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Posts Tagged ‘Architecture’

Council block built on former community garden in Clapton wins architecture prize

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 22 May 2024 at 12:06

Chowdhury Walk impressed RIBA judges with its ‘elegant’ design and environmentally-conscious construction

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‘Home is a human right’: Ukrainian artists behind recent Hackney exhibition on the beauty of Brutalist housing

By Marion Weaver | Thursday 6 July 2023 at 18:15

Elena Orap and Dasha Podoltseva highlight similarities between social housing in Ukraine and the UK

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Hackney Design Awards: Mayor hails borough’s ‘visionaries’ as this year’s winners announced

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 13 December 2022 at 11:27

Frampton Park Estate and family home in Victoria Park among those crowned at biennial celebration of architecture

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London Open House 2022: Hackney Town Hall among a number of local buildings offering people a peek behind the curtain

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 31 August 2022 at 19:12

This year’s architecture festival includes tours of Dalston CLR James Library and the Hackney Empire

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Nominations open for this year’s Hackney Design Awards – with two new categories added

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 19 July 2022 at 09:07

The biennial celebration of the borough’s architecture will now recognise ‘innovative and low-carbon designs’

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Open House Festival salutes two Hackney institutions for their loyal participation

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 13 September 2021 at 19:14

The Town Hall and the Dalston Curve Garden receive green plaques from the organisers of the annual architecture celebration

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Hackney Design Awards 2020: Judges announce 32-strong shortlist with residents invited to vote in two categories

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 17 November 2020 at 16:08

Town Hall celebration of ‘very best in architecture’ adds Young People’s Choice prize to recognise child-friendly developments

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Basket case: wicker balcony designer ‘speechless’ after award nod

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 August 2017 at 12:28
Basket case: a supine look at Barrett’s Grove's eye-catching balconies. Photograph: Tim Soar

‘Fairytale’ building in Stoke Newington nominated for prestigious 2017 RIBA Stirling Prize

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Rachel Whiteread’s Place (Village) added to Museum of Childhood

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 27 March 2017 at 15:09
Place (Village) by Rachel Whiteread, in situ at the Museum of Childhood. Photograph: Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

The piece, which explores architecture through the ages in Whiteread’s inimitable style, joins the Bethnal Green museum’s permanent collection

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30-Second London – book review: ‘a quick reminder of our capital’s allure’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 15 February 2017 at 12:45
30-Second London features “bizarre, collage-like” illustrations by Nicky Ackland-Snow

30-Second London is a swift and simple guide to the capital, filled with fascinating bites of architectural knowledge

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The Barbican: who lives on an estate like this?

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 January 2017 at 15:29
Comfortable: estate residents dine out on their balcony. Photograph: Anton Rodriguez

Photographer gives a rare insight into what it is like to live on the iconic estate

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Open House-warming: Hackney’s architectural wonders throw open their doors to the public

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 5 September 2016 at 18:56
A timber building on Whitmore Road

A timber building tour is among the highlights of the annual celebration of architecture

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Pick of the bricks: Wilton’s Music Hall and Alphabeta win RIBA awards

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 11 July 2016 at 13:59

The restoration of Wilton’s Music Hall and the new Alphabeta building have been singled out by the Royal Institute for British Architects in their annual awards

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Hackney New School makes architectural grade

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 8 June 2016 at 16:55

Hackney New School is responding to the challenges – budgetary or otherwise – of a new era in school building

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London Festival of Architecture – preview

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 8 June 2016 at 11:20

Tower Hamlets will be under the spotlight at this year’s annual celebration of architecture

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People want terraces not tower blocks, says housing crisis expert

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 12 May 2016 at 10:25
Create Streets has worked on plans to develop Mount Pleasant. Watercolour by Francis Terry

We don’t have to build up to solve London’s housing crisis, says co-founder of research institute

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First Passivhaus in Hackney unveiled

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 13 November 2015 at 18:31

The eco-friendly home can be kept warm with two towel rails and costs just £170 a year to heat

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Elite architects rally round to save Robin Hood Gardens

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 17 July 2015 at 10:00

Bid to save neglected social housing development in Poplar threatened by the wrecking ball

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Constructing Worlds – review: architecture that compels to silence

By East End Review | Monday 15 December 2014 at 10:00

Barbican’s winter photography exhibition captures 80 years of modern architecture in all its diversity

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Adaptable Stokey: Founder of EASTWEST on why Stoke Newington has a strong sense of identity

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 8 May 2014 at 12:20

Needs of young families raise questions for planners and designers

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