All Building Design articles in 03 August 2007
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Competitions
For sale - SPACIO “ARCON”
155 x 90cm drawing board inc.stand + Kuhlmann attachment arm.
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News
MPs question Building Schools for the Future programme
An influential group of MPs has questioned whether the ambitious scale of the government’s £45 billion Building Schools for the Future programme is justified.The authors of the education select committee report - Sustainable Schools: Are we Building Schools for the Future? –said that the ambition to replace or refurbish all ...
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NewsOlympic Village designers under starter's orders
BD reveals the 47 practices picked for coveted prize, designing athlete's accommodation
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News
SMC/Auketts set to be UK’s largest practice
Proposed merger could see Stewart McColl’s comeback with a place on the board
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OpinionDebate: Should Milton Keynes go high density?
Rounding off our Milton Keynes special, Mike Macrae, a member of the original masterplanning team says new growth is true to the plan. But Theo Chalmers from residents group Urban Eden says development is ruining the city
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Building StudyDRMM's MK anniversary tower
De Rijke Marsh Morgan is building this 19m tall wooden tower as part of the celebrations of Milton Keynes at 40
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ReviewNeutral: Moving Space - September 14 to October 13
Designs by Zaha Hadid and Herzog de Meuron and others are brought to life in Moving Space by architectural digital animators, Neutral, at the Architecture Foundation's Yard Gallery.
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Competitions
Wanted - external shutters for coastal house's balcony windows and thermal insulation.
Must withstand wind speeds over 100mph.
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NewsLooking to the future
Alison Brooks, Rick Mather and HTA Architects have all designed schemes for a new development in Central Milton Keynes
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NewsFive teams on shortlist to regenerate Hull fruit market site
A team including Surface, Sarah Wigglesworth and celebrated urbanist Jan Gehl has been shortlisted for one of Hull’s largest regeneration projects. The team, which also includes Bauman Lyons and Hodson Architects, is competing against four others — BDP, Chetwood Leeds, DLG Architects, and Turley Associates working with Fat — ...
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FeaturesA New City at the bottom of my garden
Mark Dytham recalls how a childhood observing the construction of Milton Keynes helped spark his architectural career
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FeaturesMystery voice contest: Number 2
Name the second mystery voice in our new weekly competition and win a £25 music token
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TechnicalCall for entries for Cool Wall contest in September
The BD/100% Detail Cool Wall contest will be taking place during the show in September. Enter your residential project for the chance to win top billing.
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NewsCarey Jones's Sheffield Soundhouse wins planning
Sheffield City Council has approved plans for Carey Jones’ new music and studio facility for the University of Sheffield. The Soundhouse will provide 450 sq m of rehearsal space, practice and recording studios over three floors, and will be clad in a quilt of black rubber, intended to provide a ...
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FeaturesDefending suburbia
Cars, trees and evening classes: We gave the people what they wanted, says Derek Walker, Milton Keynes former chief architect. Interview by Zoë Blackler
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NewsNews Junkie: 4 and 5 August
In the news this week: the Association for Home Information Pack Providers, a 'builderer', the self-styled Lord Marcher of Trelleck, the Consulting Arborist Society, 'resomating funeral bosses' and the culture secretary's mum.
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Opinion
Protection racket
So determined was the RIBA that the Stirling shortlist should not leak out early that not only did it make those in the know sign confidentiality clauses, it apparently went as far as promising a visit from RIBA heavies.