All ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVs articles – Page 90
-
FeaturesMasdar: Nice spot for a zero-carbon city...
For his next trick, Norman Foster is going to turn a patch of desert in Abu Dhabi into the world’s first zero-carbon, zero-waste city. Martin Spring finds out how
-
FeaturesSaving St George
Purcell Miller Tritton’s lavish £22m restoration has returned Liverpool’s grade I-listed St George’s Hall to its glorious past – just with fewer prisoners and hopefully more tourists.
-
FeaturesComing to a universe near you
The Peter Harrison Planetarium is about to bring the mysteries of the cosmos to Greenwich park
-
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVThe last straws: Herzog & de Meuron's Beijing Olympic building
As the structure of Herzog & de Meuron’s awe-inspiring ‘bird’s nest’ stadium nears completion, Catherine Wheatley went to Beijing to find out how the city’s Olympic preparations were progressing
-
FeaturesBMW Welt: How’s this for a car showroom?
Architect Coop Himmelb(l)au’s astonishing Munich creation is the latest blow in the battle between BMW and Mercedes-Benz
-
FeaturesLost in space
Surface Architects’ conversion of Birkbeck College’s film and media research centre is a complex sculpture that breaks down distinctions between walls, floors and ceilings, opening it up to all manner of interpretations. Martin Spring makes one or two
-
FeaturesFind me a famous architect! Gehry's NY building
For ask.com’s new HQ there was only one answer: Frank Gehry’s first New York building
-
FeaturesDancing with disaster
Right from the start, Foster + Partners’ Willis building was blown off course by legal problems and higher than expected winds. But much worse was to follow ... Thomas Lane found out how the team behind the City skyscraper fought back
-
FeaturesThey are the champions
This year, for the first time, the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Awards included the ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTV Project of the Year, for the best completed scheme. Martin Spring reviews the five runners-up and the winner, Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium
-
FeaturesRecordamos
Madrid has unveiled a memorial that preserves the experiences of those present at Europe’s worst post-war terrorist attack
-
FeaturesYou only live twice
When the huge 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios – birthplace of the James Bond films – was destroyed by fire, it spelled doom for the UK’s film-making mecca. But against all the odds, an elite team has managed to rebuild the space in eight months.
-
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVPRP reveals Bedford airfield masterplan
Architect submits plans for Cardington Airfield which includes 425 dwellings and a park honouring 48 who died airship crash
-
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVWork on Liverpool stadium close to kick off
Work on Liverpool FC's new ground will start next month after club was given the go-ahead at the weekend
-
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVWillmott Dixon builds model for zero-carbon schools
BRE to showcase exemplar as Partnerships for Schools makes pledge to go green
-
FeaturesVeiled in emeralds: Zürich museum
This extension to a Zürich museum is a beguiling marriage of romance and modernism
-
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVSuper-casino plans in disarray after Lords vote
Government's considers its options after Peers reject plans for super-casino in Manchester
-
FeaturesJust what is it like to live in an Ecohome?
Sustainable housebuilding is all well and good, but it means little without sustainability-minded houseowners to back it up. Lydia Stockdale visited three ecohomes to see how the residents have adapted to a greener lifestyle
-
FeaturesA different beast
Aintree’s makeover doesn’t have much in common with the troubled Ascot redevelopment – or any other stadium for that matter. Martin Spring checks out the view from BDP’s flamboyant grandstands
-
FeaturesReligious conversion
Replacing a kiosk at St Paul’s Cathedral demanded an intricate, well-prepared crane operation – wings and prayers didn’t come into it.
-
ºÃÉ«ÏÈÉúTVImages: Czech library
Future Systems beat 354 entries to design the National Library in Prague