All Building Design articles in 24 February 2012
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NewsWatchdog praises YRM’s nuclear design
Design Council Cabe calls Hinkley Point buildings ‘powerful industrial objects’
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NewsCritics call Cameron’s city forum a Blair-style stunt
David Cameron has been accused of copying Tony Blair’s Cool Britannia stunt by inviting celebrity architects to Downing Street to discuss the future of cities.
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OpinionSnobbery and flawed logic fuel attack on Henry’s house
The former Arsenal star should be congratulated for his architectural decisions
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NewsSamsung axes young practice’s 2012 pavilion
Mobile phone giant drops scheme praised by design watchdog
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NewsMaccreanor Lavington's land trust bid rejected
Local housing group still hopeful Mile End hospital site will be redeveloped into new homes
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FeaturesReport warns of office surplus
A report by EC Harris has said that a glut of office space in the City of London could spring up because developers will struggle to find tenants to occupy new buildings going up.
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FeaturesExpect the unexpected
Development Securities director Julian Barwick favours savvy architects who can surprise
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Research tips cities for growth
US housing research specialist Hanley Wood has named Boston, Dallas, Seattle and Washington DC as the best markets for residential growth
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FeaturesHow will investing in bim affect your tax bill?
Whether you make the leap before or after the end of March could make a difference
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Study predicts European decline
New research by the European Architectural Barometer — which looks at the construction sectors of six countries including the UK — has found that architects in Spain and Italy are reporting falling workloads with those in France and the Netherlands also heading for a slowdown.
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FeaturesNine Elms developer cuts debt by a third
Ballymore, which is working on the Nine Elms site in London, has paid down more than a third of its debt.
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FeaturesData brief: February 24 2012
Which region was the brightest housing performer in the final quarter of 2011
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OpinionBuild up an appetite
Architectural Come Dine With Me, a mix-up with Zaha and an underground encounter
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Opinion
Olympic record in question
David Bonnett claims the London Olympic Village is the “inclusive first” with regard to access for disabled users (Letters February 17).
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OpinionWill Sainsbury's duck the issue?
In their book Learning from Las Vegas, Venturi, Scott Brown and Izenour set up a simple building classification system: the “duck” (the building’s useable space is secondary to its symbolic form) and the “decorated shed” (the building’s form responds to its requirements and decoration is independently applied to it).
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Opinion
The inside view of Tesco design
Following the release of Tesco’s Christmas trading figures much has been written about the direction of the business, including what role store design will play in driving profits.