All Building Design articles in 10 November 2006
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News
Trump that tower
Atkins has designed an international hotel and tower in Dubai for American tycoon Donald Trump, pictured here for the first time.
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Opinion
Wrong subject
Former Today hack Andrew Gilligan has found a new forte following his “dodgy dossier” furore.
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News
Spotcheck: southeast
Good offices Michael Kilgore Associates is to design a major new office development in Kent.
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Opinion
Zahas sculpture
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.
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Opinion
In this time of plenty stay true to quality
The medical profession is assured of a steady, largely predictable, and consistently growing workload. We all fall ill from time to time lucky medics.
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Opinion
Piqued practice?
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”.
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News
Unesco tight-lipped over Tower
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.
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News
X list is revived by Tory
Members of the public would finally get the power to tackle unloved and underused buildings under proposals set out by a leading think-tank.
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Opinion
Lipton tip for top
Who is being lined up to take over as ODA chair from Jack Lemley, now he’s packed his bags and gone home?
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Opinion
Like it or lump it
Johnny Holland (Letters October 27) raises the subject of so-called “flash architecture”.
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News
Two teams left on Lea Valley shortlist
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.
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Opinion
Patience is key
As any architect knows, a good idea never grows old. And Julia Doveton knows this better than most.
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Opinion
Skirting the issue
I am obliged to Will Hurst for telling us that Tessa Jowell was “dressed casually in a blue floral dress and fitted jacket,”
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Review
The hero triumphs
A new film about Frank Gehry portrays his genius in imaginative, revealing and often hilarious ways, says Kester Rattenbury
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News
Mann Island go-ahead settles waterfront site
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”.
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Liverpool pathfinder under fire
Liverpool’s design review body has not been shown any detailed planning applications for new housing in the controversial housing market renewal area.