Tate Britain Building, London Architecture

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Tate Britain

Architects: Caruso St John. One of the world’s most famous and distinguished art galleries has completed a significant refurbishment, intended to extend the repertoire of social spaces inside the gallery.

This is the first phase in a programme called ‘Transforming Tate Britain’: a refurbishment of the south eastern galleries, the creation of a new schools’ area, a new café, bringing the upper level back into public use and opening up a new members’ area.

Scandicci New Centre in Florence Building

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Nuovo Centro Civico

The piazza which lies at the heart of the project sits astride two pre-existing axial routes, and alongside six storey tenement style housing with shops built there in the 1950s and 60s. the intervention by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) takes the form of an ensemble of buildings.

Libertad 196 in Veracruz residence

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Libertad 196 in Veracruz residence, Boca del Rio, México

Design: Gerardo Ars Arquitectura. Two houses built on a topographically hilly plot with a slope of 4 meters at the highest point; the project is located in the town of Boca del Rio, at the Port of Veracruz, Mexico.

Beinecke Library Renovation, Yale

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Beinecke Library Renovation 1

Design: Gordon Bunshaft, redesign: HBRA Architects: following commencement ceremonies in May 2015, the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library will close its iconic building for 16 months to undergo a major renovation that will replace its climate-control systems and double its classroom space.

Musiktheater in Linz, Upper Austria

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Musiktheater Linz

This Upper Austria Arts building design by Terry Pawson Architects is an excellent – if rare – example of how an architect can win an open international competition by coming up with a bold brilliant idea that questions and extends the brief.

RIAS Awards 2014 Winners, architects + buildings

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The SSE Hydro

The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has announced 13 winners, representing the very best of current Scottish architecture, at its annual Awards Dinner held in Glasgow last night.

XML contribution to 14th Venice Biennale

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XML Exhibition

Curated: Rem Koolhaas. The 14th International Architecture Exhibition of la Biennale di Venezia under direction of curator Rem Koolhaas has opened to the public. XML is part of the main exhibition of this year’s Biennale with the contribution ‘Theaters of democracy’ in the section Monditalia.

RIAS Lifetime Achievement Award 2014

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Margaret Richards FRIAS

At the annual RIAS Awards Dinner in Glasgow last night, Margaret Richards FRIAS was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS). The Incorporation’s Lifetime Achievement Award is given to those architects who, in the view of the Council of the RIAS, have made an outstanding contribution to architecture in Scotland.

RIAS Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Honoured

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RIAS Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Honoured

At the annual RIAS Awards Dinner in Glasgow last night, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, Fiona Hyslop MSP, made a special presentation from the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service in recognition of their outstanding work at the Glasgow School of Art fire on Friday 23rd May this year.

Home and Shopping HQ Building Seoul

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Home Shopping

Samoo Architects & Engineers have recently unveiled the design for a new headquarters building for ‘Home & Shopping’, one of Korea’s well-known TV home shopping corporation.

Nine Elms Homes South Bank

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Nine Elms Homes

Design: Grid Architects and Maccreanor Lavington. Wandsworth Council has approved plans to replace the Christies Fine Arts Warehouse in Nine Elms with a mixed use development including 510 homes and new cultural space.

Qatar Recreational Sport Facilities

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Qatar Recreational Sport Facilities

Grimshaw selected to create a new range of community sports facilities across Qatar. Secured through a competition funded by the Qatar Olympic Committee, the Al Farjan Recreational Sports Facilities aim to create new enriched social spaces and encourage community participation in sporting activities.

House on Mount Anville, Dublin

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House on Mount Anville Dublin

Design: Aughey O’Flaherty Architects. RIBA National Award Winner 2013: the site is located in a residential area in south county Dublin with the new house replacing a 1970s bungalow which existed on the site previously.

Launch of New Library and Architecture Award

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New Library Architecture Award

From 18 June 2014, it will be possible to submit projects to compete for a new library and architecture award. The schmidt hammer lassen architects – Public Library of the Year Award 2014 will be awarded by the Danish Agency for Culture and schmidt hammer lassen architects.