Architecture

Vantage point: finishing touches are being made at the Shard in London, Europe’s tallest building. Image: London Bridge Quarter

How the world came together to build the Shard

15 May 2012

by Dick Meredith, London Press Service

Construction workers in London are putting the final touches to Europe’s tallest building, 12 years after the project was conceived, as the last few floors of the Shard take shape.

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The gold-coloured 2012 Olympic Torch designed by east Londoners Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby is among contenders for Design of the Year Award. Image by Design Museum

Olympic torch and royal wedding dress among designs of the year

The UK’s Design Museum has announced the contenders for its annual Designs of the Year Awards. Showcasing a year in design, the 2012 list is a celebration of the best in global designs.

13 March 2012

Red for go: this running track is central to the novel appeal of a London school designed by award-winning architect Zaha Hadid. Image by Luke Hayes

Top designer inspires students to race into school

For the second year in succession, the most prestigious prize in UK architecture has gone to the world’s best-known woman designer, Zaha Hadid.

21 December 2011

The new Terminal 2 development is part of a 4.8bn pounds investment across Heathrow Airport. Image by BAA Airports Limited

London Airport’s new terminal - rising big and green

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The landmark construction of London Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 will produce 40 per cent less carbon than the buildings being replaced

16 August 2011

Image by VietinBank: Investing in design: one of Vietnam’s largest banking groups has commissioned the renowned Foster + Partners practice to build the huge VietinBank Tower, Hanoi.

Cool green giant tower to use eco-technologies

A global architectural group that originated in the UK - the renowned Norman Foster practice - is to work on a prestige design, its first Vietnam project, building the massive VietinBank Tower, Hanoi.

27 April 2011