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- First winners announced at World Architecture Festival - Barcelona 22-24 October 2008
Civic – Guangzhou Baiyun International Convention Center, China, by Buro II
Culture – Oslo Opera House in Norway by Snøhetta
Energy, Waste and Recycling - Landscape restoration of the Controlled Rubbish Dump “La Vall d’en Joan”, Spain, by Batlle & Roig Architects
Health - Centre pour le Bien-être des Femmes et la prévention des mutilations [...]
- Foster + Partners selected as architects for New Central Library in The New York Public Library’s historic Fifth Avenue building
The new central library will serve users of all ages and will feature expansive new reading rooms with open shelf circulating collections overlooking Bryant Park. After nearly 40 years in which it has served exclusively as a research library, the historic building will feature extensive circulating collections, including those moved from the nearby Mid-Manhattan Branch.
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- Architecture Billings Index Falls More than Six Points - AIA
Washington, D.C., October 22, 2008 — Following three consecutive months of signs of greater stability in design activity, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) fell precipitously, dropping more than six points. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI shows an approximate nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending. [...]
- U.S. Architects Hard Hit by Financial Crisis - Architectural Record
The plunging financial markets this month, followed by unprecedented responses from the federal government, have left many Americans bracing for a deep recession. In the architecture profession, however, the downturn has already arrived, according to a key measure of the market for architectural services.
Read more @ the SOURCE: Architectural Record – Architects Hard Hit by Financial [...]
- First Shopping Center by World-Renowned Architect Daniel Libeskind Opens
Westside Shopping and LeisureCentre, an exciting new development designed by famed architect Daniel Libeskind, opened its doors to the public on Wednesday, October 8. What manyyears ago seemed a visionary, perhaps even utopian, concept for a new city district of Bern has finally become a reality. In addition to the 55 shops,10 restaurants and bars, [...]
- Saudi comes up with a 1,000m tower plan
Close on the heels of Nakheel announcing a “more than one kilometre high tower”, Saudi Arabia has announced the launch of Kingdom Tower, which it termed will be at a minimum height of 1,000 metres.
It is claimed to be the world’s tallest tower and part of the Kingdom City project that is being built by [...]
- Pentagon Memorial dedicated today
“The Pentagon memorial will be inaugurated today 7 years after 9/11. This memorial is the result of a competition won by KBAS Studio, who worked closely with the familiars of the victims. Pre fabrication and computer modelling where vital on the design and construction process of this memorial.”
For pictures of the memorial and its [...]
- RMJM boss: architecture dominated by white middle aged men - Building
Peter Morrison says industry must lose its “old boy’s club” image
The architectural industry is dominated by white middle aged men and needs to shed its “old boy’s club” image, according to the head of one of the largest architectural firms in the UK.
Peter Morrison, chief executive of RMJM, said the profession should become more open [...]
- Young city sets space for heritage
Besides its iconic Bund, Shanghai has plans to preserve as much of its less than 100-year-old architectural and cultural heritage.
EVEN though Shanghai does not have much architectural heritage, the city is doing everything it can to preserve whatever is there.
read more @ the SOURCE: thestar.com.my – Young city sets space for heritage.
- Miami designers, architects join MAM team - MiamiHerald.com
“Miami Art Museum, in the midst of planning and designing a new home in Bicentennial Park, has assembled a design team that consists of at least 10 Miami-based architectural and design firms.
The Miami-based organizations are: A.D.A. Engineering, Miami, as civil engineers; Arquitectonica Geo, Miami, as landscape architects; Douglas Wood and Associates of Coral Gables, as [...]
- French firm wins design contest for new HCMC urban area
VietNamNetBridge - A French firm has won the top prize for “unique architectural ideas” to develop three landmark areas in the proposed Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Ho Chi Minh City.
Deso Company was followed by Hagel Company (Switzerland) and Edaw Company (Hong Kong) in second and third places for designs to develop the center [...]
- New Orleans To New York: Fighting Blighted Properties - Bayoubuzz.com
When critics blasted the slow rebuilding of New Orleans, Ray Nagin shocked the world when he answered that all New York had to show for its recovery was a “hole in the ground” where the Twin Towers used to be.
Outrage flowed from all corners; yet ironically, Research Fellows at the conservative think tank the [...]
- New California Academy of Sciences green building to open 27th September
The Renzo Piano designed Calfornia Academy of Sciences in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco is set to open on Spetember 27th.
The new Platinium LEED certified musuem will house the Kimball Natural History Museum, Steinhart Aquarium and the Morrison Planetarium. The new energy saving building with its 2.5 acre roof was design by Renzo Piano in collaboration with STANTEC architecture.
You [...]
- Second biggest Green roof in North America nearing completion
With the completion next spring of the new convention centre in Vancouver’s Coal Harbour, there will be a few blocks of new parkland added to the city — but they’re strictly for the birds and the bees.
The expansion project, west of the current convention centre, is being topped off with a 2.4-hectare green — or [...]
- ‘Architecture School’ premieres on Sundance Channel
“Architecture School” follows a group of fourth-year architecture students as they conceive, refine and physically build a home for a family looking to reestablish themselves post Hurricane Katrina.
From classroom to construction site, the dedicated students learn on the job as creativity, vision and bold design meet the necessities of materials, budgets and time constraints, all [...]
- A DIY Guide To Building A Green Roof Hits The Virtual Shelves.
London, England. Two of the UK’s leading proponents of green roofs have teamed up to produce ‘THE DIY GUIDE TO GREEN & LIVING ROOFS’ - a guide aimed at individuals with a Do-It-Yourself inclination along with those having trouble persuading local contractors to take up the challenge of installing a green roof on their behalf.
‘The [...]
- China Central Television Headquarters façade completed
Beijing, 6 August 2008 – The final panels of the glass facade of OMA’s CCTV building have been installed, marking a crucial stage in the construction of the new TV station for China’s national broadcaster, designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren.
SOURCE: OMA – China Central Television Headquarters façade completed.
- Uncontrolled outdoor advertising floods Ukrainian capital
Caught in a blizzard of outdoor advertising, Kyiv seems to have turned into a slick commercial capital. But while some find the advertising blitzkrieg alluring and profitable, others are desperately trying to cut through the clutter.
Read more @ the SOURCE: Kyiv Post – Uncontrolled outdoor advertising floods Ukrainian capital.
- Don’t let green roofs be victims of the crunch - Building Design
Phil Clark of Building Design asks Why bother specifying a green roof when it adds extra costs, consultants, hassle and work? This attitude seems common when it comes to deciding whether to add vegetation to your scheme’s structure. And in the credit crunch, any part of a project that could be considered an added expense [...]
- RMJM help inner city youths become architects
Scotsman.com reports that RMJM the Edinburgh based firm has launched a project worth £1m in conjuction with the Stephen Lawrence Trust to encourage more inner city youths from ethnic minorities to pursue a career in architecture.
RMJM worked on the Scottish Parliament building hopes that the project will increase the diversity and creativity of architecture and help address the global skills shortage [...]
