All Building Design articles in 11 January 2008 – Page 2
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TechnicalThe thrill of the grille
Low cost and easy to maintain, metal mesh is the latest trend in facade design, reports Rory Olcayto
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NewsHolt Town Waterfront set to go
Manchester City Council said this week that it was “minded to approve” plans for Edaw and Studio Egret West’s Holt Town Waterfront — the city’s largest-ever scheme.
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TechnicalFolding into the landscape
Sheppard Robson’s planned car park for Penrith in Cumbria uses CNC cutting technology to create a timber facade that draws inspiration directly from its Lakeland context, reports Amanda Birch
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OpinionFoxy feller
Readers with anything less than a steel-plated constitution are advised to avoid exposure to www.flickr.com/photos/malinfox which carries 162 photographs documenting the adventures of a toy fox as he is ferried around the world by his “handlers” — two middle-aged American gents who, Boots ventures, are not unfamiliar with the joys ...
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NewsFCBS/Ryder group scoops Kent schools
A consortium including Feilden Clegg Bradley and Ryder has won a £600 million Building Schools for the Future deal after beating the much touted Skanska consortium, which included Make, DRMM, Flacq and DSDHA.
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OpinionTate extension needs a rethink
The Tate Modern extension, which received a £50 million government grant last month (News December 7, 2007) appears to completely overpower and destroy the architecture of the existing building.
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NewsFoster’s fails to win round Ealing tower opponents
Foster & Partners has failed to convince English Heritage and local residents to back plans for a controversial suburban skyscraper after altering its designs.
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Opinion
A different plan
Jeff Sowerby (Letters December 14, 2007) has a similar problem to that which exists in East Yorkshire, where the planning tail is beginning to wag the architecture dog.
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NewsDesign goes to the Dogs
Hamiltons Architects has submitted its design for the £140 million Indescon Court scheme in east London’s Isle of Dogs for planning.
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NewsGateway to culture
Planning permission has been granted for a project by Alison Brooks Architects — part of a scheme by Urban Splash believed to be Liverpool’s biggest-ever residential development.
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Opinion
Correction
Gremlins got into the letter from Zaha Hadid (Letters, December 14) and unfortunately turned the Architecture Foundation into the Architects Foundation. Apologies.
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Cooper lost her nerve, say MPs
MPs have accused housing minister Yvette Cooper of “poor preparation” and losing her nerve over home information packs.
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NewsWren conversion gets go-ahead
The Hutchinson Studio has won planning permission to renovate and convert the grade I listed St Nicholas Cole Abbey in central London, designed by Sir Christopher Wren.
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McAslan relaxed on New Street contest
John McAslan & Partners’ beleaguered New Street station project in Birmingham is set to be substantially revised after the client launched a new design competition for the £550 million scheme.
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NewsContemporary style wins out with flexible room for a view
Architects in Residence has won a planning appeal for this £600,000 family house in the London borough of Bromley.
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Herzog & de Meuron closes its UK office
Herzog & de Meuron has closed its only British office, the practice admitted this week.
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Crystal Island clears planning
Foster & Partners has won preliminary planning permission for the largest single building in the world.
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NewsCrystal clear vision
This mixed-use scheme in the City of London by Foreign Office Architects, for developer Beetham, has won planning permission.
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OpinionCrystal clear
Does Norman Foster’s Crystal Island scheme in Moscow, already nicknamed “the teepee”, have its roots in Soviet era architecture, Boots wonders?
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Planners stake competition claim
The government’s eco-town design competition must not be used to replace masterplanners already in line for sites, Town & Country Planning Association chairman David Lock has warned.
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