All Building Design articles in 1 April 2005
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Opinion
Useless students
While John Assael correctly draws an analogy between medicine and architecture by highlighting the dire nature of architectural education (Soapbox March 24), he conveniently overlooks one of the most important aspects of the partnership between architecture schools and practices.
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NewsTicket to Ryde
Marks Barfield Architects has won a competition to redesign a major new transport interchange for the seaside town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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Building StudyDo the right thing
Cottrell & Vermeulen’s refurbishment of the Kensal House nursery retains the original vision
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News
Power play
Ash Design and Nightingale Architects are merging to become Nightingale Architects Limited. The new practice will employ 175 architects and have a combined annual turnover of £15.5 million. The government may not meet the deadline of January for complying with a new EU directive on energy efficiency in buildings. The ...
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People
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has announced that Anne Hemming has taken up the position of head of building regulations. She has replaced Paul Everall who held the position for many years and retired earlier this year. The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation has made its first ...
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NewsPFI pressure pays off
The eight-month fight over the Royal London Hospital finally came to an end this week as the £600 million PFI project won planning approval from Tower Hamlets council and the backing of London’s mayor.
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Opinion
ODPM wants you to have the write stuff
Are you one of those architects who thinks you can let the genius of your scheme speak for itself?
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Opinion
Missing link
Tessa Jowell, in her essay Better Places to Live, claims to be aware of how history, human identity and present-day culture interlink.
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Opinion
Jowellism, the new philistinism
The heritage heresy headlined in BD (News March 24) suggests that a) the term philistinism has now been comprehensively eclipsed by Jowellism, and b) the proposed procedure should more appropriately be applied to an obviously redundant culture (doh!) minister.Robin Hurley, Solihull
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Opinion
Ian Martin
My flood-plain houses are to be called in. Good luck retrieving the Alpine Bungalow model — it’s halfway to France by now
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ReviewPutting lipstick on the gorilla
Despite his better judgment, Henry Moore produced many architectural collaborations
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Opinion
Neglected gateway
It is noteworthy to see so many high-quality design names developing the network of buildings on the King’s Cross site.
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ReviewInspiration: Whisky fuelled
I rediscovered the work of Ghanaian artist El Anatsui through Gus Casely-Hayford, the curator of the Africa Galleries at the British Museum.
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NewsRoof revival Down Under
Grimshaw’s £144 million redevelopment of Spencer Street station in Melbourne is starting to take shape on the Australian city’s skyline.
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London falls down in skyscraper rankings
Hong Kong has the most dramatic skyline in the world, while London lags far behind other world cities such as New York, Chicago and Tokyo, according to new skyline rankings published last week.