All Building Design articles in 12 August 2011 – Page 5
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Opinion
Every little independent victory helps
Modern or traditional – if a design is at odds with the local ethos it makes no difference
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Features
Parry’s debut is a distinctive mix
Date 1982Location StonesfieldArchitect Eric Parry and Doug ClellandIn the week that Eric Parry sets out his enthusiasm for Hamburg’s Chilehaus in our monthly Inspiration feature (page 16), we look back to Parry’s first built work, undertaken in collaboration with his then partner, Doug Clelland.Located in rural Oxfordshire, this was a ...
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Opinion
Nord ignored over Wexford County Council headquarters
The recent publication of the Wexford County Council headquarters building has caused much consternation at the offices of Nord, the practice that won the competition for the building in 2007 and subsequently went on to build it.
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Features
Why your practice needs to join the online social club
Here are 10 steps to developing a social media strategy
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News
David Chipperfield matters
David Chipperfield is the latest high-profile architect to be commissioned to create a sculpture for the London Design Festival.
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Opinion
Cabe needs a peaceable chairman, not Paul Finch
When a public servant who has responsibility for running an impartial organisation, trusted by the public to make even-handed decisions on deeply controversial matters, has himself become part of the controversy, he can no longer do his job.
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Opinion
The people who look like buildings
Thanks to Paul Mckay who sent in this picture of a fellow passenger on a recent internal flight in China.
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Opinion
Holes in Swiss school argument
Fees to study architecture in Switzerland might be cheaper, but I reckon that when you factor in the cost of living, you’re going to probably break even.
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Opinion
Is Cabe prejudiced against traditional architecture?
Yes, says Ptolemy Dean, it is dominated by modernists; while Francis Terry says it is only opposed to bad traditionalism
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News
Ai Weiwei 'subjected to immense psychological pressure' by police
Police grilled Chinese architect 50 times and dissected his tweets
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Features
Life Class: Chris Lee, Serie Architects
The Serie Architects principal shares his loves and hates
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Inspirations
Eric Parry's inspiration: Chilehaus, Hamburg
Eric Parry revisits Fritz Höger’s Chilehaus 1920s office building in Hamburg and applauds its urban rationalism and expressionist use of brick and ceramic
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Analysis
Back to normal?
At the end of a week that has witnessed the UK’s worst scenes of civil unrest in decades, urban planning expert Wouter Vanstiphout reflects on what the violence may mean for the future of Britain’s cities.
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News
Will Alsop’s latest firm to be named by end of the month
Nomadic architect’s new incarnation is with former RMJM principal.
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News
Signal up for BDP's £25m Northampton station revamp
Outline plans for BDP’s major revamp of Northampton railway station have been approved by the development team.Full planning permission is not required as the site is covered by Network Rail’s permitted development rights.The £25 million building would replace the existing station, and there are long-terms plans to surround it with ...