All Building Design articles in 26 Apr 2013
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Technical
Poole harbour crossing by Wilkinson Eyre
With diagonal bascules that rise up like the masts of a ship, Poole harbour crossing is a clever twist on the traditional drawbridge
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Technical
Where the embodied is buried
Upcoming changes to both Breeam and the building regulations are placing the embodied carbon of different structural solutions under the spotlight
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Technical
Brent Civic Centre by Hopkins Architects
Hopkins Architects brings together a range of public services in an elegant structure crowned by a stunning ETFE and steel roof
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Building Study
Madinat As Sultan Qaboos, Oman, by Kamvari Architects
Mixed-use scheme in Muscat city centre neighbourhood will echo the design of old settlements in the region
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Opinion
Space needs further exploration
The RIBA’s space standards campaign is failing to address the right targets, says Amanda Baillieu
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Opinion
The squeeze won’t ease any time soon
It will take more than EU rule changes to save architects from the hostility of our own government, says Denise Chevin
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Opinion
Is the RIBA doing enough for small practices?
A coherent voice for firms of all sizes, or not giving the underdogs the help they need?
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Features
For the record
Thirty years after Pevsner’s death, we look back to his remarkable effort to document England’s notable buildings
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Opinion
Procurement is widening the gap
In the RIBA report Building Ladders of Opportunity the particular consequences of skewed UK procurement policy and practice were researched and evaluated.
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Opinion
Schools fail to make the grade
It’s all very well talking about creativity and collaboration when designing schools ( Letters April 5 ), but all of this goes out of the window when we (teachers) are judged.
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Opinion
Discourse is key to understanding
The final paragraph of your editorial is chilling: “But the question she [Margaret Thatcher] posed — what are architects for and what is it they do? — is one governments continue to ask, yet one the profession has still failed to adequately answer” ( Leader April 12 ).
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Opinion
Wolf Prize needs a wider context
Some of our most eminent architects ( News April 19 ) are taking a “moral stand” in reprimanding Eduardo Souto de Moura for accepting an award from Israel, notwithstanding its government’s “escalating war crimes” — though which alleged crimes, which war or which escalation they do not say.
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Opinion
Education must include business
Architects need a good early grounding in business ( News April 19 ) in the hope that they do not undersell their skills, as is rampant at present.
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Opinion
Pharmaceuticals for all but Foster
It appears ageist comments have slipped through the back door ( Boots April 19 ).
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Analysis
Five facts about free schools
How do free schools get built? Is there work in free schools for architects like you? Find out with our quick guide and special report …
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News
Welsh Streets Estate to be demolished despite Save's concern
Council gives go-ahead to appoint contractor for redevelopment of estate where Ringo Starr was born