All Building Design articles in 05 April 2007 – Page 2
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NewsMoneo’s Prado extension opens
Pritzker prizewinner Rafael Moneo’s modernist extension to the 19th century Prado Museum in Madrid has been completed after a five-year build.
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TechnicalSwift and enduring
In 1870, when the Cutty Sark was launched, she was expected to have a life-span of around 30 years. Yet today the ship retains around 90% of the original hull fabric.
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Building StudyThin end of the wedge
A house built on an unusually awkward site proves full of surprises.Pictures by Hélène Binet
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Building StudyFilling the hole in the doughnut
UK architet Muf has been asked to come up with ideas to reverse the decline of the neighbourhood of Northside in Pittsburgh . Ellis Woodman looks at the practice’s proposals
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Opinion
...this is different
The Archaeolink building (which I know well, and admire) developed by Edward Cullinan Architects and Andy Ford at Fulcrum is a version of the Rocky Mountain Research Centre passive annual heat transfer technology, which is referred to in your article.
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ReviewThe post man still delivers
Thirty years after his seminal book on po-mo, Charles Jencks continues to grapple with the world after modernism. As his latest book on the subject is published, he speaks to Ellis Woodman
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NewsLand deal gives Trinity Quarter green light
Scottish Parliament architect EMBT will see its second major project in the UK built after a land deal was finally struck for a Leeds shopping centre site that has been in limbo for most of the last decade.
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NewsIvor Cunningham
Ivor Cunningham (pictured), the architect and landscape architect best known for his Mallard Place housing scheme in Twickenham, has died aged 78.
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Opinion
How he cracked it
A French architect believes he has cracked a four-millennia-old mystery — how the Egyptians built the Great Pyramid of Giza without iron tools, pulleys or wheels.
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Opinion
Put context first
Hooray for Ike Ijeh (Letters March 23) who hits the nail on the head with what should have been obvious all along — that the true starting point for any development plan or policy in London (or for that matter anywhere) is the character of the place.
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MultimediaPodcast: Charles Jencks in conversation
Thirty years on from the publication of The Language of Post-Modern Architecture, its author explains why we are all modernists now.
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News
Your direct line to Prince Charles
Next month’s Think07 sustainability and regeneration conference is inviting architects to submit suggestions for climate change pledges to be presented to Prince Charles during his video address to delegates on May 1.
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OpinionShould the new CDM regulations be delayed?
With Cameron backing a move to block the new CDM regs, James Preston-Hood says the current proposals don't work, while Sam Webb says the changes are fair and life-saving
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New CDM guidelines in force
New safety regulations for the construction industry will come into force tomorrow, despite the Tories’ efforts to derail them.
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Library seen as new cash cow
The RIBA has revealed plans to open up its greatest treasures to the public through digitising the bulk of its 4 million-strong archive and by making access to its library free of charge to everyone.
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Opinion
Capital idea
While the AF may face an unglorious hole in its finances, Tate Modern has shown again that there’s plenty of money if you know the right people.
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FeaturesPublicising your practice through one-off campaigns
Can project-based PR give you the profile without the long-term expense?
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News
ODA masterplan ‘robust’ — Cabe
Cabe has given broad support to the Olympic Delivery Authority’s planning application for its Olympic Games masterplan.
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NewsPublic buildings get energy rating
Public buildings from the House of Commons to local libraries are to get energy ratings similar to those used on fridges.
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NewsManta ray bridge glides into Dublin
This slender structure spanning Dublin’s Royal Canal is Future Systems’ Luas Bridge in the city’s docklands.
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