Archive for 2011 August
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Sustainable Production: PassivHaus and Prince’s House debate. Issue 2
As with the clothes we wear, the food we eat, and the gadgets that entertain us, the buildings we live and work in do not appear out of nowhere. There is an incredible and
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Shard London Bridge – latest pictures
Undoubtedly the Shard, once it opens next year, will have an impact on the street life, transport and urban fabric of the London Bridge area – for the rest of London is has become
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An architectural tour of 66 Portland Place: the bronze doors
While the exterior of the RIBA headquarters is under scaffolding for cleaning (see our previous post), hiding many of the original features on the façade, then perhaps now is a good time to take
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RIBA HQ open as usual
It’s under scaffolding, but it’s business as usual at the RIBA headquarters. The British Architectural Library, restaurant, bookshop, and exhibition galleries at 66 Portland Place are all open to the public as normal while
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New acquisitions: The Library’s newest and oldest photograph
Justine Sambrook (Assistant Curator, RIBA Library Photographs Collection) reveals one of the latest additions to the Photographs Collection: Photographer: Maxime du Camp Copyright: RIBA Library Photographs Collection The Photographs Collection’s newest accession is also its oldest. This recently acquired
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Underground stations listed: Recognising the contribution of Leslie Green
The users of London Underground would probably have little idea of who Leslie Green was, but it is likely they would have come across his work – if only unwittingly. Green was the architect
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Public Domain: Public and Civic Spaces in the Arab World
One of the current exhibitions at the RIBA headquarters has brought together many perspectives on the public spaces of the Arab world. Public Domain records in photographs the everyday and sometimes extraordinary activities of
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Shard London Bridge – latest pictures
With today’s post we have recent views of the Shard from Borough High Street and Southwark Bridge. The photographs show the difference in scale between the Shard and the buildings nearby, and the visual impact
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‘Small but perfectly formed’: Two exhibitions from the RIBA are editor’s choice
In this month’s London Architecture Diary, guest editor Chris Rogers has recommended two exhibitions curated or co-curated by the RIBA. Both exhibitions are free and coming with today’s post are a few preview images of
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The edible Penguin Pool
In the early 1930s, architects Lubetkin and Drake (Tecton) were experimenting with new forms and materials when they designed the Penguin Pool at London Zoo. Yesterday, artist Elizabeth Adams (RIBA Library) followed their example
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