British Architecture: The Guardian and Observer Guides
Continuing in their excellent recent vein of form in highlighting the importance of the British architecture scene, this weekend’s editions of The Guardian and Observer included a two-part guide (one on each day) that claims to ‘Unravel the mysteries of British architecture…Discover the complex history of our buildings, explore their rich heritage and learn how to identify a building at a glance’. You can find articles... Read More
Competition: Bird College Redevelopment Launched via RIBA
Bird College for performing arts in Sidcup has launched a design competition via the RIBA, for the £13 million redevelopment of the three sites in Sidcup owned by the Doreen Bird Foundation, plus space in three other facilities nearby. http://bit.ly/RIBA-live-competitions Up to six teams will be invited to develop designs for the project. The brief asks for designs to bring the college’s existing facilities onto more than one of the existing... Read More
Great new animation for TEDx Bristol, created by our naughty little brother – digital studio Infectious
They’re a precocious bunch, the team at fledgling digital animation and film studio, Infectious – www.weareinfectious.com To help their friends over at TEDx Bristol, they produced this animation as the backdrop for proceedings at the event which is taking place on Thursday 8th September at the recently opened Museum of Bristol. The conference has a host of top speakers, all of whom are creative leaders, innovators and ‘doers’... Read More
Al Bahr Towers by Aedas and Arup Uses Brilliant, Dynamic Shading System
#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } We loved this when it first landed in 2007 and now the twin towers have been recognised in the Council for Tall Buildings and... Read More
World’s Tallest Tower to the be Kingdom Tower, Jeddah by Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture
Goodness. It’s a goer then. We saw the first model of this one at Cityscape Dubai 3 years ago and, thankfully, it’s a very different looking thing now. Adrian Smith & Gordon Gill Architecture have announced that they are the practice taking the project forward following a lengthy competition process in which SOM, Pickard Chilton, Kohn Pedersen Fox, Pelli Clarke Pelli and Foster + Partners also participated. Adrian Smith + Gordon... Read More
HTA Architects nominated for yet more awards
Osprey Quay by HTA for Zeroc C - image by Preconstruct Congratulations! The lovely people at HTA have been nominated for another two awards, following their shortlisting on the 2011 Housing Design Awards Allerton Bywater is up for the British Home Awards Development of the Year, while Allerton Bywater and Osprey Quay have both been nominated for Housebuilder awards. Fingers-crossed… www.preconstruct.com/gallery.html Share thisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious Read More
Architect’s Eye – Top 10 Tips for Photographing Architecture: www.bdonline.co.uk
With two months to go to submit your entry for the Architect’s Eye photography competition, photographer and competition judge Grant Smith offers his top 10 tips for photographing architecture 1. Use a small aperture to achieve a good depth of field The smaller the aperture the greater the sharpness throughout the image from foreground to background. This can be done by using the aperture priority setting on your camera or selecting landscape... Read More
China: Architecture, Construction and Opportunity
We always enjoy a good stat and, even if it’s completely inaccurate, China has once again provided us with a corker. A recent article from the The Telegraph explored the widely reported findings of a list compiled by skyscraper enthusiast website Motian City, which claimed that a new skyscraper would top out in China every 5 days for the next three years. Currently China has more than 200 skyscrapers under construction: this is equivalent to the... Read More
Kieran Timberlake takes U.S. Embassy prize: World Architecture News
Philadelphian firm Kieran Timberlake has staved off competition from three Pritzker Prize winners: Richard Meier, Morphosis Architects and Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, to be announced as the winner of the Embassy of the U.S. London design competition. The architects’ design will bring a new landmark to rival Battersea Power Station on the banks of the Thames. 37 architectural submissions were narrowed to a shortlist of 9 by the Bureau... Read More
Treasure trove of Soviet architecture in line for a revamp
The faded Soviet glory of VDNKh is to change as developers want to make it a jewel in the crown of the Moscow tourist trail. http://bit.ly/moscow-VDNKh-redevelopment 83ETX4TYZFPU Share thisTweetFacebookLinkedInTumblrStumbleDiggDelicious Read More
