All International articles – Page 138
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NewsArchitecture billings fail to recover in US
The Architecture Billings Index has failed to bounce back from a sharp fall in May as demand for architectural services in the US continues to decline.
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NewsArchitect in charity battle for Article 25
An architect hoping to win a year working on a volunteer project in Sierra Leone for architecture charity Article 25 now faces an online battle to secure her placement.
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NewsMuseums dominate Stirling contenders
The RIBA has announced the shortlist for this year’s Stirling prize, which is dominated by cultural buildings. Zaha Hadid’s Maxxi Museum of Art in Rome is the bookies’ favourite to win the £20,000 prize.
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NewsSnøhetta wins US jobs in San Francisco and New York
Snøhetta has beaten two UK practices to design a new wing for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
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NewsLiverpool library renovation finally wins go-ahead
Liverpool City Council has granted planning approval for the renovation of Liverpool’s Central Library, four years after the project was first submitted.The £50 million scheme, by Austin-Smith Lord, includes a full restoration of the 150-year old grade II listed building.Practice partner Chris Pritchett said: “We are obviously delighted that this ...
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron's Parrish Art Museum starts on site
Work on Herzog & de Meuron’s $25 million (£16.5 million) Parrish Art Museum on Long Island in New York State has begun on site.
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NewsCF Møller wins Swedish masterplan competition
Danish practice CF Møller has won a competition to design the masterplan for a new housing district in Gothenburg, Sweden.
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NewsForeign Office Architects to design £17m Cleveland art gallery
Foreign Office Architects is set to build its first museum and first major building in the USA in the shape of the $26.3 million (£17 million) Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland.
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NewsMuseum of Bond Vehicles in Illinois
Gensler has unveiled its designs for a new museum dedicated to the world’s most famous spy, James Bond.
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NewsUK firms eye China expansion
British architects are taking advantage of a recovering Asian economy with Benoy and BDP both set to open new offices in China.
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NewsMunich Olympic architect Günter Behnisch dies
Leading German architect Günter Behnisch has died aged 88. His designs for the 1972 Munich Olympics, with its cable roofs created in collaboration with engineer Frei Otto, became a symbol of national pride and “democratic architecture”.
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NewsKhan Shatyr entertainment centre in Kazakhstan
Foster & Partners’ Khan Shatyr entertainment centre in Astana, Kazakhstan, has been officially opened in a ceremony involving the president, fireworks and a performance by Italian tenor Andrea Bocceli.
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NewsNew win for Brisac Gonzalez, Space Group and CF Moller in Norway
Brisac Gonzalez, working with Space Group, and CF Møller are the joint winners of an international design competition to build an opera house and cultural centre in the Norwegian city of Kristiansund.
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NewsVan Egeraat wins Moscow stadium competition
Erick van Egeraat has won an international competition to design a 300,000sq m stadium complex in Moscow.
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NewsHopkins sues Dubai firm for unpaid fees
Hopkins is suing a Dubai property business for more than $7 million (£4.7 million) for alleged unpaid fees on a delayed tower scheme in the emirate’s financial district.
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NewsHeatherwick's pavilion scoops the Lubetkin
The RIBA has named Heatherwick Studios’ UK pavilion at the Shanghai Expo as the winner of this year’s Lubetkin prize.
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NewsArchitect designs set for opera in former gulag
UK-based architect Charlotte Skene Catling has collaborated with director Michael Hunt to design the set for the staging of Beethoven’s opera, Fidelio, in the remains of the last functioning Gulag in Russia.
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NewsUS architectural billings index takes a dive
Fears of a double-dip recession have been fuelled by the latest results from the American Institute of Architects Billings Index, showing a dramatic dive.
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NewsHaiti housing competition launched
An international competition to design new housing in Haiti has been launched on behalf of the Haitian government.
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OpinionRafael Viñoly: Manchester City’s hot new signing
Rafael Viñoly speaks to BD about the World Cup, his plans for the world’s richest football club, and whether at Battersea Power Station he can end 30 years of hurt.