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UIA World Congress of Architects concludes in Copenhagen with an awards ceremony
13 Jul 2023 01:56 GMT
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The winner of The Patrick Abercrombie Prize for Urban Planning and … category include Department of Architecture, School of Architecture, Tianjin University, Tianjin, … the award invited practicing architects and architecture academics from across the …
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How Coventry beat Paris and London on the road to the future
04 Apr 2024 01:00 GMT
In the 1920s, the Swiss architect, Le Corbusier, funded by a … . It never happened.
In 1944 Patrick Abercrombie’s Greater London Plan proposed … do?
Coventry’s first city architect, Donald Gibson, was certain. He …
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Urban Splash abandons Plymouth Civic Centre redevelopment plans
19 Mar 2024 14:25 GMT
… headquarters in 2015. Gillespie Yunnie Architects (GYA) later drew up proposals … which formed the focus of Patrick Abercrombie’s famous Plan for Plymouth …
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Incredible Edinburgh picture shows what city looks like with motorway through centre
21 Feb 2024 18:43 GMT
… , were eventually scrapped. Created by Patrick Abercrombie and Derek Plumstead, who were … -road slicing through the historic architecture beneath Calton Hill."
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Reclaim Sandymount Strand for apartments, says architect
06 Aug 2019 00:59 GMT
… the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) has said … Browne, a director of RKD Architects, said the beach and estuary … , the New Town Plan, by Patrick Abercrombie, did go ahead, such as …
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Europe’s most beautiful ugly cities
13 Sep 2023 11:54 GMT
… follows refreshes the cityscape with architectural beacons of optimism – antidotes to … of so-called ‘beautiful ugly’ architecture
Catherine Croft, Twentieth Century Society … town planner of the day, Patrick Abercrombie, to execute the overhaul known …
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Plymouth named one of Europe's 'most beautiful ugly cities'
12 Sep 2023 14:14 GMT
… -Arts city”, referencing the architectural style taught at the École … town planner of the day” Patrick Abercrombie to create his Plan for … best post-war pieces of architecture in the UK – theatre, … of so-called ‘beautiful ugly architecture’. There’s a growing …
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Cities like Homs and Kharkiv show how homes, streets and neighbourhoods have become the frontline in modern warfare
04 Sep 2023 14:12 GMT
… the field of architecture. For some, architecture is about … book, Being a Ukrainian Architect During Wartime: Essays, Articles … debated in conferences and architecture symposiums both inside … which was developed by Patrick Abercrombie.
But as he referenced …
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Leading figure in town planning who had enduring impact on communities
04 Sep 2023 16:33 GMT
… collaborating with luminaries like Sir Patrick Abercrombie, Sir Robert Matthew, Sir Robert … to Scotland's architectural and planning history are recognised … scale.
Her influence radiated throughout architectural circles, as she contributed actively …
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The battle for the soul of London
28 May 2023 09:07 GMT
… government commissioned a planning academic, Patrick Abercrombie, to chart a future for … progressive image”. To the modernist Architectural Review this was “a liberation … , Harold Samuel – with their favourite architect, Richard Seifert, in close attendance …