All Cultural articles – Page 72
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OpinionPraise where praise is due
How refreshing to read the words of an architect who so sublimely and fully understands her craft, who simply offers the work she and Robert Venturi did as a background for the lives of us all (“In defence of the Sainsbury Wing” Buildings July 22).
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NewsGareth Hoskins completes National Museum of Scotland
£46 million project involved restoration and expansion of the Victorian grade A-listed Edinburgh building
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NewsMuseum of London seeks architect for £4.5 million extension
The Museum of London wants to appoint an architect for a proposed £4.5 million extension and refurbishment of its Roman gallery.The contract would include creating a 200sq m extension and refurbishing the existing 900sq m space.The Roman gallery is the oldest exhibition space in the museum, which was designed by ...
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Building StudyIn defence of the Sainsbury Wing
From the BD archive: Denise Scott Brown wrote this essay when the project opened, but she chose not to publish it for 20 years to avoid ruffling feathers
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NewsInside OMA's Commonwealth Institute redevelopment
OMA has released new images of Rem Koolhaas and Reinier de Graaf’s plans for the redevelopment of Robert Matthew, John Marshall & Partners’ Commonwealth Institute
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NewsNew Holland Island shortlist proposals revealed to the public
Architecture Foundation curates public exhibition of MVRDV, Chipperfield, Studio 44 and WORKac designs at St Petersburg Naval Museum
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NewsCF Møller's National Maritime Museum extension opens
Three-quarters of £37 million project in south east London is underground
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NewsAsif Khan to design Singapore pavilion
Ice and sand structure to form part of Royal Academy of Arts series
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NewsCracks begin to show in Zaha Hadid's Chinese opera house
Shoddy workmanship blamed for problems with the structure
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NewsAga Khan cultural centre confirmed for King's Cross
The Aga Khan Development Network has confirmed it will build a cultural and education centre at King’s Cross, central London.The charity has agreed a deal to buy a 4.5ha site at King’s Cross Central, which is being developed by Argent, according to a report in the Financial Times.A statement from ...
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NewsLottery boost for Tim Ronalds' plans to revive UK's first cinema
Tim Ronalds Architects’ plans to revive the birthplace of British cinema at the University of Westminster’s headquarters on Regent Street are one step closer to going ahead following a £100,000 development grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).The original theatre at 309 Regent Street was completed in 1848 and was ...
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NewsBalmond nabs England and Scotland border competition
Designer will work with Charles Jencks on Gretna sculpture to mark border crossing
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Bennetts' RSC theatre recreated in the Big Apple
Royal Shakespeare Company brings full-size replica of Stratford theatre to New York
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NewsAlmost showtime at Keith Williams' Kent theatre
Keith Williams Architects has released new images of its ongoing £26 million Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, Kent.
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NewsFolly for a Flyover is assembled
Not-for-profit group Assemble has completed its temporary Folly for a Flyover on the edge of the Olympic site in Hackney
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NewsAllied Works Architecture's Canadian music centre inspired by Rockies
Winning design retains historic blues venue
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NewsWanted: architect for cinema revamp on tropical island
Award winning film maker Nick Broomfield backs project in Zanzibar