'
The Prince of Wales has once again ruffled feathers in the architectural community by branding a building by Patel Taylor a "dustbin". Speaking to an audience of paratroopers about to leave for Afghanistan, he said: "I understand around 1,700 of you are crammed in what looks like a dustbin from ...
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NewsBerman Guedes Stretton wins Cheltenham Museum extension
Oxford-based practice Berman Guedes Stretton have won the competition to design a £4 million extension to the Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum. The new space will include a gallery for temporary exhibitions, educational facilities and a café. The judges said the winning scheme “possessed clarity of vision and an uncomplicated ...
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NewsVandals attack Adjaye’s Stephen Lawrence Centre
Less than a week after it was officially opened, David Adjaye’s Stephen Lawrence Centre has suffered thousands of pounds worth of damage at the hands of vandals. Six windows by Turner prize winning artist Chris Ofili were smashed by bricks in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to a ...
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FeaturesErecting our monuments to love
From the to phallic to the fatale, architecture has long been used to express human passion. This Valentine’s Day, bdonline takes a look at the world’s most romantic buildings
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NewsEdward Cullinan collects the Riba's Royal Gold Medal
Edward Cullinan collected his long-awaited Royal Gold Medal last night in recognition of a lifetime of architectural achievement.