Work halts on Calatrava’s Greek Orthodox church at World Trade Center site

December 14, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

The future of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Greek Orthodox church at New York’s World Trade Center looks uncertain, as the archdiocese has failed to pay construction fees. Work on the Saint Nicholas National Shrine, designed by the Spanish architect to replace a 19th-century building destroyed during the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been suspended indefinitely. Construction had been underway for

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Footage reveals demolition of Robin Hood Gardens

December 13, 2017 Amy Frearson 0

This exclusive video footage shot by Dezeen shows a huge section of the brutalist Robin Hood Gardens estate being torn apart by a demolition claw. Destruction of the seminal 1970s estate in east London, designed by architects Alison and Peter Smithson, first began in August 2017. But the two concrete slab blocks that make up the complex

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10 best architecture books of 2017 revealed at Frankfurt Book Fair

December 13, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

A photography book featuring movie theatres in South India and a satirical exploration of the Eiffel Tower are among the top 10 books about architecture published in 2017. The books chosen by the organisers of the Frankfurt Book Fair and the architectural museum Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) were given the DAM Architectural Book Award. The world’s only architecture-specific book prize attracted 215 submissions

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10 best architecture books of 2017 revealed at Frankfurt Book Fair

December 13, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

A photography book featuring movie theatres in South India and a satirical exploration of the Eiffel Tower are among the top 10 books about architecture published in 2017. The books chosen by the organisers of the Frankfurt Book Fair and the architectural museum Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM) were given the DAM Architectural Book Award. The world’s only architecture-specific book prize attracted 215 submissions

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VeloCity wins ideas competition for development of Oxford and Cambridge region

December 12, 2017 Jessica Mairs 0

An all-female team has won a contest seeking ideas for how the UK government could instigate growth in the Cambridge-Milton Keynes-Oxford corridor, with plans to revitalise six villages by adding housing, and a network of cycling and pedestrian routes. The team of architects, planners and engineers comprises Jennifer Ross of Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design, Sarah Featherstone of

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RIBA reveals 62 projects vying to be named world’s best new building

December 12, 2017 India Block 0

A forest chapel in Japan, an oyster-shell-inspired ferry terminal in Italy and a grain silo converted into an art museum in South Africa are among the projects shortlisted for the second edition of the RIBA International Prize. The Royal Institute of British Architects has released a longlist of 62 projects vying for the RIBA International Prize 2018,

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Shigeru Ban unveils interiors for “world’s tallest” hybrid timber tower in Vancouver

December 11, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

These new images offer a glimpse inside Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s Terrace House for Vancouver, set to become the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world once complete. Ban’s residential tower is expected to reach 71 metres at its tip – a feat that its developers Port Living say will make it the “world’s tallest hybrid timber structure”.

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Shigeru Ban unveils interiors for “world’s tallest” hybrid timber tower in Vancouver

December 11, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

These new images offer a glimpse inside Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s Terrace House for Vancouver, set to become the tallest hybrid timber structure in the world once complete. Ban’s residential tower is expected to reach 71 metres at its tip – a feat that its developers Port Living say will make it the “world’s tallest hybrid timber structure”.

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Architectural Association promises to maintain cultural offering as members protest redundancies

December 8, 2017 India Block 0

The Architectural Association has sought to alleviate concerns that staff cuts will mean the loss of it’s exhibitions and publications departments, as members including David Adjaye and Richard Rogers demand a meeting to reverse the plans. Adjaye and Rogers, along with Kate MacIntosh, Ted Cullinan and Edward Jones, were among 21 signatories of a letter

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