All Building Design articles in 02 Nov 2012
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NewsFoster, Nouvel and Gehry praise Abu Dhabi
Architects all working on projects for Saadiyat Island
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MultimediaNew York: 'It's a different city when the lights go out'
Eerie time-lapse video of post-hurricane city reveals another side to the city
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TechnicalMeeting the student deadline
Completing student accommodation in time for the start of the academic year meant steel was essential to enable fast-track construction
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NewsFabric Architecture build barrel-vaulted pavilion in US
Canopy of structure reaches 10m in height
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TechnicalGrater London
Rogers Stirk Harbour’s Leadenhall, the latest addition to London’s high-rise landscape, is being largely prefabricated off site
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FeaturesA repository of knowledge
A new website offers a wealth of information about steel design and application
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NewsAA offers to drop £5m scam lawsuit
Ex-finance manager is asked for £250,000 to settle ‘tainted leases’ row out of court
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NewsBMW Olympic pavilion may become classrooms
Serie Architects’ Olympic project considered for school in Tilbury, Essex
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Building StudyEnergy-efficient home, Salisbury, Wiltshire by Jerry Tate
House is divided into two thermally distinct wings
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OpinionRobin Hood Gardens deserves better
Aedas’s ill-defined and over-developed new designs lack the urban vision of the Smithsons
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OpinionPeople like old houses for a reason, Alain
Alain de Botton’s comments perpetuate the rift between the public and designers
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OpinionAre building regulations holding back development?
Yes, says Nahid Majid, they are confusing and need to be streamlined; while Paul King says availability of finance is the real issue
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FeaturesMurphy enjoys some ‘me’ time
Lecturing at the RIBA in 1994, Richard Murphy talked for the first time about his own practice rather than the work of the long-term recipient of his academic affections, Carlo Scarpa.
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NewsGeomantic architect to use glass domes for home and business
Diana Hollacher commissions Solardome to “live in harmony with nature”
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Tablet onlyRMJM’s UK creditors’ bill to top £500,000
The final bill for what RMJM owes creditors is expected later this month, after the firm announced a major restructuring of its business last week. The figure is expected to top £500,000 — including more than £400,000 owed in unpaid county court judgments — and follows the decision to put ...
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Tablet onlyAedas puts in ‘banal’ Robin Hood Gardens scheme to planners
Controversial £500m east London development forges ahead
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OpinionReach for the Skylon
Boots on the rebirth of the Skylon, congratulating David Adjaye and Hadid’s word on the Welsh
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OpinionHigh Lines should be the norm
We read with some interest Elizabeth Hopkirk’s article, “ London reveals its high hopes ” (Culture October 19), and also attended part of the High Line symposium at the Garden Museum.
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OpinionBuilding what they can sell
By editing my letter in response to Hank Dittmar’s article on the new Building for Life standards ( Opinion October 5 ) and by giving it a misleading title, “ Leave the detail to housebuilders ”, it has conveyed a totally different message to what was intended.