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Video: Project of the year - Rick Mather's Ashmolean museum
See what鈥檚 so special about Rick Mather鈥檚 sublime updating of one of the world鈥檚 oldest museums
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NewsAndy Fisher Workshop's Neotown: The spirit of Port Louis
British architect Andy Fisher Workshop has designed a 26ha masterplan to rejuvenate Port Louis, the capital city of Mauritius
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NewsNumber 1,111: Miami nice
1,111 Lincoln Road in Miami could be a contender for the most stunning car park in the world
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NewsMall mania: Majid Al Futtaim Group鈥檚 building boom
You don鈥檛 have to be British to work for the Majid Al Futtaim Group but it certainly helps. Having built 10 malls in the Middle East, MAF now has plans for another 10 and, it wants you in on the shopping spree
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NewsHeron tower tops out
Gerald Ronson looks forward to completion of City鈥檚 highest structure in 50 weeks time
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NewsVienna's vision
This dramatic apartment block in Austria managed to incorporate cantilever balconies with some interesting technology
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FeaturesStrata tower: Southwark鈥檚 sore thumb
The Strata tower sticks out 150m above south London鈥檚 downtrodden Elephant and Castle. But, rather than being a symbol of aspiration, the building is turning away from the very area it鈥檚 meant to be giving a lift
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FeaturesThe London Library: Speaking volumes
The London Library has been extending in higgledy-piggledy fashion ever since it moved to its St James鈥檚 home in 1845. Now Haworth Tompkins has set out to rationalise its circulation so that readers may actually be able to find the books they鈥檙e looking for
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FeaturesDouble crossing: Heneghan Peng鈥檚 Olympic bridge
Heneghan Peng鈥檚 54m-wide central bridge at the Olympic park, which was lowered into place last week, has been ingeniously designed to form two narrower walkways after the Games have finished. Stephen Kennett explains how it all works
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NewsWakefield鈥檚 trinity: 拢390m regeneration
Development plans for Wakefield have been showcased at Mipim
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NewsAukett + Heese to design 464-room Berlin hotel
German arm of Aukett Fitzroy Robinson wins contract for scheme, which is part of wider mixed-use development
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NewsChesterfield Waterside gets green light
Mixed-use 拢300m regeneration development will be based around canal basin
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NewsOld Trafford cricket ground to get 拢32m revamp
Redevelopment plans include reorientating wicket, media facilities and a giant Tesco store
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NewsManchester City stadium regeneration gets green light
Job will include expansion of stadium and construction of new facilities in surrounding area
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NewsSubtle, it鈥檚 not: Shanghai International Cruise Terminal
Sparch, the Asian division of Archial Group, has unveiled images of the Shanghai International Cruise Terminal, a 260,000m2 mixed-use development
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FeaturesCivil stars: ICE鈥檚 London award winners
Civil engineering may not be the most glamorous profession but the ICE鈥檚 London awards give its brightest and best their moment in the limelight. Thomas Lane takes a look at the winners
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FeaturesThe two-year rush hour: London鈥檚 Park Plaza hotel
Park Plaza has built a 1,000-bedroom hotel and conference centre in the middle of one of London鈥檚 noisiest roundabouts. But it was delivering the project in just 24 months that kept the construction team suitably stressed
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FeaturesThe best seats on earth: South Africa鈥檚 World Cup stadiums
On 11 June, the 2010 World Cup kicks off in South Africa, the first time it鈥檚 been held on the African continent. Some 32 nations will compete in 10 stadiums, five of which are new. Stephen Kennett and Thomas Lane take a look at the construction of the big three
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FeaturesTwist and shout: RMJM鈥檚 Abu Dhabi Capital Gate tower
RMJM鈥檚 Capital Gate tower in Abu Dhabi leans at a stomach-lurching 18潞, making it a project that largely consisted of geometrical and structural problems 鈥� not least of which was finding out where the building had moved to each morning
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FeaturesScottish parliament: Miralles鈥� magnificent mess revisited
The bizarre mixture of the dysfunctional,the delightful and the disappointing that is the Scottish parliament building opened in 2004. Five-and-a-half years later, Martin Spring returned to ask the MSPs it was built for what it鈥檚 like to work in