All Building Design articles in 06 July 2007 – Page 3
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Opinion
Easy target
It is wonderful to see luminaries of the architectural world taking such a principled stand (News 25 May).
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NewsOgilvie designs garden exhibition
Architect Yseult Ogilvie has designed this building to house the Museum of Garden History’s exhibition on the relationship between architects and gardeners.
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Building StudyDavid Mikhail's Richmond house: Minimal quibbles
The remodelling and extension of a small terraced house has created a beautiful building displaying intelligent use of space. It's a shame it slips up on some of the details, says Tony McIntyre
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Building StudyRestoring a crown jewel
Dixon Jones is set to refurbish the Regent Palace Hotel at the Crown Estate-owned southern end of London’s Regent Street, the central element of the Allies & Morrison masterplan for the area
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NewsFavourable verdict for Dumbarton courthouse
Aedas has received planning permission to extend and refurbish this B listed Scottish courthouse in Dumbarton for the Scottish Court Service.
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News
Wilkinson is made EH commissioner
Chris Wilkinson, principal of Wilkinson Eyre Architects, has been appointed as a commissioner at English Heritage.
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OpinionLeft in the cold by cult of the engineer
The fad of relying on an engineer to make an illogical design work devalues the architect’s role
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TechnicalYouth club finds itself in a fix
The challenge To cantilever a sleek, thin canopy off an existing building
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NewsListed churches win Lottery repair funds
The Heritage Lottery Fund and English Heritage have this week announced a package of grants worth £6.6 million to help repair more than 70 grade II listed churches.
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News
Register now to cycle to Cannes
Registration for the 2008 Cycle To Cannes charity challenge opens at midnight on July 10.
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Opinion
Fairs calls foul
Marcus Fairs’ provocative column (“When no architect at all is a better bet” June 29) is bound to generate an avalanche of protest.
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OpinionIs it a good idea to keep on building on floodplains?
Kiran Curtis says we need a holistic approach to developing flood plains, but Kim Wilkie argues there are better ways to use these areas than building houses
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News
Steve Brown made SHCA principal
Swanke Hayden Connell Architects has promoted Steve Brown to principal of architectural design for the firm’s European operations.
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OpinionBrown sauce
Full marks for last week’s leader, especially the notion of implementing minimum space standards, which I presume means in residential property.
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OpinionBreaking cover
It is a relief to see that Tim Pitman, director of Pitman Tozer Architects, is taking the plight of untidy and unattractive urban spaces with appropriate seriousness.
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OpinionPlain speaking fits the bill
With the debate on housing raging on several fronts, Margaret Hodge’s frank style is to be welcomed
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NewsVan Egeraat reads between the lines
Erick van Egeraat has won an international competition to design a national library in Kazan, capital of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia.
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News
Cabe calls for better street design
Cabe Space director Sarah Gaventa has called for a new approach to designing streets which would remove signs and barriers, and make them work for pedestrians as well as motorists.
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NewsHousing up for awards
Julian Cowie Architects’ Melody Lane project in Islington, north London, is among completed schemes shortlisted for this year’s Housing Design Awards.
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OpinionGood awards generate debate
Your editorial (June 29) says “this year’s decision to charge local RIBA chapters with making the first selection of awards projects has made a lengthy process lengthier still”. But local branches have always made the first selection.