All Building Design articles in 11 April 2008
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TechnicalThe Code is not enough - sustainability thinking part one
In his first essay on the environment and design architect Jon Goodbun argues for a wider definition of sustainability beyond carbon and climate change. We need to change our entire production ecology, no less
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ReviewPaul Catherall: Shaping The City - Until May 18
Catherall is renowned for his clean, sharp prints of London architecture, including Tate Modern, Battersea Power Station and Trellick Tower and also as London Transport’s most popular and prolific poster artists.
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CompetitionsFor sale - spectacular penthouse apartment in Amsterdam
Designed by Erick van Egeraat and built in 2002 this a landmark building is sited in the Dapperbuurt area of Amsterdam.
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ReviewAnne Desmet - Urban Evolution - until August 3
Presenting collages inspired by The Tower of Babel, the British Museum’s Great Court and the Victoria Baths in Manchester, which is (currently in restoration). Printmaker Anne Desmet deals with themes of urban decay and renewal in her new exhibition at Manchester’s Whitworth Art Gallery
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FeaturesThree RIBA candidates open up on presidential ambitions
Andrew Hanson, Paul Davis and Ruth Reed throw their hats into the ring for the 2009-10 presidency
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NewsLeading architects fail to save Welsh school
Newport High School set to be demolished after appeal by figures including Zaha Hadid and Peter Cook fails
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New Covent Garden Market architects unveiled
Foster & Partners and Neil Tomlinson Architects have been revealed as the architects selected to redevelop the New Covent Garden Market site near Battersea Power station.The team will develop and deliver a new design for market facilities and infrastructure for the Covent Garden Market Authority (CGMA) in a project led ...
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NewsOmbudsman rejects complaints over Highland Housing Fair
One of the country's most exciting housing schemes has received a huge boost after accusations of maladministration were officially rejected.BD reported in February that the Highland Housing Fair, to be built near Inverness, was being investigated by the Scottish Public Service Ombudsman over claims that it had not properly followed ...
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NewsIan Ritchie dropped from Southwark's Potters Field housing scheme
Architect Ian Ritchie has been dropped from Berkley Homes' prominent Potters Field housing scheme near Tower Bridge.The decision was announced last night (Monday) by Southwark Council, which recently signed a co-operation agreement with Berkeley Homes after years of opposing the developer's scheme. The council said a new architect would be ...
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NewsDesign for London shortlists 40 practices for framework panel
Design for London has shortlisted more than 40 practices for its forthcoming framework panel including Marks Barfield, Foster & Partners, Studio Egret West and David Chipperfield.The shortlist, which attracted more than 180 submissions, is competing to be named on DFL's Architecture, Landscape and Urban Design panel, plans for which were ...
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BlogsNews Junkie — 12 and 13 April
A Misanthropists manifesto of global glitches, Public art rage and ironic viral outbreak of eighties pop.
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Competitions
For Sale - Living Architecture nos 1 -20
These very high quality publications cover architecture and design from Scandinavia.
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NewsAA pavilion marks 10 years of design research lab
Alumni of the Architectural Association have completed an innovative pavilion designed to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the school's design research lab.The competition-winning scheme, which sits outside the AA's Bedford Square premises, was designed by 2002 graduate Alan Dempsey and Alvin Huang of the class of 2004. It was developed ...
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NewsCouncil admits it has not costed Robin Hood Gardens refurbishment
Tower Hamlets Council has admitted it has not fully costed the refurbishment of Robin Hood Gardens, despite its repeated claims that demolition is the most economic option.
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Opinion
Stone timebomb
We in Liverpool now await the battle for the exterior finish on what was supposed to be the flagship icon of Liverpool’s Capital of Culture 2008, the Museum of Liverpool (Solutions April 4).
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NewsWatchdogs roll over in name of progress
Bosses at three of the UK’s four design watchdogs have met in Belfast in a sign of increasing collaboration.
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Rollercoaster inferno
The oldest rollercoaster in Britain has been razed to the ground in what police are describing as an arson attack.
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NewsV&A hosts wonder wall
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is the inspiration for CJ Lim’s installation, Seasons Through the Looking Glass, which opened last week at the Victoria & Albert Museum.