All articles by Anna Winston – Page 36
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NewsLiverpool gives Pelli building a 'hug' after Carbuncle nomination
More than 100 Liverpool residents rallied together to support the One Park West building by Cesar Pelli against its nomination in BD’s Carbuncle Cup by giving it a group hug yesterday.
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Calatrava justifies his budget and Holl revels in controversy
News Junkie is back with the news round up which today features an Australian ex-Trade Union boss and Calatrava justifying the huge price tag for the World Trade Centre hub.Plus Stephen Holl enjoying controversy in Norway, the nano homes that could help solve Mumbai's chronic shortage of affordable housing and ...
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NewsHuge losses at Foster & Partners revealed
Norman Foster calls the last financial year "one of the most challenging" since the architecture practice was founded.
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Taking an architectural break
We all know that architects work long hours, past retirement age and often beyond the call of duty. So when it's time for a break, you'd think that most would opt for a holiday destination that didn't remind them too much of work. But no.At this time of year it's ...
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NewsCesar Pelli's One Park West building fights Carbuncle Cup nomination
Liverpool building to receive a ‘group hug’ in a show of support organised by developer Grosvenor
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Have Herzog & de Meuron joined the conservatives?
If the New York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ouroussoff is to be believed, Herzog & de Meuron are showing worrying signs of a conservatism that is taking over the architectural world. But is one building really a good thermometer for the creativity of the entire profession?Herzog & de Meuron are ...
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RIBA members vote to restructure institute
The RIBA has taken a step towards appointing its first board of trustees after members voted in favour of the council’s recommendation to restructure the institute.
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Green with ivy
News Junkie is back with today's web round-up which includes two of the nicest green designs we've seen in a while - Jacques Ferrier's Shanghai Pavilion and Herzog & de Meuron's green roof extravaganza.And no, we don't mean green as in eco-friendly, but literally green with plant life.And in other ...
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NewsEnglish Heritage joins opposition to new US Embassy designs
English Heritage has added its voice to the growing chorus of opposition to initial plans for Britain’s new US Embassy.
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News Junkie is away on holiday
Please send any interesting gossip or articles to anna.winston@ubm.com
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Alsop's art
News Junkie has scoured the web to find some examples of Will Alsop's art, for those of you out there wondering what the "most creative man in architecture" will be doing now he's stepping back from his practice.We're not sure here at BD how you describe Alsop's painting style, but ...
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NewsAbir Architects rebuilds Sussex hostel
Abir Architects has completed work on a £5.1 million project to rebuild George Williams House, a hostel in Portslade, East Sussex.
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George Clarke becomes Civic Trust Awards’ patron
Architect and TV presenter George Clarke has become a patron of the Civic Trust Awards.
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NewsHeatherwick’s B of the Bang is finally spiked
Thomas Heatherwick’s 56m-tall B of the Bang fizzled out yesterday as the last of the Manchester public artwork’s 180 hollow metal spikes were removed.
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NewsUS modernist Charles Gwathmey dies
One of America’s foremost modernist architects Charles Gwathmey has died in Manhattan aged 71 after suffering from cancer.
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NewsGianni Botsford's Notting Hill garden house
Gianni Botsford Architects has won planning permission from Kensington and Chelsea for this £750,000 private house in Notting Hill, London.
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Are you a Bad enough designer?
Topping the most entertaining stories floating around the web today is the Archinect and Bustler competition, Live Forever, to design a monument to the recently deceased Bad singer Michael Jackson.Still at Archinect, Bernard Tschumi hits back at criticisms of the Acropolis Museum. And the claws are out for Brad Pitt's ...
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NewsCabe criticises plans for new US Embassy
Early plans for Britain’s new US Embassy have been attacked by Cabe, which has refused to support the outline planning application.
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NewsBlack Cloud falls on Bristol
Amsterdam-based architecture graduate Sash Reading has collaborated with Wales-based artists Heather and Ivan Morison to create the Black Cloud, a pavilion installation for Victoria Park in Bristol.