All Building Design articles in 8 February 2008
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ReviewColin St John Wilson's art collection opens to the public
Colin St John Wilson's other life as art benefactor is celebrated in a new exhibition at Pallant House, the gallery he built in Chichester
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NewsBennetts Associates Architects' Wessex Water HQ reviewed
Will Jones returns to a landmark sustainable building, Wessex Water Operations Centre at Claverdon Down, Bath, and reveals the post-occupation data for the scheme
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MultimediaAudio clip: "Cullinan should have won this years ago"
As Edward Cullinan receives the Riba's Royal Gold Medal, Julyan Wickham tells Zoë Blackler why he is a worthy winner.
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FeaturesErecting our monuments to love
From the to phallic to the fatale, architecture has long been used to express human passion. This Valentine’s Day, bdonline takes a look at the world’s most romantic buildings
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NewsThe trustees have let the foundation down
Zaha Hadid's HQ project for the Architecture Foundation, which has just been axed, should never have been allowed to get this far
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NewsFeilden Clegg Bradley Studios' Heelis HQ for the National Trust, Swindon
How a sustainable agenda and low-tech design made for an eco-conscious building
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Features60 seconds with...Tim Knox
Tim Knox, art historian and director of the Soane Museum, stirred controversy earlier this week with some cutting remarks on public sculpture. Just what is it that’s got him so worked up?
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FeaturesCullinan: a great humanist for our time
Inspired and original, Edward Cullinan's contribution to architecture has been kaleidoscopic, says admirer and former employee Julyan Wickham
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NewsBluewater designer Kuhne to build new city in Kuwait - images
Eric Kuhne, the architect behind Kent’s Bluewater shopping centre, is to design a $77bn (£40bn) city in Kuwait inspired by the ancient trading routes between Europe and Asia.
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NewsKPF’s £2bn Victoria scheme cut down to size
KPF’s £2 billion Victoria Transport Interchange scheme in London has been slashed in scale following sustained criticism from Westminster Council, residents’ groups and Cabe.Westminster Council confirmed that although no formal planning application had yet been submitted, developer Land Securities had proposed cutting the scheme’s height by a third and reducing ...
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Competitions
Wanted: Studio space NW3/5
Sole practitioner needs to liberate spare bedroom: seeks space for desk and filing.
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CompetitionsHoliday let - Copenhagen Denmark
Beach side 3 rooms apartment with fantastic seaview, directly to the beach, large terrasse with sunbeds to enjoy the beautifull view over the beach, sea and the nearby harbour.
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CompetitionsFor sale - 60's bedroom suite
Disappointed at not having £2.5m for Povl Ahm’s sublime house?
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NewsEnglish Heritage awards £2.1m for cathedral repairs
English Heritage has unveiled details of its £2.1 million worth of grants to 28 cathedrals across England.Speaking at Lichfield Cathedral last week, chief executive Simon Thurley announced the funding, supported by charity the Wolfson Foundation, and revealed that three cathedrals, Lichfield, Lincoln and St Edmundsbury, will each receive the maximum ...
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BlogsNews Junkie — 09 and 10 February
A warm weekend for February, especially in Camden. The world economy gives up growth for Lent and journalism loses the plot.
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Review
In Pursuit of Antiquity - until June 1
Explores the influential drawings of the 18th century neoclassicists including Piranesi, George Dance and Robert Adam.
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NewsMayor opens Adjaye's Stephen Lawrence Centre
David Adjaye’s Stephen Lawrence Centre was officially opened by Mayor of London Ken Livingstone yesterday.
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Opinion
...or worse
Oh dear! What on earth has happened to the Aquatics Centre? In 2006, it became a giant panty liner.
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News
Tompkins takes up teaching too
Celebrated theatre architect Steve Tompkins has become a visiting professor at Greenwich University’s school of architecture and construction.
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NewsRefurb raises the roof
ZM Architecture has won planning consent to extend and refurbish the Templeton carpet factory complex at Glasgow Green.