All Building Design articles in 04 February 2011 – Page 2
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News
RIBA to help architects at Mipim
Marks Barfield, Mae and Formation Architects are among the practices who will be showcasing their talents on the RIBA stand at next month’s Mipim property show.The RIBA has teamed up with UK Trade & Investment to allow 20 small and medium firms to exhibit at the week-long event at Cannes ...
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Scottish Design Awards seeks listed building projects
The Scottish Design Awards is this week seeking nominations for the best re-use of a listed building
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Jestico & Whiles completes Leicester Square scheme
A luxury hotel by Jestico & Whiles on the site of the former Swiss Centre building in London’s Leicester Square will open next week.Called the W London, the hotel provides 192 guest rooms, including 17 suites, across 10 storeys. It also includes 11 two and three bedroom penthouses. It will ...
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Government claims to support architects under localism
The government has spoken out in support for architecture and the role of architects under localism.
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Review
Cultural Guide: February 7- 13
This week’s cultural guide is a tale of two Davids- Chipperfield and Bowie.
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Planning success for Austin-Smith Lord's Scottish housing
South Ayrshire Council has approved plans for a mixed-use development in Greenan designed by Austin-Smith Lord for Mactaggart & Mickel Homes.
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OMA recruits as portfolio expands
OMA has advertised for senior architects to join its expanding Hong Kong office.Rem Koolhaas’s practice was recently commissioned to produce the new design strategy and branding for Hong Kong’s public transport operator.The practice is also working on the new campus for Chu Hai College and is one of three architects ...
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Ehrlich beats Foster and Hadid to win UAE parliament job
Ehrlich Architects has beaten Foster & Partners and Zaha Hadid to win the job of designing a parliament building for the United Arab Emirates
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JTP engages locals to draw up Indonesian resort masterplan
John Thompson & Partners is developing a sustainable masterplan for a 250ha eco-tourism resort on the Indonesian island of Lombok
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Murphy’s octagonal plans for Edinburgh site
Richard Murphy Architects has unveiled images of its £24 million housing-led scheme on the site of the former Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
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Opinion
Get the best from the 3D explosion
The building information model (bim) strategy of using a virtual 3D model to coordinate the design process and generate 2D drawings and schedules has obvious attractions
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Features
V-Ray plug-in gives industry a new set of imaging tools
The latest in visualisation software looks set to make a visible difference to architects’ working methods
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Norr reveals Jenan City masterplan
Archial’s sister practice Norr has unveiled its design concept for Jenan City, the largest privately owned project under development in Saudi Arabia
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International Intelligence: Russia
Local partners are essential for architects hoping to capitalise on the events boom in Russia.
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Features
Q&A: Robert Fry
Swanke Hayden Connell’s Europe managing director discusses working in Russia
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Information - BD
Alternative Tiles from Tile of Spain
Spain’s ceramic tile industry includes some of the country’s most dynamic and pioneering manufacturers who continue to lead in terms of technological development and product advancement. A difficult economic climate has certainly not suppressed innovation within Spanish tiling; there are still a wealth of unique and interesting trends infiltrating the ...
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Cersaie 2011: Tile Trends from Tile of Spain
There is no doubt that the ceramic tile market continues to be one of Spain’s most dynamic manufacturing industries and in spite of the country’s current economic climate the industry continues to innovate and make its presence known on a global scale.
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An envionmentally concious solution for urban spaces - Lifewall from Ceracasa
The pioneering Lifewall innovation from Ceracasa is a planted facade which was designed to help improve air quality and wellbeing within urban spaces. The Lifewall facade features a vegetation based surface which was developed by architect Emilio Llobat of Maqla Architects and Azahar Energy in collaboration with Ceracasa tiles.
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Sophisticated surface metallics - Cersaie, Bologna, Italy
With 82 different exhibitors in attendance at Cersaie 2010, Spanish ceramics had a huge presence in Bologna this year. Leading Spanish manufacturers unveiled their very latest innovations at the show, with decorative surface finishes and an updated colour palette of metallic tones demonstrating the high-precision techniques and creativity at the ...