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Stirling Prize
The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The Stirling Prize is presented to "the architects of the building that has made the greatest contribution to the evolution of architecture in the past year". The architects must be RIBA members. Until 2014, the building could have been anywhere in the European Union, but since 2015 entries have had to be in the United Kingdom. In the past, the award included a £20,000 prize, but it currently carries no prize money. History The award was founded in 1996, and is considered to be the most prestigious architecture award in the United Kingdom. The presentation ceremony has been televised by Channel 4. Six shortlisted buildings are chosen from a long-list of buildings that have received a RIBA National Award. These awards are given to buildings s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Barajas Interior1
Barajas may refer to: * Barajas (Madrid), the district of Madrid in which the airport lies ** Barajas (Madrid Metro), station along Line 8 of the Madrid Metro ** Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, principal airport of Madrid, Spain * Barajas (archaeological site), in Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico * Rod Barajas (born 1975), American baseball player See also * Castillo San Felipe de Barajas, in Cartagena de Indias * {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Courts Of Justice - Geograph
A court is an institution, often a government entity, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and administer justice in civil, criminal, and administrative matters in accordance with the rule of law. Courts generally consist of judges or other judicial officers, and are usually established and dissolved through legislation enacted by a legislature. Courts may also be established by constitution or an equivalent constituting instrument. The practical authority given to the court is known as its jurisdiction, which describes the court's power to decide certain kinds of questions, or petitions put to it. There are various kinds of courts, including trial courts, appellate courts, administrative courts, international courts, and tribunals. Description A court is any person or institution, often as a government institution, with the authority to adjudicate legal disputes between parties and carry out the administration of justice in civil, criminal, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1994 In Architecture
The year 1994 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * The Maupoleum in Amsterdam is demolished. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * May 6 – The Channel Tunnel connecting Great Britain, Britain and France is opened. * September 4 – Kansai International Airport in Osaka, Japan, designed by Renzo Piano, opens with its Terminal 1 as the longest building in the world. * ''date unknown'' – Channel 4 Building, home of the Channel 4 television company, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, opened on Horseferry Road in City of Westminster, Westminster, London. Buildings completed * Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai, China. * Shinjuku Park Tower, in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo, Japan. * Kamiichi, Toyama, Kamiichi Mountain Pavilion, Japan, designed by Peter Salter. * World Trade Center México, Mexico City, Mexico. * Qingdao TV Tower, Qingdao, China. * International Saddam Tower, Baghdad, Iraq. * Igualada Cemetery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Serpentine Galleries
The Serpentine Galleries are two contemporary art galleries in Kensington Gardens, Westminster, Greater London. Recently rebranded to just Serpentine, the organisation is split across Serpentine South, previously known as the Serpentine Gallery, and Serpentine North, previously known as the Sackler Gallery. The gallery spaces are within five minutes' walk of each other, linked by the bridge over the Serpentine Lake from which the galleries get their names. Their exhibitions, architecture, education and public programmes attract up to 1.2 million visitors a year. Admission to both galleries is free. The CEO is Bettina Korek, and the artistic director Hans Ulrich Obrist. Serpentine South Serpentine South, previously known as the Serpentine Gallery, was established in 1970 and is housed in a Grade II listed former tea pavilion built in 1933–34 by the architect James Grey West. Notable artists whose works have been exhibited there include Man Ray, Henry Moore, Jean-Michel Bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1993 In Architecture
The year 1993 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Events * August 18 – The 14th century Kapellbrücke covered wooden truss bridge in Lucerne (Switzerland) is largely destroyed by fire; rebuilding begins almost immediately. * Philip Dowson becomes President of the Royal Academy. * Architekturzentrum Wien founded in Austria. * van Heyningen and Haward Architects practice formed in London. Buildings and structures Buildings opened * February 23 – Guildford Spectrum, UK * September 4 – Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Managua, Nicaragua, designed by Ricardo Legorreta * Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, designed by Jo Coenen Buildings completed * The Yokohama Landmark Tower, Landmark Tower in Yokohama, Japan. * Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco, designed by Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. * :File:Hämeenkylän kirkko.JPG, Hämeenkylä Church, Vantaa, Finland, designed by Jokela & Kareoja. * Inner shrine, Ise, Mie, Mie Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Berkshire to the north, Surrey and West Sussex to the east, the Isle of Wight across the Solent to the south, Dorset to the west, and Wiltshire to the north-west. Southampton is the largest settlement, while Winchester is the county town. Other significant settlements within the county include Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Andover, Hampshire, Andover, Gosport, Fareham and Aldershot. The county has an area of and a population of 1,844,245, making it the Counties in England by population, 5th-most populous in England. The South Hampshire built-up area in the south-east of the county has a population of 855,569 and contains the cities of Southampton (269,781) and Portsmouth (208,100). In the north-east, the Farnborough, Hampshire, Farnborough/Aldershot Farnborough/Aldershot built-up area, conurbation extends into Berkshire and Surrey and has a populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Bordon
Bordon is a town in the East Hampshire district of Hampshire, England. It lies in the interior of the royal Woolmer Forest, about southeast of Alton. The town forms a part of the civil parish of Whitehill which is one of two contiguous villages, the other being Lindford. The civil parish is on the A325, and near the A3 road between London and Portsmouth, from which it is buffered by the rise of the wooded Woolmer Ranges. Bordon is twinned with Condé-sur-Vire in Normandy, France. Unlike its nearest towns, Petersfield, Farnham and Alton, Bordon has not been a market town, having developed as a military area. Many of the facilities are near the former A325, a toll road (turnpike) that connected Farnham to the A3 to its south and passed though Bordon and Whitehill; the A325 now by-passes the built-up area. Local facilities include The Phoenix Theatre and Whitehill and Bordon Leisure Centre. Education Primary schools in Bordon include Bordon Infant School, Weyford Nursery, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1991 In Architecture
The year 1991 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Buildings and structures Buildings * One Canada Square at Canary Wharf in London, designed by César Pelli & Associates, becomes the tallest building in the United Kingdom. * Stansted Airport terminal building in Essex, England, designed by Norman Foster. * Rebuilt Liverpool Street station in London, designed by Nick Derbyshire, is opened. * The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower in Tianjin, China is completed. * The Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery in London, designed by Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, is opened. * Norwegian Glacier Museum in Fjærland, designed by Sverre Fehn, is built. * Extended Brentwood Cathedral in England, designed by Quinlan Terry, is dedicated. * University of Vaasa Palosaari stage 1 buildings, Finland, designed by Käpy and Simo Paavilainen. * Key Tower in Cleveland, Ohio, United States is completed. * The Messeturm in Frankfurt am Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
West Midlands (region)
The West Midlands is one of nine official regions of England at the first level of International Territorial Level for statistical purposes. It covers the western half of the area known traditionally as the Midlands. The region consists of the counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire. The region has seven cities: Birmingham, Coventry, Hereford, Lichfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Wolverhampton and Worcester. The West Midlands region is geographically diverse, from the urban central areas of the West Midlands conurbation to the rural counties of Herefordshire, Shropshire which border Wales, and Worcestershire. The region is landlocked; however, the longest river in the UK, the River Severn, traverses the region south-eastwards, flowing through the county towns of Shrewsbury and Worcester, and the Ironbridge Gorge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Staffordshire is home to the industrialised Potteries conurbation, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Birmingham
Birmingham ( ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands (county), West Midlands, within the wider West Midlands (region), West Midlands region, in England. It is the List of English districts by population, largest local authority district in England by population and the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of million people in the city proper in . Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of Wolverhampton and towns including Dudley and Solihull, forms the West Midlands conurbation. The royal town of Sutton Coldfield is incorporated within the city limits to the northeast. The urban area has a population of 2.65million. Located in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands region of England, Birmingham is considered to be the social, cultural, financial and commercial centre of the Midland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
1989 In Architecture
The year 1989 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Buildings and structures Buildings opened *March – Louvre Pyramid in Paris, France, designed by I.M. Pei. *September – Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, Texas, USA, designed by I. M. Pei. * Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Cornell University, designed by James Stirling (architect), James Stirling Buildings completed *Bankers Hall East tower in Calgary, Alberta *Franklin Center (Chicago), AT&T Corporate Center in Chicago, Illinois, Luigi Snozzi. *Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Germany, by Frank Gehry. *Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Luigi Snozzi, designed by Peter Eisenman. *US Bank Tower (Los Angeles), US Bank Tower in Los Angeles, California, United States. *One Worldwide Plaza, New York City, Luigi Snozzi. *Union Square (Seattle), Two Union Square in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington, Luigi Snozzi. *The Liaon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
