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Zaha Hadid, Snøhetta and UNStudio compete to design Expo 2017 27 Aug 2013 | 04:22 pm
International architect firms including Zaha Hadid Architects, UNStudio and Snøhetta are shortlisted to design the World Expo 2017 exhibition in Astana, Kazakhstan. Other firms among the 45 architect...
In pictures: Hyundai Pavilion 27 Aug 2013 | 12:18 pm
The Hyundai Motor Group has revealed images of its futuristic pavilion from the 2012 Expo in Yeosu, South Korea. Designed by Unsangdong Architects, the pavilion aimed to deviate from the corporate br...
Texas embraces public art 27 Aug 2013 | 11:46 am
The new art installation “Fish Bellies”, at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, has the entire campus, and world, talking. Designed by Joe O’Connell and Blessing Hancock Public Art, Fish Bel...
Horrible shape versus hideous monstrosity in bad building battle 26 Aug 2013 | 12:15 pm
The hunt is on over the coming days for the ugliest building to blight the green and pleasant landscape of Britain. Student halls, a budget hotel, a “vertical pier” and what has been described as a “...
Concrete box is Portugese performance centre 26 Aug 2013 | 09:44 am
A bleak-looking box-shaped concrete pavilion in Lisbon, Portugal, with a hidden courtyard which will host events and exhibitions is a central feature of the city’s Architecture Triennale, which start...
Hadid puts apartment up for sale 26 Aug 2013 | 09:39 am
Starchitect Zaha Hadid is set to trade in her apartment in a Miami hotel for another in the same complex, according to US sources. She is believed to be selling her double unit at the W Hotel & Resid...
Small scale disasters on show 25 Aug 2013 | 04:11 pm
Everyday American homes beset by disaster are among the themes explored by Adrien Broom, Thomas Doyle and Patrick Jacobs -three New York-based artists known for their small-scale dioramas. “Dream no ...
In pictures: Qatar National Convention Centre by Arata Isozaki 25 Aug 2013 | 11:07 am
New images are unveiled of the Qatar National Convention Centre taken by Portuguese photographer Nelson Garrido. Designed by Japanese architect, Arata Isozaki, gigantic tree-like columns support the o...
Prince Charles rules London developments claims Richard Rogers 25 Aug 2013 | 09:58 am
Prince Charles has an effective veto over plans for developments in London, according to a leading architect. Richard Rogers claims the heir to the British throne influence is so strong London develo...
Cornish coastal development by Simon Conder 25 Aug 2013 | 09:33 am
The rugged coast of northern Cornwall, on the south-west tip of the UK, is the setting for a new development from Simon Conder Associates. The architectural firm has built two wooden houses into the ...
