All London Festival of Architecture articles – Page 4
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News
Architecture Rocks 2008 finalist: The Bootleg Lilos
Architectural connection: Lead singer Nick ‘Jav’ Surtees is an architecture student working as an architectural assistant during his gap year at a London practice.
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Architecture Rocks 2008 finalist: The Marvis
Architectural connection: Lead singer Ed Tibuzzi works at Adams Kara Taylor structural engineers.
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Architecture Rocks 2008 finalist: Pony Danceshow
Architectural connection: Lead singer Thomas Muhlbauer has been working as an architect at Kiessler & Partner since 2000.
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Opinion
Debate rejects call for counter-terrorism design
“Every special interest group in the country wants architects on their side to carry their paranoia!” cried architect Piers Gough, speaking at an RIBA Building Futures debate last night on the culture of security-conscious design. “Don’t listen to them!”
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ReviewLondon's hidden spaces on show
Hidden spaces in the London skyline, including a bird's eye view from Poultry Lane and panoramic views from Jeffery Archer's sitting room, feature in a new exhibition at the National Theatre.
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NewsWobbly bridge is Foster’s trump card in jelly competition
Foster & Partners’ enigmatic Top Secret Jelly for the wobble-fest Architectural Jelly Design Competition has been unveiled as an interpretation of the Millennium Bridge.
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NewsFoster's LFA installation lives for a day
Foster & Partner's 10m-high installation was erected and dismantled in a single day to mark the opening of the London Festival of Architecture.
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2008 London Festival of Architecture kicks off
One of the largest contemporary showcases of architecture in Britain began on Friday with the opening of the London Festival of Architecture 2008.
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ReviewFlooded London exhibition imagines the capital in 2090
A new exhibition showcases a future London that has been overwhelmed by rising sea levels.
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NewsLifting our spirits
The Lift, a transportable, trapezoid-shaped theatre venue designed by AOC, will be among the main attractions of this year’s London Festival of Architecture.
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ReviewLooking, learning and laughing with Bruce Goff
In the run-up to a Tate Modern symposium this month, Charles Jencks looks at why US architect Bruce Goff is worth reassessing
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Building StudyDesign for London picks its framework architects
An exhibition of architects’ ideas to improve London will go on public display this month, but will it change attitudes toward Design for London? Amanda Baillieu introduces a selection of the original 42 entries that took part in the DfL framework competition
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NewsArchitects to stage urban intervention at LFA 2008
Parking bays and design aren’t two words which normally trip off the tongue together, but a competition run by Ramboll Whitbybird is using design to draw attention to just how much space is given up to cars in the city.
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NewsArchitects get ready to wobble
Architects Will Alsop, Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners and Foster & Partners lead the shortlist for the 2008 Architectural Jelly Design Competition – part of the 2008 London Festival of Architecture.
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ReviewThe House That Herman Built: Jackie Sumell and Herman Wallace - until July 5
What kind of house does a man who has lived in a 6' x 9' prison cell for over 35 years dream of? Not a question many of us could answer; but one that became the starting point for an extraordinary collaborative project between American artist and activist, Jackie Sumell ...
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ReviewRaw: New Brazilian Architecture- until July 18
Curated by the London-based Brazilian architect Ricardo de Ostos and part of the London Festival of Architecture; Raw focuses on the emerging talents in Brazilian architecture- displaying recent projects shown alongside works by more established architects.
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OpinionClassic case
Boots hears that next month’s spanking new London Architecture Festival will be opened by mayor Boris Johnson. Bozza is certainly a catch but he will surely have to tone down his message.