All International articles – Page 130
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NewsFrank Lloyd Wright's last apprentice dies aged 98
The architect Edgar Tafel, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous apprentices, has died aged 98 at home in Manhattan.
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NewsFrank Gehry's New World Centre opens in Miami
Frank Gehry’s building for the New World Symphony in Miami opened its doors to the public this week.
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NewsZumthor designs protection for Middle Eastern mosaic
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been selected to design a shelter to protect the Middle East’s largest mosaic.
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NewsOMA partners boost overseas credentials
OMA has appointed two new partners to reflect its growing interest in north Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Iyad Alsaka and David Gianotten, both architects, have worked for OMA for several years.
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NewsKowloon chief quits after five months
The troubled West Kowloon Cultural District in Hong Kong has suffered another blow after British chief executive Graham Sheffield quit after just five months on health grounds.
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NewsCompanies take on local role at Mipim
Councils are looking to private firms including architects to bankroll their presence at this year’s Mipim property fair in the south of France.
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FeaturesHow do I set up in China?
China is the biggest market in the world for architects, but how do you go about getting a piece of the action?
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NewsGehry becomes professor of architecture at his alma mater
University of Southern California is 81-year-old’s second professorship
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NewsChipperfield triumphs in Berlin
David Chipperfield’s £420 million redevelopment of a 1970s shopping centre on one of Berlin’s most famous streets has cleared its last hurdle after a referendum collapsed.
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NewsHerzog & de Meuron complete Swiss pharmaceutical offices
Practice has recently completed work on the Actelion Business Centre
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NewsArchial unveils masterplan for Swedish logistics park
Archial has designed a masterplan for a major modern logistics park at Värnamo in Sweden.The 140,000sq m Southern Cross development project is located at Bredasten, a key transport junction in the centre of southern Sweden, and is being developed by Helios Europe under a partnership agreement with the local council.Archial ...
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NewsRem Koolhaas wins overhaul of Hong Kong transit system
OMA has been commissioned to produce the new design strategy and branding for Hong Kong’s public transport operator.
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NewsNew Guggenheim considered for Helsinki
Helsinki has commissioned the Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation to explore the possibility of creating a new Guggenheim Museum in Finland.
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NewsMarchini Curran plans luxury Brazilian resort
Nottingham-based Marchini Curran Associates has masterplanned a new beach resort in Brazil.
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NewsAedas and Arup pioneer sun screen
Aedas and Arup are working together to attach a vast mashrabiya screen to Aedas’s headquarters for the Abu Dhabi Investment Council.
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NewsNew Year's success for Henning Larsen
Henning Larsen Architects has bagged three major international projects this month including winning the competition to design a major new conference centre in south-eastern Nigeria.
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NewsZaha Hadid announces opera house launch
Zaha Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House will be officially opened in February, after a fire delayed work by more than a year.
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NewsMies van der Rohe nominees revealed
Caruso St John’s Nottingham Contemporary is among scores of projects nominated for this year’s Mies van der Rohe Award, the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture.
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NewsWinning homes in Haiti design competition revealed
One year after earthquake, five teams picked for dwellings designed to fight spread of TB