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- North Wales’ first eco-friendly school opens - Daily Post North Wales
Daily Post North Wales reports “NORTH Wales’ first-ever green school opens its doors to more than 300 pupils on Anglesey today.
The relocated £3.7m Ysgol-y-Graig, which is built from sustainable timber, will generate its own electricity.”
[SOURCE: Daily Post North Wales – North Wales' first eco-friendly school opens]
- Nakazawa’s practical magic - Building Design
Pamela Buxton of Building Design reports
“US architect Paul Nakazawa found his forte was coaching others to make the most of their talents. With a client list including Morphosis and OMA, here he talks to Pamela Buxton about how to survive the downturn”read the full article @ the [SOURCE: Building Design – Nakazawa’s practical magic]
- University of Leicester stakes £1 billion to secure elite status
The University of Leicester — recently crowned University of the Year — has launched a £1 billion campus development to help it move into the top ten of British universities.
The building programme, one of the biggest ever undertaken in the sector, will strengthen Leicester’s unique position as an elite university committed to widening access to [...]
- Foster + Partners selected for excellence in construction in the Gulf region
Foster + Partners selected for excellence in construction in the Gulf region
Foster + Partners has been honoured with the title, “Architect of the Year”, in the inaugural Gulf State Building Awards, announced on 13 November at a ceremony in Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai.
Celebrating the highest standards in the region’s construction industry, entries were invited from [...]
- RIBA launches competition to design own rooftop gardens - Building
Dan Stewart of Building.co.uk reports that “The RIBA has launched an architectural competition to redesign three roof terraces at its headquarters in central London at 66 Portand Place as “simple, sustainable architectural garden terraces”, in harmony with the grade-II listed art deco building”
SOURCE: Building.co.uk – RIBA launches competition to design own rooftop gardens
- Students design out terror threat
BBC News reports that “Architecture and urban planning students in Bristol are being trained in how to reduce the impact of terrorism in the buildings they design.
Students will take part in a session involving a simulated terrorist attack in a busy city centre environment.”
read more @ the SOURCE: BBC NEWS | UK | England [...]
- University shares top architecture prize - Scotland on Sunday
SOS reports that “Thehome of one of Scotland’s most innovative university departments has won a top prize for its architecture.The Informatics Forum at the University of Edinburgh was presented with the Andrew Doolan Award for the best building in Scotland at a ceremony on Friday night.”
SOURCE: Scotland on Sunday – University shares top architecture prize [...]
- University shares top architecture prize - Scotland on Sunday
SOS reports that “THE home of one of Scotland’s most innovative university departments has won a top prize for its architecture.The Informatics Forum at the University of Edinburgh was presented with the Andrew Doolan Award for the best building in Scotland at a ceremony on Friday night.”
SOURCE: Scotland on Sunday – University shares top architecture [...]
- University shares top architecture prize - Scotland on Sunday
SOS reports that “THE home of one of Scotland’s most innovative university departments has won a top prize for its architecture.The Informatics Forum at the University of Edinburgh was presented with the Andrew Doolan Award for the best building in Scotland at a ceremony on Friday night.”
SOURCE: Scotland on Sunday – University shares top architecture [...]
- Super Shopping Centre opens in London - mixed reactions
Westfield London – a new 1.7 billion pound shopping centre has opened to mixed reviews. Many think that the architecture may be understated and could be more grand and uplifting and that it feels like a place just for retailers to push their wares.
In recent years more and more shopping malls are becoming the ‘town [...]
