All Building Design articles in 01 April 2011 – Page 2
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NewsReed speaks out over RIBA chief executive ousting reports
RIBA president Ruth Reed has refused to deny reports that she made a failed bid to oust chief executive Harry Rich at a board meeting earlier this year.
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ReviewCultural Guide: April 4-10
This week’s cultural guide considers the merits of Béton Brut alongside a rethink of James Stirling’s work in the context of the crisis of modernism
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NewsNew architecture school head for Birmingham City University
Ex-student and acting deputy head Kevin Singh appointed to role
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Syria unrest hits museum scheme
The uprisings spreading across north Africa and the Middle East have led to the postponement of a conference to discuss the future of museums and heritage sites in Syria.
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NewsStudio RHE's east London tower wins planning
Newham Council has approved designs by Studio RHE to build a 24-storey tower in the Royal Docks area of east London.Work on the £80 million scheme, called Silvertree, will start in the summer and is due to finish at the end of next year.The 161-apartment complex will be wrapped with ...
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NewsUS Architecture Billings Index slows
The American Institute of Architects’ Architecture Billings Index (ABI) slowed in the early part of this year, after making steady progress for three months in a row.The ABI showed a tiny increase between January and February. The score in February was 50.6, up slightly from a reading of 50.0 the ...
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NewsPhilanthropist's estate boosts Stowe House restoration
The Paul Mellon Estate is to donate $250,000 (£156,000) toward the restoration of part of the grade I listed Stowe House in Buckinghamshire.Stowe House, a neo-classical building, was first constructed in the 17th century and remodelled through the 18th century by architects including Vanbrugh, Gibbs, Kent and Soane.Paul Mellon, who ...
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NewsToronto backs Rogers' city market scheme
The City of Toronto has confirmed funding for the redevelopment of St Lawrence Market to designs by Rogers Stirk Harbour and local architect Adamson Associates.
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NewsHaikou shortlist put to public vote
Zaha Hadid, Wilkinson Eyre and Broadway Malyan are among eight teams competing for a landmark development in Haikou, a city in the Chinese province of Hainan.
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NewsInternational intelligence: Qatar
The 2022 World Cup has focused Qatar’s glittering development plans
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NewsNeighbouring council backs barracks plans
Plans by Squire & Partners, Dixon Jones and Kim Wilkie Associates for Chelsea Barracks have won the provisional approval of neighbouring council Kensington & Chelsea.
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ReviewBuilding a Library 48: Discourses on Architecture by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc
Robert Harbison picks 50 books that should feature in any architectural library.
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NewsEnd of Stephenson Bell name as debts mount
Manchester practice Stephenson Bell has entered into a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) after accruing £500,000 worth of bad debts.
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NewsMP slams Farrell’s Earls Court scheme
Terry Farrell’s multi-billion-pound plans to redevelop 31ha of land around Earls Court have been attacked by the local MP.
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OpinionPut the boot in
Boots is alarmed by Clarks Shoes’ latest advertising campaign, which focuses on the adventures of four glamorously attired giantesses as they tour London’s recent architectural highlights.
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TechnicalSteel structure at the heart of Bennetts’ Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford
Steel plays both a functional and aesthetic role in the design Bennetts Associates’ RST auditorium.