All Practices articles – Page 6
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InspirationsMichál Cohen’s inspiration: Hellerup School
Michál Cohen of Walters & Cohen Architects explains why this Copenhagen school, built only eight years ago, transformed her notions of what a school could be like, and tells how she has fared trying to introduce its ideas to British clients
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Building StudyWaterloo Place charette
As part of this year’s London Festival of Architecture, five practices were invited to devise ideas for Waterloo Place. Here are the results.
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NewsVictorian artwork takes pride of place on Kingston’s riverfront
Haworth Tompkins has won planning permission for a £9 million mixed-use scheme to revamp and extend a monolithic brown brick 1970s building on the banks of the Thames near Hampton Court.
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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.
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TechnicalTwilly Springs house by Diamond Architects
A new-build green oak frame joins an original 17th century elm timber rafters to create a contemporary house with historic roots
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Building StudyManor Farm Barns conversion by Jonathan Hendry Architects
Planning consent for a conversion of Lincolnshire farm buildings into a live/work development was given on condition that it was fully carbon neutral
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NewsDRMM puts a fresh stamp on Oxford’s exhibition space
DRMM’s trademark cross-laminated timber panels have transformed an old loading yard into a new 155sq m exhibition and entrance space for Modern Art Oxford
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TechnicalWarwick Clinical Trials Unit by MJP Architects
This building for Warwick University uses composite timber curtain walling to improve energy performance and create an elegant facade
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Redcar plans ‘vertical pier’ for seafront revival
A “vertical pier” and creative centre are the highlights of a proposed £30 million revamp of the seafront at Redcar in north-east England
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TechnicalAllies & Morrison’s St Andrew’s masterplan
Bricks take centre stage at the £130 million St Andrew’s scheme in east London
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ReviewWright & Wright on lifestyle and housing
Changing lifestyles are affecting the design of low-cost housing according to Clare Wright of Wright & Wright, which has drawn up a series of housing prototypes
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NewsFoster’s to masterplan Imperial War Museum site
The Imperial War Museum has appointed Foster & Partners to masterplan its main site in London.
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NewsFoster is the only architect in Sunday Times Rich List
Norman Foster has slipped down the Sunday Times Rich List for the second year running.
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NewsViñoly cuts staff at London office
Rafael Viñoly’s British presence has suffered a blow after the office confirmed it was cutting around a quarter of its staff
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NewsGehry reveals Abu Dhabi golf clubhouse
The first images of a Frank Gehry-designed clubhouse for a golf course in Abu Dhabi have been unveiled.
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NewsFoster’s sets out plans for Stockholm revamp
Public consultation has begun on Foster & Partners and Berg Arkitektkontor’s masterplan to revamp the Slussen area of Stockholm, Sweden.
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Planners dent Imperial’s crown
A major university extension by Foster & Partners on London’s Exhibition Road could be scuppered by the planners’ determination that the building be set back from the street.
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NewsGovernment throws out Foster Ealing project
Communities secretary John Denham has overturned a £500 million mixed-use scheme by Foster & Partners and HKR Architects proposed for west London.
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NewsFoster's science academy inspires through design
Foster & Partners' £23 million Langley Academy will be opened today by Olympic rowing hero Matthew Pinsent.