All International articles – Page 154
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NewsChipperfield’s City of Justice opens in Barcelona
David Chipperfield Architects’ largest project to date, the City of Justice in Barcelona, was formally opened last Saturday.
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Outlining planning application submitted for 50,000sq m US Embassy
An outline planning application for a new US London Embassy in Battersea has been submitted.
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NewsHackett Hall McKnight wins Navan civic centre competition
Hackett Hall McKnight has won a competition to design a €43 million (£38 million) complex for Meath County Council and Navan Town Council on the edge of Navan in the Republic of Ireland
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NewsMackintosh attracts stellar list of entrants
Rogers, Hadid and MVRDV among 150 vying to design new Glasgow School of Art building
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Sarkozy announces £31 billion budget for Paris transformation
French president Nicholas Sarkozy has unveiled a Euro35 billion (£31bn) budget for the Greater Paris project, which will transform the city’s urban masterplan with new transport links, green spaces and skyscrapers.
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NewsStaff and students’ practice to design Chinese cultural park
A small practice founded by staff and students from London’s Bartlett School of Architecture, including built environment dean Christine Hawley, has won an invited competition to design a cultural park on the site of a former mine in Heyuan City, China.
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NewsS shape to span Rhine
Dublin-based Heneghan Peng Architects has won an open competition to design a £40 million bridge over the Rhine in Koblenz, Germany
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OpinionShould the UK introduce protection of function?
Yes, good design is about quality control, says Timothy Horton, while Paul Hyett fears the complacency of a protected market
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OpinionA painless guide to torture chambers
A CIA memo has some handy hints on everything from insect cages to water boarding
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ReviewMilan Furniture Fair 2009: Soft options for hard times
As the full force of the recession hits, there was talk in Milan of sustainable fabrics and multi-purpose designs, but plenty of bling still lingers in the furniture showrooms
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NewsRMJM's Louisiana cancer research centre on site
RMJM has designed a cancer research centre in New Orleans, which will provide support to residents of Louisiana, the US state with the highest rate of cancer deaths in the country.
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NewsHeritage groups dismayed at Koolhaas's Commonwealth Institute proposal
Battle lines have been drawn over the future of London’s Commonwealth Institute after plans for a radical redevelopment of the grade II* listed building were submitted by Rem Koolhaas and fellow Dutch architect West 8.
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NewsSnohetta wins Mies van der Rohe Award
This year’s Mies van der Rohe Award has been won by Norwegian firm Snohetta for its design for the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in Oslo.
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NewsNorman Foster's recession-defying super yacht launched
A credit crunch-defying ‘super yacht’ designed by Norman Foster has been launched at the Italian port of La Spezia.
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NewsRojkind Arquitectos and BIG win Tamayo museum competition
Mexican practice Rojkind Arquitectos and Danish practice BIG has won a competition to design a new 3,500 sq m branch of the Tamayo Museum on the outskirts of Atizapan, Mexico.
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NewsGround Zero towers face 20 year delay, says report
Richard Rogers and Norman Foster’s towers for New York’s Ground Zero site may not be completed for another 20 years, according to a leaked report commissioned by the city’s Port Authority
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Foster & Partners to design Saudi Arabia rail stations
Foster & Partners has been appointed to design four stations for the new high speed rail line that will link the cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
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Signs of recovery in AIA billings index
After months of record falls, the American Institute of Architects' billing index, which is seen as an economic indicator of future US construction activity, is showing signs of recovery for the industry.
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NewsFoster’s Heathrow hotel wins mayor’s approval
Designs by Foster & Partners for a new five-star hotel near Heathrow Airport have been approved by London mayor Boris Johnson.
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NewsOMA’s Prada Transformer completes first revolution
Construction work has finished on the Prada Transformer, a travelling art exhibition structure designed by Rem Koolhaas for fashion behemoth Prada.