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Danish firm wins International Criminal Court contract despite coming second in competition

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:39:00 GMT

Danish architect Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won the contract to build the new €190 million headquarters for the International Criminal Court in The Hague, despite coming second in the competition for the project.

BDP opens new office in Abu Dhabi

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:05:00 GMT

BDP has opened up an office in Abu Dhabi after partnering with local design practice SYNA.

US architects Bruce Graham and Raimund Abraham die

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:10:00 GMT

The architect behind the Sears Tower in Chicago, at the time of its completion in 1973 the tallest building in the world, died last weekend.

Science Museum set to launch £25 million design competition

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:40:00 GMT

The Science Museum will launch an international design competition for a £25 million new set of galleries this autumn.

OMA partner quits to set up new practice

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:25:00 GMT

OMA partner Ole Scheeren has confirmed he is leaving the practice to set up his own practice.

AIA billings index drops again

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:18:00 GMT

Architecture billings in the US have taken another tumble, with the American Institute of Architect’s billing index falling three points in January.

London's US Embassy: The other designs

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:09:00 GMT

The American Embassy has revealed images of all four of the shortlisted schemes for its new home in Battersea, after naming the scheme by Philadelphia based Kieran Timberlake as the winner of the $1 billion project.

Zaha Hadid reveals designs for Jordanian cultural centre (flythrough)

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:02:00 GMT

Zaha Hadid has drawn up plans for a showpiece performing arts and cultural centre in the Jordanian capital of Amman.

Kieran Timberlake to design new US Embassy

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:48:00 GMT

Philadelphia-based practice Kieran Timberlake has won the competition to design Britain’s new US Embassy.

Libeskind defends Dresden design

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 09:01:00 GMT

Daniel Libeskind has defended his controversial design for the extension of the Dresden Military Museum in Germany, following criticism over the design’s unpopularity among the public.

SANAA's Rolex Learning Centre opens

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:55:00 GMT

SANAA’s Rolex Learning Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland, has opened.

Foreign Office sharply criticised over embassy buildings

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 09:58:00 GMT

A new report by the National Audit Office has condemned the Foreign and Commonwealth Office for wasting millions of pounds on its embassy buildings.

Zector rolls out carpets

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:15:00 GMT

London and Munich-based Zector Architects has unveiled its design for a scheme which scooped a first prize in Europan 10, the international competition for architects under 40

Muf to curate Venice Biennale’s British Pavilion

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:33:00 GMT

London-based practice Muf has been confirmed as curator of the British Pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale.

Foster’s sets out plans for Stockholm revamp

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:32:00 GMT

Public consultation has begun on Foster & Partners and Berg Arkitektkontor’s masterplan to revamp the Slussen area of Stockholm, Sweden.

Gloomy outlook in latest AIA index

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:25:00 GMT

The latest figures from the American Institute of Architects’ monthly billings index show that the profession is still struggling to recover from the downturn.

Architecture charities prepare for long-term rebuilding effort in Haiti

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:07:00 GMT

Almost a week after an earthquake ripped through Port-au-Prince in Haiti, reports suggest that the international aid effort is struggling to get through to those most in need.

Two UK firms win in Europan 10

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 09:56:00 GMT

Two UK firms have been honoured in Europan 10, the international competition for architects under 40.

Martos wins $200,000 Driehaus classical architecture prize

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:31:00 GMT

Spanish architect Rafael Manzano Martos has won the 2010 Driehaus prize for achievements in classical architecture in the contemporary built environment.

PLP staff numbers hit 75, just four months after launch

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:33:00 GMT

The new company formed by the breakaway partners at Kohn Pederson Fox’s London office is targeting work across the globe as staff numbers hit 75 just four months after being launched.

Architecture aid agencies appeal for help in Haiti

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 14:45:00 GMT

Architecture aid agencies are asking practices to help with the relief effort following the huge earthquake which struck Haiti today.

Turkish-American practice completes Istanbul arts centre

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:23:00 GMT

Work has completed on the Borusan Music & Art Centre, a refurbishment project in the heart of Istanbul by Turkish-American practice Global Architecture Development.

Design new housing for earthquake-hit island in Rwanda

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:30:00 GMT

There is less than a week left to enter a competition to design sustainable housing on one of the world’s poorest and most remote islands.

Ian Simpson wins Belgian concert hall competition

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 11:52:00 GMT

Ian Simpson Architects has won an international competition to redesign a concert hall in Belgium.

SOM's Burj Dubai set for opening

Mon, 04 Jan 2010 09:40:00 GMT

SOM’s 828 metre tall Burj Dubai skyscraper, part of the $4.1 billion (£2.5 billion) Downtown Dubai development, is set to open its doors to the public today with a lavish ceremony in Dubai.

UK post-tsunami construction work praised

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:17:00 GMT

Reconstruction work funded by the UK public following the Boxing Day tsunami five years ago was among the best of its kind, a new report has found.

Work resumes on Pelli's Chile tower

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:44:00 GMT

Work has finally resumed on Cesar Pelli’s 300m-high Torre Gran Costanera in Chile after an 11-month delay caused by the financial crisis.

Graeme Massie wins Reykjavik harbour masterplan competition

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:55:00 GMT

Graeme Massie Architects has won a £37,000 competition to masterplan the Old Harbour of Reykjavik and Orfirisey in Iceland.

Top global architects lose 10% of staff in 2009

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:52:00 GMT

BD’s new World Architecture rankings reveal recession’s savage bite

Bohlin awarded AIA Gold Medal

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:46:00 GMT

The American Institute of Architects has named Peter Bohlin, founder of 200-strong Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects, as the recipient of its 2010 AIA Gold Medal

Boost for global bursaries

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:20:00 GMT

Students and young architects wanting to work in the developing world have had their chances boosted after the annual funding for the dedicated RIBA/Institution of Civil Engineers bursary was doubled.

Berry joins Woods Bagot

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:32:00 GMT

Former HOK director James Berry has joined Woods Bagot to spearhead the firm’s push into the education market.

Stockholm axes plan for library extension

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:18:00 GMT

Hanada’s £60m competition-winning design suddenly scrapped by council

Making the case at Copenhagen

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:22:00 GMT

Architects and other built environment professionals will travel to Copenhagen to urge world leaders to recognise the sector’s untapped role in tackling climate change

£3m Australian gum tree memorial completed

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:28:00 GMT

Queensland practices m3architecture and Brian Hooper Architect have completed a £3 million memorial for a gum tree that played an important part in Australia’s history.

Make wins Montenegro hotel competition

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:37:00 GMT

Make has won a closed competition to masterplan and design a hotel resort on Montenegro’s Adriatic coast.

Sanaa partner named as Venice Biennale director

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:52:00 GMT

Kazuyo Sejima has been appointed director of the 12th Venice Architecture Biennale, which will take place from August 29 to November 21, 2010.

CCTV complex can be repaired, say OMA

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:02:00 GMT

OMA’s fire damaged £500 million CCTV Complex in Beijing, China, can be repaired according project architect Ole Scheeren.

Anonymous Swedish competition draws big names

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:31:00 GMT

Caruso St John, BIG and Tadao Anso are among five architectural teams invited to enter a competition to design a new crematorium at Stockholm’s famous Woodland Cemetery.

AIA survey suggests beginnings of a recovery

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:00 GMT

The latest results from the American Institute of Architects’ monthly survey suggest that the construction sector may be in the early stages of recovery.

Hodge lists Saarinen's American Embassy

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:36:00 GMT

But minister signals that only ‘fit for purpose’ 20th century buildings should be protected

Fretton's Warsaw Embassy budget revealed as £27 million

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:36:00 GMT

The budget for Stirling nominee Tony Fretton’s Warsaw Embassy building, opened last Friday by former Polish President Lech Walesa, has been revealed as £27 million.

OMA wins Rotterdam office competition

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:40:00 GMT

The Office for Metropolitan Architecture has won a competition to design a new municipal building in Rotterdam.

Foreign Office U-turn over embassy costs

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Fretton’s Warsaw Embassy could be the last ‘grand projet’ as department told to scale back

Gazprom tower protestors take to the streets

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:27:00 GMT

Thousands of people have staged a public rally in St Petersburg in opposition to RMJM’s proposed Gazprom tower.

OMA puts on a good show at Dallas' Wyly Theatre

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:02:00 GMT

OMA/REX's Wyly Theatre opens in Dallas this week.

Norman Foster establishes Yale professorship in his name

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:38:00 GMT

FOA's Zaera-Polo to be the first Norman R Foster visiting professor at the American university

IM Pei awarded RIBA Royal Gold Medal

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:28:00 GMT

Chinese-born American architect IM Pei has been named as the recipient of the 2010 RIBA Royal Gold Medal.

Koolhaas opens Hong Kong office

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:44:00 GMT

Rem Koolhaas’s practice OMA is to open a new office in Hong Kong this week to manage the growing number of projects the practice is persuing in east Asia.

Libeskind rolls out zinc homes

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Libeskind Villa, the first of a series of 30 prefabricated homes by Daniel Libeskind to be distributed worldwide, has opened to the public

Adjaye shows new Skolkovo images

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

New images of David Adjaye’s International Business School in the Skolkovo district of Moscow have been released

New $1 million green architecture prize

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 08:44:00 GMT

A new $1 million prize is being launched in Barcelona this month for a retrofitted building which can remain zero-carbon for a year.

Sydney landmarks blanketed with dust

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:47:00 GMT

Sydney has been engulfed by millions of tonnes of red dust which have blown in from the outback.

BDP makes splash with Nan Tou urban masterplan

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:39:00 GMT

BDP has won a competition to design a new town square, streets and a park in Nan Tou, a historic quarter of Shenzhen in China.

Major boost for RMJM's Gazprom tower

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:26:00 GMT

RMJM’s proposals for Europe’s tallest skyscraper have received a major boost after authorities in St Petersburg agreed to waive planning rules banning buildings taller than 100 metres in the city.

Hadid and S333 make Basque port shortlist

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Zaha Hadid and London practice S333 are two of five teams shortlisted to masterplan a port in the Basque region of northern Spain.

KPF's London partners quit to set up new practice

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Five partners of Kohn Pedersen Fox’s London office have dramatically jumped ship to set up a new practice in the capital, BD can reveal.

Steven Holl wins Glasgow School of Art Mackintosh competition

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:47:00 GMT

New York firm bags its first British project

Six shortlisted in Oslo museum competition

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 07:06:00 GMT

Six designs have been shortlisted in the international competition to build a new National Museum of Art, Architecture & Design in Oslo.

Corporate pavilion for Shanghai Expo unveiled

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:55:00 GMT

Atelier Feichang Jianzhu has unveiled its light-filled design for the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.

Clashes over RMJM's Gazprom tower

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:20:00 GMT

A public meeting to discuss RMJM’s proposal for a 400m tower in St Petersburg descended into violence on Tuesday, with protesters being forcibly removed by security guards working for the developer, Russian gas giant Gazprom.

AIA cautious over jump in monthly billings index

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:11:00 GMT

The American Institute of Architects has warned hopeful professionals not too read too much into a six point jump in its monthly billings index results.

Foster's wins Incheon masterplan

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:32:00 GMT

Foster & Partners has won a competition to design a masterplan in South Korea.

English Heritage joins opposition to new US Embassy designs

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMT

English Heritage has added its voice to the growing chorus of opposition to initial plans for Britain’s new US Embassy.

US modernist Charles Gwathmey dies

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:04:00 GMT

One of America’s foremost modernist architects Charles Gwathmey has died in Manhattan aged 71 after suffering from cancer.

Allies & Morrison to open office in Qatar

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:14:00 GMT

Allies & Morrison has announced plans for its first office outside the UK with a new base in Doha, Qatar, opening this autumn.

British firms shortlisted in Architecture for Humanity competition

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:08:00 GMT

Feilden Clegg Bradley Studio and engineering firm Gifford are among the eight finalists in Architecture for Humanity’s international competition to design the classroom of the future.

Julius Shulman, 1910-2009

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:08:00 GMT

Tributes are being paid to architectural photographer Julius Shulman, who has died aged 98 at home in Los Angeles

Adjaye brought to brink of insolvency

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:59:00 GMT

Shelved projects around the world the cause of Adjaye's financial woes

Development is putting Russia's architectural heritage at risk, says Moscow preservation society

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:26:00 GMT

The Moscow Architectural Preservation Society (MAPS) has warned that the city’s identity and architectural heritage is at risk from the furious pace of development in the Russian capital.

AIA billing index dashes recovery hopes for US construction and architecture industry

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:50:00 GMT

The American Institute of Architects’ monthly billings index has dropped sharply, dashing hopes of a recovery for the sector in the US.

Foster and Koolhaas to develop Hong Kong cultural district

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:47:00 GMT

Norman Foster and Rem Koolhaas' practice OMA have been selected to develop a $2.7 billion cultural district in Hong Kong.

CF Moller and Kristin Jarmund win Oslo triple tower competition

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:32:00 GMT

Danish practice CF Møller and Norwegian practice Kristin Jarmund Arkitekter have won a competition to design a three-tower development in the Norwegian capital Oslo.

Gensler opens new Abu Dhabi office

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:35:00 GMT

Gensler has doubled its presence in the United Arab Emirates after opening an office in Abu Dhabi.

Brits score in Iraq pitch

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:57:00 GMT

Jordan & Bateman Architects has been selected by the Iraqi minister of youth and sport to design a 65,000-seat stadium in Basra

US construction recovery stalls

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:54:00 GMT

Hopes for an early recovery of the American construction industry have stalled, according to the latest figures from the American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index

Heatherwick unveils final design for Shanghai Expo pavilion

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:52:00 GMT

Thomas Heatherwick today unveiled the final design for the £13.2 million UK pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

US construction recovery stalls, according to AIA figures

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:48:00 GMT

Hopes for an early recovery of the American construction industry have stalled, according to the latest figures from the American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index.

Court ruling fails to stop work on Zaha Hadid’s Seville library

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:12:00 GMT

Zaha Hadid Architects is to continue working on its €4 million Seville library project, despite a court ruling in favour of local residents who objected to the scheme.

GMW's Bulgarian shopping centre gets go ahead

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:17:00 GMT

UK practice GMW Architects has won approval from the municipal authority for a new shopping centre in Burgas, Bulgaria.

RIAI 2009 award winners unveiled

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:34:00 GMT

O'Donnell & Tuomey, BDP, Grafton Architects and Keith Williams Architects and Office of Public Works in Ireland are among the big-name winners at this year's Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland's Irish Architecture Awards.

RMJM will deliver Delhi Commonwealth Games venues

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:24:00 GMT

RMJM has been announced as the planning consultant on the delivery of key venues for next year’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

Chipperfield to double gallery size

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:22:00 GMT

David Chipperfield has been appointed to design a new 4,000sq m gallery building in Mexico for a major arts collection

Beijing buildings dominate Lubetkin shortlist

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:22:00 GMT

The RIBA has announced a six strong shortlist of nominees for the Lubetkin Prize for the best international building by a RIBA member, selected from the list of 15 RIBA International Award winners.

Zaha to design Cairo Expo City

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:54:00 GMT

Zaha Hadid Architects has beaten Norway's Snohetta to win a competition to design Cairo Expo City, a 450,000 sq m exhibition and conference complex.

New Delhi high commission job

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:29:00 GMT

The Foreign & Commonwealth office is seeking an architect to refurbish and extend its high commission building in New Delhi, India.

Bartlett researcher gets TED fellowship

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:35:00 GMT

A living architecture researcher from the Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment at UCL, London, has been awarded a TED global fellowship.

Caruso St John vies for cemetery

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:58:00 GMT

Caruso St John is the sole British firm vying to win a deal to design a new crematorium at the Woodland Cemetery in Sweden

Spanish gong for Norman Foster

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:26:00 GMT

Norman Foster has been awarded the 29th Prince of Asturias award for the arts, granted by the Spanish Prince of Asturias Foundation

Dyer sets up in Abu Dhabi

Thu, 28 May 2009 23:19:00 GMT

International practice Dyer is on the verge of setting up an outpost in Abu Dhabi

MVRDV's Greater Paris proposal (video)

Thu, 28 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT

MVRDV, with ACS and AFF, is one of ten teams that have drawn together proposals to re-invent Paris.

Sarkozy at Nouvel's Abu Dhabi Louvre groundbreaking

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:56:00 GMT

French president Nicholas Sarkozy has visited Abu Dhabi for the groundbreaking ceremony of Jean Nouvel’s Louvre and to launch a new French military base.

Foster's to help transform Stockholm waterfront

Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Foster & Partners and Berg Arkitektkontor, part of CF Møller Architects, have been appointed to design a masterplan for the heart of Stockholm.

Piano’s Modern Wing means more art for Chicago

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:59:00 GMT

Renzo Piano’s $300 million (£194 million) Modern Wing extension to the Art Institute of Chicago in the USA has opened to the public

Hopkins, Holl and McAslan make Mackintosh shortlist

Fri, 22 May 2009 09:15:00 GMT

Seven practices have been shortlisted to design a new building for Glasgow School of Art, it was announced today.

Is the tide starting to turn for American architects?

Fri, 22 May 2009 08:11:00 GMT

The American Institute of Architects' latest billing index result suggest the tide could be turning for American architects.

Atkins' proposals for Mecca's transformation (video)

Wed, 20 May 2009 08:27:00 GMT

A video detailing Atkins’ proposal to transform the Haram Mosque, one of the world’s holiest sites in the city of Mecca, has been leaked.

Fire hits Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House in China

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:35:00 GMT

Work on Zaha Hadid’s Guangzhou Opera House in China has temporarily stalled after a fire started on site.

Prince Charles warns of 'gulf' between architects and society

Tue, 12 May 2009 20:56:00 GMT

Plaudits for RIBA president’s robust defence of modernist architecture

Chipperfield’s City of Justice opens in Barcelona

Fri, 08 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT

David Chipperfield Architects’ largest project to date, the City of Justice in Barcelona, was formally opened last Saturday.

Outlining planning application submitted for 50,000sq m US Embassy

Fri, 08 May 2009 14:27:00 GMT

An outline planning application for a new US London Embassy in Battersea has been submitted.

Mackintosh attracts stellar list of entrants

Thu, 07 May 2009 08:39:00 GMT

Rogers, Hadid and MVRDV among 150 vying to design new Glasgow School of Art building

Staff and students’ practice to design Chinese cultural park

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:49:00 GMT

A small practice founded by staff and students from London’s Bartlett School of Architecture, including built environment dean Christine Hawley, has won an invited competition to design a cultural park on the site of a former mine in Heyuan...

Sarkozy announces £31 billion budget for Paris transformation

Fri, 01 May 2009 08:26:00 GMT

French president Nicholas Sarkozy has unveiled a Euro35 billion (£31bn) budget for the Greater Paris project, which will transform the city’s urban masterplan with new transport links, green spaces and skyscrapers.

RMJM's Louisiana cancer research centre on site

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:52:00 GMT

RMJM has designed a cancer research centre in New Orleans, which will provide support to residents of Louisiana, the US state with the highest rate of cancer deaths in the country.

Norman Foster's recession-defying super yacht launched

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:17:00 GMT

A credit crunch-defying ‘super yacht’ designed by Norman Foster has been launched at the Italian port of La Spezia.

Snohetta wins Mies van der Rohe Award

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 08:52:00 GMT

This year’s Mies van der Rohe Award has been won by Norwegian firm Snohetta for its design for the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet in Oslo.

Heritage groups dismayed at Koolhaas's Commonwealth Institute proposal

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:33:00 GMT

Battle lines have been drawn over the future of London’s Commonwealth Institute after plans for a radical redevelopment of the grade II* listed building were submitted by Rem Koolhaas and fellow Dutch architect West 8.

Ground Zero towers face 20 year delay, says report

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:37:00 GMT

Richard Rogers and Norman Foster’s towers for New York’s Ground Zero site may not be completed for another 20 years, according to a leaked report commissioned by the city’s Port Authority

Foster & Partners to design Saudi Arabia rail stations

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:13:00 GMT

Foster & Partners has been appointed to design four stations for the new high speed rail line that will link the cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Signs of recovery in AIA billings index

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:42:00 GMT

After months of record falls, the American Institute of Architects' billing index, which is seen as an economic indicator of future US construction activity, is showing signs of recovery for the industry.

Adjaye to design Washington's African American History museum

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:44:00 GMT

Britain’s David Adjaye has been named as part of the competition-winning team selected to design the prestigious National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC.

Peter Zumthor wins Pritzker Prize

Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:19:00 GMT

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has won the 2009 Pritzker Prize, architecture's most prestigious award.

Southwark tower plans under threat

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:08:00 GMT

Westminster council’s Doon St legal action could halt other skyscrapers

Shanghai dune on site

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:54:00 GMT

Work has begun on Foster & Partners’ design for the United Arab Emirates pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

Benoy and Foster’s join Iraq delegation

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:32:00 GMT

Members of staff from Benoy and Foster & Partners joined Peter Mandelson on the first British business delegation to Iraq in more than 20 years on Monday.

New campus for Strabane schools

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:02:00 GMT

HLM and RPP Architects’ £29 million Holy Cross College in Strabane, Northern Ireland, has opened.

Toyo Ito's Barcelona towers take shape

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:40:00 GMT

These construction images show Toyo Ito’s extension to an events and trade fair complex in Barcelona, Spain, taking shape.

Work starts on Foster's Shanghai Expo pavilion

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:59:00 GMT

Work has begun on Foster & Partners' design for the United Arab Emirates pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

Michelle Obama meets Rogers Stirk Harbour

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:30:00 GMT

America’s first lady Michelle Obama has met Richard Rogers and Ivan Harbour on a tour of Rogers Stirk Harbour’s Maggie’s Centre in Hammersmith, west London.

British firms battle it out in Botswana

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 08:00:00 GMT

Foster & Partners and Studio Egret West are among eight shortlisted practices for the Botswana Innovation Hub, on the outskirts of Botswana’s capital, Gaborone

Shortlisted designs revealed for African American museum in Washington DC

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 11:16:00 GMT

The Smithsonian Institution has unveiled designs by the six shortlisted architects for its £350 million National Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington DC.

GMW Architects opens Qatar office

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:57:00 GMT

GMW Architects has opened an office at Doha in Qatar, to be known as GMW Gulf

Architects are creating toxic 'killing machines'

Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Sustainability expert William McDonough warns of over-focusing on carbon neutrality

Foster and Gehry hit as New York projects go on hold

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:14:00 GMT

Architect Frank Gehry has revealed that his troubled $4 billion Atlantic Yards scheme in New York is unlikely to be realised, as projects across New York are put on hold.

Yeang's Great Ormond St extension goes on site

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:49:00 GMT

Work on Ken Yeang’s £321 million extension to London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital began this week.

Threat to Sydney Opera House refurb

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:48:00 GMT

Australian Prime Minster Kevin Rudd has refused to back a £400 million (Aus$900 million) scheme to refurbish the Sydney Opera House and incorporate Jørn Utzon’s original vision.

SM Architecture launches Gulf manifesto

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:43:00 GMT

The London and Kuwait based practice SM Architecture has launched the first design manifesto for the Gulf region.

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands wins competition to landscape £140 million Luxembourg tram scheme

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:25:00 GMT

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands has won a major competition to refurbish public spaces along a new tram line in the city of Luxembourg.

Kazakhstan beckons for jobless architects

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:28:00 GMT

Highly qualified architects who have been made redundant are having to take jobs in “unusual” locations including Kazakhstan, Armenia, Libya and Nigeria, recruitment experts claim.

Hakes’ bridge design takes it to Moscow

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:37:00 GMT

London practice Hakes Associates has won the competition to design a £75 million bridge in Moscow which will link the main part of the city with a new town being built on its western outskirts.

Hadid: too many teams will produce a mediocre Paris

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:55:00 GMT

Zaha Hadid has hit out at French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s competition to rethink Paris, claiming that seeking advice from 10 teams of multidisciplinary consultants and architects is set to produce a “mediocre” city.

AIA billings index shows signs of hope

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:26:00 GMT

The American Institute of Architects billings index has reported a rise of 2 points in February after falling for 12 consecutive months.

Winners named in Delft architecture faculty competition

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:25:00 GMT

Three practices have won an ideas competition to recreate the architecture faculty at the Delft University of Technology, 10 months after it was devastated by fire.

Madrid's City of Justice halted as recession hits Spain

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:59:00 GMT

The City of Justice project in Madrid, which includes schemes by Zaha Hadid, Richard Rogers, Norman Foster and Foreign Office Architects, has gone on hold as projects across Spain are threatened by the collapse of the property industry.

Change of address for Venturi's Lieb House

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:31:00 GMT

Robert Venturi’s Lieb House has moved up river to its new home on Long Island, New York.

RMJM reports doubling profits last year

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 13:50:00 GMT

Pre-tax profits at Edinburgh-based RMJM Group nearly doubled last year on the back of a pre-recession surge in turnover, accounts filed at Companies House last week reveal.

Russian to the slopes

Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:28:00 GMT

Wilkinson Eyre unveiled a 300,000sq m ski jump and winter sports complex for the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod at Mipim on Wednesday

Recession hits Mipim attendance

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:13:00 GMT

Visitor numbers slump by a third

Zaha Hadid Architects to cut jobs

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:58:00 GMT

Zaha Hadid Architects has become the latest big name practice to announce redundancies.

Gehry admits to 50% cut in staff

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:07:00 GMT

Starchitect Frank Gehry has been forced to cut his staff count by 50% over the past year, the architect, who turned 80 this week, has revealed.

Utzon honoured with state memorial

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:46:00 GMT

Jørn Utzon, architect of the Sydney Opera House, is to be honoured with an Australian state memorial service this month.

Rogers Stirk Harbour to make 35 redundancies

Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:23:00 GMT

Richard Rogers has announced plans to make 35 redundancies at Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners, describing the recession as “the most ruthless and wide-ranging” he can remember.

Chipperfield's Berlin Neues Museum (video)

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:03:00 GMT

Work has completed on David Chipperfield Architects’ dramatic remodelling of the Neues Museum. Take a sneak peak at the renovation work

Vinoly's Battersea eco-tower scrapped

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 08:59:00 GMT

Back to the drawing board for power station developer after mayor signals his opposition

Pritzker winner Sverre Fehn dies

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 09:31:00 GMT

Norwegian Priztker Prize winner Sverre Fehn died on Monday at the age of 84.

Gehry’s Vegas brain building nears completion

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT

While other starchitects’ projects falter in the global recession, it’s reassuring to see progress being made on Frank Gehry’s Lou Ruvo Brain Institute in Las Vegas.

Japan's Sanaa to design this year's Serpentine Pavilion

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:52:00 GMT

First English project for practice founders Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa

Toyo Ito leads donations to Australia bushfire recovery

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:00:00 GMT

Japanese star architect Toyo Ito has boosted fundraising efforts to help victims of the bushfires in Victoria, south Australia, which have left more than 180 dead and 7,000 homeless.

Final two battle it out in tram test

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands’ redesign of a major tramway in Luxembourg (pictured) is one of two competition finalists competing for the job.

Levete confirms Kaplicky job cuts

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:10:00 GMT

Future Systems staff working for the late Jan Kaplicky have been made redundant following talks with the Czech architect’s former partner Amanda Levete.

Foster's to make 300 to 400 redundancies

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:06:00 GMT

Foster & Partners shuts Berlin and Istanbul offices the day after it highlights profitability to staff

No UK presence on Mies van der Rohe Award shortlist

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 09:30:00 GMT

Massimiliano Fuksas’ Zenith Music Hall in Strasbourg, France and Snohetta’s Norwegian Opera House in Oslo are among the five finalists for the Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.

Fire devastates hotel in OMA's CCTV complex in China (video)

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:09:00 GMT

A fire has swept through a 40 storey media and hotel building, part of Rem Koolhaas’ £500 million CCTV Complex in Beijing, China.

Venturi beach house is on the move

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:11:00 GMT

These images show Pritzker prize-winning architect Robert Venturi’s two-storey Lieb House being moved from its original site in Long Beach Island New York to a new home in Glen Cove, New York.

Renzo Piano’s Athens cultural centre images unveiled

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 08:00:00 GMT

The first images of Renzo Piano’s design for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre in Athens have been unveiled.

US architecture redundancies pile up

Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:51:00 GMT

While BD has been reporting redundancies in the UK, grim reports have been emerging from the US about mass culls from some of the country’s biggest practices.

Chipperfield's Seal House resubmitted for planning

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:36:00 GMT

David Chipperfield Architects has submitted new plans for its Seal House office and retail scheme in the City of London, after an earlier application was refused last April.

Van Egeraat's projects to continue

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 14:42:00 GMT

Work will continue on Erick van Egeraat's current projects after the architect reached an agreement with the court-appointed administrator.

Foster set to be expelled from House of Lords

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:52:00 GMT

Norman Foster is set to be expelled from the House of Lords under new reforms drawn up by justice secretary Jack Straw.

Foster, Adjaye lead top names in race to design Washington’s new museum of black history

Mon, 02 Feb 2009 08:43:00 GMT

Norman Foster, David Adjaye, Antoine Predock, Moshe Safdie and IM Pei are among a stellar crop of architects competing to design America’s new museum of black history in Washington DC.

Foster’s denies Red October is shelved

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 09:31:00 GMT

Foster & Partners has played down reports that the Red October island project in Moscow, which also involves Jean Nouvel and six other firms, has been shelved.

Stewart McColl Bounces Back

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:10:00 GMT

Former boss of SMC group sets up new practice, vowing once again to buy up other firms

Erick van Egeraat files for insolvency

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

International success story succumbs to credit crunch and Russian market

New look News Junkie and competitions directory launched

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Bdonline has launched two new web services this week — an online directory of architecture competitions and a new-look News Junkie blog bringing you a selection of the best architecture stories elsewhere on the web.

Heneghan Peng’s Giant’s Causeway visitor centre wins go-ahead

Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:41:00 GMT

Northern Ireland's environment minister Sammy Wilson has granted planning permission for Heneghan Peng's long-awaited visitor centre for the Giant's Causeway.

Fretton shortlisted for three jobs

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Tony Fretton Architects is the only British firm on three shortlists for new projects in mainland Europe

Hadid wins Antwerp port competition

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:18:00 GMT

Zaha Hadid has been chosen to design the new headquarters of the Antwerp Port Authority

EH unchanged in opposing Robin Hood Gardens listing

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:05:00 GMT

English Heritage has refused to alter its opposition to the proposed listing of Robin Hood Gardens.

American Institute of Architects says US construction set to slow in 2009

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:48:00 GMT

Construction activity in the US is set to slow sharply during 2009, with office and retail schemes likely to be particularly hard hit, according to a survey by the American Institute of Architects.

Atkins cuts 200 staff following Middle East slowdown

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:58:00 GMT

Atkins is to make more than 200 staff redundant following a major slowdown in its work in the Middle East, it announced today.

Architects call for Gaza ceasefire

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Charles Jencks, Cezary Bednarski and Asif Khan have joined more than 50 architects from around the world in signing a letter from Architects & Planners for Justice in Palestine to foreign secretary David Miliband, calling for a ceasefire...

Jan Kaplicky dies: Levete, Zaha, Foster and Rogers pay tribute to 'irreplaceable' architect

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 09:39:00 GMT

Amanda Levete has paid tribute to her Future Systems partner Jan Kaplicky who died unexpectedly last week.

OMA’s Zeekracht North Sea wind farm masterplan offers promise of European energy independence

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:00:00 GMT

OMA has developed a masterplan for an offshore wind farm in the North Sea. If built, the giant Zeekracht wind facility could give Europe energy independence.

Gehry still on board for $4bn Brooklyn Atlantic Yards scheme

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:28:00 GMT

Frank Gehry has refuted suggestions that he is no longer part of a $4 billion mixed-use project in New York’s Brooklyn district, which was put on hold last month.

Ou Ning to curate south China 2009 architecture biennale

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Artist and writer Ou Ning is to curate the third Shenzhen and Hong Kong Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture, which will launch at the end of 2009.

New US embassy likely to be 'a fortress'

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:55:00 GMT

The new US embassy in London is likely to be a “fortress”, Richard Rogers, one of the jury members that will select the new building, has acknowledged.

Benetton holds competition for Tehran buildings

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Italian fashion label Benetton has launched an international architecture competition for two multi-storey retail and office buildings in Iran’s capital, Tehran.

Jean Nouvel’s $400m Los Angeles tower put on hold

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:20:00 GMT

Jean Nouvel’s first California project, a $400 million (£265 million), 45-storey tower on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles, has been put on hold.

Gazprom pledges to fully fund RMJM’s St Petersburg tower

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:37:00 GMT

Russian energy giant Gazprom has pledged to fund the 396m-high RMJM-designed Okhta Centre tower in St Petersburg after the city government suspended its contribution to the project.

Star line-up announced for this year’s Mipim

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:25:00 GMT

The first details of this year’s Mipim property fair, to be held in Cannes from March 10-13, have been announced with a line-up of star architects sharing a stage to debate design and urban planning.

Shortlist for London's new US embassy revealed

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:27:00 GMT

Thomas Mayne's Morphosis Architects, SOM, KPF and Richard Meier & Partners are among nine firms on the all-American shortlist to design Britain’s £275 million new US embassy.

Middle East focus for Zaha Hadid's stint as Today editor

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:55:00 GMT

The Middle East, parametrics and Karl Lagerfeld were the centrepieces of Zaha Hadid's guest editor spot on BBC Radio Four's Today programme this morning.

AIA billings index dives again

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:16:00 GMT

The American Institute of Architects’ monthly billings index, which measures payments for non-residential architectural work, has hit a record low for the second month in a row.

Gensler’s growth keeps it at No 1

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Gensler has retained its place at the top of BD’s World Architecture Top 100 survey, increasing the number of architects it employs from 1,216 to 1,360.

Obama appoints architect to head US housing department

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:50:00 GMT

US president-elect Barack Obama has appointed an architect, Shaun Donovan, to the post of secretary of housing and urban development in his incoming administration.

Glenn Murcutt wins 2009 AIA Gold Medal

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:16:00 GMT

The American Institute of Architects has awarded Australian architect Glenn Murcutt its 2009 Gold Medal.

Los Angeles international Airport redesign images unveiled

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:54:00 GMT

After winning the commission last month, Fentress Architects has now revealed concept images for its redesign of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

HOK reveals St Petersburg masterplan

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:23:00 GMT

HOK has revealed the first images of a 60ha masterplan for a Techno Park on the outskirts of St Petersburg in Russia.

Sibir bail-out offers hope for Foster’s three Moscow projects

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 17:19:00 GMT

Russian oil company Sibir Energy has agreed to buy the property portfolio of Shalva Chigirinsky, the struggling Russian developer behind Foster’s Russia Tower, and Zaryadye and Crystal Island projects in Moscow.

Williams to head up Polish office

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Matthew Williams, director of Rolfe Judd Architecture, has been appointed divisional director for its Polish office, Rolfe Judd Polska, in Katowice.

Client threatens legal action after FOA quits Madrid project

Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:24:00 GMT

Madrid’s regional government has said it will take legal action against Foreign Office Architects (FOA) after the practice resigned from its City of Justice project, citing "insufficient levels of funding".

Reject environmentally harmful work, says engineer Mark Whitby

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:57:00 GMT

Leading engineer Mark Whitby has called on design professionals to boycott work from environmentally harmful clients.

Patel Taylor and Kinnear Landscape Architects shortlisted for Libeskind’s Imperial War Museum North exterior spaces

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:49:00 GMT

UK practices Patel Taylor and Kinnear Landscape Architects have made it onto the shortlist for an RIBA international competition to develop proposals for the external spaces at Manchester’s Imperial War Museum North.

Sydney Opera architect Jørn Utzon dies

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:34:00 GMT

Jørn Utzon, the Danish architect who designed the iconic Sydney Opera House, has died.

More construction jobs cut in Dubai

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:35:00 GMT

One of Dubai's biggest developers Nakheel has announced 500 job losses after revealing that a number of its projects have been put on hold.

London’s 11.04 to build Nigeria charity HQ in Rivers State

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:03:00 GMT

London-based practice 11.04 has won the go-ahead to build the headquarters of a new charitable foundation in Nigeria after helping to raise £5 million for the project at a single fundraising event.

Chipperfield wins Italian prize

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

David Chipperfield has been selected as the recipient of Italy’s Cubo d’Oro prize for 2008.

Follett joins Scott Antarctica hut campaign

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:30:00 GMT

Architecture minister Barbara Follett has joined the campaign to save a hut in Antarctica used by Captain Scott.

American architects reach out to Obama

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:58:00 GMT

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has offered its services as an advisor on urban development policy and green buildings to US president-elect Barak Obama.

Architects warned Middle East is not work 'utopia'

Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:24:00 GMT

The Middle East is not a “utopia” of work opportunities, architects were warned at the first of RIBA London's world cities debates.

Ingenhoven Architects wins International Criminal Court competition

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:22:00 GMT

Düsseldorf-based practice Ingenhoven Architects has won first prize in a competition to design a new permanent home for the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague, plus a cash award of €60,000.

Brit architecture grads rack up win for New York bike park

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:42:00 GMT

An entry by British architecture graduates Anthony Lau and Jessica Lee has been selected as a joint winner of New York’s City Racks international design competition to create a bike park, alongside that of US practice RSVP Studio.

Foster's Russian schemes in question as developer runs into trouble

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:44:00 GMT

Three of Foster & Partner’s major Russian projects are under threat after a series of economic blows hit Shalva Chigirinsky, the property magnate behind all three schemes.

Chipperfield awarded Cubo d’Oro

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:38:00 GMT

David Chipperfield has been awarded the prestigious Cubo d’Oro prize.

RIBA opens Singapore chapter

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:40:00 GMT

RIBA's first international chapter in 11 years has officially opened in Singapore.

BDP Khandekar's first Dutch job

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT

BDP Khandekar has beaten four other Dutch practices to win its first project in the Netherlands just seven weeks after establishing a Dutch architecture studio.

AIA billings index tumbles

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:34:00 GMT

October figures from the Architectural Billings Index compiled by the American Institute of Architects have dropped five points to the lowest level since records began.

Credit crunch bites into Middle East architecture projects

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:50:00 GMT

In a sign of the weakening market in Dubai, state-owned developer Nakheel has announced it is to scale back projects in the emirate.

US embassy bars British tenders

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

British companies will be barred from bidding for work to build the £275 million US embassy in Battersea, south London.

Libeskind to design Munich synagogue

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:35:00 GMT

Daniel Libeskind has been appointed to design a new synagogue in Munich, Germany.

Recession hits Gazprom tower

Thu, 13 Nov 2008 09:43:00 GMT

The future of RMJM’s Gazprom Tower in St Petersburg has been cast into doubt by the global financial crisis.

El-Wakil wins classical architecture prize

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:20:00 GMT

Egyptian architect Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil has won the $200,000 (£127,000) Richard H Driehaus prize for classicism in the contemporary built environment.

Chipperfield wins Zurich modern art museum competition

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:25:00 GMT

David Chipperfield Architects has won the Swiss Fr150 million (£80 million) international competition to extend Zurich’s Kunsthaus, the city’s modern art museum.

Utzons clash over Opera House refurb

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:15:00 GMT

The son and grandson of Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon have clashed over plans to renovate the iconic building.

Richard Neutra’s 1962 Gettysburg Cyclorama building gets stay of execution

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:07:00 GMT

Richard Neutra’s Cyclorama building at the Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, which he designed in 1962, has received a stay of execution after the US National Parks Service agreed to call a halt to demolition...

Ofis designs Ljubljana’s Dot Envelope mall for Mercator

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:16:00 GMT

Dot Envelope, a low-cost shopping mall by local architect Ofis for Slovenia’s largest food retailer, the Mercator chain, has opened in Ljubljana.

No UK sites for next Europan competition

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:19:00 GMT

Cabe has confirmed it will not be putting any UK sites forward for the Europan 10 competition.

Toronto picks top UK firms

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Alsop, Foster, Grimshaw and Aedas to design new subway stations

Stephen Holl Architects wins Copenhagen gateway contest

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:58:00 GMT

US-based practice Steven Holl Architects has won an international competition for a gateway tower development for Copenhagen harbour, called the LM Project.

Obama, architect of change, wins

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:36:00 GMT

While Democrats celebrate a momentous victory in the US, we review Barack Obama’s urban policies and hear how American architects are reacting.

Architecture category now open for 2009 Sony World Photography Awards

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:07:00 GMT

Entry is now open for architecture photographer of the year, both professional and amateur, one of 12 categories in the 2009 Sony World Photography Awards.

Kyo Sung Woo’s graduate housing opens at Harvard

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:30:00 GMT

US-based architect Kyu Sung Woo’s graduate housing complex, 10 Akron Street, for Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has opened.

Historic Berlin airport closes

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:04:00 GMT

The last planes have taken off from Berlin’s Tempelhof airport, after a referendum to save the airport failed to attract enough support.

Eisenhower Memorial shortlist announced

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:14:00 GMT

Frank Gehry and Moshe Safdie are among the seven architects who have made the shortlist for the competition to design the £60 million National Eisenhower Memorial in Washington DC.

Will Alsop joins ideas 'dream team' for New York's Coney Island

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:24:00 GMT

New York’s Municipal Art Society (MAS) has put together a “dream team” of designers and planners to generate ideas for the redevelopment of Coney Island.

Graeme Massie to design Scottish pavilion for 2009 Kolkata book fair

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:39:00 GMT

Graeme Massie Architects has won the competition to design the Scottish pavilion at the Kolkata book fair in India on January 28-February 2009, when the book fair will have a Scottish theme overall.

Take off at Gensler’s New York terminal

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:49:00 GMT

The first planes have taken off from Gensler’s Jet Blue terminal 5 at JFK Airport in New York.

Paul Andreu to design new arts quarter for Montreal

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:47:00 GMT

Paris-based architect Paul Andreu has been appointed for part of Montreal’s controversial Quartier des Spectacles (Entertainment Quarter).

Montreal announces £16.5m planetarium competition

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 11:28:00 GMT

A two-stage competition for a C$33 million (£16.5 million) planetarium for Montreal, Canada, is to be held. The new building will replace the existing 1966 structure.

Swedish practice launches passive house range

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:15:00 GMT

Young Swedish practice Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture has developed six new “passive houses”.

Foster says recession will not force him to cut jobs

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:51:00 GMT

Norman Foster has shrugged off the world’s economic woes, vowing that a looming recession will not force Fosters & Partners to make any cuts to its 1,300-strong staff, despite the wave of redundancies hitting the UK.

Heatherwick’s Shanghai Expo ‘jewel’ hit by row

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Curator’s departure from 2010 pavilion comes amid uncertainty over UK’s message

Oslo scraps Koolhaas library design

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:38:00 GMT

Rem Koolhaas's design for a new central library in Oslo, Norway, has been scrapped, after the city decided to re-locate the library to a site near the Snøhetta designed opera house in Bjørvika.

Foster wins commission to renovate New York’s Public Library

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:50:00 GMT

Foster & Partners has won the commission to re-design the New York Public Library in Manhattan as part of a $1 billion plan to transform the entire New York library system.

RMJM shuts Warsaw office

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:08:00 GMT

RMJM today closed its Warsaw office, making four staff redundant.

American architecture billings index shows drop-off in government work

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 15:40:00 GMT

The latest American Architectural Association’s Architecture Billings Index suggests that previously safe government work has begun to be hit by the credit crunch.

Fuksas' Peres Peace House to open in Israel

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:46:00 GMT

A ceremony to inaugurate the Peres Peace House at Jaffa in Israel, by Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, is to be held this week.

Delft ideas competition is first step to rebuild fire-ravaged architecture faculty

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:18:00 GMT

Delft University of Technology, TU Delft, has launched an international ideas competition to re-design its faculty of architecture building, which was devastated by fire earlier this year.

Calatrava makes legal claim on Chicago property after fee dispute

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:11:00 GMT

Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has filed a lien — a legal claim to a property —against the Irish developer of the Chicago Spire in North America, claiming he is owed in excess of $11.3 million (£6.5 million).

RMJM wins contest for Istanbul mixed-use scheme

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMT

RMJM has won a competition to design a £600 million mixed-used development in Istanbul’s new financial district.

New York offers ray of hope for suffering US market

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:27:00 GMT

Architects in the US have been hit hard by the recent financial turmoil, according to statistics released by the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

Danish architect to create Estonian eco-town

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:42:00 GMT

Danish architect Schmidt Hammer Lassen has designed an eco-town overlooking the Baltic Sea near Tallinn, Estonia.

Iceland’s credit crisis hits landmark projects

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Landmark architecture projects in Iceland are under serious threat due to the collapse of the country’s three largest banks.

RMJM education studio to masterplan two Libyan universities

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:12:00 GMT

RMJM’s Global Education Studio, based in Princeton, New Jersey, is to masterplan two university campuses in Libya.

Future Systems couple in acrimonious split

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:06:00 GMT

Amanda Levete to set up own 50-strong practice while Jan Kaplicky retains practice name

New US office for Woods Bagot

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:38:00 GMT

Woods Bagot is to open its first office North American office in San Francisco.

New York gives Steven Holl Gold

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:10:00 GMT

American architect Steven Holl has been awarded the 2008 Gold Medal Award for Achievement in Architecture by the New York National Arts Club.

Call for interest in Sydney's Barangaroo project

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:52:00 GMT

The New South Wales Government in Australia is inviting expressions of interest from architecture, landscape and urban design teams for the redevelopment of the public domain area of Sydney Harbour’s £1 billion Barangaroo project.

Kuhne says global economic slowdown could boost quality of architecture in Gulf states

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:30:00 GMT

According to architect Eric Kuhne, whose firm Eric Kuhne Associates designed Bluewater in Kent, the global economic slowdown could benefit the Gulf region by offering a chance to take stock and return to an architecture inspired by the region...

Paphos airport is ready to open

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:38:00 GMT

The new Paphos International Airport in Cyprus, designed by Pascall & Watson Architects with Canadian designer Stantec, has been completed for Hermes Airports.

Adjaye's prison bid misses out

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Practice's bid for innovative prison scheme in second place 'by a nose'

Libeskind address to Seoul Design Olympiad calls for architectural ‘breakthrough’

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:36:00 GMT

Daniel Libeskind has called for the city of Seoul to find a new approach to its development.

Adjaye to design two Washington libraries

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:04:00 GMT

David Adjaye is to design two £5.5 million ($9.5 million) public libraries in Washington DC.

Rule change for non-European workers

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Practices employing workers from outside Europe after November must apply to sponsor them by the end of that month.

RIBA fellowships recognise international practices

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 10:24:00 GMT

The RIBA has awarded seven new international fellowships in recognition of the work of international practices.

Mayne warns Dubai set for ‘ecological disaster’

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Pritzker Prize winner blames a lack of control by city’s political class

US to hold competition for new London embassy building

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:48:00 GMT

The US Overseas Building Operation is to launch an international competition to design the new premises for the US Embassy in London in the Nine Elms regeneration area in Battersea, South London.

MMA Architects wins Curry Stone award

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:26:00 GMT

South African practice MMA Architects is the first recipient of the annual $100,000 Curry Stone Design Prize, which awards breakthrough design solutions that respond to areas of need or environmental issues.

Cloepfils MAD New York opening

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:45:00 GMT

The new Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) by Brad Cloepfil at Allied Works Architecture has opened in New York on the southwest corner of Central Park facing Columbus Circle.

New York says work at Ground Zero memorial on track for 2011 opening

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:02:00 GMT

Work on Freedom Tower, and Foster, Rogers, Maki towers elsewhere on the site well ahead of schedule

RTKL starts on Jordan project

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Planning has begun on a 12ha mixed-use development in Jordan by London-based architect RTKL.

Land extension shortlist revealed

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Norman Foster and Daniel Libeskind are in the lead to win an £8 billion project to extend Monaco out to sea.

HKS to expand global operations

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:08:00 GMT

In an exclusive interview with BD, Ralph Hawkins, chairman and chief executive of HKS, said that the company intends to expand its global operations in the next four to five years, with plans for a new office in São Paulo, Brazil, and an...

Renzo Piano wins Danish Sonningprisen award

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:54:00 GMT

Renzo Piano has won the Danish Sonningprisen award, the largest cultural award in Denmark.

Gehry’s Point reflects Utah’s “quiet quality”

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:56:00 GMT

Frank Gehry has unveiled the latest designs for a new 34ha development in Lehi, Utah, USA.

International design contest for statue of India hero announced

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:30:00 GMT

An international design competition for a 95m-high equestrian statue of a celebrated Indian hero, the Maratha warrior Shivaji (1630-80), has been announced.

Pelli Clarke Pelli and Dattner honoured in NY Green Building contest

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:31:00 GMT

Winners of New York’s third Green Building Competition have been announced, with Foster & Partners gaining an honourable mention.

RIBA to expand into Middle East and Asia

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:21:00 GMT

RIBA is to launch three new international chapters in Singapore, Hong Kong and the Gulf.

Museum revives old officer club

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Stanton Williams was this week announced as the winner of an international competition to transform a bomb-damaged former officers’ club into new space for one of Berlin’s most prominent museums.

AMA on The Pulse in Hong Kong

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:58:00 GMT

Andy Martin Associates has won the competition to design a beach-side development in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong, set to be the largest commercial development outside the centre.

Solano Benitez wins Swiss Architectural Award

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:45:00 GMT

Paraguayan architect Solano Benitez has won the first £50,000 BSI Swiss Architectural Award, beating British architects David Adjaye and Thomas Heatherwick.

Cruz Ovalle is a natural winner

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Chilean architect José Cruz Ovalle has won the Spirit of Nature Wood Award for skilled and creative use of wood in architecture.

Kick-off for Mexican stadium

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

HOK Sport has unveiled the first images of a new 50,000 capacity football stadium in Monterrey, Mexico.

Zumthor wins Praemium Imperiale

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:42:00 GMT

Swiss architect Peter Zumthor has been named the Japanese Art Association’s Praemium Imperiale architecture laureate for 2008.

First steps in Venice

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Scotland’s first Venice Biennale pavilion, by Gareth Hoskins, is a 7m-high timber structure inspired by public steps.

International entrants sought

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Next year’s US and European-run International Architecture Awards are open for submissions.

OMA has designs on the Big Apple

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:04:00 GMT

Rem Koolhaas today unveiled plans for OMA’s first residential high-rise in New York City.

Solar power plan to green deserts

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Exploration Architecture has announced plans for an innovative scheme combining greenhouses with solar power to provide food, fresh water and energy in desert environments.

Metal pair for Moscow

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Anglo-Russian firm McAdam Architects has unveiled images of a £14.6 million apartment complex for central Moscow.

Reach for the stars

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

New York-based Evolo Architecture, an international collective of architects, has published a book on the future of the skyscraper, presenting the best projects arising from an ideas competition the firm has been running annually since 2006.

RIBA’s take on Wikipedia goes live

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

RIBA launches its own version of Wikipedia today.

Scottish firm designs China memorial

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT

Scottish architect Sutherland Hussey is designing a 10ha memorial park for the 20,000 people killed in the earthquake which devastated China’s Sichuan province in May.

Hadid’s big in Singapore

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Zaha Hadid Architects has designed the largest residential development in Singapore, the practice announced this week.

Aukett shifts staff to focus on work in Middle East

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Architectural giant Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has moved 30 of its design staff to work on projects in the Middle East.

Aukett’s shifts staff to focus on Middle East projects

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:53:00 GMT

Architectural giant Aukett Fitzroy Robinson has moved 30 of its design staff to work on projects in the Middle East and now expects half of its turnover to come from the region within the next three years.

Feng shui design for K2 hotel

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Many hotels around the world offer spectacular mountain views, but few can rival those offered by Colman Architects’ newest project, a five-star hotel at the base of K2, the world’s second highest mountain.

RIBA and Africa Union of Architects sign memorandum on education services and CPD

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:34:00 GMT

The RIBA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Africa Union of Architects to boost educational services.

Five in running for Seoul scheme

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Fosters, Studio Libeskind and SOM are among five architects bidding to design a £14 billion international business district in South Korea.

Andreas Papadakis dies

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The former publisher of Architectural Design, and Charles Jencks’ global bestseller The Language of Post Modernism, has died.

Threefold unfolds winning design

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Threefold Architects, working with Jason Bruges Studio, has beaten practices including Atmos and Cottrell & Vermeulen in a contest to design an interactive mobile facility to stimulate creativity.

Cepezed scoops highest honour

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Dutch practice Cepezed Architects has won the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects’ highest award, the BNA Cube 2008.

17 countries agree whole-life costs

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The RIBA has welcomed the creation of the first international standard for whole-life costings of buildings.

Berlin modernist housing chosen

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Unesco’s world heritage committee has named six modernist housing estates in Berlin as a world heritage site.

Classical arch unveiled in Georgia

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The biggest civic monument to be built in the US since 1936, by Robert Adam Architects, was unveiled in Atlanta, Georgia, last week.

Chipperfield gets down to business

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

David Chipperfield has won his first competition in France with a scheme for a gateway building at HEC School of Management in Paris.

Fosters' Rimini waterfront scheme unveiled

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:14:00 GMT

Foster & Partners has revealed designs for its waterfront development in Rimini, Italy

Rotating skyscrapers planned for Moscow and New York - video

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Italian-Israeli practice Dynamic Architecture has announced plans to build two of its innovative rotating towers in Moscow and New York.

Atkins posts strong financial results

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:27:00 GMT

Design and engineering giant Atkins has brushed off credit crunch woes with a strong set of figures in its annual results.

Tadao Ando exhibition building opens in Massachusetts

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 09:39:00 GMT

A new exhibition building designed by Pritzker prize-winning architect Tadao Ando opens in the USA this weekend.

Delft Faculty of Architecture fire up-date (video)

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:29:00 GMT

A month on from the devastating the TU Delft Faculty of Architecture building, the demolition work is nearly completed.

Unesco ducks St Petersburg heritage issue

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Anger at ‘in danger’ recommendation

Dynamic Architecture creates rotating tower for Dubai

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:20:00 GMT

Italian-Israeli architect David Fisher has unveiled plans for the latest eye-popping skyscraper in Dubai – a 68-storey, rotating tower.

Living Steel shortlist announced

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:57:00 GMT

British architects make up three of the 12 teams shortlisted for Living Steel’s third International Architecture Competition for Sustainable Housing.

BDP looks east in worldwide expansion

Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Building Design Partnership has acquired its first foreign practice as part of an unprecedented drive to expand its overseas operation.

McAdam and Jan Störmer masterplan new Moscow suburb

Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT

London-based McAdam Architects and Hamburg-based Jan Störmer Partners have revealed plans for a new suburb for Moscow.

Foster’s Orange would squash Soviet masterpiece

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Russian architecture experts have condemned an iconic design by Norman Foster because it involves the replacement of a Soviet-era building considered by some as the “best in Moscow”.

Moscow goes fruity

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Foster & Partners has revealed its latest scheme in Russia, a bold mixed-use building for central Moscow, dubbed Project Orange.

Libeskind working on building in Hong Kong

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Hypocrisy charge for architect who said he would never work in China

German firm beats Adjaye to $100k prize

Thu, 17 May 2007 23:00:00 GMT

German firm Barkow Leibinger has beaten architects including the UK’s David Adjaye to triumph in the world’s most lucrative competition for young architects.

Lab to build in Tanzania

Thu, 17 May 2007 23:00:00 GMT

SpaceLab’s 21-unit residential building in Tanzania has been granted planning permission.

Gasholders set to scupper CZWG housing development

Thu, 10 May 2007 23:00:00 GMT

A flagship 730-unit residential development by the Peabody Trust and architect CZWG is set to be scrapped because of safety fears, BD has learnt.

Three Brits up for Gulbenkian

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Purcell Miller Tritton, Long & Kentish and BDP have made it onto the short-list for the £100,000 Gulbenkian architecture prize.

£450m deal boosts Benoy’s Indian portfolio

Fri, 26 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Benoy has won a contract to design three mixed-use market city developments in Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore in India, and has signed a memorandum of understanding to design a chain of pan-Indian hotels.