All Building Design articles in 21 October 2005
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NewsTrapped in the tower
The 170m-high Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth finally opened to the public this week, but not without further embarrassment for the ill-fated tourist attraction, which is six years behind schedule and £9 million over budget.
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Power play
The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister has published planning guidance for site clearance in the event of a terror attack or major natural disaster.
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Opinion
Man of the people
The prime-time television coverage of the Stirling Prize last week was very welcome.
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NewsHit and miss
The controversial plan to demolish Battersea Power Station’s four iconic chimneys has won planning permission.
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Opinion
Perfect Saturday TV – heroes and villains
I approached Channel 4’s coverage of the 2005 Stirling Prize with trepidation. Firstly, a two-hour programme about architecture, although my pet interest, does not necessarily make great Saturday night television.
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Piers Gough
The Scottish Parliament will, I am sure, be seen as one of the great, if not the greatest, Stirling Prize winners. Celebratory gifts often cost many times more than ordinary things. And the Scottish Parliament is a gift from all the British people to the Scots.
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ReviewPhilip Glass and me
I am inspired by music generally, and Philip Glass in particular. Architects, I think, traditionally listened to music while drawing.
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Opinion
Falling numbers
Architects refurbishing Lasdun’s famous ziggurats at the University of East Anglia have an interesting design challenge: how to stop drunken students falling off the roof balconies.
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ReviewTschumi faces the family
Helen Castle watched Parc de la Villette receive the Supercrit treatment
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ReviewEnchanting the forest
James Rose meets architect Kisa Kawakami, creator of the latest art installation at Kielder Park
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NewsIs this a victory for the power of dreams or a self-inflicted wound?
The Stirling debate: Victory and verdicts
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NewsHow to sell your dream
Developer Roger Zogolovitch shows architects how to make themselves irresistible to clients