All Building Design articles in 10 September 2004

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  • Opinion

    More suitable way

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Ann Sawyer, LondonRather than using a suit that “mimics age and disability”, how about using design standards based on research into the needs of real people (BS 8300), or other comprehensive guidance, such as The Access Manual.The information is all out there; the problem lies in convincing architects to use ...

  • The Spire, Dublin: Ian Ritchie Architects
    News

    Veterans on top in Stirling race

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Five architects with a combined age of 316 represent the short list for this year’s Stirling Prize.

  • News

    Put PFI on trial, says think-tank

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    A left-leaning think-tank has asked the government to urgently assess the impact of the Private Finance Initiative on design quality.

  • Opinion

    Word perfect

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    James Boutwood, EssexCongratulations to Peter Wilson on his excellent coverage of the extension to the National Gallery of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Academy (Works August 27). It was a joy to read and an excellent description of a very successful building. What is more, it was a welcome change ...

  • News

    Spotcheck: North

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    l Home free Matthew Lloyd Architects has been selected to design 40 affordable, low-energy homes in Sheffield for Sheffield City Council and the Environment Trust.

  • Year of the boot: Lille's Capital of Culture logo celebrates the city's latest icon, Christian de Portzamparc's "ski boot" building.
    News

    Lille’s lesson for Liverpool

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    What can the 2008 Capital of Culture learn from Lille? Forget chasing icons, writes Charlie Gates, a tour of this year’s city reveals the community is key

  • Seen from the main courtyard, the church's bell tower casts a shadow in the morning sun.
    Building Study

    Kindred spirits

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    John Pawson says he met his perfect clients when he was appointed to design a monastery in the Czech Republic for a silent order of Cistercian monks. We ask if the result was as heavenly as he hoped

  • Showtime: Lim with one of his models depicting a surreal vision of 13th century Venice for the Biennale called Urban Washing Machine: The Carnival is Coming to Town.
    News

    Inside the outsider

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    The inclusion of conceptual architect CJ Lim in the Venice Biennale raised eyebrows. But, says Will Hurst, he has powerful fans, including Zaha Hadid, and he is optimistic the right opportunity to build will come along

  • Opinion

    Stirling jury must lead on icons

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    There is already a clear favourite for the Stirling Prize — 2005 that is, not 2004. Enric Miralles and RMJM’s Holyrood Parliament project is the kind of bold, sophisticated and provocative architecture that should win awards.

  • Opinion

    Ian Martin

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    With half the Beatles dead and Rooney gone to Manchester, Liverpool’s a city living on borrowed time…

  • News

    Look Famlia?

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    A team of Spanish architectural experts has created a computer rendering of how Antoni Gaudí’s famed Sagrada Família in Barcelona will look when it is completed.

  • News

    Projects fail timber test

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Architects in control of high-profile lottery-funded projects are failing to meet key timber sustainability standards, a BD investigation has found.

  • News

    Minister looks to Europe for pre-fab model

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Housing minister Keith Hill has visited the Netherlands and Germany to investigate modern methods of construction (MMC), the ODPM has revealed.

  • News

    Filmhouse location row erupts

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Edinburgh council disputes site

  • News

    Edaw to masterplan Thurrock

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Edaw has been appointed to masterplan the long-term development of Thurrock in the Thames Gateway.

  • News

    Easy to go large with skyscraper software

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    S333 has revealed details of a revolutionary computer system to aid skyscraper design.

  • Electroplate and ebonised wood teapot, designed by Dresser
    Review

    Snappy Dresser

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Modernist pioneer or Victorian master? Alan Powers lifts the lid on Christopher Dresser

  • Boot the suit: Design aid fails to impress.
    Opinion

    A dressing down

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Sek Cheong Ho, LondonIs this a publicity stunt (Dressed to distress August 27)? Many knowledgable and accountable architects will know how difficult it is to manoeuvre with braces, straps, splints etc, while maintaining patients’ dignity and privacy. More importantly, if they have gone through an experience themselves as patients in ...

  • News

    RMJM wins Olympic double

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    RMJM’s Hong Kong office has been appointed to design a 250,000sq m commercial centre for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

  • Matthew White's Future House proposal that borrows from dentistry practice and the automotive industry and was submitted into a competition as a story in comic book format.
    Building Study

    Magpie design

    2004-09-10T00:00:00Z

    Architects are stealing from dentists and others for new technology