Tag: News

AIA names top ten green projects
of 2013

News: the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named its top ten sustainable projects of the year, including a university building made from timber, concrete and Corten steel in Minnesota (above) and a series of prefabricated houses in Tennessee. More »

RIBA calls for space and light standards
in UK new build housing

News: campaigners are calling on the UK government to protect and expand minimum housing standards for space and natural light after an RIBA report revealed the average one-bed new build is only the size of a London Underground carriage. More »

Norman Foster only architect
on Britain's rich list

News: Norman Foster is the only architect to appear on this year's list of Britain's 2000 wealthiest people, published by The Sunday Times. More »

Zaha Hadid crowned Veuve Clicquot
businesswoman of the year

News: Zaha Hadid was named businesswoman of the year at the Veuve Clicquot awards in London last night. More »

Grimshaw submits plans for
Australian skyscraper

News: London firm Grimshaw has submitted plans for a 90-storey skyscraper in a suburb of Sydney, Australia. More »

Rick Mather
1937-2013

News: American architect Rick Mather, whose projects included the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, UK, and the masterplan for London's Southbank, has died aged 75. More »

Dutch Design Week announces new director

News: Dutch Design Week has announced its new director as business manager and consultant Martijn Paulen. More »

Storm Thorgerson
1944-2013

News: Storm Thorgerson, the British graphic designer who created the iconic album sleeve for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died aged 69. More »

Libeskind's peace centre at former
Belfast prison given go-ahead

News: planning permission has been granted for Daniel Libeskind's proposed peace centre on the site of the notorious former Maze prison in Belfast. More »

Shenzhen Stock Exchange
by OMA nears completion

Here are the latest photographs of the OMA-designed Shenzhen Stock Exchange, set to complete next month in the Chinese city (+ slideshow). More »

BIG to design leisure district
on Paris outskirts

News: Danish firm BIG has been selected to design an 80-hectare shopping and leisure complex with a park on its roof to serve a business district between two Paris airports. More »

OMA hired for Bordeaux masterplan

News: Dutch firm OMA is to masterplan a new urban development south of Bordeaux based around the extension of the local tram system. More »

Calatrava "must pay" to replace
leaking winery roof

News: the owners of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Ysios winery in Spain have launched legal action against the Spanish architect demanding he pays part of the £1.7 million needed to fix the building's leaky roof. More »

Dutch city launches catalogue of
architect-designed homes

News: Dutch city Nijmegen has launched a catalogue of affordable architect-designed housing kits for first-time buyers. More »

UK government website wins
Designs of the Year 2013

News: the UK government's redesigned website has been named the Design of the Year in a ceremony at the Design Museum in London this evening (+ movie). More »

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