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The ritual, music and architecture at this Church of England...

Before I move into less well-charted waters, as many of you suggested in this thread, I thought I should go to a Church of England service. To miss the established church out of the itinerary would be to assume that it's familiar to everyo [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2009 | Comments : 0

AIA: Three Architects Awarded For Public Architecture

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected Philip Freelon, FAIA, LEED-AP, Roger Boothe, AIA, and Donald Stastny, FAIA, to receive the 2009 Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Architecture.This year’s award recipients will b [...]

Posted On : Jan, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Allan Murray's new look for Edinburgh's Cowgate

Allan Murray Architects has unveiled its latest mixed-use scheme for the South Bridge and Cowgate district of Edinburgh, which was devastated by fire in December 2002.The practice, appointed in 2004, was asked to produce designs for the sit [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Art & architecture: Twisted Sisters architects delight

Waterloo's School of Pharmacy building in downtown Kitchener (my birthing grounds). Since the demise of the manufacturing industry, the city's downtown has gone the way of the shitter. In fact, King Street, where the new building is locate [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Design for living

Simon Mawer's latest book is a historical novel set in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930s. Historical novels are usually possessed of horrid, obvious and multiple weaknesses and flaws - bogus dialogue, fetishistic images and scenes, ignorant [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

A Bridge Too Wild for an Architecture Competition

Architecture competitions usually put a premium on craziness. But the judges of a Rotterdam design competition took a look at this bridge proposal and threw their hands up in exasperation.The competition tasked entrants with designing a ped [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

A stroll through history ARCHITECTURE in Turkey

Strolling through the streets of Turkey many a foreigner marvels at the wide range of architectural masterpieces along the way: impressive mosques, beautiful fountains, ornate tombs and colored wooden houses can be found all over the place. [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Palm Springs celebrates architecture next month

Palm Springs celebrates architecture next month The Triangle Inn Palm Springs was one of Kaptur's first commercial designs. He ultimately designed well over 100 Palm Springs buildings and homes, most notably the William Holden home on Sout [...]

Posted On : Jan, 19 2009 | Comments : 0

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Wins AIA's Architecture Firm Awa...

Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects has amended its name over the years, but its commitment to architectural excellence has never wavered. Case in point: the Seattle-based firm has just been honored with the 2009 AIA Architecture Firm [...]

Posted On : Jan, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

AIA Announces 2009 Honor Awards for Interior Architecture

The American Institute of Architects has announced the recipients of the 2009 Honor Awards for Interior Architecture.The 10 honorees represent a mix of commercial, residential, and cultural projects that, according to the AIA, "skillfu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Upcoming Green Design Conference The Jerusalem Seminar in Ar...

During these tough times in the south of Israel and Gaza, it’s heartening to discover that some events are continuing, and that the determination to green things up, either by accident or design, continues apace.Here at Green Prophet, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Locations favourite The Cullen's house from Twilight

For those of you that managed to take your eyes off romantic hero Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) in Twilight, you might have spotted the amazing house him and his family live in. An impressive piece of modern architecture it isn’t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2009 | Comments : 9

Natural design

Award-winning architect Vo Trong Nghia says the best building designs use nature to their advantage. Nghia’s Wind and Water Café which is built almost entirely of bamboo and uses a central pond as a natural air conditione [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Flying visit to Zurich

Why now?-Not just a hub for skiers heading to the Swiss Alps and a business city,Zurich is full of significant modernarchitecture, galleries and hip bars. There's an Art on Ice (artonice.ch) skating extravaganza 29 Jan-1 Feb, and an exhibi [...]