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Built by the Nazis and redeemed by the Allies' 1948 airlift, Tempelhof Airport has totemic significance in Berlin. Tim Abrahams reports on the hole its closure has left in the city
Blueprint , 2009
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Anna Krenz on individual initiatives in Berlin
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Thomas Demand's meticulous paper recreations of significant scenes have made him an architects' favourité and earned him a retrospective at Berlin's Nationalgalerie
Blueprint , 2009
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Jim Hudson argues that much can be learned from IBA in Berlin
Blueprint , 2009
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NEW CAIRO In recent years Egypt's capital has seen a huge expansion in terms of population and geography. To cope with this, new cities are being built on the outskirts. Extending out into the surrounding desert, the developments are attracting concern from Cairo residents that it is merely becoming a wealthy ghetto. Peter Kelly reports on New Cairo, with photography by Manuel Alvarez Diestro
Blueprint , 2010
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TEL AVIV Israel's second city is its most cultured and liberal. It also has fascinating architecture, including the White City designed to a garden city master plan and boasting a dense enough collection of modernist buildings to make Tel Aviv a World Heritage site. But, as Rob Wilson discovers, it is uncomfortable with much that makes it distinctive and Like an embarrassed teenager it craves to be seen as 'normal'
Blueprint , 2010
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PRODUCE: LANDSCAPEFORMS To celebrate 40 years in business, US outdoor furniture company Landscapeforms approached automotive and industrial designer BMW Group Designworks USA to develop a new range around the theme of transit. Owen Pritchard reports on the nine-piece collection, which applies the sleekness and engineering prowess of car design to robust furniture that aims to set a new standard in today's urban environment
Blueprint , 2010
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PRODUCE: CASSINA Gian Luca Amadei reports on the new Cloth chair designed by German studio Jehs and Laub. Produced by Cassina, the form of the chair is inspired by the human body and is built up in layers using a metal frame, fibreglass shell and fabric covering. The process typifies the recent change in Cassina's administrative approach which allows designers greater creative control over the products they design for the brand
Blueprint , 2010
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REVIEW Exhibitions: Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera; Panoramia by Leo Fitzmaurice; Luigi Moretti: From Rationalism to Informalism at the Maxxi Books: Pevsner, the Early Life: Germany and Art; Restless Cities
Blueprint , 2010
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REVIEW Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion at The Barbican; Journeys at the CCA, Montreal; Robinson in Ruins
Blueprint , 2011
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TEL AVIV MUSEUM OF ART - Designed by American architect Preston Scott Cohen, the Herta and Paul Amir extension to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art has been opened, after some very public controversy regarding funding. Caroline Roux visits the new building with the Havard-based architect to find a building that seeks to contrast the extravagance of its external forms with a muted interior that places the emphasis on space for art
Blueprint , 2012
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HERAULT HEROINE - Bringing together multiple functions including the Hérault municipality's library, archives and sports department, Zaha Hadid's grand project Pierrevives is an imposing structure. Its futurist-modern facade employs a 1,000 pre-cast concrete panels, giving it a huge sense of monumentality. Herbert Wright went to Montpellier, and wonders if this could be the start of a masterplan
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PRODUCE - From the moment those petals took to the air, Thomas Heatherwick's Olympic cauldron had sealed its design legend status. Katerina Dionysopoulou, Heatherwick's lead architect on the project, takes Veronica Simpson through its gestation, from early briefings with Danny Boyle and weekend-long binges of Olympic footage to final testing, with just hours to go — And the element that very nearly went horribly wrong
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CORNICE TO SEE YOU... - It's fair to say that most public art projects are commissioned at the advanced stages of building design. Eric Parry Architects' One Eagle Place, in London's Piccadilly, is an exception to the rule. A striking ornamental ceramic cornice, designed by renowned British sculptor Richard Deacon, has been part of the process from the beginning. Giovanna Dunmall takes a closer look at the architect, the artist and their polychromatic spree
Blueprint , 2013
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Airbrushing History
Blueprint , 2013
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Familiar Theme
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SERPENTINE PAVILION - As part of the Cultural Olympiad, Swiss architecture practice Herzog & de Meuron, in collaboration with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, has unveiled the new Serpentine Pavilion. This 12th temporary building in the park is inspired by the structures that preceded it, recreating their foundations in an intimate space covered by a water-filled dish supported by 12 columns. Johnny Tucker meets the architects to find out more
Blueprint , 2012
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LONDON 2012 AND BEYOND - One of the key components of the winning bid for the 2012 Olympics was its legacy strategy that stated the event would be a catalyst for urban and social change in one of the most deprived areas of London. Trish Lorenz speaks to the architects and designers who have learned from the mistakes of previous Olympics and developed a strategy that ensures the impact of the investment continues once the party is over
Blueprint , 2012
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THE VELODROME - Designed by Hopkins Architects, the Velodrome at the Olympic Park has proved to be the most popular of the venues constructed, though inexplicably overlooked for last year's Stirling Prize. Clare Farrow speaks to Mike Taylor, leader of the design team, about the processes and ideas that saw its construction combining technical innovations and recycled materials in a manner inspired by efficiency and performance
Blueprint , 2012
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BETWEEN THE A12 AND THE RIVER LEA - Colin Priest reflects on the investigations, critiques and proposals by an emerging generation of architects and designers for the redeveloped Olympic boroughs
Blueprint , 2012
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