Building prize for 'icon Gherkin'
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London landmark the "Gherkin" wins a prestigious architecture award.
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FOR the City trader who has a bonus to spendbut already owns a full complement of overseas homes and fast cars there is a new must- have accessory a ticket into space.
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A London office tower known as the Gherkin was bought by IVG Immobilien, a German property company, and Evans Randall Investment Management, a British investment bank, for Â£600 million ($1.2 billion), a record for a building in the cityâs main financial district. The Swiss Reinsurance Company, the towerâs owner, said it would remain the principal tenant in the 41-story building. Swiss Re, which is based in Zurich, will book a profit of Â£250 million ($500 million) from the sale. The Gherkin was designed by Norman Foster, winner of the Pritzker Prize, and opened in 2004. The tower, formally known as 30 St. Mary Axe, is âa genuine landmark with excellent long-term letting prospects,â IVG said.
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SCOTTISH rockers Franz Ferdinand celebrate after scooping the prestigious Mercury music prize with their debut album. The Glasgow-based four-piece were firm favourites with the bookies to win the honour and walked away with a Â£20,000 cheque last night.
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Millionaire businessman's cash goes to academies.
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Airline tycoon Richard Branson announced on Friday a $25 million prize for the first person to come up with a way of scrubbing greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere in the battle to beat global warming.
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A STRIKING pink JCB digger is to tour building sites to help a cancer charity. The machinery may be traditionally operated by workmen, but Altrincham-based Gunn JCB had women in mind when they pledged to paint
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- British artist Andy Goldsworthy has been commissioned to create a site-specific sculpture for the National Gallery of Art's East Building.
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Aaron Goldin, this week&#39;s Person of the Week, won the grand prize at the Siemens Westinghouse Competition in Math, Science and Technology.
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The reinsurer SwissRe says it is selling its landmark London office block, popularly known as the &quot;gherkin,&quot; to a German real estate firm for 600 million pounds.
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A new Â£1m competition will enable 10 finalists to develop their ideas for tackling climate change.
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HELSINKI, Finland -- The winner of a $1.2 million prize for his inventions in light and laser technology said Friday he will give away some of his money to promote research at universities and organizations that help developing countries.
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ENCINITAS ---- San Dieguito Academy&#39;s Aaron Goldin on Monday was awarded the $100,000 individual grand prize in a prominent national science competition for his invention of a device that could potentially capture the nearly unlimited energy generated by
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Rules for the Hatrrick contest.
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One of the most distinctive buildings in The City financial district of London, the Swiss Re Tower or &quot;Gherkin&quot;, has gone up for sale.
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Venture capital firms are considering contests with multimillion-dollar prizes for engineers and entrepreneurs who come up with innovative technologies.
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Google is putting up the bounty for the latest X Prize. Just put a robot on the moon, and it's yours. How did this come about, and what will it take to win it.