All Building Design articles in 2 April 2004
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Opinion
Not quite so tall
I am writing in relation to your article “Airport’s challenge to tallest tower” (News March 19). I would like to put the record straight in relation to several errors and omissions contained within this piece by your journalist Chris Mugan. First, the project’s architects should have been credited as DMWR ...
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Opinion
Poor precedents
One good thing that good design “at the heart of planning legislation” could bring is its equal opportunity in rural as well as urban areas. But let’s not get too excited; we might well view the new planning legislation with some foreboding. When not all architects agree on what constitutes ...
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OpinionThe new revolutionaries
Aspiring Russian architects are increasingly frustrated with the state of design in Russia as the oligarchs call the shots and formal training is pushed aside. But there is hope, say José Esteves de Matos and Angus Morrogh-Ryan after a visit to Moscow
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Review
The new showmen
Pamela Buxton reports on the launch of two UK architecture festivals this summer
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Building StudyOpen minded
A library by Swanke Hayden Connell is the latest addition to the Open University in Milton Keynes. It's a hi-tech, energy efficient resource centre for staff and students, writes Graham Bizley.
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Opinion
A lack of training
Your report "Design law at last" and leader (March 26) reported good news for all architects. All those who used their influence to amend the Planning Bill should be congratulated. It should be understood, however, that those working in the public sector have given their wholehearted support for ...
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Opinion
Host with the most
SMC Gower Architects has to be applauded for thinking big. The practice recently sent out an invite for the launch of its new offices in Leeds with the proud boast that other invited guests included Tony Blair, George Bush, the Queen and, just to add a touch of glamour, supermodel ...
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Opinion
Holyrood and a question of trust
Never before has the role of the architect come under such intense public scrutiny as at the Holyrood inquiry over the past five months. The business and design practices of both RMJM and Enric Miralles' Barcelona firm have been picked over as though they were the subject of a ...
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Opinion
Gehry’s star pupil
When Frank Gehry makes a presentation for his next project, don’t be surprised if Hollywood movie star Brad Pitt pipes up. Fresh from his heroic role as Achilles in his latest film, Pitt is now believed to be serving an informal apprenticeship at Gehry’s Santa Monica office. Pitt’s work placement ...
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Opinion
The gates of history
A very interesting argument in favour of designing gated communities was this week put forward by architect John Thompson, who is working on a huge new scheme in Moscow. Thompson said he felt comfortable designing gated communities because, historically, all communities were gated. He argued that all towns and cities ...
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News
Euston ramblas plan
A feasibility study into Terry Farrell’s vision to transform London’s busy Euston Road into a continental-style ramblas was given the thumbs up by Camden council this week. The study by consultant Hyder looked at Farrell’s plan to open up public space on the traffic-clogged route and demolish the widely criticised ...
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NewsRoyal Dublin Hotel
A new limestone facade to the Royal Dublin Hotel by MacCormac Jamieson Prichard and Ashlin Coleman Architects has been given planning permission by Dublin City Council. Works to the hotel on O’Connell Street are expected to complete next year.
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News
Schools face 'dumbing down'
Architects who worked up design exemplars for the UK's future schools this week reacted with horror to the news that the government is talking to modular construction company Yorkon with a view to producing modular versions of their designs.
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Review
Domestic goddess
A new book on Charlotte Perriand gives a complex picture of a designer whose work has too often been overshadowed by her association with Le Corbusier.
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News
De Matos Storey Ryan
De Matos Storey Ryan has won planning permission for a modern single-storey house at Dowdeswell Court in Gloucestershire. The “Bath House” is designed to have minimal visible impact on the surrounding landscape while offering dramatic views of the valley. It is linked to a grade II listed Cotswold limestone folly.