All Building Design articles in 14 April 2017
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Review
Why are architectural exhibitions so hard?
Architecture is a uniquely difficult artform to present in a gallery. Photographers, painters and modelmakers have all tried, with varying degrees of success. Could the immersive world of comics be a more helpful medium? Richard Gatti finds out
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News
Hodge report was 'skewed', says Garden Bridge boss
Mervyn Davies accuses MP of mainly speaking to opponents of project
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News
Garden Bridge team to cash in even if it’s axed
Margaret Hodge report reveals players behind the controversial London bridge will pocket large sums even if project is scrapped
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Opinion
We should appreciate London’s success while it lasts
The capital might be struggling to accommodate its burgeoning population - but that’s surely better than the Detroit-style decline it once faced, argues Ben Flatman
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News
Tate Harmer cleared for Eden Project hotel
Design for £8.5m Cornwall scheme provides “back to nature” setting for eco-attraction visitors
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News
Make Architects signs up for Hornsey Town Hall redevelopment
Ken Shuttleworth’s practice becomes latest firm to take on Modernist landmark in north London
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News
Mackintosh's Windyhill garage given overhaul
Local firm gets OK to replace 1980s building at Charles Rennie Mackintosh house
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Rogers booked for British Library extension
Practice to design new-build exhibition and commercial space to the north of Grade I listed building
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Features
Conservation areas at 50: is their time up?
As conservation areas turn 50, they are coming under increasing pressure in major cities. Ike Ijeh looks at the battle between heritage enthusiasts and developers, and asks experts if they think the areas have reached a tipping point
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News
John Robertson Architects' Bracken House refresh starts on site
Remodelling of listed former FT HQ will include Palazzo Carignano-inspired roof garden
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News
Craft skills shortages ‘putting heritage projects at risk’
Surveyors flag divide between public’s building-preservation expectations and industry skills gaps
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News
Pascall & Watson flies high with bumper set of numbers
Abu Dhabi work boom sends revenue above £20m
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News
North Yorks village hotel OK'd by Harrogate council
Scheme at Grantley being developed by UKIP donor’s ex-wife
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Features
CPD 7 2017: Rainscreen cladding
Rainscreen cladding, which uses an inner and outer leaf to create a seal against moisture, has been in use for decades. But modern systems offer a more flexible, lightweight protection. This CPD module is sponsored by Kalzip
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News
Locals launch design contest for rival Mount Pleasant scheme
Proposals sought from ‘across the profession’ after Francis Terry designed first phase
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Opinion
The Garden Bridge is like a student project – good on paper but impossible to realise
With government cuts and increasing global tensions it’s not the time to waste money on a costly folly, says Eleanor Jolliffe
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News
Levitt Bernstein and East's Peckham plans pass muster
Council-led regeneration project will deliver 168 new homes through conversion and new-build
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News
Hopkins completes Herne Hill Velodrome pavilion
New grandstand opens at ‘spiritual home’ of British cycling
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News
Aecom wins 3,000 modular homes job at Silvertown
East London deal is firm’s first major contracting role in the UK