All Building Design articles in 09 March 2007 – Page 4
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FeaturesStylish council’s low-rise legacy
Date October 1981Location Islington, LondonArchitect Islington councilUnlike neighbouring Hackney or Tower Hamlets, the London Borough of Islington never went down the high-rise route, and instead set about commissioning some of the country’s best housing architects to replace its massive slums, some with densities of over 250 people per hectare. By ...
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NewsFuture Systems triumphs in Prague library competition
This design by Future Systems will become the Czech Republic’s most significant post-Communist building after the British firm triumphed in one of the most hotly contested open architectural competitions ever held.
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Salon des Refuses: Stockholm library competition
Stockholm's library competition attracted more than 1,000 entries before the anonymity of its shortlist was compromised last month. View some of the entries that failed to make it through.
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MultimediaLuigi Colani in conversation
An exhibition of the work of German-born designer Luigi Colani has opened at the Design Museum.
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NewsWork starts on OU innovation centre
Work has begun on this scheme by Swanke Hayden Connell Architects for the Open University at Milton Keynes.
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OpinionDo local campaigners have too much power?
Piers Gough condemns the whinge culture while Simon Jenkins stands up for local people's rights
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Call to regenerate seaside towns
The Commons local government committee has called on central government to help boost the quality of life in England’s most run-down seaside towns.
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NewsDigital cuts build house in four days
This prototype house, built using a digital component-making system, has gone on show at the Architecture Foundation’s Yard Gallery in London’s Old Street.
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NewsHeritage ‘buffer zones’ threaten KPF towers
Over £1.5 billion of private investment to improve one of the capital’s worst transport blackspots could be threatened by tough new measures to protect world heritage sites.
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Opinion
Brighter future
The alleged use of £110,000 of registrants’ money to prevent Ian Salisbury from making public his legitimate questioning of Arb’s interpretation of the Architects’ Act is an affront to every architect who pays to keep Arb in business.
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NewsBridge Is a star turn
This design by McChesney Architects is one of four shortlisted entries in a competition for a footbridge in Manchester which will link Urban Splash’s landmark New Islington development with the neighbouring Ancoats urban village.
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NewsBrent PFI care centre finished
A £63 million PFI healthcare project by HLM Architects has been completed.
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OpinionWhen Bears loom, the smart survive
Construction’s bull run must end sometime, but how do you survive it?
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ReviewBearer of Greek gifts
Jonathan Foyle looks at James ‘Athenian’ Stuart’, the subject of a V&A exhibition from next week, who combined pioneering the Greek Revival in the 18th century with an extraordinary life of overseas adventure
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Jowell backs Manchester
The government will press ahead with plans to locate the first super casino in Manchester, culture secretary Tessa Jowell has confirmed.
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NewsAward will open new doors for Fobert
Jamie Fobert Architects has won this year’s Next Generation Award (NGA), giving the 10-year-old practice a huge opportunity to break into the commercial market.