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All articles by Emily Cadman – Page 5
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Daniel Burnham Memorial finalists announced and a celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright's work
BD's round-up of the best stories from the weekend papersDaniel Burnham Memorial finalists announced, but designs kept under wrapsThree finalists have been selected for a competition to design a memorial to influential Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, but the competition organisers don’t want to show the designs to anyone. Read moreGuggenheim ...
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Foster's Shanghai Pavilion, Burnham Memorial finalists and more...
Daniel Burnham Memorial finalists announced, but designs kept under wrapsThree finalists have been selected for a competition to design a memorial to influential Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, but the competition organisers don’t want to show the designs to anyone. Guggenheim Museum Celebrates Visionary ArchitectThe Guggenheim is to celebrate its ...
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Foster, BIG and Nouvel's plans for Stockholm, Vancouver's viewing corridors, a new hotel for Abu Dhabi and more...
Stockholm unveils proposals for SlussenThe City of Stockholm has unveiled images of the shortlisted designs to revamp Slussen, including proposals by Foster & Partners, Jean Nouvel and BIG. City planners take new look at urban vistasVancouver is under pressure to change its viewing corridors policy, sparking a debate between architects, ...
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Gehry appointed to design Eisenhower memorial, money for affordable housing in the US, new Finnish Embassy in Japan and more
Coney’s new big topGrimshaw’s designs for Coney Island amphitheatre discussed Will Reduced Construction Costs Save These Projects?Curbed reveals the cause of the delays on a number of major New York projects, including Gehry’s Beekman Tower. Architect Gehry Gets Design Gig For Ike MemorialFrank Gehry is appointed to diegsn the new ...
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Do we really need architects? An eyeful of the Shanghai 2010 Mexico Pavillion and more
Park vs. parking: A Miami Beach Commission vote could sabotage an architect's visionCosts row brewing over Frank Gehry’s designs for the New World Symphony, as Miami Beach City Commission votes to cancel Gehry’s contract for design of park space. Stimulus, coming to a street near you A $1.1 billion infrastructure ...
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April Fools roundup
You may have noticed BD's own April Fool's story this morning, but how many were fooled by some of the jokes that popped up across the trade and mainstream press?Contract Journal presented us with London's newest skyscraper proposal; Building had a rather surprising announcement about the appointment of the ...
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Changes for the Venice Biennale, Zaha, FOA, Fretton and Ito's designs for Oslo and more
Artists to redesign Biennale facilitiesItalian Pavillion to be renamed Palazzo delle Esposizioni della Biennale with a new café, educational space and bookstore designed by artists rather than architects and the Arsenale to get a new bridge.Munch Museum and Deichman Library in Oslo competition resultsOslo chooses deisgns for a new national ...
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What impact will the recession have on historic buildings?
Many architects in the UK enjoy a good grumble about English Heritage. We tend to feel fairly strongly over listing decisions and historic building consents. But EH does offer Government-funded support in preserving our architectectural heritage.But what about the States? The Architectural Record sees a silver lining in the recession, ...
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The perfect destination for an architectural holiday
The Guardian sends its intrepid reporter on a holiday that every architect will envy as the Dessau Bauhaus in Germany opens as a Bed and Breakfast."It is only by walking through this asymmetrical building with no centre that you really understand how it works..."Read the full story here
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Worldwide recession round-up
In an ambitious article, the Architectural Record attempts to survey the state of the profession across the globe.Surveying the world in one article is a tough task, and means that we only get an overview of the main markets rather than real detail, but it's still an interesting read.It's ...
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Which 1970s buildings would you list?
A fun article today in the Times which points out that under the 30-year-rule a whole raft of buildings built in the 1970s will be up for listing - including Norman Foster's IBM HQ.So what would be your choice of 1970s architecture for listing?Read more at The Times
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Grafton Street gets image make-over
One Grafton Street got a make-over on Thursday with the unveiling of the winner of the Hines / Royal Academy Schools art competition.The winning work by RCA Fine Arts student Alex Knell was stretched on a 19m x 43m canvas across the building.All pictures credit Bob Chen
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Adjaye's new Kvadrat showroom
David Adjaye has co-designed a new London showroom for Danish textile giant Kvadrat.See a slideshow of images on Wallpaper
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Material fads in architecture
The FT looks at fads in architects' choice of materials - especially for facades.Copper, reclaimed wood, mirrors and travertine stone are the key materials highlightedRead more at the FT
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NewsGo-ahead for Keith Williams' Canterbury theatre
Keith Williams Architects' redesign of Canterbury's Marlowe theatre has been given the go-ahead by the council.
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Rethinking post-war design in London - Robin Hood Gardens
The New York Times casts its eye over BD's favourite building, Robin Hood Gardens, and finds a neglected estate desperately in need of some care."Architecture attains much of its power from the emotional exchanges among an architect, a client, a site and the object itself. A spirited renovation of Robin ...
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Defending LA's architecture
Believe that LA is an architectural wasteland? One blogger wants you to think again with their defense of the city's architectural heritage.Read more at Decider LA
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Lego ahoy
Architects and Lego - a natural combination in childhood - but now it seems that relationship lasts into adulthoodFive practises - including Gareth Hoskins and RMJM - have accepted a challenge to design a building made out of LegoThe designs will be shown at the Lighthouse, before being auctioned off ...
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After the New York real estate bubble
$5bn of real estate development has been delayed or cancelled in New York since November, according to the New York Times.These beyond-monopoly numbers raise the question of whether anything is being built at all in what had been a major boom town for cutting edge architecture.Johnathan Mahler looks at how ...
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Hardened U.S. Embassies Symbolic of Old Fears
Critics in the US say that the new monolithic US Embassy buildings around the world are alienating and an outdated response to old fears about terrorism, says the Washington Post.The US mission to the UN in Manhattan comes in for particulalry heavy criticism, with one pundit calling it a "bizarre ...