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Dutch school architecture awards announced

February 4, 2007 Marcus Fairs 0

The winners of the Dutch National School Building Award (Scholenbouwprijs) have been announced, with the award’s website showing images of eight winning projects. Wiel Arets Architects’ Sportcampus Leidsche Rijn in Utrecht (top and above) was among the winners. Metzo College by Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects (above, see our earlier story here) won the overall

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Van Egeraat school opens

February 2, 2007 Marcus Fairs 0

Metzo College, a school designed by Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects, has opened in the Netherlands. The school, at Doetinchem in the east of the country, resembles a ziggurat with a scooped-out core containing gardens. Last week the building won the Dutch National School Building Award (Scholenbouwprijs) in the higher education category. We are waiting

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Zaha Hadid in Abu Dhabi update

February 2, 2007 Marcus Fairs 0

Zaha Hadid’s office have sent us two more images of her Abu Dhabi Performing Arts Centre, plus a statement describing the project. The top image shows a perspective looking towards the building from the sea, while the image above shows the main lobby. Hadid formally unveiled the design, which was first shown exclusively on dezeen

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AJ editor leaves to work with TV’s McCloud

February 1, 2007 Marcus Fairs 0

Dezeen Wire: Architects Journal editor Isabel Allen is leaving to work for TV presenter Kevin McCloud. Allen resigned yesterday and will become design director for Happiness Architecture Beauty (Hab) – McCloud’s new development company dedicated to building sustainable housing. McCloud is presenter of Channel 4’s Grand Designs series. Last year he announced he was setting

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More images of Gehry’s Abu Dhabi Guggenheim

January 31, 2007 Marcus Fairs 0

And finally, here are more images showing Frank Gehry’s design for the new Guggenheim museum in the United Arab Emirates. The client, UAE’s Tourism Development & Investment Company, sent us the following information on Gehry’s project: The Gehry concept for the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Museum, which at 320,000 square feet will be the world’s largest

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More images of Nouvel’s Abu Dhabi museum

January 31, 2007 Marcus Fairs 0

Here are all four images of Jean Nouvel’s design for the Classical Museum on Saadiyat Island (see preceding stories). The client, UAE’s Tourism Development & Investment Company, sent us the following information on Nouvel’s project: Nouvel’s design concept for the Classical Museum owes much to Saadiyat’s natural surroundings: “The island offers a harsh landscape, tempered

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