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China looks to ban bizarre architecture
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The Chinese government has released a guideline forbidding odd-shaped buildings described as “xenocentric” and “weird.”
Zaha Hadid accepts her RIBA Gold Medal
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Hadid has accepted her 2016 Royal Gold Medal, marking her as the first female architect to win the award in her own right.
RIBA International Prize opens
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The Royal Institute of British Architects has announced a global prize for the world’s best new building, starting in 2016.
Designers commit to low-carbon future
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Fifty-two Chinese and international built environment firms commit to ensuring new projects adhere to low-carbon standards.
Australia’s first compulsory solar suburb
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Canberra’s Denman Prospect has mandated 3kW solar systems for each dwelling and has an affordable housing fund commitment.
World-first smog-fighting urban sculpture
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The Dutch city of Rotterdam is home to the world’s first “vacuum cleaner” structure that turns smog into fresh air.
UK architecture school bucks tradition
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Touting accessibility and agility, the low-fee private London School of Architecture is the first of its kind since the AA.
Obama wants an architect
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A request for qualifications has been issued by the Obama Foundation to create a centre in honour of president Barack Obama.
Zaha Hadid’s world first bridge design wins competition
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A design for Taiwan by a group including Zaha Hadid will be the world’s longest single-tower, asymmetric cable-stayed bridge.
Partner News: LOTR costume wraps LA tower
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A ribbed facade created with Kaynemaile plastic mesh used in the film trilogy features on a new tower by practice Johnson Fain.