All Building Design articles in Archive Titles – Page 117
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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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The 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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Naked 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.
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Lifting the veil
Islamic architecture doesn't usually make the pages of the glossy design magazines. The Aga Khan's award scheme is trying to change this. But what vision of Muslim culture does it offer?
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Made in Italy
The Italians dominate the tile market, so it's no surprise that Europe's biggest show is held in Bologna every year. We trailed round the 1072 stands, tiled in everything from mosaics to giant slabs.
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Samyn pays homage
Belgian architect Philippe Samyn seems to have taken the title of Christian Dotremont's painting Space Turning Four Forms to Good Account literally when designing an office complex named after the artist and poet.
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Piano reaches for heaven in Italy
This year will see the completion of one of Peter Rice's last projects, Renzo Piano's Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church near Foggia, Italy (pictured).
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What happens next?
The Top 300 survey shows firms growing bigger but everyone knows the picture is likely to be less rosy this year. David Blackman asked leading property experts – always one step ahead of architects in the economic cycle – what the future holds.