All International articles – Page 169
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NewsFosters' Copenhagen elephant house (video)
Foster & Partners’ elephant house for Copenhagen Zoo opened to rave reviews earlier this year. See around the building yourself with our video tour.
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NewsHadid and Mecanoo win Cityscape awards
Zaha Hadid and Mecanoo were among the winners at the Cityscape Architectural Awards, held in Dubai on Monday.
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AnalysisNew York architects and the credit crisis
BD’s News Editor Will Hurst takes a wry look at how Manhattan architects are coping with the credit crunch and visits the World Trade Centre site to be reminded that builders are builders everywhere.
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NewsMMA Architects wins Curry Stone award
South African practice MMA Architects is the first recipient of the annual $100,000 Curry Stone Design Prize, which awards breakthrough design solutions that respond to areas of need or environmental issues.
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NewsUS to hold competition for new London embassy building
The US Overseas Building Operation is to launch an international competition to design the new premises for the US Embassy in London in the Nine Elms regeneration area in Battersea, South London.
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NewsLimited public transport is stunting Dubai’s development, says Livingstone
On the opening day of Cityscape in Dubai, former London mayor Ken Livingstone has said Dubai can not develop as a world financial centre until it has an efficient public transport system.
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NewsDubai plans 1km-high tower
Developer Nakheel this weekend revealed plans for a 1km-high tower in the centre of Dubai, set to eclipse the world’s current tallest tower, the Burj Dubai.
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NewsNew York says work at Ground Zero memorial on track for 2011 opening
Work on Freedom Tower, and Foster, Rogers, Maki towers elsewhere on the site well ahead of schedule
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Building StudyCloepfils MAD New York opening
The new Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) by Brad Cloepfil at Allied Works Architecture has opened in New York on the southwest corner of Central Park facing Columbus Circle.
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RTKL starts on Jordan project
Planning has begun on a 12ha mixed-use development in Jordan by London-based architect RTKL.
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Land extension shortlist revealed
Norman Foster and Daniel Libeskind are in the lead to win an £8 billion project to extend Monaco out to sea.
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Istanbul Design Week postponed
Istanbul Design Week has been postponed to June 16 – 20, 2009 due to technical issues relating to Old Galata Bridge where the event is held.
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HKS to expand global operations
In an exclusive interview with BD, Ralph Hawkins, chairman and chief executive of HKS, said that the company intends to expand its global operations in the next four to five years, with plans for a new office in São Paulo, Brazil, and an enlarged presence in India, China and Australia.
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NewsHKS expanding despite credit crunch
HKS boss Ralph Hawkins says laying-off staff is like shooting puppies but how does he plan to weather the storm?
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Renzo Piano wins Danish Sonningprisen award
Renzo Piano has won the Danish Sonningprisen award, the largest cultural award in Denmark.
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NewsRMJM tower wins Russian design competition
RMJM has won an international design competition for a new landmark tower and vertical park in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
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NewsGehry’s Point reflects Utah’s “quiet quality”
Frank Gehry has unveiled the latest designs for a new 34ha development in Lehi, Utah, USA.
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International design contest for statue of India hero announced
An international design competition for a 95m-high equestrian statue of a celebrated Indian hero, the Maratha warrior Shivaji (1630-80), has been announced.
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NewsRenzo Piano’s California Academy of Sciences opens in San Francisco
The California Academy of Sciences, heralded as the “greenest building in the world” opened this weekend in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
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NewsPelli Clarke Pelli and Dattner honoured in NY Green Building contest
Winners of New York’s third Green Building Competition have been announced, with Foster & Partners gaining an honourable mention.