Public endeavours

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The Royal Society of Arts (RSA) has been bestowing awards for its Art for Architecture scheme. It endeavours to support projects that try to combine art in public building construction. The RSA is particularly supportive of construction projects which use artists' creative abilities in design. A collaboration between Muf Architects and artist Katherine Graham lead to a book on the social aspects of development in urban areas. The RSA was against supporting the designs of Hackney Community College, England, but changed their minds after seeing the level of input by artist Susanna Heron.

Practice, Achievements and awards, Design and construction, Architects, Buildings, Artists, Royal Society of Arts

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Crucible of talent

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The Leicester School of Architecture, Leicester, UK, is celebrating its centenary in 1999. Heads of the School of Architecture have included the architectural education pioneer George Henderson and lecturers have included renowned theatre designer Richard Leacroft. Famous ex-students include Ken Shuttleworth, whose work with Norman Foster has been outstanding, and Andy Weston, a pioneer in the High-Tech style. The school's students have always produced models of a high standard and their record of employment on course completion is excellent.

Schools, Study and teaching, Architecture, Leicester, England

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Learning to love the web

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Architec's new website system for architects is an attractive option for building websites. The system has a simple interface, structured around drawers, folders and files. Drawings and graphics can be uploaded from standard formats and are converted into a web-friendly format without the need for special software.

Software, Architectural services, Web sites (World Wide Web), Web sites, Architectural practice

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