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11 in the frame for Luxembourg bank job
Eleven top practices have been shortlisted to design a new Luxembourg headquarters for the European Investment Bank, the European Union’s main lending institution.Finalists include Richard Rogers Partnership, Michael Hopkins and Partners, Christian de Portzamparc and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. The winner will be named in the autumn. The project will ...
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Archive TitlesTravel story
The Royal Geographical Society's lecture theatre had a reputation for top speakers but hard seats and poor sound. Now, thanks to a fast-track refurbishment, armchair explorers can listen in comfort.
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Archive TitlesShop window
Window maker Velux likes its buildings to have plenty of roof surface so it can show off its wares. For its Kettering office, White Design gave the company a top that almost touches the ground.
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Whats the point?
That's what tomorrow's architects are asking about the RIBA. They claim the institute is irrelevant, backward-looking and poor value. So, as student membership numbers drop, what is it doing to win them back?
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Archive TitlesSleeping partners
A world away from traditional Indian architecture, Eckart Muthesius' astonishing palace for the Maharajah of Indore, built in the 1930s, provided a showcase for Europe's leading avant-garde designers.
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Archive TitlesThe only way is up
Next time you look out of a tall building, check out the development opportunities staring you in the face. With land for construction dwindling, a roof could be the ideal building plot. Just make sure the structure can take it.
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Archive TitlesX marks the spot
Anyone hunting for treasure could do worse than head to north London, where giant red letters brand three additions to a 1960s house. Alison Brooks' playful scheme is a blast of pure pop and an echo of California.
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University of life
Today's students grew up with digital technology. But has their computer expertise been gained at the expense of 'traditional' architectural skills and is it an adequate training for practice? We ask the academics.
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Archive TitlesAt Liberty
Liberty's department store, the grande dame of Regent Street retail, has just reopened after a makeover that sees some of her rouge removed and her peacock feathers plucked.
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Archive TitlesKen's micro management
Welcome to the future according to Ken Livingstone, where you live in a shantytown of shoeboxes stacked on a wasteland.
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Archive TitlesThe hard stuff
Take 8 tonnes of fresh concrete, a very long tube and a listed building. Young practice Block Architecture did – and the result is the centrepiece of the RIBA’s Hardcore! exhibition.
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Archive TitlesFood for thought
When an interior is tucked away on a first floor, getting noticed can be tricky.
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Archive TitlesA fine mesh
How do you transform two shell-like live/work units into spaces that reflect their owners' character and lifestyle, and on a tight budget? For Plasma Studio, cheap industrial steel grating was the answer.
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Fantasy shopping
Not flying out for the Milan Furniture Fair? Never fear – 80 of the best pieces are being bundled into a van and shown at the V&A.
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Volcanic eruption
The Romans appreciated its toughness and good looks but basalt has struggled to find favour with specifiers in contemporary Britain. Things are changing, though, with architects from David Chipperfield to Will Alsop and Allies and Morrison trying out the compacted lava stone
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Archive TitlesEnlightened gardening
Every office should have a zen garden – they are the perfect spot for contemplation – but finding facilities managers keen to spend their days raking gravel can be tricky.
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Legal: Tour of duty
We outlines new rulings on architects' duty of care to third parties and contractors.
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Archive TitlesKitchen link drama
Or how Theis and Khan transformed a dingy Clapham basement into an elegant, light-filled kitchen and dining room that flows seamlessly into the garden.