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Park Hill estate to be converted into student housing

February 1, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The final wave of regeneration at brutalist Park Hill estate will see 350 student homes, designed by British practice Whittam Cox Architects, built within the iconic concrete framework of the social housing complex in Sheffield, England. Urban Splash, the developer overseeing the renovation of the Grade II*-listed estate, has brought Whittam Cox Architects and student housing developer Alumno on board to

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MVRDV reveals renderings of mirrored “crystal rock” office block in Germany

February 1, 2018 India Block 0

Dutch firm MVRDV has unveiled plans for an office block with an interactive mirrored facade in the city of Esslingen in southern Germany. Dubbed the “crystal rock” by the Rotterdam architecture firm, the facade of the Milestone building will be formed from fritted glass containing photovoltaic cells that will reflect back images of the city and its

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First foreign Serpentine Pavilion will be built in China this year

January 31, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

The Serpentine Pavilion programme is launching in Beijing, with an inaugural commission by Chinese studio Jiakun Architects to open in May this year. The arched pavilion will be erected outside WF Central, a luxury shopping and hotel complex in the Dongcheng district of the Chinese capital, from May to October 2018. The design comprises an arc of curving

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World’s biggest property event criticised for response to Presidents Club scandal

January 31, 2018 Jessica Mairs 0

Organisers of the world’s biggest property event, MIPIM, have been attacked for their soft approach after vowing to “increase communications” with delegates about inappropriate behaviour at the male-dominated trade fair. The criticism comes in the wake of the Financial Times’ exposure of the sexual harassment and assault experienced by female hostesses at a men-only charity dinner hosted by

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LGBT+ survey reveals decreasing number of architects “out” at work

January 31, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

The Architects’ Journal’s LGBT+ survey shows the number of architects who are openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender in British practices has fallen over the past two years. According to the results of the survey, the number lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) respondents who said they are “out” in their practice has dropped to 73 per cent. This compares

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Hassell and MVRDV devise “suite of adaptable structures” to combat Bay Area flooding

January 30, 2018 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architecture firms Hassell and MVRDV have imagined a scheme featuring floating stadiums, emergency castles and pop-up restaurants, which aims to build resiliency to flooding in South San Francisco and foster the local community. Australian firm Hassell and Dutch firm MVRDV teamed up for Resilient by Design’s Bay Area Challenge ideas contest, which calls for ways to help protect San Francisco and the surrounding

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Plant-filled Seattle Spheres open at Amazon headquarters

January 30, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Retail company Amazon has completed a set of glass orbs filled with “cloud forest” gardens for its headquarters in Seattle, providing work areas for employees and green space for the public. The Spheres comprises a trio on connected glass domes, located in the centre of Amazon-occupied office towers in Downtown Seattle. Amazon founder and CEO,

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New York’s best emerging architecture studios of 2018 revealed

January 30, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Five young architecture studios based in the Big Apple have been selected for this year’s New Practices New York awards, set up to promote the city’s best up-and-coming talent. Agency–Agency, MABU, NHDM, Only If Architecture and PRO have all been named as 2018 winners of the awards, which are awarded biennially to studios headquartered in

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Giant globe-shaped concert hall planned for east London

January 29, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

A 130-metre-tall spherical concert hall that could rise taller than St Paul’s Cathedral, is being planned near the Olympic park in Stratford, east London. Dubbed The Golf Ball, early designs for the distinctively shaped 20,000-capacity arena seen by the Guardian, are being prepared for the sports and entertainment firm Madison Square Garden Company (MSG). MSG has allegedly employed London-based architect

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Giant globe-shaped concert hall planned for east London

January 29, 2018 Tom Ravenscroft 0

A 130-metre-tall spherical concert hall that could rise taller than St Paul’s Cathedral, is being planned near the Olympic park in Stratford, east London. Dubbed The Golf Ball, early designs for the distinctively shaped 20,000-capacity arena seen by the Guardian, are being prepared for the sports and entertainment firm Madison Square Garden Company (MSG). MSG has allegedly employed London-based architect

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