All Archive Titles articles – Page 118
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Ricardo Bofill hotel sails into view
The Barcelona skyline is set to change dramatically with the construction of a 32-storey hotel by Ricardo Bofill at the mouth of the Port Vell harbour.
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Bad sums spark library row
A competition for a US$65m library in Jacksonville, Florida, has been plunged into controversy after shortlisted architects complained that inaccurate budget estimates may have affected the jury.
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Going back to school
Or how Oslo architects Einar Jarmund and Håkon Vigsnæs returned to their alma mater to give a lesson in construction techniques.
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Australians at home in the sky
Designs for the world's tallest residential skyscraper have been unveiled in Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast of Australia.
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A new architectural dimension
GKD metal fabrics: It's not often that architecture adds an entirely new element to its vocabulary. But it happened in 1989 when Dominique Perrault, youthful winner of the competition to design France's Bibliothèque Nationale, discovered woven stainless steel.
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Argentina - Architects pick up the pieces
Scenes of unrest on the streets of Argentina have filled our papers and news bulletins for the past three months. But how has the economic meltdown hit the country's building boom – and what are its architects doing to stay afloat? We report from Buenos Aires.
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Archive TitlesThe architect's architect
Peter Märkli may not have the high profile enjoyed by some of his Swiss contemporaries but his focus on the fundamentals of architecture has won him many admirers within the profession. Now, with a major exhibition and a book out this month, his work is about to get the attention ...
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Archive TitlesNaked ambition
Fabio Novembre is fascinated by the female form – and not afraid to show it. The Italian’s latest interior is a Milan nightclub covered in classical nudes. He tells wa how his work is bringing ‘culture to the clubbers’.
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South Africa gets Apartheid Museum
A consortium of four South African practices has completed the country's first Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg.
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Fire threatens Australian dream …
The Australian dream of an architect-designed house in the bush could be one of the casualties of the country's recent fires.
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… as Sydney gets new mixed-use development
A consortium including Dutch architect Wiel Arets has won an international competition for a A$300m (US$157m) mixed-use development in Sydney.
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Two vie for 2006 World Cup title
Two architects have been shortlisted to design Munich's flagship stadium for the 2006 football World Cup.
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Word on the street
The down-at-heel urban setting of Dominique Perrault's latest library is a far cry from his grand projet in Paris.How does he perform on a local scale?
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Picture perfect
Dennis Gilbert sees more great buildings in a month than most people see in a lifetime. But how did his career influence the choice of architect for his own project, and how he photographed the result?
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Pod people
Janos Korban and Stefanie Flaubert's fascination for simple shapes and new materials led to their colourful Pod stool. Now its success is helping the Australians branch out into even wilder creations.
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Office romance
Office furniture is getting sexy. In fact, it's already deemed attractive enough to be exhibited in New York's Museum of Modern Art. We met some of the designers changing its reputation.
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Working with nature
Peter Womersley's studio for a textile designer uses concrete horizontals as the perfect counterpoint to the verticality of the surrounding trees.
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State of the nations
Firms from the world's four biggest economies dominate the upper echelons of the ninth annual World Architecture Top 300 survey. Jeremy Melvin kicks off a 30-page report with an investigation of how local conditions shape the size of practices. Turn over for this year's table.
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Workload survey - Mixed messages
We analyse the results of Mirza & Nacey's quarterly study.
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Meet your match
Finding materials that help new build sit happily with historic neighbours can be tricky, as Foster found at the British Museum. Here's how three practices rose to the challenge.