All Leisure & culture articles – Page 21
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FeaturesBlood, sweat and fixed gears: Building’s cycling track day
When dozens of the industry’s most fanatical cyclists descended on a London velodrome for Building’s inaugural Track Day, an afternoon of frenetic racing ensued – stirring memories of a certain sporting extravaganza held in the stadium 60 years earlier …
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FeaturesWe were there – Construction’s Olympians tell their stories
Construction is full of people who’ve lived the Olympic dream. As the Beijing Games kick off, eight of them tell Emily Wright about their years of training for moments of glory. Photography Michael Clement
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NewsBeijing Olympics: The real stars of the show
More than 1.5 million visitors are expected to descend upon Beijing over the next month to see the athletes, and the grand architectural statements, of the 2008 Olympics
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NewsBeijing Olympics: Let the Games begin
Beijing carries out last-minute preparations for Olympic opening ceremony
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NewsAt last! The theatre that goes to you
The Mobile Performance Venue, a 3,900m2 transportable theatre designed by Ramboll Whitbybird and Norwegian practice Various Architects, will tour the world in 2009.
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NewsThe Aedas touch: Cultural centre in Singapore
A flamboyant 54,000m2 civic, cultural and retail complex in Singapore has been designed by the Hong Kong office of Aedas.
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NewsAylesbury Waterside Theatre: Leading role
Willmott Dixon, which handled the preconstruction work on the the £35m Aylesbury Waterside Theatre, has been appointed main contractor on the scheme.
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NewsPark hopes for sweet success in world-breaking attempt
Office workers use 250,000 Smarties to create largest ever mural depicting London landmarks
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NewsTate Modern unveils redesign by Herzog & de Meuron
Glass box is replaced with 'brick pyramid', while Tate director admits credit crunch could delay completion beyond 2012
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NewsPlans unveiled for £135m Weymouth seafront redevelopment
Barlow Henley has drawn up masterplan for Howard Holdings’ Weymouth Pavilion and ferry terminal
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FeaturesChaos theory: Gehry’s Serpentine pavilion
Gehry’s Serpentine pavilion may look like timber and glass thrown together, but precise planning went into getting it just right, says Martin Spring
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NewsBlink and you'll miss it: Sculpture at Goodwood
This sculpture was on show last weekend at this year’s Festival of Speed in Goodwood, West Sussex
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NewsTurf-topped terraces: Make Architects
Glasgow council has unveiled plans for a £100m project at Speirs Lock, masterplanned by Make Architects.
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NewsChipperfield and Gormley go concrete in Sweden
Architect and artist collaborate for temporary pavilion in Sweden made entirely from concrete
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NewsSeafront bandstand: Brighton rocks
DRP Architects has been given the green light for the £850,000 restoration of Brighton seafront’s bandstand
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NewsWilkinson’s grand design: Keppie Design's Salford hotel
Keppie Design, Scotland’s largest architect, is to turn the Buile Hill Park mansion in Salford into a four-star, 92-bed hotel for John Wilkinson, chairman of Salford City Reds Rugby Club
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NewsGlass installed on Gehry's Serpentine Gallery Pavillion
Taylor Woodrow fits nine glass canopies on top of timber structure in Hyde Park
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NewsFoster + Partners reveals Rimini waterfront design
Architect unites town centre and seafront in historic Italian city celebrating tradition of green boulevards
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NewsImages: Revamped open air theatre at Regents Park
Prewett Bizley Architects completes first public project in time for the summer theatre season
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NewsAlsop's The Public finally opens in West Bromwich
Midlands theatre and art gallery complex opens to public after a troubled gestation