All Building Design articles in 1 October 2004
View all stories from this issue.
-
NewsOn the waterfront
Make has unveiled its vision for the Edinburgh waterfront which includes a teardrop-shaped man-made island.
-
Opinion
York scratching
I cannot let Cabe take all the credit for the “victory” in the fight against the Coppergate II scheme in York, which resulted in the total rejection of the Land Securities/Chapman Taylor scheme by the secretary of state (News Analysis September 17).
-
Opinion
Scouse strife
Your September 10 issue presents us with some interesting insights into what’s currently happening in Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008.
-
Opinion
Refreshing request
I was interested to read Nigel Turner’s letter about returning to architecture after spending 13 years as a church pastor (September 10). His letter was timely.
-
Review
Radar
Keith HillBooks I always have a book on the go, but holidays are the great opportunity for a reading splurge. This summer I read Bob Woodward’s Plan of Attack, Wolfgang Koeppen’s The Hothouse, Nicholas Schoon’s The Chosen City and (anorak that I am) the Barker Report! My current book is ...
-
NewsWelcome to the open-plan party
Is a bright new modern office enough to convince voters that the Tories have seen the light
-
TechnicalOrchestral manoeuvres
The Royal Festival Hall will need to change virtually every surface to achieve better acoustics
-
TechnicalMelody maker
We meets Larry Kirkegaard, the man behind the Royal Festival Hall’s acoustic makeover
-
NewsSmithfields new look
Designs by KPF Associates for a controversial redevelopment of part of London’s historic Smithfield Market were unveiled last week.
-
Opinion
Ian Martin
Monday My old friend Nick Bugglesrings. The opening toga party’s off, yet again, for his Roman Spa Experience at Cheltenham.The scheme has now officially taken longer than Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain. I caution him, in Latin, to watch out for backstabbing.Tuesday To the Labour Party’s wonkfest, where the buzzword ...
-
OpinionNarrow the goals
Ellis Woodman’s article “Too many cooks” about the Venice Biennale (BD September 17) is the best thing that I’ve read in the architectural press for a very long time.
-
NewsGlasgows gherkin
A dramatic new residential tower in Glasgow has been submitted for planning permission by Page & Park Architects.
-
Technical
Technicalities: Getting visual
Focus upon visual impairment is an important issue as part III of the Disability Discrimination Act comes into force this week.
-
NewsFrei Otto wins RIBA Royal Gold Medal
German architect and engineer Frei Otto, who is seen as the pioneer of tensile and gridshell structures in modern architecture, has won the RIBA’s Royal Gold Medal.
-
ReviewFound in translation
Kester Rattenbury is enthralled by Tacita Dean’s three films exploring a Portuguese villa
-
Opinion
Educating RIBA
I was surprised to read that architectural education was plunged into crisis after what is, even in the terms of your article “Arb and RIBA clash over school reports” (News, September 24), common ground between Arb and the RIBA, ie, that there is room for improvement in the quality and ...
-
News
Spotcheck: East Midlands
Creative depot The Ash Sakula-designed Leicester Creative Business Depot has been officially opened by Leicester City Council leader Roger Blackmore. The former bus depot has been transformed into 50 small business units. Ten companies have already signed up to move in to the building that includes exhibition and display spaces ...
-
ReviewDisplay of power
Nigel Green’s series of photographs, Physical Sites, is the result of unprecedented access to Dungeness B nuclear power station.
-
Opinion
DDA is a learning curve worth taking
Until now it was easy to say that everyone should be aware of issues that affect how disabled people use the built environment.
-
News
Kings Cross masterplan too dense
The huge King’s Cross regeneration project, masterplanned by Allies & Morrison and Porphyrios Associates, is far too dense and hugely lacking in public open space, according to a local action group.