Monthly archives: January 2007

More images of Gehry’s Abu Dhabi Guggenheim

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And finally, here are more images showing Frank Gehry’s design for the new Guggenheim museum in the United Arab Emirates. More »

More images of Hadid’s Emirates centre

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Here is the full set of images of Zaha Hadid’s design for the Performing Arts Centre for Saadiyat Island in the United Arab Emirates (see our earlier story here). More »

Gehry, Nouvel, Ando, Hadid build in Abu Dhabi

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Architects Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Tadao Ando (above) and Zaha Hadid have designed cultural buildings for Saadiyat Island, which lies just off the shore of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. More »

dezeen loves… Public Space Shading Canopy

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A group of students and graduates from the Architectural Association school in London have produced a kit that can help turn unused spaces into public amenities. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »

Arup/WaterAid competition deadline approaches

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There’s a week to go until entries close for the Drawing Water Challenge – a design competition organised by Arup on behald of charity WaterAid as part of the engineering firm’s 60th birthday celebrations. More »