All Building Design articles in 11 June 2004 – Page 2
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Opinion
Higher purpose
“Bristol’s tall tales” (Peer Pressure May 28) seems to be trying to create an argument about tall buildings per se. This is missing the point of the Temple Quay tower, where the issue was not one of height — it seems anyone can design incredibly tall buildings — but sensitive ...
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Opinion
Hidden talents
Does architecture rock? Hell yeah. Boots had the pleasure of playing Simon Cowell in helping to choose bands for the Architecture Foundation’s Architecture Rocks party during Architecture Week. Only architect bands could apply. Step forward covers bands from Feilden Clegg Bradley and BDP — Paul Weller anyone? More leftfield was ...
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News
Office okay frees up river walk
A new office development, which will complete a pedestrian walkway along the City of London’s riverfront, was granted planning permission last week.
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Opinion
Foxell for leader
This year’s field for the RIBA presidency includes four serious candidates (Saxon, Pringle, Owen and Foxell), each of whom would be an asset to our profession and our art, but only one is an award-winning designer and a progressive small practitioner.Simon Foxell is also the man who has developed most ...
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News
Foster's to slim tower for tenant
Foster & Partners has been forced back to the drawing board to scale back and redesign one of the City of London's next landmark towers.
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Heritage wrecker’stiny fine
A man has been fined just £300 for illegally demolishing a listed mansion house in Dunfermline, Scotland, prompting fears that other heritage wreckers could follow suit safe in the knowledge they will receive only a small fine.
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Opinion
Rouseing farewell
Ex-Cabe chief executive Jon Rouse had his leaving party this week, and the pathos created by a valedictory speech by beleaguered chairman Stuart Lipton was relieved by some humour when Rouse, now chief of the Housing Corporation, was presented with a book by Gropius on factory-built housing and one by ...
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NewsGoing in through the out door
Where next for Cabe and the Housing Corporation? Zoë Blackler and Robert Booth interview the quangos' new chiefs
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NewsHigh-rise dining
Executives working at Foster & Partners' newly completed Swiss Re headquarters in the City of London have a new way to impress their clients following the completion of the bar and restaurant at the top of the building. The finishing touches made to the restaurant mark the completion of work ...
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News
Holyrood designers were nearly sacked
The design team on the Holyrood Parliament building was nearly sacked just over six months ago, according to new documents published by the inquiry into the £430 million building.
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High density loses votes, say councillors
Councils are failing to implement the government’s call for high-density development because of fears that “Nimbyists” will vote them out, a survey of councillors in the South-east has found.
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Farrell in Edinburgh conflict of interest row
Upset as council-owned client lines up city's design tsar for £60 million flagship project
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ReviewDrawing no conclusions
Nice idea, shame about the execution. Catherine Croft found the RA's Summer show rather confusing
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Building StudyPhantom city
Calm characterises architects' plans to build out the blockbusting King's Cross masterplan. But are these visions just apparitions.
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Opinion
Departures mark a new era for Cabe
The revolving door at the Waterloo HQ of the national design watchdog could hardly spin any faster. The Commission for Architecture & the Built Environment has been gripped by the departure of its first chief executive, the arrival of a second and now the departure of its founding chairman, Stuart ...
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Opinion
Motivating Cabe
Rouse’s successor at Cabe, Richard Simmons, could have an interesting time if he visits the US. The new head honcho shares his name with the US equivalent of Mr Motivator. The US Richard Simmons is a hugely camp aerobics impresario with a Leo Sayer bubble perm and a penchant for ...
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