Boris makes Farrell buddha of suburbia
20 November, 2008
Role as voice of design for outer London signals break with Livingstone’s inner city focus
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Boris makes Farrell buddha of suburbia
Foster's latest plans for Ealing
19 November, 2008
Foster & Partners has revealed its latest design for a landmark residential tower in the London borough of Ealing.
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Part-time architecture education in question after EU ruling
18 November, 2008
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Heatherwick team pays £1.7m to settle over B of the Bang
18 November, 2008
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Make and KSS sign for Spurs’ new stadium
18 November, 2008
Picture of the Day
Architects reveal designs for Whitechapel Gallery extension
19 November, 2008
Belgian architect Robbrecht en Daem and former Yaya nominee Witherford Watson Mann Architects have unveiled their designs for a wide-ranging extension and renovation of the Whitechapel Gallery.
Editor's Choice
Will the downturn be good for architectural creativity?
14 November 2008
Yes, says Nigel Coates, as that’s when ideas are nurtured, but Grimshaw partner Neven Sidor believes creativity is driven by surplus
How can architects buoy up business in the downturn?
13 November, 2008
To stay afloat, architects must examine every aspect of their business . It’s a cliché that ‘cash is king’ in uncertain times, but many a firm has gone bust with a healthy order book.
Architecture Awards
Young Architect of the Year: Hackett Hall McKnight
31 October 2008
Belfast-firm Hackett Hall McKnight have topped a strong shortlist to win the Young Architect of the Year 2008 award.
The Architect and Young Architect of the Year Awards 2008: The Video
14 November, 2008
Watch the video of the Young Architect and Architect of the Year 2008 awards.
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Richard Feilden Award: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
31 October 2008
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Education: Penoyre & Prasad
31 October 2008
Comment
How can the RIBA help you?
14 November 2008
We’ve waited patiently for the RIBA to give a lead on the recession, and now it’s finally come, it’s simply not enough
A signal to rebuild public transport
14 November 2008
There must be a reason why the boring old car is architecturally uncelebrated
Buildings
Riches Hawley Mikhail’s Clay Fields sustainable housing
14 November 2008
Riches Hawley Mikhail’s Clay Fields affordable housing scheme at Elmswell, near Bury St Edmunds, successfully integrates sustainable village living and locally appropriate design
Technical
Cartwright Pickard’s modular housing for east Africa
14 November 2008
Cartwright Pickard is creating modular homes for east Africa that can be rapidly assembled offsite
Iwamoto Scott Architecture’s Voussoir Cloud
14 November 2008
Iwamoto Scott’s Voussoir Cloud at the Southern California Institute of Architecture is a temporary installation showcasing the power of building offsite with paper
Readers' Ads
Room to let in Trellick Tower
10 November, 2008
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For Sale: Design Classic Office Furniture
5 November, 2008
Items for sale include examples of the "NOMOS" range designed by Sir Norman Foster, built by TECNO of Italy, cca 1986
Reviews
How Lutyens honoured the dead
14 November 2008
Edwin Lutyens’ work with the Imperial War Graves Commission to commemorate soldiers lost in the first world war is explored in this moving new book
Channel 4’s Home Show has a new kind of hero
14 November 2008
Channel 4’s post-property boom domestic architectural show unleashes architectural superman George Clarke
Heterotopia
Dot to dot November 14
14 November 2008
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday November 19 for a chance to win a copy of The Story of Broadcasting House, Home of the BBC by Mark Hines
Classical architecture re-imagined as Google Earth recreates ancient Rome (video)
13 November, 2008
Google has launched a new layer for its 3d mapping service Google Earth which allows users to take a virtual tour of the architecture of Ancient Rome.
More miscellany including Dot to Dot, readers' ads and From the Archive
Student Space
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Part-time architecture education in question after EU ruling
Part-time architecture education in question after EU ruling
18 November, 2008
Arb is seeking legal advice over a new EU directive that could prevent those who studied part time being recognised as architects.
Students hit first by recession
24 October 2008
Record numbers of graduates are chasing fast-disappearing jobs in recession-struck practices. Will Henley lends an ear
Sustainability
Gillard Associates' floating office
13 November, 2008
Welsh practice creates prototype for scheme to beat the climate and creidt crunch - a moveable office that's also flood-proof
Max Fordham wins 2008 Prince Philip Designers’ Prize
7 November, 2008
Engineer Max Fordham has won the 2008 Prince Philip Designers’ Prize.
