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‘Living Architecture’ – Holidays in Modern Architecture

Posted on October 9, 2010

‘Living Architecture‘ is a new not-for-profit organisation set up to revolutionise both architecture and the UK holiday rental business.

Five holiday homes by architects Peter Zumthor, MVRDV, NORD Architecture, Hopkins Architects and Jarmund/Vigsnæs Architects are nearing completion in England as part of the project initiated by writer Alain de Botton.

Designed to shake up both house-building and the holiday rentals industry in the UK, ‘Living Architecture’ plans to build one house per year after the completion of the first five buildings. Continue Reading →

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Iranian Embassy Set To Escape Tainted Siege History With Controversial £100M Buiding In London

Posted on August 9, 2010

News of Prince Charles’ deft hand in halting the controversial Chelsea Barracks project earlier this year has spread fast it seems, as wealthy South Kensington locals have appealed for his aid in preventing plans for a new Iranian Embassy in the centre of London being approved. Continue Reading →

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’36 The Calls’ Shortlisted Entry by Aedas

Posted on August 5, 2010

‘36 The Calls‘ Design Competition is now at shortlist stage. Six finalists have submitted designs intended to deliver an iconic building located at the River Aire bank in Leeds, England.

This entry, entitled ‘Contained calls’, is designed by Aedas. Continue Reading →

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First Skyscraper With Built-In Wind Turbines Opens in London

Posted on July 24, 2010

Strata SE1 is the tallest residential building in central London. Developed by Brookfield Europe it comprises high quality apartments in two architecturally prestigious buildings both with space for shops and restaurants below.

There are 408 private apartments at Strata SE1 with a choice of studios, one, two and three bedroom duplex apartments all with stunning views of London.

The first building in the world with integral wind turbines, it sets a new benchmark in terms of environmental strategy.
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Blood Railway Carries Off First Foster + Partners Prize for Sustainability and Infrastructure

Posted on July 17, 2010

Plans to connect inner London hospitals via underground ‘medi rail’ network centred on a major blood bank and medical transport hub have won the inaugural Foster + Partners Prize, presented to the Architecture Association School’s Diploma student whose portfolio best addresses the themes of sustainability and infrastructure. The new award, created this year, will be presented annually. Continue Reading →

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‘Teesside’ Power Station by Heatherwick Studio

Posted on June 10, 2010

‘Teesside’ power station in Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside, UK is an ongoing project by Heatherwick Studio.

“With a rising global population and increasing political focus on the future of power generation, the task of designing a 49 mega-watt, bio-mass fuelled power station in Stockton-On-Tees is an interesting design challenge.

The site at Clarence Works is on the banks of the river Tees and is classified as brownfield, being both post-industrial and ecologically sparse. On the opposite bank is Middlehaven, a major new development of 3000 new homes. Continue Reading →

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Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2010 by Jean Nouvel

Posted on May 28, 2010

10 July – 17 October 2010

In its 40th anniversary year, the Serpentine Gallery announced that the 10th Serpentine Gallery Pavilion is being designed by world-renowned French architect Jean Nouvel. This year’s Pavilion is the 10th commission in the Gallery’s annual series, the world’s first and most ambitious architectural program of its kind. It will be the architect’s first completed building in the UK. Continue Reading →

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UK Pavilion at Shanghai EXPO 2010 by Thomas Heatherwick

Posted on April 13, 2010

The UK Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai EXPO expresses British creativity and environmental engagement at the biggest event of its kind since the EXPO phenomenon began in 1851 with the Great Exhibition at London’s Crystal Palace. Since then, there have been more than 50 EXPOs – which have also been known as World’s Fairs or World Expositions – and the most spectacular have included those at Chicago in 1893 and Paris in 1900. The latter attracted 50m visitors, a record at the time, setting an early benchmark for a country’s portrayal of innovation and progress. Continue Reading →

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