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Nine notable projects by late architect Rafael Viñoly

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Photo is by Hufton & Crow Battersea Power Station masterplan (2008) Viñoly was responsible for outlining the masterplan for the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station in London, parts of which are now complete.

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BDP wraps waterside stadium in double-helix walking route

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Suoyuwan Barracuda Bay Stadium was designed to create a lively atmosphere for football fans Nearby, a community sports park with outdoor training pitches was added to the stadium's masterplan. Pattern was founded in 2009 by Dipesh Patel before joining the BDP Group in 2021. BDP was founded in 1961 in Preston, UK.

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Fifteen landmark projects by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winner David Chipperfield

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Find out more about Museum of Modern Literature › Ciutat de la Justícia, 2009, Spain Ciutat de la Justícia is a vast nine-building complex housing law courts in Spain. Opened in 2009, it sits at the border of Barcelona and l'Hospitalet to unify their government's legal departments in one place.

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Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly dies aged 78

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In the UK he designed 20 Fenchurch Street in London, which is widely known as the Walkie Talkie due to its shape, along with the masterplan for Battersea Power Station and the Firstsite visual arts centre in Colchester. In 1989, Viñoly designed Tokyo International Forum, which featured a 60-meter-high curtain wall.

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La Seine Musicale is "a symbol with meaning and function" says Shigeru Ban

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The musical facility is located on the Ile Seguin island near Paris's western suburbs, occupying a third of French architect Jean Nouvel 's mixed-use masterplan of the island. Plans to rejuvenate the area were firsts drawn up in 2009 by Nouvel. My strategy is making a symbol with some meaning and function."

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BDP Architecture Practice Information + News

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Fairham continues: “Our award-winning projects range from the masterplanning of entire cities to the design of interiors and building components. BDP wins Kuwait Masterplan. BDP has been challenged to create a sustainable masterplan for Salmiya district to keep it car-friendly, but also flexible for future growth. 11 Feb 2011.

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Thomas Randall-Page completes Cody Dock Rolling Bridge in London

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Called Cody Dock Rolling Bridge, it is part of a masterplan by London studio PUP Architects that is reviving the former Victorian dock on the River Lea for use by pedestrians. Alongside the Cody Dock Rolling Bridge, it is now home to a number of galleries, cafes and other amenities.