All Building Design articles in 10 June 2005
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NewsSpotcheck: South-west
Greener Bristol Bristol City Council has launched a consultation for its new parks and green spaces strategy. It was drawn up following concerns that some parts of Bristol do not have access to high-quality green space. The strategy sets out future funding and development ideas for the green spaces. To ...
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NewsSummer of Sorrell
John Sorrell talks to Robert Booth in his first major interview since taking over as Cabe chairman about designing the watchdog a new home, why he’s doing it for the people and the power of skateboarding
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NewsPowerplay
Frank Gehry’s controversial scheme for the King Alfred site in Hove (below) has won the backing of the Brighton & Hove council’s policy and resources committee, which acts as landlord for the site. Developer Karis will now prepare a planning application.London’s planners must be well trained if they are to ...
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NewsPeople
Deyan Sudjic (pictured), architecture critic for the Observer and former editor of Domus and Blueprint, has been appointed the new dean of the Faculty of Art, Design & Architecture at Kingston University.Former local government minister Nick Raynsford has been appointed as chairman of the Construction Industry Council from June 2006.
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NewsShopping in St Pauls shadow
A complex of shops and offices designed by French architect Jean Nouvel has been proposed for a hyper-sensitive site next to St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Opinion
Topsy-turvy logic
Make should be commended for its aim to become a carbon-neutral office (News May 6), but I was surprised to read that it is proposing such an inefficient form for its proposed tower in Abu Dhabi (News May 20).
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Opinion
Shifting intentions
I trust that Frank Duffy and Owen Luder are able publicly to refute Malcolm Nickolls’ extraordinary assertion that at the time of the drafting of the act they, as successive RIBA presidents, conspired to give Arb the very powers that they were telling their own members the new act would ...
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Opinion
Insider knowledge
It seems symptomatic of our times that your coverage of the Chipperfield housing on the edge of Madrid features five large colour photographs of the exterior but none of the habitable interior — with only one plan so small as to be virtually illegible.
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Opinion
Ian Martin
How can I introduce ‘comfort and humour’ into my boutique hotel? Two layers of carpet and a clown on reception
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NewsHit and miss
Leicester City Council has pledged to press ahead with Rafael Viñoly’s performing arts centre at a cost of £48 million, £4 million more than previous estimates and nearly double the original £26 million price tag.The sustainable headquarters for the Environment Agency, designed by Scott Brownrigg, was officially opened ...
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Learning the hard way
There are two clear causes for the drop out of women from architectural education. As the end of the university year approaches we turn the spotlight on training in a 50/50 special
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NewsIn place of grace
The Museum of Liverpool has released the first images of its new building, designed by Danish firm 3XN.
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News
Schools for Future scrutiny scrapped
Mayhem predicted as design vetting is axed in civil service cuts
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Opinion
Founded on facts
I couldn't agree more with Malcolm Fraser’s views on the “obscenity” of demolishing up to 400,000 houses in northern England (Soapbox May 27).
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Building StudyGreen with envy
Sauerbruch Hutton’s Federal Environmental Agency building in Dessau, Germany, raises the sustainability standards bar in Britain with its string of impressive environmental measures
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... Structure
Cari-Jane Hakes on Peter Rice’s structure of the Pompidou Centre
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Opinion
A good discipline
Charlie Gates refers to critics who are likely to be disappointed with the election of Brett Steele as chairman of the AA, as he may be too academic for the exigencies of practice (News May 27).