All Building Design articles in 04 February 2011
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NewsWest Ham's stadium 'win' is branded pure speculation
The Olympic Park Legacy Company has denied reports that West Ham’s bid for Populous’s 2012 stadium has already won its backing – before tomorrow’s crunch board meeting.
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FeaturesOn the makings of bim
Today’s plethora of bim products poses some exciting questions and challenges
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NewsCuts felt at Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust has announced plans to restructure following a staff consultation.
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FeaturesMe and my IT: Rob Charlton
As a practice we’re very reliant on IT. I don’t have a desk – my office is basically my briefcase.We use Microsoft Office Communicator, which allows us to use video conferencing right across the group. All of us have laptops with inbuilt cameras – and some have iPhones and iPads ...
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NewsRetirement home lifeline for architects
Architects will be able to pick up work if care home provider Anchor is successful in its hunt for sites for 1,100 new retirement properties across the south of England.
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NewsPlanning thumbs-up for UK's largest zero-carbon homes site
Peterborough city planners have approved a proposal for the country’s biggest development of zero carbon homes.Architect Browne Smith Baker and landscape architect Barnes Walker are working on the 295-home scheme, which will be built by Morris Homes.All the homes will be built to level 6 of the Code for Sustainable ...
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NewsHeneghan Peng submits Greenwich University plans
Heneghan Peng Architects has submitted its £76 million plans for the University of Greenwich’s new library and school of architecture and construction in the London World Heritage Site.
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NewsWalthamstow Station gets green flag despite warnings
Cabe’s advice that an east London borough demand a higher-quality station redevelopment has been ignored by local councillors who approved the £20 million plans.
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NewsZaha Hadid designs Rock and Shell villas for Croatia
Zaha Hadid Architects has designed two prototype villas for a new golf and spa resort on the Croatian coast overlooking Dubrovnik.
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AnalysisArchitects shouldn’t fear corporate social responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is having an impact on firms ranging from SMEs to multinational companies. But are architects lagging behind?
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NewsWill Alsop welcomes Alsop Sparch name drop
Will Alsop has welcomed news that Archial is in consultation about ceasing use of the Alsop Sparch brand as it prepares to locate to a single central London location.
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NewsWork starts on John McAslan's Blackburn BSF project
Darwen Vale High School revamp gets underway
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NewsEntries sought for RIBA research awards
The RIBA is calling for entries to its annual President’s Awards for Research.
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NewsKSS reveals Tottenham's Olympic site plans
KSS has unveiled the first images of its proposed stadium for Tottenham Hotspur Football Club at the Olympic Park site.
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NewsDavid Kohn wins Room for London competition
David Kohn Architects has won the Room for London competition, organised by Alain de Botton’s Living Architecture.The practice, which won BD’s Young Architect of the Year award in 2009, has teamed up with artist Fiona Banner to design a temporary installation that will sit on top of the Queen Elizabeth ...
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NewsRogers hits back at Gove over school design
Richard Rogers has attacked education secretary Michael Gove for singling out his practice in his criticism of the recent school building programme. Last week Gove told a conference on free schools that “we won’t be getting Richard Rogers to design your school, we won’t be getting any ’award-winning’ architects to ...
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NewsRichard Murphy reveals Whitehaven scheme
Designs unveiled for £10 million scheme following RIBA-run contest
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NewsGreen light for Olympic fringe development
GHM Rock Townsend wins go-ahead for Hackney Wick building despite Design for London complaints
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NewsPlanning granted for CZWG's Brighton project
Scheme is part of larger regeneration work in the city