All Building Design articles in 15 July 2005
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TechnicalTechbrief
Putting on a show The Building Centre in London has opened a dedicated exhibition space for sustainable building materials. The Eco-Zone will showcase environmentally friendly manufacturers and products, all carefully assessed for energy efficient design, resource efficiency, waste minimisation, recyclability, durability and low maintenance. The Building Centre is inviting a ...
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News
Powerplay
A report by the House of Lords published this week has accused the government of having an incoherent policy on energy efficiency. The report calls for a minister solely responsible for energy, more government funding for construction research and stricter building regulations.A new report by Cabe details the barriers faced ...
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NewsTo Pompidou, a son
Japanese architect Shigeru Ban’s new landmark outpost of the Pompidou Centre in Paris has been submitted for planning permission.
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ReviewOpera and me
Architecture brings its rewards slowly and needs balancing with other emotional highs.
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Features
Out with the old
I once knew a designer who refused to buy a new computer because he was worried that a better version would come out just as soon as he had purchased the latest kit. Consequently, his machine just got older and older. How often should you replace key hardware? And how ...
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ReviewRegenerationist? Moi?
Sculptor Antony Gormley seems unwilling to recognise the reason much of his work is commissioned
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News
One-off opportunity to put young practices on the map
The government must grasp the “one-off opportunity” to make the London 2012 Olympics a launchpad for the next generation of architects, a group of young architects told Olympics minister Tessa Jowell this week.
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NewsLove triangles
Wandel Hoefer Lorch & Hirsch has completed this museum and document archive, set within the landscape around Hinzert in western Germany.
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NewsLevels of learning
The Bridge Academy in Hackney, east London, designed by Building Design Partnership, has been granted government funding.
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OpinionCan we resist an icon Olympics?
The contest to design venues for 2012 must be intellectually curious as well as commercially competitive. Koolhaas, Chipperfield and Zaera Polo have set the pace
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Opinion
Ian Martin
Activists dressed as millworkers will lobby to protect historic houses, having left their children at home dosed with laudanum
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ReviewPlywood homes from home
Rirkrit Tiravanija’s show features recreations of his own apartment. Catherine Croft pops round for a coffee
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News
Place for heritage in Stratford
English Heritage has insisted the 28 listed buildings across the Olympics site will not obstruct development and in fact should be retained as a way to engage the local community in the masterplan.
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News
The lying game
Design statements descend into farce as architects routinely give planners the runaround
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News
Pringle to fight PFI games threat
Incoming RIBA president Jack Pringle has pledged to lobby the government against using traditional PFI procurement for the London 2012 Olympics.