All Building Design articles in 05 March 2010
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Review
Let the good times roll: 2000s
As a new century began, everyone wanted an icon, but most public buildings were lumbered with PFI
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Let the good times roll: 1990s
Britain came out of recession with lottery projects helping establish new confidence
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Let the good times roll: 1980s
The decade marked a shift towards hi-tech and post-modernism, and the intervention of royalty
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From drawing boards to debt: John Lyall
John Lyall ruminates on how the architect’s role has changed since the 1980s
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Let the good times roll: 1970s
My last leader as editor of BD was written in May 1979. “I took over shortly after the three-day week,” I wrote, “and followed the profession into the abyss of the worst slump since the 1930s.”
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Online map highlights Manchester’s architecture
Taylor Young Architects and the Manchester Modernist Society have created an interactive online map of 20th century Manchester’s architectural landmarks.
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BDP opens new office in Abu Dhabi
BDP has opened up an office in Abu Dhabi after partnering with local design practice SYNA.
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Devon and Hampshire eco-towns sites added
Housing minister John Healey has added sites in Devon and Hampshire to the nine local authorities already on a list to develop second-wave eco-towns.
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Danish firm wins International Criminal Court contract despite coming second in competition
Danish architect Schmidt Hammer Lassen has won the contract to build the new €190 million headquarters for the International Criminal Court in The Hague, despite coming second in the competition for the project.
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Feilden Clegg Bradley's Jodrell Bank visitor centre
Planners at Cheshire East Council are examining designs by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios to build a new visitor centre at Manchester University’s Jodrell Bank Observatory.
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YRM wins Sizewell contract
YRM has won its second major scheme in the country’s growing nuclear sector with a deal to masterplan EDF Energy’s site at Sizewell in Suffolk.
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Architect of Bromley-by-Bow Tesco scheme goes back to the drawing board
Collado Collins has been sent back to the drawing board by client Tesco after Cabe savaged its plans for a regeneration project in Bromley-by-Bow.
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Olympic Park Legacy Company bolsters management team
Three new members have been appointed to the Olympic Park Legacy Company’s executive management team.
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HCA and Cabe close ranks over Kickstart – but chairman admits shock over standards
Cabe and the Homes & Communities Agency have insisted they still have a well functioning relationship amid the row over Kickstart design standards.
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Second Heron tower rises from the City
Work has started on The Heron, David Walker and RHWL Architects’ residential tower in the City of London.
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Cabe savages Tesco-led development in Bow
Collado Collins’ scheme for a major supermarket-led regeneration project in east London has been attacked by Cabe.
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Glasgow firm scoops Loch Ness visitor centre competition
Cameron Webster Architects has won a £2.3 million competition to design a visitor centre for Loch Ness.
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US architects Bruce Graham and Raimund Abraham die
The architect behind the Sears Tower in Chicago, at the time of its completion in 1973 the tallest building in the world, died last weekend.
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Design competition for Northern Ireland homes
A design competition to build 70 energy efficient homes has been launched in Northern Ireland.
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Broadway Malyan’s eyes on Guide Dogs prize
Work has begun on Broadway Malyan’s design for a new national breeding centre for the charity Guide Dogs