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Transformations architecture as alchemy and Barcelona city’s transformation are some of the major attractions at one of the world’s biggest architectural event, World Architecture Festival, which starts tomorrow in Barcelona.

Transformations

The Festival’s thematic exhibition and seminar programme will be based around the theme of ‘Transformations’ and will relate to the way in which the [...]

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The world’s biggest celebration of all things architecture gets underway next week as World Architecture Festival takes centre stage in Barcelona for the third year running from 3rd to 5th November 2010.
The annual Festival continues to build momentum, and this year has already attracted more than 1300 attendees from 85 different countries around the World.
The [...]

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The FAD initiates the second edition of the award City to City.
The City to City Barcelona FAD Award aims to recognise urban processes that lead to substantial transformations in the reality of a particular city. By urban process we understand the sum of actions of varying kinds (social, architectural, educational, urban planning-related, etc) with a [...]

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As promised, here is a review of the strangest project we found at the World Architecture Festival: Das Urpflanze Haus-Homage to Goethe.
The Modern Movement in architecture was based primarily in Utopian Solutions to its constructed Tasks. To complete these Tasks the Moderns combined Science [ as the desire to differentiate Nature indefinitely ] with Personal [...]

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Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre in South Africa, designed by Peter Rich Architects of Johannesburg, has won global architecture’s most coveted accolade of World Building of the Year at the prestigious World Architecture Festival Awards (WAF Awards) 2009.
The presentation took place during a special awards ceremony, which marked the conclusion of global architecture summit the World Architecture [...]

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Due to an overwhelming amount of interest, the entry deadline for the AR Emerging Architecture Awards has been extended. The new deadline is:
FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2009
You now have an extra 10 days in which to send in your entries so don’t miss out on the chance to see your work:

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Shortlisted announced for World Architecture Festival Awards.
A tree top restaurant in New Zealand, a space age high school in Los Angeles, a stunning culture complex in South Korea, an aviary inspired by Gaudi in Geneva, and Wimbledon Centre Court in London, are among the 272 building projects that have made it onto this year’s shortlist [...]

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Compete, contemplate, learn and network at World Architecture Festival
World Architecture Festival comprises the world’s largest architectural awards programme. The nature in which the shortlisted compete is truly unique. Each shortlisted individual presents in front of an audience of their peers and the world’s most renowned expert architects such as Raphael Vinoly, Sou Fujimoto, Lorenzo Apicella, [...]

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Zurich, May 8, 2009 - The second cycle of the Holcim Awards competition has reached its pinnacle: the top sustainable construction projects out of thousands of submissions from all continents have been selected.
Gold for River remediation and urban development scheme in Fez, Morocco
A project centered upon restoration of the river through the UNESCO World [...]

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Plasma Studio has been commissioned to design the International Horticultural Fair in Xi’an, China.
The project, titled Flowing Gardens, was generated as a synthesis of horticulture and technology where landscape and architecture converge at a sustainable and integral vision. The proposal comprises of a 5000 sqm exhibition hall, a 4000 sqm greenhouse and a 3500 sqm [...]

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