All Building Design articles in 08 Mar 2013
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NewsArchitects welcome collapse in talks between NBS and Aecom
Profession concerned credibility of RIBA Enterprises’ NBS was at risk
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Building StudyCromer Road Community Hub, Hellesdon, Norwich
Architect submits plans for 6,500sq m facility that will feature a museum, an auditorium and a large communal foyer
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FeaturesEmployment survey: regional outlook
Two practice directors give us their own view of the state of architectural employment across Britain
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OpinionTough times call for tactical planning
We need investment in small projects, not grand strategies, to revitalise the economy
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OpinionAre flatpack building systems an answer to the housing crisis?
The country needs more new homes. But will a shift to offsite construction really help?
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FeaturesHelping Berlin get over the Wall
German architect Hans Kollhoff created a high-rise tower in Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz in 1995
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OpinionRegs are not for manufacturers
Aren’t building regulations meant to be for the benefit of building users? (“ Pickles under pressure over building reg delays ” bdonline February 25).
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OpinionNon-designers don't understand
I would question whether non-designers, not designers, have too much influence ( Debate March 1 ).
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OpinionCity streets need a rich mixture
With regard to your recent editorial concerning the relaxation of planning for offices-to-residential ( Leader March 1 ), I am neither an architect nor town planner and as such I have, perhaps, the advantage when it comes to seeing the “wood” rather than individual “trees”.
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OpinionCultural centre feels the squeeze
AHMM’s Willesden Green library and cultural centre ( News March 1 ) has been squeezed onto a small footprint in order to release as much space as possible for the private flats being built.
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OpinionDon't build boxes in Christchurch
I was born in Christchurch and was trained there as an architect then went to study in Auckland.
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OpinionRogers' house is too adaptable
I don’t disagree with the decision to list Richard Rogers’ parents’ house ( News March 1 )
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NewsOne-fifth of UK architects unemployed
BD’s employment survey shows joblessness close to 2009 levels
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NewsArtwork unveiled on Eric Parry's Piccadilly development
Richard Deacon has designed a colourful cornice for the building
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NewsV&A and Design Museum on trade mission to Far East
Foster, Populous and Benoy also fly out with architecture minister
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TechnicalAvenue du Temple apartments by Local Architecture
Angular concrete slabs articulate different scales and a dynamic composition of forms
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FeaturesEmployment survey: is architecture working?
BD’s survey of employment in architecture reveals a generation responding to hard times by going freelance, working part-time or even pursuing new careers outside the profession