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NewsGehry goes large at MIT
Frank Gehry’s latest building proves that the superstar architect has lost none of his passion for obtuse angles and rippling stainless-steel cladding. Gehry’s dramatic Ray & Maria Stata Centre for Computer, Information & Intelligence Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology opened its doors to the public last week. It ...
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Run-down estate to be rebuilt
Architects are preparing to bid for a £550 million redevelopment of one of the most run-down housing estates in Britain.
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All-star cast chosen for Amsterdam flats
A team of star architects including Alvaro Siza, Tony Fretton, Mecanoo and former Dutch national architect Jo Coenen is designing a unique set of luxury apartments in Amsterdam for developer ING.
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Legal row over Arb gagging bid
Arb threatened to exclude rebel board member Ian Salisbury from a meeting this week, after he refused to sign a confidentiality agreement.
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'PPS1 needs more on design'
The RIBA has criticised the government's revision of a key planning policy statement, known as the "Holy Grail of planning".
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NewsBDP egg hatches
BDP’s £23 million business school at Napier University’s Craiglockhart Campus in Edinburgh is nearing completion.
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Small towns set for shopping revolution
The British Council of Shopping Centres has commissioned the Bartlett School of Planning to investigate how small towns can benefit from retail-led regeneration.
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NewsTower restored
Richard Griffiths Architects has completed the refurbishment of the grade II* listed Freston Tower near Ipswich, Suffolk. The six-storey tower overlooks the mouth of the river Orwell and was built in 1578. The restoration was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage and individual donations. The building is now ...
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Miralles widow blames building charges
Holyrood architect and widow of Enric Miralles, Benedetta Tagliabue, has insisted she was unaware that civil servants may have underestimated construction costs for the new Parliament - instead blaming unexpected building charges for the £430 million cost.
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NewsSpotcheck: The North-east
Hypostyle Architects'£70 million masterplan for a housing and commercial scheme on Farringdon Row in Sunderland has been submitted for outline planning permission. The first phase includes 90 apartments and 2,800sq m of office space on the site of the former Vaux transport depot owned by Sunderland City Council. The scheme ...
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Portakabin firm expands hospital
Portakabin subsiduary Yorkon has won its first contract for an NHS ProCure 21 project.
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The 2004 BD Power 40
Who are architecture’s power brokers All is revealed over the next five pages. Our writers and expert panel have grouped the mighty into bands of five or more. The absolute power is up to you if you.
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News21st century militant
As he starts work in London, Jean Nouvel tells BD about the trouble with Rem and the importance of sleep
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NewsRIBA contest adviser falls foul of process
Peter Ahrends wins Bexhill competition but client immediately casts doubt on scheme
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Rogers Madrid airport delays Foster tower
A 250m-high Foster & Partners office tower in Madrid has been delayed because of fears it will block flight paths into Richard Rogers' new Madrid-Barajas International Airport.
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NewsHTA China plans axed
A ground-breaking 12,000-home community in Shanghai designed by HTA and based on latest British "sustainable communities" thinking has been scrapped.