All Building Design articles in 11 May 2007 – Page 2
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CompetitionsA passion for building: The amateur architect in 18th century England - until September 1
Academics Henry Aldrich and George Clarke advised on nearly every major building project at Oxford University in the early 18th century. Their work, and that of many other often eccentric individuals interested in architecture, is explored in a new show on amateur architects at Sir John Soane's Museum.
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News
Gordon Brown's eco-towns
Brown sets out to prove his "green" credentials with sustainable housebuilding boom
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NewsNews Junkie: 12 and 13 May
In this week's bumper despatch: a boom in married singletons, David Dimbleby thinks Modernism didn't quite work, why 15 newts cost £315,000, and how an art gallery's credibility disappeared up its own Banksy.
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Opinion
The Untouchable
Having been tough on Arb, PFI and architecture minister David Lammy, self-confessed street-fighter and RIBA president Jack Pringle is now getting tough on possible conflicts of interest within the institute itself.
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Opinion
Switch it on
“They are out and they are proud, and their success is key to British life. Among them are actors, authors and, yes, even business people too.”
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OpinionUse your sense
Having spent 31 years visiting Aalto’s buildings in Finland and the US, I was delighted to attend the Alvar Aalto exhibition and study day last week at the Barbican. Sadly, both were disappointing.
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Opinion
Minority vote
If the rewards and working conditions of the architectural profession were to improve, perhaps more women and those from ethnic minorities would join.
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Opinion
Sound loaded
News reached Boots this week that Latin pop crumpet Ricky Martin will soon be Livin’ La Vida Loca in new digs.
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NewsNew life for Spitalfields
Jestico & Whiles’ refurbishment of the Victorian Spitalfields market has received planning permission and is now on site.
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Mann Island project kicks off
Demolition work has begun on the site of Broadway Malyan’s controversial £120 million Mann Island scheme at Liverpool’s Pier Head.
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Opinion
Smoke and ire
As our office has long had an absolute no-smoking policy, I had thought that the smoking ban being brought into law in England on July 1 would not affect us.
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Opinion
Im your man
Still with newspaper lists, it seems that Norman Foster is flavour of the month at Rupert Murdoch’s News International.
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Henry Moore Square opens
A public square by Hudson Architects has opened at the heart of the world’s first televised regeneration project.
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Grimshaw wins Miami museum
Grimshaw Architects has beaten Zaha Hadid Architects by one vote in the contest for the £138 million Museum of Science in Miami, Florida.
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SMC Gower keeps on growing
Leeds firm SMC Gower will become the biggest architectural practice in Yorkshire after merging with another SMC Group practice.
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NewsNewport project goes to planning
A project involving a £20 million landmark tower and 230 apartments by Stride Treglown Davies has been submitted to Newport City Council for planning.
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NewsSilvertown go-ahead
The London Borough of Newham has granted planning permission for the £1.5 billion regeneration of Silvertown Quays.
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