All Building Design articles in 30 Aug 2013
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News
Architect of the Year Awards 2013 shortlist revealed
Refurbishment and housing among most hotly contested categories
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Opinion
Could Zurich's 'sex boxes' have a role beyond prostitution?
Richard J Williams assesses the Swiss scheme to rehabilitate street prostitution
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News
Architects call for review of student housing standards
Planning inspector accused of treating students as ‘sub-species’
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Opinion
We need to negotiate new terms for student housing
Though the sector is booming, poor design and low standards remain rife, says Amanda Baillieu
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Opinion
Don’t students need proper housing?
The presence of two university accommodation schemes on the Carbuncle Cup shortlist reveals a worrying trend, says Hank Dittmar
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Opinion
Does the shake-up of building standards go far enough?
The government has launched a 10-week consultation ahead of its Housing Standards Review – but are its terms too limited?
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Opinion
Restoration is a question of time
Gillian Darley hopes that Witherford Watson Mann’s design for Astley Castle for the Landmark Trust “signals that conjectural restoration has been consigned to the scrapheap” ( Opinion August 16 ).
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Opinion
Does Arb serve a useful purpose?
It is good to see Owen Luder (the first chair of Arb) stating that the recent proceedings of its PCC are unacceptable ( Letters August 16 ).
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News
Carbuncle Cup winner 2013: A triumph for the dark side
This year’s worst new building, 465 Caledonian Road by Stephen George Partners, offers a prison-like experience for student residents
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News
Government launches simplified online planning guidance
Ministers want more bungalows and an end to anti-car traffic calming
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Opinion
Birmingham begins a fresh chapter
The city’s new library signals a shift in the way public buildings will be funded, says Ellis Woodman
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News
Sidell Gibson's Birmingham staff saved
Partner owed £100,000 after paying architects’ salaries in final months
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News
OMA wins Colombian capital masterplan
275ha site will serve as the city’s government headquarters
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News
York practice DWA wins Chinese care home
Guangzhou facility will provide accommodation for over 1000 residents
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News
HTA gets go-ahead for Wembley student housing
Scheme uses a prefabricated system developed by the practice
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Building Study
Library of Birmingham by Mecanoo
The flashy exterior of Birmingham’s new library overshadows an interior that is rich in ingenuity and style
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Features
Takero Shimazaki: 'I'm too diplomatic'
The director of Toh Shimazaki on the Smithsons’ Hexenhaus, London and Tokyo
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Competitions
Scottish Scenic Routes architecture competition
Recently qualified architects sought to design architectural interventions
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News
Hong Kong is most expensive country to build in
Hong Kong overtakes Switzerland in annual EC Harris survey