All Building Design articles in 07 November 2008 – Page 3
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FeaturesFuller so well read
BD has always attracted a better class of reader, and here’s the proof: Buckminster Fuller talking to our then editor, Clem Shepherd, at the BD launch party in 1970
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Building StudyEric Parry’s St Martin-in-the-Fields makeover
Eric Parry Architects’ refurbishment and reconfiguration of Trafalgar Square’s St Martin-in-the-Fields church demonstrates an impressive singularity of vision.
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NewsRock steady in Dhahran
Construction is under way on Snøhetta’s King Abdul Aziz Centre for Knowledge & Culture in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
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Building StudyIn detail: St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
As well as a complete refurbishment of the church itself, the renewal of St Martin-in-the-Fields has included expansion of the crypt and a reordering of the public spaces around it.
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NewsDesigners get their teeth into dental practice’s natural setting
Devon-based practice David Sheppard Architects has been granted planning permission for a £1.5 million dental practice and medical centre in Plymouth.
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Planners express key concerns
Trying to manage the impact of development and increase planning capacity are the two main challenges that face planning systems around the world, a survey has revealed.
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ReviewLeon Krier’s secret code for Poundbury revisited
At the University of Westminster’s latest Supercrit, Leon Krier explained why his masterplan for neotraditionalist Poundbury in Dorset was meant to be boring. Niall Hobhouse was there
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FeaturesHow can small practices survive these changes to planning rules?
Homeowners can now build significant extensions to their homes without planning approval, which is likely to reduce work for small practices just as the economic downturn is beginning to bite.
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OpinionCan shopping centres be used to regenerate cities?
Yes, directly and as a catalyst, says Hammerson’s director of retail development Robin Dobson, but architect Ptolemy Dean prefers a return to traditional streets
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NewsStephen Lawrence Centre in fresh crisis
Management ‘inertia’ and lack of funding blamed as vandalised building left unrepaired
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TechnicalHow Castleford got ready for its close-up
For five years, the Yorkshire town of Castleford was filmed by Channel 4 for its TV series, Kevin McCloud & the Big Town Plan. BD spoke to Peter Box, leader of the district council, about how the show affected the regeneration process
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NewsCarmody Groarke gets green light
A memorial (pictured) to those who died in the July 7 bombings in London in 2005, by Carmody Groarke with sculptor Anthony Gormley, has been given the go-ahead by Westminster City Council.
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ReviewMicro-Architecture: Lightweight, Mobile and Ecological Buildings for the Future
Those fed up with greenwash and the post-rational greening of projects will find this a refreshing and informative read. It benefits from a lack of tree-hugging, and there’s not a primary-coloured ventilation tower in sight.
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OpinionTime to burst the bubble
Should I let my project be published when the client is in dispute with the design team?
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Lords design bill victory
The cross-party campaign in the House of Lords to put design quality at the heart of the planning bill scored a significant victory this week as the government put in two key amendments.
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NewsMandelson praises ‘perfect’ Benoy
Government minister Peter Mandelson has heaped praise on Benoy Architects as the practice joined a British business delegation to the Gulf this week.
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BD campaign highly commended
BD’s Rescue Robin Hood Gardens campaign was narrowly beaten into second place in the British Society of Magazine Editors’ award for campaign of the year.
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OpinionBad baggage
I was delighted to read George Oldham’s assurance that progress has been made at Arb (Letters October 31).
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