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Michael Gove prohibits planning authority from blocking MSG Sphere in Stratford

November 30, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

The UK’s levelling up secretary Michael Gove is believed to be considering calling in the planning application for the MSG Sphere London in Stratford after mayor Sadiq Khan blocked it earlier this month. Gove has the right to overrule the decision made by Khan, which was to block the application for the Populous-designed music venue

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Cuddymoss by Ann Nisbet Studio named Scotland’s best new building

November 30, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

A remote house by architecture practice Ann Nisbet Studio that is “close to perfection” has been named the winner of the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award for 2023. Named Cuddymoss, the home in Ayrshire is the first one-off residence to ever win the award since it was founded in 2002 by the

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Saudi Arabia set to host 2030 World Expo in Riyadh

November 29, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh has won the competition to host the 2030 World Expo, becoming the second Middle Eastern city to host the international event after Dubai in 2020. The Riyadh Expo 2030 won the bid after 119 out of the 182 members of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the World Expo supervisor,

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Saudi Arabia set to host 2030 World Expo in Riyadh

November 29, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh has won the competition to host the 2030 World Expo, becoming the second Middle Eastern city to host the international event after Dubai in 2020. The Riyadh Expo 2030 won the bid after 119 out of the 182 members of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), the World Expo supervisor,

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Gensler to add planted balconies to Foster+ Partners’ former City Hall

November 29, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

London’s former City Hall, which was designed by British studio Foster+ Partners, is set to be renovated and extended as part of an overhaul by US architecture studio Gensler. The vacant building, renamed as 110 The Queen’s Walk, is being transformed into a mixed-use scheme by Gensler for its owner – the Kuwait-owned developer St

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Snøhetta creates hexagonal paver system for urban landscapes

November 24, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

Interlocking hexagonal pieces make up Flyt, a permeable paver system developed by Norwegian studio Snøhetta as an easy-to-use water management solution for urban areas around the world. Commissioned by outdoor products supplier Asak, it aims to offer landscape architects, builders and developers a water management solution that is easy and creative to use. It is

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Page\Park brings “external living room” to University of Stirling

November 23, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

A university building by architecture studio Page\Park, which is shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, is the focus of this video produced by Stephenson&. It is the final film in a series published by Dezeen this month with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS), spotlighting the award’s 2023

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Bamboo will “be a major player” in future of architecture says expert Chris Matthews

November 23, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

The strength and availability of bamboo give it the potential to be as dominant in construction as concrete and steel, argues Atelier One engineer Chris Matthews in this interview. “This idea that we have a sheet of rigid, extremely polished buildings, built from all kinds of steel and concrete, it has to change,” Matthews told

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Foster + Partners unveils Saudi Arabia pavilion for Expo 2025 Osaka

November 22, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

British architecture studio Foster + Partners has released visuals of its design for the Saudi Arabia pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, which will be modelled on the kingdom’s traditional villages. It will be among the national pavilions at the upcoming World Expo, for which Sou Fujimoto Architects is developing the masterplan on the artificial island

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