Architecture
Ashley Thrall wins 2011 SOM Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship
The Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Foundation has announced that the $10,000 SOM 2011 Structural Engineering Travel Fellowship has been awarded to Ashley Thrall, who will receive her PhD this month from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering...
Architecture
AIA launches Architect Barbie Dream House Design Competition
The American Institute of Architects and toy manufacturers Mattel have announced a playful design competition for a Dream House for I Can Be…Architect Barbie. Available from American toy stores from August this year, Architect Barbie comes accessorised with a...
Architecture
Liverpool council to build ‘easy to convert’ schools
Liverpool council is responding to the recommendations of the Sebastian James Review on standardisation and cost reduction by seeking to build four secondary schools that can be housed in airport terminal-style structures and easily converted for commercial use as...
Architecture
UK’s first university-accredited course in Shelter After Disaster to be offered by Oxford Brookes University
From January 2012, Oxford Brookes University will be offering students the UK’s first university-accredited course in Shelter After Disaster. Equivalent to one third of a Masters, the 12 week postgraduate certificate (PGCert) targets three main groups:...
Architecture
New sports complex opens in Grozny, Chechnya
A new sports complex has opened in Chechnya, named after the region’s first President – Akhmat-Khadzhi Kadyrov. Featuring a 30,000-capacity stadium, swimming pool, children’s pool and 500-room hotel, the facility opened officially on the 11th May. ...
Architecture
Zaha Hadid sets sights on London skyline
Zaha Hadid is hoping to make her mark on the London skyline by moving into high-rise commercial development in the capital.Hadid is best known for designing public buildings in the UK and overseas but the woman behind the Olympics’...
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