Jeanette Barnes has been documenting London’s major construction projects for the last 20 years. Sketching quickly with 4B pencil on site, and then transferring the details with charcoal on to huge landscapes of paper. London Sites, in association with Blueprint, will run from 14 June – 2 July at the Toto Gallery, 140–142 St John Street, London.
Australia’s National Park Service has recently unveiled a new cycle path in the West MacDonnell National Park which includes a bridge built using recycled printer cartridges. Connecting Alice Springs to Simpsons Gap this 17km cycle path uses durable and environmentally friendly materials where possible.
Replying to an article in 4th June issue of PR Week, Samantha Dawe commented on the integrated marketing approach to PR that some of the larger marketing agencies are now taking and how The Think Tank has been providing this level of integration for many years. She also comments upon the impact that the mix of individuals within a team has upon idea generation and the way that integration simplifies the client's role in agency briefing.
Copenhagen has adopted a mandatory green roof policy in its desire to become a carbon neutral city by 2025. The new policy makes vegetation and soil a mandatory obligation in planning and it covers all roofs with less than a 300 pitch as well as the refurbishment of older roofs. 
’Copenhagen has set itself the ambitious target of becoming the world’s first carbon neutral capital by 2025. To meet this ambitious goal we need ambitious measures. Therefore we have now decided to ensure the City adapst to extreme weather conditions by making new requirements for getting grass on top of as many buildings as possible, ’ - Mayor of Technical and Environmental Administration, Bo Asmus Kjeldgaard.
The construction of the UK’s largest straw bale building has started. The Sutton Bonington Biosciences Building at the University of Nottingham’s agriculture campus will combine prefabricated construction and local straw from nearby farmland, bringing a high-tech facility to the rural setting The School of Biosciences and the School of Veterinary and Medical Sciences will be sited in the building designed by London-based Make Architects. It is expected to achieve a BREEAM Excellent
Sir Norman Foster's has unveiled the Virgin Galactic terminal building in the New Mexico desert, a futuristic terminal designed to shuttle tourists to the edge of our atmosphere. But these designs are not just fantasy - they are about to become a reality. Read an article by Angus Batey in the Mail on Sunday which reports on the final leg of Sir Richard Branson'svewest venture.
Located in the hills above Montecito, California, the Ladera Residence’s by Barton Myers Associates was designed to take advantage of the site’s striking features, including majestic oak trees and large boulders. The residence is divided into two wings. A public wing includes living, dining and kitchen areas and opens up to the main outdoor dining and lounging areas.
Thames Water has opened the UK's first desalination plant at Becton in East London. The Thames Gateway Water Treatment Works has been opened to help ensure London - which is classed as "seriously water stressed" - has a much-needed back-up supply during prolonged periods of low rainfall. London is classed by the Environment Agency as 'seriously water stressed'. This is because the region's large population means that the amount of rainfall per head of population is very low. London actually receives less rainfall than Rome, Istanbul, Dallas or Sydney.
Developed for Puma by Studio Aruliden, this attractive ping-pong table combines sport with a social element. Get playing and chalk up a high score! Available from the Conran Shop for $3,900.
Having successfully won an international European competition in 2000, Hansjörg Göritz Architekturstudio spent seven years in planning and implementation of the National Parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The design reflects the Alamannic region of the Alps and the democratic purpose of the building.
The landscape of Mar Azul, a seaside resort near Villa Gesell and 400 km from Buenos Aires, is full of thick forest of different kinds of pine trees, acacias and black poplars as well as wide areas of dunes and virgin beaches. Abiding by local building restrictions architects Martín Fernández de Lema and Nicolás F. Moreno Deutsch designed this house among the trees.
Construction has begun on New York and Istanbul based architecture firm GAD and architect Dara Kirmizitoprak's design for the world’s largest car dealership in Istanbul, which features a test track on its roof. The 216,000 sq m development is composed of five stories, two of which are underground, and features 56 cafes, restaurants and refreshment venues, 42 insurance companies, 24 banks and 74 trading companies. Offering 443 different brands and 2526 different types of car, the aptly named ‘Autopia’ can be more accurately defined as an auto-mall after it’s hugely extensive range of commercial features.
Launched earlier this year the Electrolux Outdoor Kitchen is a design collaboration with landscape designer Jamie Durie. The collection is designed to complement modern outdoor entertaining areas and features the Electrolux Integrated Barbecue and the new Electrolux Integrated Burner. The Outdoor Kitchen joins the ranks of other successful Electrolux collaborations such as the Electrolux Jeppe Utzon Barbecue. With as much emphasis on form as function, the Outdoor Kitchen is an impressive addition to the Electrolux outdoor entertaining portfolio.
Recently opended, Rome's MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts is dedicated to contemporary creativity and thought and offers a laboratory of experiment, study and research. The museum was designed by Zaha Hadid. the Iranian architect commented, 'Densities are distributed around an open campus, which is navigated on the basis of directional drifts. This is indicative of the character of the center as a whole - porous, immersive - a field space."
For their August issue, Wallpaper Magazine is giving readers the chance to play art director for the day and custom-make their own Wallpaper cover. Other famous cover designers have included Philippe Starck, Zaha Hadid and Anish Kapoor.
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