All Building Design articles in 05 October 2007 – Page 2
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Opinion
Under the skin
It appears that visitors to Zaha Hadid’s Maggie’s Centre in Kirkcaldy have been so startled by its arresting appearance that they’ve reversed into it, causing unsightly damage.
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Opinion
Social security
What is most horrific about this new architectural trend of artificial islands is the line of thinking it advocates.
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News
Urban Splash scheme for Sheffield
Urban Splash has won planning permission for the first phase of its redevelopment of Sheffield’s Park Hill flats.
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Opinion
Noises off
The launch party for David Chipperfield’s new BBC HQ on Glasgow’s Clydeside was riotous — as anyone watching BBC1 in Scotland that night will tell you.
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CompetitionsMitchell Taylor Workshop
Philosophy — “Our working methods are based around collective discussion, and our central ethos is that our work should engage with, and be informed by, its context.”
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CompetitionsMilk Studio
Philosophy — “It is our intent to produce an architecture that takes into account the many members of today’s society, not just the straight, white, able-bodied, middle-aged, married and male.”
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NewsMaidstonemarries new and old
Hugh Broughton Architects’ RIBA competition-winning design for Maidstone Museum has won planning permission and listed building consent.
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ReviewMagnificent Mughals
For three centuries until the 19th, the Mughals dominated the Indian subcontinent with a visual culture rich in geometric decoration and intricate imagery.
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Opinion
Loss leaders
Googling Stephen George & Partners, winners of BD’s prestigious Carbuncle Cup 2007, produces the following search result: “Stephen George & Partners are the leading Architects in the UK, successful in masterplanning, urban regeneration, commercial, retail, leisure...”.
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CompetitionsHackett & Hall
Philosophy — “Working in Belfast and Northern Ireland is like working outside the mainstream of architectural debate. This isolation has been liberating insofar as we can work quietly on our own projects.”
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OpinionRubbish is good for Tutti Frutti
Matching the spirit of the Tutti Frutti competition (September 28), Chance de Silva’s submission was both playful and serious in that it intends to build the house from reused materials sourced locally.
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Opinion
Flushed out
In its unwavering support for Plastik Architects’ first public building (Works September 28), Gravesham Borough Council pursued an ambitious design and played a significant part in promoting strong architectural ideas, realised within tight fiscal constraints.
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NewsLDA strategy failure risks Olympic legacy
Dynamic new boss sought to bring ‘focus and energy’ to London’s 2012 regeneration team
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OpinionWhat on Earth?
While the armies and navies of the world have never been fans of Google Earth, the US Navy has further reason to curse its revealing satellite maps, which show that its California barracks resemble a giant swastika.
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CompetitionsDesign Research Unit Wales
Philosophy — “Design within the distinctive economic and cultural climate of Wales is both challenging and inspiring.”
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NewsHKR’s Red Cow to rise over Dublin
HKR Architects has won planning permission for a £70 million hotel (pictured) in Dublin, which will be the tallest in Ireland when it goes on site.