All International articles – Page 160
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Foster, Adjaye lead top names in race to design Washington’s new museum of black history
Norman Foster, David Adjaye, Antoine Predock, Moshe Safdie and IM Pei are among a stellar crop of architects competing to design America’s new museum of black history in Washington DC.
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NewsStewart McColl Bounces Back
Former boss of SMC group sets up new practice, vowing once again to buy up other firms
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NewsFoster’s denies Red October is shelved
Foster & Partners has played down reports that the Red October island project in Moscow, which also involves Jean Nouvel and six other firms, has been shelved.
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NewsErick van Egeraat files for insolvency
International success story succumbs to credit crunch and Russian market
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New look News Junkie and competitions directory launched
Bdonline has launched two new web services this week — an online directory of architecture competitions and a new-look News Junkie blog bringing you a selection of the best architecture stories elsewhere on the web.
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NewsIs moving to the USA an option for architects?
With billions of new investment promised by President Obama, is moving to the States the way for architects to find work?
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NewsFoundation stone laid for Herzog & de Meuron’s Roche £153 million R&D centre in Basel
The foundation stone has been laid on Herzog & de Meuron’s £153 million research and development building for Roche Basel in Switzerland.
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NewsHeneghan Peng’s Giant’s Causeway visitor centre wins go-ahead
Northern Ireland's environment minister Sammy Wilson has granted planning permission for Heneghan Peng's long-awaited visitor centre for the Giant's Causeway.
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NewsOMA wins Taipei arts centre contest
OMA has won an international competition to design a performing arts centre in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Fretton shortlisted for three jobs
Tony Fretton Architects is the only British firm on three shortlists for new projects in mainland Europe
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OpinionRecession? Yes, but also great architecture
Whilst the history books will record the recession, they’ll also remember great architecture, says Gensler’s Chris Johnson
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NewsManolo Blahnik boutique opens in Dubai
Data Nature Associates has unveiled images of its new boutique in Dubai for Spanish-born luxury shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.
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MultimediaDRMM's Sliding House (video)
DRMM has produced this quirky video of its Sliding House in Suffolk, which was completed this month.
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NewsHadid wins Antwerp port competition
Zaha Hadid has been chosen to design the new headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority
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NewsJean Nouvel’s Copenhagen Concert Hall opens
Jean Nouvel’s Copenhagen Concert Hall for Danish public broadcaster DR opened this weekend.
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NewsEH unchanged in opposing Robin Hood Gardens listing
English Heritage has refused to alter its opposition to the proposed listing of Robin Hood Gardens.
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American Institute of Architects says US construction set to slow in 2009
Construction activity in the US is set to slow sharply during 2009, with office and retail schemes likely to be particularly hard hit, according to a survey by the American Institute of Architects.
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NewsLava’s Green Void fills Sydney Customs House
This 20m-high architectural installation of green Lycra — inspired by the geometrics of plants, spider webs and soap bubbles — has been hung in the central atrium of Customs House in Sydney.
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Atkins cuts 200 staff following Middle East slowdown
Atkins is to make more than 200 staff redundant following a major slowdown in its work in the Middle East, it announced today.
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Building StudyBuschow Henley’s St Benedict’s School, west London
Using a pared-down palette of materials and colours, Buschow Henley’s new building for St Benedict’s School in west London unifies a sprawling and unruly site