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 RIBA Chief Warns Architects Against Cutting FeesRIBA has called on architects to stop working for reduced fees, or even for free, warning such policies will further damage the embattled professionIn a letter sent to all RIBA members last week, president Sunand Prasad said to do so risked weakening the ability to command proportionate fees, lead to the delivery of poor quality projects and to further job cuts. Prasad said that in "light of growing evidence of pressure from clients for extensive fee cutting...RIBA is concerned that architects do not succumb to pressure from clients in the recession to the extent of making unrealistic fee bids." more www.arc... (16) added by Levent OZLER |
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 Design Competition: Search is on for Eco Excellence in HomesA competition to design some of the most energy efficient eco homes in the UK which can compete on price with the cost of building standard houses, has been launched in Wales.The architectural design competition, which is open to any architectural practice, calls for high quality designs for a two bedroom starter home and a three bedroom family home. Launched by the Welsh Assembly Government and Blaenau Gwent Council in association with the Building Research Establishment (BRE), the winning designs will be built at The Works: Ebbw Vale by United Welsh Housing Association. Sustainability is at the heart of The Works, a major regeneration project which is transforming the 200 acre steelworks site into a £350 million mixed use development. Once built the sustainable homes will serve as a showcase for energy saving building techniques and technologies and a model of how highly energy efficient homes can be built at no additional cost. Funding for the construction of the two houses will be provided by the Assembly Government's Heads of the Valleys strategic regeneration programme. The buildings will form the nucleus of a new demonstration centre for sustainable development and construction at The Works where a wide range of innovative products and diverse materials will be used in a variety of showhomes and buildings. more wales.g... (49) added by Levent OZLER |
 Architecture of Authority: Photographs by Richard RossPrisons. Courtrooms. The Department of Motor Vehicles waiting rooms. Telephone booths. Preschool classrooms.What do these places have in common? According to Richard Ross, they all embody "asymmetrical architecture" - spaces that exert power over individuals. Architecture of Authority: Photographs by Richard Ross features 44 of Ross's large-format color photographs that capture the essence, and even the beauty, of these "powerful" spaces in sometimes surprising ways. The photographs included in this exhibition showcase the architectural traits and design features that create a feeling of authority in a variety of buildings. The juxtaposition of seemingly unrelated building types in Ross's photographs challenge the viewer's assumptions about power and architecture. They encourage us to confront the jarring notion that the spatial features of our everyday lives might have something in common with sites of surveillance, repression, and control. event (ended) current design events more info www.nbm... (49) design directory Photography Events added by Levent OZLER |
 Jane Davidson Presents Awards to the Most Sustainable Buildings in WalesJane Davidson AM, Minister for Environment, Sustainability and Housing for the Welsh Assembly, last week presented the BREEAM Awards Wales 2009, recognising the most sustainable new buildings in Wales over the last year.The Awards recognise and reward those involved in the design and construction of the highest scoring buildings certified under BREEAM. A BREEAM "Excellent" rating is a pre-qualification, so the winners truly represent Wales' top examples of sustainable design. The awards are not subjective as each development has been independently assessed and certified. more www.bre... (50) design directory BREEAM > Sustainable Design Organizations added by Levent OZLER |
 Libeskind Designs a Prefab HomeDaniel Libeskind, an architect who rarely shies away from the opportunity to make a bold statement, describes his latest project as "unprecedented around the world."It is Libeskind's way of saying that as the designer of such headline projects as the Jewish Museum Berlin and the master plan for the reconstruction of the World Trade Center site in New York, he is the highest-profile architect to venture into the market for prefabricated homes. He has created a 515-square-meter, or 5,500-square-foot, two-story villa that resembles a crystal with sharp angles and towering windows bursting from the ground. The villa, which can be shipped and assembled anywhere, includes a solar thermal system and a sauna in the basement. more www.nyt... (100) added by Levent OZLER |
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