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Signs of recovery in AIA billings index
After months of record falls, the American Institute of Architects' billing index, which is seen as an economic indicator of future US construction activity, is showing signs of recovery for the industry.
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NewsFoster’s Heathrow hotel wins mayor’s approval
Designs by Foster & Partners for a new five-star hotel near Heathrow Airport have been approved by London mayor Boris Johnson.
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NewsOMA’s Prada Transformer completes first revolution
Construction work has finished on the Prada Transformer, a travelling art exhibition structure designed by Rem Koolhaas for fashion behemoth Prada.
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NewsEdgley keeps to straight and narrow
Edgley Design has completed work on a 4m-wide private house in Islington, north London
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FeaturesSmart Geometry's show and tell
The latest Smart Geometry meet-up in San Francisco saw architects and other design practitioners keen to swap notes
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OpinionDon't make museums for morons
Pringle Richards Sharratt Architects’ refurbishment of Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum evades the vogue for dumbing down our cultural wonders
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NewsAdjaye to design Washington's African American History museum
Britain’s David Adjaye has been named as part of the competition-winning team selected to design the prestigious National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC.
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NewsArad's Médiacité on site
Ron Arad Associates has released new images of its Médiacité shopping centre project in Liège, Belgium.
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NewsPeter Zumthor wins Pritzker Prize
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has won the 2009 Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award.
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NewsWork to part-pedestrianise Oxford Circus begins (video)
Work on an experimental scheme to semi-pedestrianise Oxford Circus, one of central London’s busiest junctions, begins this week.
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NewsShanghai dune on site
Work has begun on Foster & Partners’ design for the United Arab Emirates pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.
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Benoy and Foster’s join Iraq delegation
Members of staff from Benoy and Foster & Partners joined Peter Mandelson on the first British business delegation to Iraq in more than 20 years on Monday.
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NewsGrimshaw reveals its Coney Island amphitheatre
Grimshaw Architects has unveiled images of its £32 million amphitheatre for Coney Island, New York.
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NewsSouthwark tower plans under threat
Westminster council’s Doon St legal action could halt other skyscrapers
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New campus for Strabane schools
HLM and RPP Architects’ £29 million Holy Cross College in Strabane, Northern Ireland, has opened.
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NewsZaha Hadid and Ben Van Berkel unveil new pavilions for Chicago's Millennium Park
Zaha Hadid and UNStudio’s Ben Van Berkel have designed two new pavilions for Chicago’s Millennium nPark to mark the 100 year anniversary of the Burnham Plan.
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NewsNew images of Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern extension
Two new images of Herzog & de Meuron's extension of the Tate Modern have been released following last week's granting of planning permission.
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NewsToyo Ito's Barcelona towers take shape
These construction images show Toyo Ito’s extension to an events and trade fair complex in Barcelona, Spain, taking shape.
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NewsWork starts on Foster's Shanghai Expo pavilion
Work has begun on Foster & Partners' design for the United Arab Emirates pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.
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NewsMichelle Obama meets Rogers Stirk Harbour
America’s first lady Michelle Obama has met Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour on a tour of Rogers Stirk Harbour’s Maggie’s Centre in Hammersmith, west London.