All International articles – Page 167
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NewsDelft ideas competition is first step to rebuild fire-ravaged architecture faculty
Delft University of Technology, TU Delft, has launched an international ideas competition to re-design its faculty of architecture building, which was devastated by fire earlier this year.
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NewsCalatrava makes legal claim on Chicago property after fee dispute
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has filed a lien — a legal claim to a property —against the Irish developer of the Chicago Spire in North America, claiming he is owed in excess of $11.3 million (£6.5 million).
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RMJM wins contest for Istanbul mixed-use scheme
RMJM has won a competition to design a £600 million mixed-used development in Istanbul’s new financial district.
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NewsFoster’s Lenbachhaus revamp goes on display
Foster & Partners designs for the modernisation and expansion of the Lenbachhaus museum in Munich will be previewed in a special exhibition at the museum itself.
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RAIC awards open for submissions
The Royal Architecture Institute of Canada (RAIC) has called for submissions for its 2009 awards for excellence.
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New York offers ray of hope for suffering US market
Architects in the US have been hit hard by the recent financial turmoil, according to statistics released by the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
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NewsDanish architect to create Estonian eco-town
Danish architect Schmidt Hammer Lassen has designed an eco-town overlooking the Baltic Sea near Tallinn, Estonia.
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TechnicalBrief - Fort Dunlop
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Dorma UK and What’s new in Building, we’re challenging readers to identify the architecturally significant location the Dorma penguin can be seen visiting in the picture above.
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TechnicalDORMA makes the headlines at iconic new Birmingham Post & Mail offices
DORMA glass doors, screens and partitions have been installed at the iconic new Fort Dunlop headquarters of the Birmingham Post & Mail. Trinity Mirror Midlands, owners of the Birmingham Post & Mail Ltd, are relocating after 150 years in Birmingham City centre and have taken the entire top floor of ...
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NewsIceland’s credit crisis hits landmark projects
Landmark architecture projects in Iceland are under serious threat due to the collapse of the country’s three largest banks.
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OpinionWhat now – the bunker or the bike?
Never mind weeping and wailing — how are you going to get through the meltdown?
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NewsMasdar set to hold two architectural competitions
Sustainable city planned for Abu Dhabi on the look out for green practices to produce designs for zero carbon hotel
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NewsRMJM education studio to masterplan two Libyan universities
RMJM’s Global Education Studio, based in Princeton, New Jersey, is to masterplan two university campuses in Libya.
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Nick James to manage Aedas in India
Aedas has appointed Nick James as managing director for its Indian offices, following the launch of offices in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore in 2007.
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Why Steven Holl Architects are working in China (video)
Chris McVoy, senior partner at Steven Holl Architects, talks to Will Hurst about working in China and why he is backing Obama.
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New US office for Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot is to open its first office North American office in San Francisco.
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NewsFuture Systems couple in acrimonious split
Amanda Levete to set up own 50-strong practice while Jan Kaplicky retains practice name
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NewsCJ Lim's first major project
Architect and academic CJ Lim has unveiled his first major project, an upmarket mixed-use development in Shenzhen, China.
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Building StudyCorbusier’s lost gameplan for Iraq
Baghdad was once the scene of an ambitious modernist plan with Le Corbusier’s unbuilt sports complex at its heart. At last its details can be savoured, reports Ellis Woodman
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OpinionTowers as old as building itself
Towers have been around for thousands of years. Which means we can certainly critique the current batch