All Building Design articles in 04 February 2011 – Page 4
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NewsGreen light for Tesco at Newcastle hospital site
A £100 million scheme that involves turning part of the former Newcastle General Hospital site into a Tesco store and medical walk-in centre has been given the go-ahead after years of delays
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Opinion
Falling flat
As someone who has fought battles with his local authority over the quality of design for our local PFI-funded school building projects, the news about flat-pack schools is about as depressing as it gets (bdonline, January 28)
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OpinionShould standardisation be the future of school design?
Yes, says Andrew Geldard, now is our chance to make a virtue of necessity; but Sean Griffiths is contemplating a Jamie Oliver-style campaign against processed schools
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OpinionDaddy would not be proud
To borrow from 1066 and All That (which I’m sure Gove would like us all to do), Toby Young is repulsive but right
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Building StudyFirst look: Communality underpins Cottrell & Vermeulen’s Cambridge plans
Cottrell & Vermeulen has won planning consent for a scheme for new postgraduate student accommodation for Clare College, Cambridge.
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Opinion
Building enmity
The surge in new school building and refurbishing, sponsored by the government and administered by BSF, is to meet the backlog of neglect in the existing stock, caused by many years of shameful lack of maintenance.
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Opinion
Blame game
Education has been a political football in the UK since 1945 and this has been, and continues to be, detrimental to the progress of this country
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OpinionArchitecture student won’t play ball
Boots tips her cap to any youngster passionate enough to embark on a course of architectural training
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NewsPublic inquiry set for Adam Smith house
Plans to renovate the derelict former home of Scottish economist Adam Smith have been called in by the government after Edinburgh Council approved them against the wishes of its officers
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NewsDavid Chipperfield: ‘In London there is no discussion about what the city should look like’
On the eve of the 2011 RIBA Gold Medal presentation, this year’s winner gives Ellis Woodman a preview of his lecture
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FeaturesLife class: Francine Houben
The creative director of Mecanoo Architecten reveals her inspirations
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MultimediaMecanoo unveils Birmingham Library fly-through
New video shows the controversial project as it will look once completed.
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MultimediaVideo special: David Chipperfield, John McAslan, a day at the Bartlett and the hidden secrets of the Khufu pyramid
The best videos we’ve seen this week: David Chipperfield discusses architecture and meaning; a year of projects and a day in the life of a first-year Bartlett student; a French architect unveils his theory on undiscovered rooms in an Egyptian pyramid; and John McAslan’s RSA lecture.
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NewsSpacelab's Walthamstow plans support bid to reinstate dog racing
Spacelab has revealed alternative proposals for Walthamstow Stadium in a bid to support potential buyer Bob Morton’s plans to reinstate dog racing at the site.
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NewsRIBA London launches forgotten spaces competition
RIBA London has teamed up with Chelsea Barracks developer Qatari Diar and national mapping agency Ordnance Survey to launch the 2011 Forgotten Spaces ideas competition.
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NewsRIBA bosses apologise over trust debacle
RIBA bosses have apologised to former trustees of the RIBA Trust over the rushed decision to abolish the body.