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Foster wins Aga Khan architecture award
Foster + Partners have won the 2007 Aga Khan Award for Architecture for their Petronas University of Technology in Malaysia. More about Foster wins Aga Khan architecture award
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Dune Formations by Zaha Hadid 2
Here is a set of 12 photos taken by architectural photographer Hélène Binet of Zaha Hadid's Dune Formations installation at the Venice Art Biennale earlier this summer. More about Dune Formations by Zaha Hadid 2
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Neutral at Architecture Foundation Gallery
Filmmakers Neutral will present their first solo exhibition at the Architecture Foundation's Yard Gallery (see images below) in London, starting on 14 September. More about Neutral at Architecture Foundation Gallery
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Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Rojkind Arq.
Rojkind Arquitectos have completed their Nestlé Chocolate Museum in Mexico City. More about Nestlé Chocolate Museum by Rojkind Arq.
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 again
Here is the transcript of a conversation between pavilion designers Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen and the Serpentine Gallery's Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist (see previous post for more on the pavilion). Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007 again
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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007
Photographer Luke Hayes has sent us what we believe is the first comprehensive set of professional photos showing both the interior and exterior of the just-completed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More about Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007
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Thomas Heatherwick new website
Thomas Heatherwick has updated his website with photos and info about many of his projects, including Sitooterie II (above), his 2006 interior design for restaurant Konstam at the Prince Albert (below) and his famous 1997 window display for Harvey Nichols. More about Thomas Heatherwick new website
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Boiler Suit by Thomas Heatherwick
Thomas Heatherwick has completed Boiler Suit, an undulating facade of woven steel panels encasing the boiler house at Guy's Hospital in London. More about Boiler Suit by Thomas Heatherwick
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Ring Dome by Minsuk Cho/Mass Studies
Korean architect Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies will build a temporary pavilion in New York City this September to host a series of performances to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Storefront for Art and Architecture gallery. More about Ring Dome by Minsuk Cho/Mass Studies
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Rivington Place by David Adjaye
Rivington Place, a new visual arts space for London's inIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts) designed by architect David Adjaye, is nearly complete. More about Rivington Place by David Adjaye
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Amanda Levete for Corian at LDF 2
Here is a new rendering of architect Amanda Levete of Future Systems' installation for the London Design Festival this September (see our earlier story for more details and images). The piece, made of Corian, is part of the Size + Matter project that also includes Zaha Hadid's Urban Nebula (see previous story).
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Urban Nebula by Zaha Hadid
Architect Zaha Hadid has created a sculptural piece that will be installed at the South Bank Centre in London during the London Design Festival this September. More about Urban Nebula by Zaha Hadid
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Birnbeck Island architectural competition
Property developer Urban Splash has launched an international architecture competition to bring life back to Birnbeck Island and Pier, a faded tourist attraction at the seaside resort of Weston-Super-Mare, England. More about Birnbeck Island architectural competition
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Cooper Union by Morphosis
Here is a set of renderings and plans of the new academic building for the Cooper Union college in New York, designed by Morphosis. More about Cooper Union by Morphosis
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Artworks by Zaha Hadid
Art dealer Kenny Schachter's Rove Gallery website presents several artworks by Zaha Hadid depicting her forthcoming architectural projects. More about Artworks by Zaha Hadid
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100 11th Avenue by Jean Nouvel 2
Here are new images of 100 11th Avenue, a residential tower in Chelsea, New York, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel and which recently broke ground. More about 100 11th Avenue by Jean Nouvel 2
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Scala Copenhagen by BIG
Another project from our new favourites, architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG). This time it's their entry for the architectural competition for the Scala library, conference centre and in Copenhagen. More about Scala Copenhagen by BIG
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BIG IDEAS by BIG
More from Danish architects BIG: here are photos taken at an exhibition of their work organised by Jaroslav Fragner Gallery in Prague. More about BIG IDEAS by BIG
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Vincent Guallart for Expo 2012 Wroclaw
A design by architect Vincent Guallart has been selected as the centrepiece of Wroclaw's bid to host Expo 2012 (via The Where Blog). More about Vincent Guallart for Expo 2012 Wroclaw
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Hafjell Mountain Hotel by BIG
The website of Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) presents a slideshow of Hafjell Mountain Hotel - a design for hotel and apartment complex at a ski resort in Norway. More about Hafjell Mountain Hotel by BIG