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Twenty architects stand for Arb election
A total of 20 registered architects are standing for election to the Arb board.
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NewsGrimshaw, SOM and Renzo Piano lead winners at AIA awards
Grimshaw, SOM and Renzo Piano are among 25 recipients of the American Institute of Architects’ 2009 Honour Awards.
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NewsGehry still on board for $4bn Brooklyn Atlantic Yards scheme
Frank Gehry has refuted suggestions that he is no longer part of a $4 billion mixed-use project in New York’s Brooklyn district, which was put on hold last month.
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NewsBurnham proposes new British City of Culture designation
The Stirling Prize ceremony could move around the UK under a proposal from culture secretary Andy Burnham to allow cities to vie to be British City of Culture every four years.
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NewsSolving Lviv's city centre puzzle
The historic city centre of Lviv in Ukraine, a Unesco world heritage site, has a new quirky tourist attraction – this giant crossword puzzle.
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New US embassy likely to be 'a fortress'
The new US embassy in London is likely to be a “fortress”, Richard Rogers, one of the jury members that will select the new building, has acknowledged.
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Ou Ning to curate south China 2009 architecture biennale
Artist and writer Ou Ning is to curate the third Shenzhen and Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, which will launch at the end of 2009.
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NewsLynn on the mathematical roots of architecture (video)
Watch Greg Lynn, head of FORM, talk about the mathematical roots of architecture and the role of calculus and digital tools in modern architecture.
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NewsAir Foster One
Designs for a set of luxury private jets by Norman Foster were unveiled on Friday.
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NewsArchitecture schools excel in rankings
Assessment shows major improvement in schools’ research performance
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NewsBSF threatened by downturn
The government’s multi-billion pound Building Schools for the Future programme could become the next victim of the downturn, a committee of MPs has warned
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NewsLight Bar protection hits Foster’s scheme
Foster & Partners’ £500 million Bishop’s Place scheme in London’s Shoreditch has suffered a blow after Hackney Council officials recommended the local conservation area be extended to include the popular Light Bar, which stands in the way of the development
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NewsBenetton holds competition for Tehran buildings
Italian fashion label Benetton has launched an international architecture competition for two multi-storey retail and office buildings in Iran’s capital, Tehran.
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NewsUK firms face supporting role only on US embassy
British firms are hoping to win work as executive architects on the proposed £275 million US embassy at Battersea, south-west London, after the country’s State Department announced an all-American shortlist for the competition
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NewsLondon Olympic village – new images released
The Olympic Delivery Authority has released new images of the London 2012 Olympic Village, showing the completed foundations of several buildings as well as a new render of the final design.
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NewsFoster’s submits Bowery gallery for planning approval
Foster & Partners has submitted its proposals for the new premises of the Sperone Westwater Gallery, to be located on the Bowery in south Manhattan, for planning approval.
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Sector sees drop-off in projects
The UK Construction Purchasing Survey for December has shown a record decline in new work, with a sharp fall in activity across the construction industry.
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Farnborough airship shed listed
Architecture minister Barbara Follett has listed a airship shed in Farnborough, Hampshire, at grade II
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ORMS’ £45m old people’s home
ORMS has won planning permission to build a £45 million retirement home at Royal Arthur Park in Corsham, Wiltshire