All Building Design articles in 04 August 2006 – Page 2
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Opinion
Turnout concern
Instead of worrying about who voted for who in its presidential elections, should the RIBA not be concerned or draw its own conclusions as to why 73% of the membership considered it not worthwhile to vote at all.
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Coleraine’s ‘museum without walls’
O’Donnell & Tuomey Architects has won the hotly contested competition to design a new museum in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. The practice, which was shortlisted for last year’s Stirling Prize, beat competitors Heneghan Peng, Niall McLaughlin, Consarc Design Group and Panter Hudspith Architects to the commission.
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NewsPaddington care
Conservationists were celebrating this week at the news that Network Rail had dropped its plans to demolish the grade I listed Span Four at London’s Paddington Station.
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NewsScottish watchdog calls for tougher design policy
Architecture & Design Scotland this week called on the Scottish Executive to forge a tough new policy on architecture by introducing targets on key issues such as skills, leadership and PFI.
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Fire-gutted building to be rebuilt with concrete
Broadway Malyan’s timber frame building that was gutted by fire last month will be rebuilt using concrete, the developer has said.
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Opinion
Did boredom inspire the Tate extension?
When I saw the drawings of Herzog & de Meuron’s new project for Tate Modern, my first thought was: what happened to these guys? Did they just get bored? I have to say, I found their earlier work for Tate Modern terribly dour and po-faced. It took a real pleasure ...
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Opinion
Never seen before
When the shortlist was announced for the new Architecture Foundation HQ, its director, Rowan Moore, said, “Whoever wins, London will have a building of a kind that it hasn’t seen before”.
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Opinion
Rerun the ballot
Your headline on this weeks paper “19% back BNP man” is somewhat misleading and I feel unrepresentative of the real facts.
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Opinion
BNP aside, Phillips voices real worries
I am one of those who voted for Peter Phillips before being made aware of his political affiliations — and did so on the basis of his “manifesto”
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NewsDesign an arts centre for the Thames Gateway
The third and final Line of Site design challenge goes live today. The brief looks to create an iconic arts centre within the Thames Gateway which will serve as a visual landmark to the entrance to one of the world’s most exciting, vibrant and culturally diverse cities.
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Building StudyThermae Bath Spa by Grimshaw Architects
Three years overdue, Grimshaw Architects’ Thermae Bath Spa has become one of the longest running sagas in British construction. On the eve of its opening, Ellis Woodman discovers if it has been worth the wait.
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Opinion
Real crux is society’s view of architects
If you had your time again would you still want to become an architect? This is one of the questions being asked by the RIBA in the most comprehensive survey it has ever undertaken.
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Opinion
Arb, not race
When the election papers went out no-one was aware of Peter Phillips’ links with the BNP. The majority of votes are cast within a week of receipt of papers.
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NewsAlsop to bid for London design job
Will Alsop made a dramatic bid to run design in London this week, turning his longheld frustrations with the Richard Rogers-led orthodoxy into action.
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RIBA survey probes members opinions about architecture
The biggest ever survey of architects’ thoughts on the profession, the RIBA and the role of architecture in public life is about to go live. The survey, commissioned by the RIBA to improve communication with members, will be emailed to all architects this month after the draft questions are approved ...
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760 register for Prague library competition
The competition to design a new building for Prague’s National Library of the Czech Republic has attracted 760 practices from around the world paying the competition’s 6,000 koruna (£144) registration fee.
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