Anish Kapoor at the Royal Academy of Arts
Till 11th December.
View the webcam
Watch Anish Kapoor on BBC Imagine
Archive for November, 2009
Seminar: BRE’s Low Carbon Building Programme Phase 2
As reported by Della Pearlman
FUNDING
The Low Carbon Building Programme (LCBP) is divided into 2 phases:
- LCBP-1 is for householder, (providing grants of up to £2500) and
- LCBP-2 is for Schools, Churches, community and other not-for-prfit organizations, providing grants of up to 50% to a maximum of £200,000.
An extra £45 million was announced in the budget of 2009, with LCBP-2 receiving an additional £35 million of funding. There will be a £9 million pot for solar PV but other technologies have no limits applied to them. Applications are being accepted until the end of March 2010 for electrical and heat microgeneration, and until March 2011 for thermal energy.
Crossway by Richard Hawkes Architects. Photography by Robert Pike
Boidus: Bookshop
Welcome to a new corner of Boidus – the bookshop!
This is a place where the Boidus community can advertise their second hand books for sale, or, place an advert looking for a book (that is maybe out of print or hard to find at a reasonable price). Feel free to post links to other online bookshops, arranage book swaps or advertise second hand jumble sales, bric-a-brac sales or post links to good design/architecture bookshops that you have found and want to share with others.
To start us off here is a link to the Archidose micro bookshop
My Dream – 1
Over the past 9 years of my construction and architecture education I have collected a scrap book of images and drawings depicting ideas and ideals for my dream home. One day I want to design and build a place that for me and my family will be paradise on earth. Here is a selection of my most recent collections, let me know your thoughts.
Dream Holiday Home
I’ve Never Been to Vegas but I Have Been to Tokyo
Postgraduate Diploma in Architecture student at London South Bank University
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Whilst reading Tom Wolfe’s “Las Vegas” (Too Noisy…etc) I couldn’t get over the similarities between the author’s interpretation of the city and my own experiences of Kabukicho, Tokyo.
I’m lucky enough to have spent six months living and working in Japan and suffice to say it left a lasting impression on me. Wolfe’s text re-ignited my senses and brought back to the surface the intense feelings experienced the first few times I walked through the Japanese streets.
Discovering Latin America Film Festival
26th November- 6th December 2009
Turn off the lights, draw the curtains, sit down and enjoy the best of Latin American cinema right here in London!
We are thrilled to welcome you to the 8th edition of the Discovering Latin America Film Festival. The festival will bring a wide variety of feature, experimental and short films, as well as documentaries, retrospectives, master-classes, discussions with well-known industry professionals, a much needed film network, and many other events!
This impressive programme will not only contribute to the cultural diversity of London but also help the most underprivileged people in Latin America. This is what clearly distinguishes our festival from others in London. We are committed to helping alleviate the poverty in Latin America. By coming to our films and events, you will be supporting a deserving cause. We very much look forward to welcoming you soon.
Libia Villazana
Film Festival Director
For more info click here
13/11/09: Community Spirit and Carnaval: Carnaval del Pueblo
Hear the drums. Smell the food. Latin America has arrived at Burgess Park, South London. Satiate the senses for one weekend a year in this corner of Southwark as Carnaval del Pueblo, Europe’s largest Latin American festival, takes place. Attracting communities and festival goers alike it is a scene of colour and culture.
Post Cyclone Reconstruction: What Would You Do?
Visit: Engineers Without Borders
More on Boidus humanitarian articles here
Breaking News: Young Architect of the Year is David Kohn Architects
News comes to us from the Architecture Foundation that David Kohn Architects has won the Yound Architect of the Year Award.
The Architecture Foundation states,
“David Kohn Architects has been selected as the Young Architect of the Year 2009. The announcement was made at the Architect of the Year Awards dinner this evening. The Architecture Foundation hosted an exhibition of this year’s long list in October at the AF Project Space, and held an event showcasing the five shortlisted practices, which was filmed and is available to watch on the AF website“.
The Architecture Foundation also states that “osa/KHBT received a commendation for their entry, the first of its kind in the history of the awards”.
Read the BD Article here
1/10/09 Young Architect of the Year Award Shortlist 2009 Announced
The Architecture Foundation has this evening announced its shortlist for Young Architect of the Year 2009. The award which has previously been won by Carmody Groarke amongst others recognises the best young talent in the business.
This shortlist is:
View the long list here.
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