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 RIBA at the 2009 Party ConferencesThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will be delivering three significant debates as part of the Urban Hub at the major party conferences.Entitled "The Rise of the YIMBY: can Government policies make development more attractive?", each debate will pull together a range of MPs, commentators and experts to discuss how the planning system could be more positive and more engaged with local democracy. Panellists will question whether it could be possible for Government to incentivise locally-led development to make it more sustainable and attractive enough to be supported and encouraged by local communities; and whether development taxation could be a positive tool both nationally and locally. The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will unveil its manifesto for architecture, Buildings Matter, at the first of its party conference events on Tuesday 22 September 2009. Designed to reinforce the vote-winning potential of sound architectural policies, the document also challenges the current and future Government to understand that good design, and an improved planning system, is vital to the health and sustainability of our communities. more RIBA at the 2009 Party Conferences design directory RIBA > Architecture Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
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 Buildings Matter: RIBA Unveils Its Manifesto for ArchitectureThe Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) will unveil its manifesto for architecture, Buildings Matter, at the first of its party conference events on Tuesday 22 September 2009.Designed to reinforce the vote-winning potential of sound architectural policies, the document also challenges the current and future Government to understand that good design, and an improved planning system, is vital to the health and sustainability of our communities. "Well designed and sustainable buildings are fundamental to the quality of our lives and have been shown to have a positive effect on our health and well-being," said Ruth Reed, RIBA President. "It is important that future governments realise that to see the health and social benefits of good spaces and places, and achieve good value for the taxpayer, we need to ensure that we build high quality buildings. Successive generations will judge our efforts and experience the value of good design and its integral role in meeting our carbon targets. The RIBA is urging the three main political parties to adopt our policies in their own manifestos for a general election. We will be taking our challenging manifesto to the major party conferences, and reiterating the importance of good design to present and future policymakers in the run-up to the general election." more Buildings Matter: RIBA Unveils Its Manifesto for Architecture design directory RIBA > Architecture Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
 Leo a Daly Washington D.C. Appoints Diane Taitt Chandleur as Director of Interior ArchitectureThe Washington, D.C. office of LEO A DALY announced the appointment Diane Taitt Chandleur, Assoc. AIA, ASID, IIDA, as director of interior architecture.Chandleur, who has more than 18 years of experience in interior design, architecture and project management, will be responsible for collaborating with the firm's Washington, DC-based team to grow the office's interiors practice, both regionally and internationally. She is the recipient of over eight professional design awards and has been featured in numerous publications including Contract Magazine, Interiors & Sources and Architecture Week. Embracing a holistic approach to design, her portfolio includes various projects in the Washington DC area such as Lockheed Martin, JE Robert Companies and the YMCA. "We are very pleased to have Diane join our team," says LEO A DALY Washington, D.C. Vice President and Managing Principal Alan Feltoon. "Her extensive interior design experience, coupled with her management skills, will prove invaluable as we continue to grow our interior design portfolio with first-rate projects." more Leo a Daly Washington D.C. Appoints Diane Taitt Chandleur as Director of Interior Architecture design directory LEO A DALY > Architecture Companies added by Levent OZLER |
 Double Dutch: Harboring Design in New AmsterdamThis week and next, New York City will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the Dutch in New York Harbor.What would the city look like if the Dutch had never left? Starting today, for two long weekends, Renny Ramakers, the co-founder and director of the conceptual Dutch design company Droog, has commandeered 11 yellow clapboard officer's houses on the bucolic Nolan Park on Governor's Island and installed "Pioneers of Change," a working exhibition of contemporary Dutch ingenuity. "It's the most beautiful location on the island," Ramakers says. "It's almost surrealistic - it reminds me of 'The Truman Show.'" more themome... (27) added by Levent OZLER |
 Steven Holl Architects Selected to Design New Building for Glasgow School of ArtThe Glasgow School of Art (GSA) announced that Steven Holl Architects (New York) working with Scottish based JM Architects has been selected, as the result of an international competition, to lead the team to design a new building on the site opposite the world famous Mackintosh Building in Garnethill, Glasgow.Steven Holl Architects is a leading New York based practice which has been recognized internationally with some of architecture's most prestigious awards and prizes. These include recent awards from the American Institute of Architects and the Royal Incorporation of British Architects for the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City and the School of Art at Iowa University. Awards have also recognised their commitment to sustainable design. Recent work includes the Herning Centre for the Arts in Denmark and a major development in Beijing where they also have an office. They will work with Henry McKeown and Ian Alexander, award winning directors from the Glasgow office of JM Architects. The brief for Steven Holl's team is to work with GSA to refine the Masterplan for GSA's Garnethill estate redevelopment and to design and deliver Phase 1, a new building to significantly enhance the teaching, learning and research facilities available to GSA students and staff and the access which the public can have to their work. more Steven Holl Architects Selected to Design New Building for Glasgow School of Art design directory Steven Holl Architects > Architects added by Levent OZLER |
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