All Building Design articles in 10 November 2006

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  • Trump that tower
    News

    Trump that tower

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Atkins has designed an international hotel and tower in Dubai for American tycoon Donald Trump, pictured here for the first time.

  • Technical

    Time Test

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    PCKO Architects director Andrew Ogorzalek revisits Barling Court in Stockwell, the practice’s first scheme using off-site production.

  • Opinion

    Wrong subject

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Former Today hack Andrew Gilligan has found a new forte following his “dodgy dossier” furore.

  • Opinion

    Stern words

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Thomas Stewart, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland

  • South east
    News

    Spotcheck: southeast

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Good offices Michael Kilgore Associates is to design a major new office development in Kent.

  • Opinion

    Sinister view

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Am I alone

  • Opinion

    Zahas sculpture

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    It is difficult to judge Zaha Hadid’s cancer care centre (Works October 27) when the photographs lack people or any other sign of occupation.

  • Opinion

    In this time of plenty stay true to quality

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    The medical profession is assured of a steady, largely predictable, and consistently growing workload. We all fall ill from time to time lucky medics.

  • Opinion

    Piqued practice?

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Richard Saxon’s support of the RIBA Chartered Practice Scheme (Letters October 20) has no detail of what is on offer but tellingly finishes with the remark: “Chartered practice status will keep ‘them’ employable and attractive both to clients and to staff”.

  • News

    Unesco tight-lipped over Tower

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Complaints that officials from Unesco are a bunch of interfering busy-bodies did not stop last week’s tour of the Tower of London, following concern that the building’s World Heritage status is being threatened by new development.

  • News

    X list is revived by Tory

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Members of the public would finally get the power to tackle unloved and underused buildings under proposals set out by a leading think-tank.

  • Opinion

    Lipton tip for top

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Who is being lined up to take over as ODA chair from Jack Lemley, now he’s packed his bags and gone home?

  • Opinion

    Like it or lump it

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Johnny Holland (Letters October 27) raises the subject of so-called “flash architecture”.

  • News

    Two teams left on Lea Valley shortlist

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Anglo-Dutch team KCAP/Maccreanor Lavington and the Halpern Partnership have made it to the last two in a shortlist for an 800-home development in the Lower Lea Valley on the site of the former St Andrew’s Hospital, beating Ken Shuttleworth’s Make.

  • Opinion

    Patience is key

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    As any architect knows, a good idea never grows old. And Julia Doveton knows this better than most.

  • Opinion

    Job spot

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Mark Brearley, director of the GLA’s architecture unit

  • Opinion

    Skirting the issue

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    I am obliged to Will Hurst for telling us that Tessa Jowell was “dressed casually in a blue floral dress and fitted jacket,”

  • Frank Gehry with the film’s director Sydney Pollack.
    Review

    The hero triumphs

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    A new film about Frank Gehry portrays his genius in imaginative, revealing and often hilarious ways, says Kester Rattenbury

  • News

    Mann Island go-ahead settles waterfront site

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Liverpool’s planning committee approved Broadway Malyan’s Mann Island scheme this week, finally settling the fate of the waterfront site originally intended for Will Alsop’s “Fourth Grace”.

  • News

    Liverpool pathfinder under fire

    2006-11-10T00:00:00Z

    Liverpool’s design review body has not been shown any detailed planning applications for new housing in the controversial housing market renewal area.