All articles by Anna Winston – Page 27
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The London Eye turns 10
Congratulations this week to the London Eye, which celebrated its tenth birthday on Tuesday...The husband and wife architects behind it, David Marks and Julia Barfield, sent News Junkie this celebratory card, charmingly drawn by their daughter Maya, aged about 4, long before the landmark was built.Since being opened by Prime ...
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US architects Bruce Graham and Raimund Abraham die
The architect behind the Sears Tower in Chicago, at the time of its completion in 1973 the tallest building in the world, died last weekend.
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Keeping records
It is always sad when a great architect dies and their office is disbanded. Years of work including architectural drawings and sketches end up on the rubbish tip.So let's give a big cheer for the State Preservation Office and Archives of Michigan, USA, who have joined forces to save World ...
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New University Centre in Grimsby unveiled by Ryder Architecture
Ryder Architecture has unveiled images of its £25 million University Centre for higher education organization the Grimsby Institute in South Humberside.
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2050: Where will architecture be in 40 years?
We asked a panel of experts to predict what the built environment would look like in 2050
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New cladding competition launched for Guy's Hospital
Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London has launched its second architectural competition in less than a month, seeking expressions of interest for a £21 million cladding project.
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The architect banned from building in New York
What do you do when an architect repeatedly breaks zoning laws? In New York you bar them from making planning applications...Robert Scarano Jr appears to have been raising hackles for some time in the streets of the Big Apple. Residents complained that his buildings are out of proportion, dwarfing surrounding ...
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Cyclists gear up for Cannes ride
Riders participating in Cycle To Cannes, the annual sponsored bicycle ride to Mipim, have reached the last leg of fundraising before the ride starts next Thursday.
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Looking into the past
BD is celebrating its 40th anniversary this week and News Junkie has been trawling the web looking for interesting images from around the world of the every-day architecture of bygone years...The Looking into the Past flickr group is our favourite thus far.Inspired by Michael Hughe's Souvenirs project, a series of ...
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Libeskind's Dublin Canal Theatre completes
Daniel Libeskind's €75 million (£68 million) Grand Canal Theatre project in Dublin has completed, with the grand opening of the new 2000-seat venue due to take place in a fortnight.
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OMA partner quits to set up new practice
OMA partner Ole Scheeren has confirmed he is leaving the practice to set up his own practice.
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Is Nicolai Ouroussoff the last architecture critic?
Journalist and Architectural Historian Alexandra Lange has launched a scathing attack on the New York Times critic Nicolai Ouroussoff, describing him as 'slippery', 'lazy' and 'not good enough'.(Nicolai Ouroussoff as envisioned by Curbed NY)Writing in The Design Observer, Lange argues that Ouroussoff may be one of the last of a ...
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US Embassy round up
The winning design for America's new embassy building in London has finally been unveiled, but it hasn't won everyone over.First there were reports of a fight "to the death" between jury members Richard Rogers and Lord Palumbo and their American counterparts, then Fox News weighed in with an attack on ...
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Bennetts' Aberdeen health learning centre completes
Bennetts Associates has completed work on the £13.8 million 6,500 sq m Suttie centre for Training and Healthcare at the University of Aberdeen Foresterhill Campus.
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AIA billings index drops again
Architecture billings in the US have taken another tumble, with the American Institute of Architect’s billing index falling three points in January.
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Rogers gets that familiar feeling
I don't think any of us are likely to forget the Chelsea Barracks debacle in a hurry, least of all Richard Rogers who probably still smarts just at the word 'barracks'.But down in Australia, Rogers is wading into a similar row over his Barangaroo project in Sydney...At some point you ...
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London's US Embassy: The other designs
The American Embassy has revealed images of all four of the shortlisted schemes for its new home in Battersea, after naming the scheme by Philadelphia based Kieran Timberlake as the winner of the $1 billion project.
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Lee Boyd Architects' community hub wins planning
Edinburgh based practice Lee Boyd Architects has won planning permission for a £3 million community hub in Gorebridge, Scotland.
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Heatherwick's 'giant pin cushion'
It's a million miles away and months from completion, but Heatherwick's Shanghai Pavilion is generating enough excitement to reach around the globe.And now some construction shots are finally revealing the reality of the B of the Bang designer's latest creation...In its usual ebullient style, The Daily Mail has honoured the ...
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Criticism of lottery projects sparks row
Arts bosses and architects have defended the buildings paid for by the Millennium Lottery Fund, a decade after the multi-million pound funding spree ended