All Building Design articles in 07 September 2007 – Page 3
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NewsMies house narrowly escapes major flood damage
One of the 20th century’s most important buildings, Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House in Illinois, came within half a metre of serious damage in recent flooding.
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Opinion
Crying timber
In 2002 I carried out a review of timber’s sustainability as a construction material and found it far from “green”. The increase in global consumption leads to destructive deforestations in the rainforest, which are responsible for greenhouse emissions.
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Opinion
Customer care
Though I disagree with Peter Kellow’s arguments against setting up an expert panel to advise the RIBA president when occasionally giving a view on a project (Letters August 31), I understand them.
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The joy of car parks
FIRST PERSON: Simon Henley, author of a new book on parking architecture, explains his passion IMAGES: Six of the best OPINION: A fascinating account long-overdue COMPETITION: Win a copy of the book
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Will the market revamp be the nail in Camden's coffin?
NEWS: Protesters rally to halt Camden plan DEBATE: Will redevelopment destroy the area's boho heritage? LEADER COMMENT: We should let good things be
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NewsProtesters rally to halt Camden plan
Architects led by John McAslan have joined a last-ditch attempt to save Camden’s historic Stables Market from a development branded a “nail in the area’s coffin”.
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NewsCabe’s new faces of commissioning
Piers Gough, Urban Splash’s Nick Johnson and leading engineer Hanif Kara are to become Cabe’s latest commissioners.
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NewsN Ireland’s Cabe vows to fight PFI
Northern Ireland’s newly established answer to Cabe has vowed to challenge the PFI system and significantly raise architectural quality in the province.
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NewsWork starts on new UEA building
Construction work has begun on a £30 million academic and residential building by LSI Architects at the University of East Anglia.
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Building Schools for the Future programme under review
NEWS: BSF boss pledges to reduce wasted design work IMAGES: The first BSF school, Wilkinson Eyre's Bristol Brunel Academy, opens this week ANALYSIS: Is the programme on course to deliver?
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News‘Super-compact’ budget hotel proposed for Waterloo site
Clash Architects has unveiled its latest Sleeperz hotel, planned for a constrained site near London’s Waterloo Station.
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OpinionSay no to clone-town Britain
The sad tale of Camden’s market offers pause for thought on why we can’t let good things be
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The Little Britain Challenge Cup
How did the architects perform at this year's construction industry regatta? We bring you the results, while BD's Helen Crump dons her yachting gear but finds she is more drawn to the bar than the ship's deck
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NewsBotanic project shows early shoots
Edward Cullinan Architects’ gateway building in Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Garden has gone on site.
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NewsBSF boss pledges purge on wasted design work
Partnerships for Schools to review procurement process
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OpinionSave us from a fate worse than Bono
Being honest about the cost of carbon can help the planet and keep the rock stars at bay
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NewsFoster boldly goes where Branson might end up
Foster & Partners this week unveiled its competition-winning design for the world’s first passenger “space port”.
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OpinionWill redevelopment destroy Camden’s boho heritage?
Camden Market risks being turned into an anyonymous high street, says Ron Arad; while Nic Sampson counters that his practice’s scheme will enhance the market’s unique character
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TechnicalSt Pancras Station roof is sky blue heaven
Pascall & Watson Architects took the lead in restoring the spectacular roof at St Pancras International, the new Eurostar terminus for London, writes Will Jones
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ReviewSix of the best car parks
Stirling Wilford's Braun headquarters and Bertrand Goldberg's Marina City are among our pick of the best car parks from Simon Henley's new book, The Architecture of Parking