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Our Friends at RIBA books have put together a great bundle of books (see on next page for details) on interiors and design, for a chance to win please tell us Which Russian jeweller has recently opened the doors of its first boutique since 1917, on Geneva’s rue Pierre-Fatio 5?
Email your answer to dannielle.price@ribabookshops.com by April 30th 2010. A winner will be drawn at random.
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This contest is open until 26 April 2010.
The merging of different aspects of high quality architecture in sustainable building structures is the primary goal of teaching and research activities at the Department for Building and Environment. A key component is the skillful use of natural light.
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London students are being given an opportunity to win £2,500 and the chance to make their mark in a top architectural agency in a new competition to design the student home of the future.
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British shopping emporium – Liberty – is giving designers the opportunity to pitch their designs to a panel of the store’s buyers and industry experts. The best designs will get the chance to have their products sold there. Register online prior to the event on 6th February.
Website:www.liberty.co.uk/

“Outpost: Central Idaho” by Olson Kundig Architects.
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected the 2010 recipients of the Institute Honor Awards, the profession’s highest recognition of works that exemplify excellence in architecture, interior architecture and urban design. Selected from over 700 total submissions, 28 recipients located throughout the world will be honored in June at the AIA 2010 National Convention and Design Exposition in Miami.
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The Design Museum in London have announced the shortlist for the Brit Insurance Designs of the Year 2010.

Brit Insurance Design Awards shortlist announced across seven design categories

London, 18 January 2010: The third annual Brit Insurance Design Awards has produced another eclectic and progressive range of nominees; from beautiful Hutong Bubbles in Beijing to the BBC iPlayer, the 2010 shortlist reflects the comprehensive and international scope of the awards.
See full the shortlist On following Page.
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Open Source House (OS-House) is a non-profit organization that aims to provide better, more sustainable housing in low-income countries. 8 Design principles are utilized by OS-House to guarantee standards of sustainability, and meet the challenge of flexibility, ensuring that all designs can be locally embedded. Establish your name, and contribute your ideas and designs in their first design competition starting on the 15th of January 2010. The competition results will be shared on the OS-House platform thereby marking the beginning of this ongoing project.

OS-House is an initiative of Enviu and architect Vincent van der Meulen. Let’s generate choice for those who don’t have any.
www.os-house.org/

Tate and CultureLabel.com are collaborating to launch the 2010 edition of RELEASE and, this year, the hunt is on for two outstanding product designs that will be produced and sold in Tate shops, through Tate Online and at CultureLabel.com.

This is your chance to get your work into Tate . The winning entry from each category will receive a cash prize of £500 plus commission on sales from 6 months in.
Product designs must fall into two price brackets – up to £10 and up to £100.
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