All articles by Anna Winston – Page 45
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Half of all small practices short of work
Survey by the RIBA reveals 47% of firms with 11 employees or fewer are “under-employed”
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NewsMonument reopens after £4.5m refurbishment
The Monument, one of the City of London’s most enduring landmarks, has reopened today after a £4.5 million refurbishment by Julian Harrap Architects.
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Hammerson puts all new UK projects on hold
Property developer Hammerson has indefinitely postponed construction work on all its proposed UK projects including a Foreign Office Architects’ shopping centre scheme in Southampton after revealing pre-tax losses of £1.6 billion.
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NewsNo UK presence on Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist
Massimiliano Fuksas’ Zenith Music Hall in Strasbourg, France and Snohetta’s Norwegian Opera House in Oslo are among the five finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.
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NewsBDP to design new Wiltshire academy
BDP has been selected as the preferred bidder to design a new academy in Tidworth, Wiltshire.
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NewsFobert's new Tate St Ives extension wins council backing
A new proposal by Jamie Fobert Architects for the extension of Tate St Ives in Cornwall has won the full support of local authority Penwith Council.
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NewsVenturi beach house is on the move
These images show Pritzker prize-winning architect Robert Venturi’s two-storey Lieb House being moved from its original site in Long Beach Island New York to a new home in Glen Cove, New York.
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NewsFire devastates hotel in OMA's CCTV complex in China (video)
A fire has swept through a 40 storey media and hotel building, part of Rem Koolhaas’ £500 million CCTV Complex in Beijing, China.
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NewsBIG's Azerbaijan carbon neutral masterplan (animation)
Denmark’s BIG Architects has unveiled images of its design for Zira Island in Azerbaijan, which it hopes will be Asia’s first fully realised carbon neutral masterplan.
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NewsRenzo Piano’s Athens cultural centre images unveiled
The first images of Renzo Piano’s design for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens have been unveiled.
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RIBA survey to monitor architect unemployment
The RIBA has launched a new survey into the future of the architecture profession which will monitor employment levels and business trends on a monthly basis.
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NewsPrasad makes final bid to save Robin Hood Gardens
Sunand Prasad has joined the Twentieth Century Society in a final bid to convince the government to list Robin Hood Gardens.
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NewsTrust hits Seaton Delaval target
Campaign raises £2 million towards buying grade I listed Vanbrugh hall
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MultimediaWatch Genesis House by Planda being designed (video)
Paris based architects Planda have designed a house in the shape of a cross, inspired by dj duo Justice's most recent album cover.
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NewsOMA’s Zeekracht North Sea wind farm masterplan offers promise of European energy independence
OMA has developed a masterplan for an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. If built, the giant Zeekracht wind facility could give Europe energy independence.
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NewsGrimshaw, SOM and Renzo Piano lead winners at AIA awards
Grimshaw, SOM and Renzo Piano are among 25 recipients of the American Institute of Architects’ 2009 Honour Awards.
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NewsBurnham proposes new British City of Culture designation
The Stirling Prize ceremony could move around the UK under a proposal from culture secretary Andy Burnham to allow cities to vie to be British City of Culture every four years.
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Ou Ning to curate south China 2009 architecture biennale
Artist and writer Ou Ning is to curate the third Shenzhen and Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, which will launch at the end of 2009.
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NewsFoster’s submits Bowery gallery for planning approval
Foster & Partners has submitted its proposals for the new premises of the Sperone Westwater Gallery, to be located on the Bowery in south Manhattan, for planning approval.
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NewsBenetton holds competition for Tehran buildings
Italian fashion label Benetton has launched an international architecture competition for two multi-storey retail and office buildings in Iran’s capital, Tehran.