All Leisure & culture articles – Page 23
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NewsGroundwork on 2012 aquatic site under way
Work is under way to widen the river next to the 2012 aquatic centre
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NewsGrand old Charles Saatchi: Chelsea gallery
The shell and core of Charles Saatchi's 6,500m2 contemporary art gallery in Chelsea, west London is reaching completion.
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NewsOslo opera house: Opera on ice
Oslo’s new opera house, opened by King Harald of Norway last Saturday, was designed by the country’s coolest avant garde architect, Snøhetta. But it’s still the hottest building in town …
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NewsTate Modern extension may swap glass for brick
Herzog & de Meuron’s designs for the £130m gallery extension are being substantially revised
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NewsPass us the Polyfilla
Officials at the Tate Modern were this week preparing to have a 167m crack in the floor – intended as an art installation – filled in by contractors.
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NewsGleeds wins contract on Foster + Partners' resort
Consultant will cost manage the £100m scheme at Corniche Bay in Mauritius
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NewsPutting the rink in Altrincham
Ian Simpson Architects £150m Altair regeneration scheme in Cheshire
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NewsNot so common
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture has won a competition to restore the grade II-listed former Commonwealth Institute in Kensington, west London.
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FeaturesDare to be different: Elm Park, Dublin
Bucholz McEvoy Architects’ Elm Park is a stunning £300m mixed-use, sustainable extension to Dublin, made all the more attractive by the charmless dross that surrounds it.
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FeaturesSnug as a bug in rug
When the Natural History Museum decided it needed to house 20 million insect and plant specimens within one structure, building a giant shiny, ivory coloured cocoon seemed to make perfect sense. Thomas Lane buzzed over to find out more …
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NewsImages: Zaha Hadid's mobile art container for Chanel
Architect's mobile art centre tours world showcasing acclaimed modern artists
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NewsFirst images: Design for Eiffel Tower visitor platform
Sereno Architects doubles visitor capacity at top of Paris' tower as part of 120th anniversary celebrations
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NewsYour troubles are over
Building Design Partnership’s Victoria Square, a £160m mixed-use scheme in Belfast city centre, opened this week.
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NewsImages: HOK Sport’s Silverstone masterplan
HOK's designs for pit lane and paddocks unveiled as part of motor-racing venue upgrade
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NewsNew neo-classical gallery to house 20th century art
Robert Adam Architects' design for a new gallery in New Bond Street, London has won planning permission
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NewsMoon clock for 2012 wins funding
Giant clock powered by Thames tides has secured funding for next phase development in East London
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FeaturesGolden wonder
It’s the gold roof on Rafael Viñoly’s Colchester visual arts centre that will wow the visitors – but the real marvel was getting it up without touching the topsoil.
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NewsLiverpool FC reveals new HKS stadium design
HKS and Ramboll Whitbybird's new design is selected for new football stadium
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NewsBehold the 60m egg whisk
Make Architects has revealed designs for a sculpture that will be the highest free-standing work of art in the UK. “Aspire”, designed by Ken Shuttleworth, will be 60m high and located on the University of Nottingham’s Jubilee campus.
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NewsPrince Charles’ old lady
The Prince of Wales opened the newly refurbished Royal Hall in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, on Tuesday.