All Building Design articles in 15 April 2016
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Information - BD
New: uniquely slim Schueco FWS 35 PD façade is Passive House-certified
The drive for continual improvement in the performance and appearance of Schueco’s systems remains a development priority. One newly launched façade system shows some significant recent advances.
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Opinion
Why the Panama Papers raise questions for architects too
Greater transparency is good news for the profession - but not necessarily in the way you might think, says Amanda Baillieu
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Features
A European's guide to working in New York
Could you hack it in the city that never sleeps? You’re an architect: you don’t sleep anyway. Of course you could
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News
Architect forces university to drop £1m turnover demand
£3.8m refurb of Maguire Murray student union now open to smaller practices
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News
Chipperfield's James Simon Galerie tops out
Practice celebrates Berlin museum reaching key milestone
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News
Hackney mayor welcomes Bishopsgate deferral
Jules Pipe reiterates belief that scheme would have ‘torn heart out’ of Shoreditch
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News
Wetherspoons pub wins design award
Harrison Ince Architects’ new pub in Ilfracombe wins accolade at 2015 Pub Design Awards
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Technical
Reinventing the green wall
A new bio-receptive concrete panelling system could mean urban green walls that don’t need expensive maintenance and provide a better environment for plants too
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News
PRP becomes one of first to hit 50:50 gender split at board level
Hawkins Brown and Levitt Bernstein thought to be closest rivals
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News
Mole wins planning for one of UK's largest co-housing schemes
Timber scheme could be complete by next summer
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News
John McAslan showcases Camberwell library
£2m building represents a new chapter for neighbourhood
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News
Boris postpones decision on Bishopsgate Goodsyard
Move almost certain to mean ruling will be made by Johnson’s successor
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Review
After Chernobyl: Moving a whole town
Book Club: Balazs Endrodi, who grew up in one of the Soviet Union’s ‘nuclear cities’, reviews a new guide to the nation’s last atomgrad
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News
Squires wins planning after lopping storeys from Paddington tower
Opponents still say ‘naive’ decision will open floodgates to more towers
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News
Qatar stadium chief pays tribute to Zaha Hadid
‘We are fortunate to have her impact but unfortunate not to have her when it’s ready’
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Analysis
Boris Johnson: Assessing his legacy
As the eight-year tenure of the mayor of London draws to a close, many Londoners have mixed feelings about the changes he has wrought on their city
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News
PLP plans 80-storey ‘timber tower’ for Barbican
Joint venture with Cambridge University designed to showcase potential for lightweight construction
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News
Malcolm Fraser blasts process that led to Edinburgh school closures
Children’s learning was lower priority than enriching bankers and lawyers, says architect