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A short history of protection of title
The fight for statutory registration of architects was long and hard-fought, as Eleanor Jolliffe recounts in the second of her new series
In pictures: Why we need to keep fighting for our modern heritage
As C20 Society celebrates its 40th anniversary Catherine Croft looks at some of the treasures we might have lost
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BD Digital Edition - August 2019
Highlights from August in a magazine format
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Technical Feature
Technical Study: Beaconsfield Mews cohousing, London, by Stolon Studio
Architect-developers Robert and Jessica Barker tell Elizabeth Hopkirk how they are turning community-building on backland sites into a business model
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Jamie Fobert: ‘Our AYA win feels like a new beginning’
Gallery: Pictures from BD’s Architect of the Year Awards
Jamie Fobert crowned Architect of the Year
Full list of winners from BD’s Architect of the Year Awards 2019
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Inspirations
Alan Stanton’s inspiration: Lovell Beach House, Newport Beach, California
The architect recalls his first visit to Rudolph Schindler’s inventive ocean house that has remained in his imagination ever since
A short history of protection of title
The fight for statutory registration of architects was long and hard-fought, as Eleanor Jolliffe recounts in the second of her new series
What will the Worcester Park fire mean for fire regs?
Andrew Mellor looks at the latest implications for ever-evolving fire safety legislation
Maybe we could teach Scandinavians about cycling on the pavement
Gillian Darley is nearly knocked off her feet in Copenhagen
There is no limit to the wisdom of cities - if we stop interfering
Planners must work with these complex entities and stop trying to impose their pocket utopias, says David Rudlin
Two projects that all housing developers should visit
When it comes to making good places, architecture is only part of the recipe, says Martyn Evans
No more excuses for green washing
We need to look for sustainable solutions at every stage of a project. But, says Mark Middleton, it’s not just the responsibility of architects
Building Studies
Building Study: Tintagel Bridge, Cornwall, by William Matthews Associates
Building Study: James Simon Galerie, Berlin, by David Chipperfield
Building Study: Churchill College housing, Cambridge, by Cottrell & Vermeulen
Ike Ijeh’s verdict: Junya Ishigami’s Serpentine Pavilion
Building Study: Drayton Green Church, by Piercy & Company
Building Study: Bracken House, London, by John Robertson Architects
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In pictures: Why we need to keep fighting for our modern heritage
As C20 Society celebrates its 40th anniversary Catherine Croft looks at some of the treasures we might have lost
How to design a good school dining room
Tom Waddicor looks at pitfalls and solutions in designing spaces for learners who lunch
Designing for God: Eric Mendelsohn’s US synagogues
After the trauma of the Holocaust, the task of defining what it meant to be Jewish and American fell to an architect who felt it was his destiny
Alan Jones: We need to talk
The profession is facing huge challenges. The new president of the RIBA tells Elizabeth Hopkirk how he plans to tackle them
How to build a circular economy
Petra Marko asks whether we can get to a place of ‘good growth’
We were so frustrated by gender equality events we decided to hold our own
Jennifer de Vere-Hopkins and Emily Lawrence of Jestico & Whiles explain why they put design at the heart of the equality debate
‘It’s just the same whether you are designing a building or a bike’
The architect who broke the men’s world cycling speed record at 174mph tells BD how he did it - and admits he was ‘absolutely terrified’
We should embrace AI to help us solve humanity’s existential crisis
With a fuller understanding of issues such as climate change and migration we have a better chance of developing solutions, writes Anna Liu
Confessions of an architectural modelmaker
Faulkner Browns modelmaker Andrew Parkin explains why he has no need to fear the march of technology
How a UK architect won the job of designing all eight venues for one of the world’s biggest sporting events
Pattern Design had less than 18 months to deliver the Pan American Games in Lima. Director Lindsay Johnston explains how they did it
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