All articles by Anna Winston – Page 50
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AnalysisArchitects eye global markets
With money tight in the UK, practices are training their sights on potential work abroad
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NewsHadid and Mecanoo win Cityscape awards
Zaha Hadid and Mecanoo were among the winners at the Cityscape Architectural Awards, held in Dubai on Monday.
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NewsMMA Architects wins Curry Stone award
South African practice MMA Architects is the first recipient of the annual $100,000 Curry Stone Design Prize, which awards breakthrough design solutions that respond to areas of need or environmental issues.
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NewsUS to hold competition for new London embassy building
The US Overseas Building Operation is to launch an international competition to design the new premises for the US Embassy in London in the Nine Elms regeneration area in Battersea, South London.
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NewsLimited public transport is stunting Dubai’s development, says Livingstone
On the opening day of Cityscape in Dubai, former London mayor Ken Livingstone has said Dubai can not develop as a world financial centre until it has an efficient public transport system.
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HKS to expand global operations
In an exclusive interview with BD, Ralph Hawkins, chairman and chief executive of HKS, said that the company intends to expand its global operations in the next four to five years, with plans for a new office in São Paulo, Brazil, and an enlarged presence in India, China and Australia.
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NewsHKS expanding despite credit crunch
HKS boss Ralph Hawkins says laying-off staff is like shooting puppies but how does he plan to weather the storm?
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Renzo Piano wins Danish Sonningprisen award
Renzo Piano has won the Danish Sonningprisen award, the largest cultural award in Denmark.
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NewsGehry’s Point reflects Utah’s “quiet quality”
Frank Gehry has unveiled the latest designs for a new 34ha development in Lehi, Utah, USA.
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RIBA to expand into Middle East and Asia
RIBA is to launch three new international chapters in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Gulf.
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FeaturesEast: Studio MGM Bury St Edmunds
Meet four practices from around the UK that show how local knowledge, flexible routines and close-knit staffs help them take on the “big boys” of architecture
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FeaturesSouth: Arco Studios Penzance
Meet four practices from around the UK that show how local knowledge, flexible routines and close-knit staffs help them take on the “big boys” of architecture
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FeaturesNorth: XSite Architecture Newcastle
Meet four practices from around the UK that show how local knowledge, flexible routines and close-knit staffs help them take on the “big boys” of architecture
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Cabe scheme would boost quality of Thames Gateway homes
Cabe has launched a new initiative to strengthen the design standards for the Thames Gateway Delivery plan.
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FeaturesTake charge of your practice’s data
It pays to research the options for document management
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NewsZumthor wins Praemium Imperiale
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been named the Japanese Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale architecture laureate for 2008.
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NewsTop UK firms take starring role at Venice Biennale
A glittering list of British architects including Zaha Hadid, Nigel Coates and AOC will exhibit their work at the Venice Biennale, adding further home-grown talent to the five housing firms already picked for the British pavilion.
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FeaturesShoppers in wonderland
Selfridge’s tempts its customers with Klein Dytham-designed luxury room
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NewsDavis pulls out of race for president
The battle for the RIBA presidency took a dramatic twist this week as Paul Davis pulled out, leaving Ruth Reed and Andrew Hanson in a two-horse race.
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NewsDavis quits RIBA presidency race citing work pressures
The battle for the RIBA presidency took a dramatic twist this week as Paul Davis pulled out, leaving Ruth Reed and Andrew Hanson in a two horse race.Davis, founder of Paul Davis & Partners and a past president of the Association of Consultant Architects, said his practice’s growing workload had ...