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NewsGehry’s Point reflects Utah’s “quiet quality”
Frank Gehry has unveiled the latest designs for a new 34ha development in Lehi, Utah, USA.
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International design contest for statue of India hero announced
An international design competition for a 95m-high equestrian statue of a celebrated Indian hero, the Maratha warrior Shivaji (1630-80), has been announced.
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NewsBlears faces challenge to Doon decision
English Heritage and Westminster City Council have launched a joint legal challenge against communities secretary Hazel Blears’ decision to grant planning permission to London’s Doon Street tower.
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Four firms shortlisted for Elisabeth House project
Glenn Howells Architects, Flacq, Stanton Williams and Austin Smith Lord have been shortlisted in a competition to design a major new scheme which tasks them with developing the “best commercial building in Manchester”.
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RIBA to expand into Middle East and Asia
RIBA is to launch three new international chapters in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Gulf.
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NewsPelli Clarke Pelli and Dattner honoured in NY Green Building contest
Winners of New York’s third Green Building Competition have been announced, with Foster & Partners gaining an honourable mention.
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NewsPrasad sets sail for the Arctic with message on global warming
RIBA president Sunand Prasad has set sail for the Arctic, joining an eclectic bunch of artists and scientists including Jarvis Cocker and Martha Wainwright on the seventh Cape Farewell expedition.
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NewsReiser & Umemoto’s O-14 tower for Dubai under way
Construction on Reiser & Umemoto’s O-14 building, dubbed the “bubble tower”, has begun in Dubai, with the first nine floors now visible.
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NewsToday you need to adapt to survive
For sure, it’s a difficult time to be writing about careers. As BD Careers went to press, the number of jobless people in the UK was rising more sharply than it has done at any time since the 1990s recession.
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NewsHere’s the design Boris binned
This is how Parliament Square would have looked under radical designs by Hawkins Brown, Swiss firm Vogt and DSDHA — which have been controversially dropped by mayor of London, Boris Johnson.
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U-turn on Hadrian’s Wall feedback
The National Trust has performed a U-turn and agreed to give feedback to architects who took part unsuccesfully in its controversial competition for a new visitor centre at Hadrian’s Wall.
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City academy framework doubles to £4 billion
Architects are set to benefit from the doubling in size of the government’s framework to build city academies.
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Curtain call for Alsop’s Mermaid Theatre plan
City strips away theatre status, clearing way to revive development
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Teachers join architects to demand Smart PFI
Architects and teachers joined forces at this week’s Labour Party Conference to demand that the government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme allows for better interaction between the two professions in a bid to boost design.
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NewsUrban Splash and Muse launch homes competition
Urban Splash today joins forces with Muse Developments to launch a competition.
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NewsPublic sector must wake up to crisis, says housing chief
The government’s new housing and regeneration agency leader has warned public sector clients to wake up to the credit crunch, saying it could be “significantly worse than the early 1990s”.
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Registration for Beirut international arts competition ends Monday
Registration for an international competition to design a new arts and culture venue in Beirut for the region’s exhibitions, concerts and conferences closes on Monday.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron's new Paris skyscraper (images)
This 180m-high Herzog & de Meuron-designed pyramid tower is a proposal for the first skyscraper in Paris for 30 years.
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ODA promises inclusive games
The Olympic Delivery Authority has promised that the venues and infrastructure for the London 2012 games will make it the most accessible Olympics to date.