All Buildings articles – Page 74
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FeaturesThe Shard: Foot of the mountain
The Shard had already climbed to 21 storeys by the time 700 truckloads of concrete were poured to create its foundation. So what was stopping it from falling down?
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NewsRiga renewed: Masterplan by Fletcher Priest
Fletcher Priest Architects has had its masterplan for Riga, the capital of Latvia, formally adopted by the city council
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NewsSomSomething to celebrate
The 2010 Building Awards took place last week at London’s Grosvenor House hotel
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NewsBirmingham's Cube by Make: Square deal
The £100m Cube in Birmingham has moved closer to completion with the installation of 20,000 panels to form a metallic facade
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NewsAtkins reveals designs for Hong Kong station
Engineering and design consultant shows preliminary designs for Hung Hom station and is now working up detailed tunnel designs
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Video: Project of the year - Rick Mather's Ashmolean museum
See what’s so special about Rick Mather’s sublime updating of one of the world’s oldest museums
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NewsAndy Fisher Workshop's Neotown: The spirit of Port Louis
British architect Andy Fisher Workshop has designed a 26ha masterplan to rejuvenate Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius
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NewsNumber 1,111: Miami nice
1,111 Lincoln Road in Miami could be a contender for the most stunning car park in the world
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NewsMall mania: Majid Al Futtaim Group’s building boom
You don’t have to be British to work for the Majid Al Futtaim Group but it certainly helps. Having built 10 malls in the Middle East, MAF now has plans for another 10 and, it wants you in on the shopping spree
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NewsHeron tower tops out
Gerald Ronson looks forward to completion of City’s highest structure in 50 weeks time
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NewsVienna's vision
This dramatic apartment block in Austria managed to incorporate cantilever balconies with some interesting technology
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FeaturesStrata tower: Southwark’s sore thumb
The Strata tower sticks out 150m above south London’s downtrodden Elephant and Castle. But, rather than being a symbol of aspiration, the building is turning away from the very area it’s meant to be giving a lift
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FeaturesThe London Library: Speaking volumes
The London Library has been extending in higgledy-piggledy fashion ever since it moved to its St James’s home in 1845. Now Haworth Tompkins has set out to rationalise its circulation so that readers may actually be able to find the books they’re looking for
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FeaturesDouble crossing: Heneghan Peng’s Olympic bridge
Heneghan Peng’s 54m-wide central bridge at the Olympic park, which was lowered into place last week, has been ingeniously designed to form two narrower walkways after the Games have finished. Stephen Kennett explains how it all works
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NewsWakefield’s trinity: £390m regeneration
Development plans for Wakefield have been showcased at Mipim
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NewsAukett + Heese to design 464-room Berlin hotel
German arm of Aukett Fitzroy Robinson wins contract for scheme, which is part of wider mixed-use development
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NewsChesterfield Waterside gets green light
Mixed-use £300m regeneration development will be based around canal basin
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NewsOld Trafford cricket ground to get £32m revamp
Redevelopment plans include reorientating wicket, media facilities and a giant Tesco store
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NewsManchester City stadium regeneration gets green light
Job will include expansion of stadium and construction of new facilities in surrounding area
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NewsSubtle, it’s not: Shanghai International Cruise Terminal
Sparch, the Asian division of Archial Group, has unveiled images of the Shanghai International Cruise Terminal, a 260,000m2 mixed-use development