All Building Design articles in 14 November 2008
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Era of Parker Boris dawns as mayor sets minimum space standards for London housing
Mayor Boris Johnson will introduce minimum space standards for new homes in his upcoming London Plan.
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Carmody Groarke's double vision opens
The Double Club installation, conceived by artist Carsten Höller, and realised by 2007 Yaya winner Carmody Groarke, will open in London this weekend.
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Royal College of Art appoints Paul Thompson as rector
Paul Thompson, a former director of the Design Museum, has been unveiled as the rector of the Royal College of Art.
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RIBA opens Singapore chapter
RIBA's first international chapter in 11 years has officially opened in Singapore.
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BDP Khandekar's first Dutch job
BDP Khandekar has beaten four other Dutch practices to win its first project in the Netherlands just seven weeks after establishing a Dutch architecture studio.
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Boris makes Farrell buddha of suburbia
Role as voice of design for outer London signals break with Livingstone’s inner city focus
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Foster's latest plans for Ealing
Foster & Partners has revealed its latest design for a landmark residential tower in the London borough of Ealing.
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AIA billings index tumbles
October figures from the Architectural Billings Index compiled by the American Institute of Architects have dropped five points to the lowest level since records began.
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Architects reveal designs for Whitechapel Gallery extension
Belgian architect Robbrecht en Daem and former Yaya nominee Witherford Watson Mann Architects have unveiled their designs for a wide-ranging extension and renovation of the Whitechapel Gallery.
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Rogers chosen for New York port tower
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners has been appointed to design a new office tower on top of the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York.
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Credit crunch bites into Middle East architecture projects
In a sign of the weakening market in Dubai, state-owned developer Nakheel has announced it is to scale back projects in the emirate.
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Make and KSS sign for Spurs’ new stadium
Make and KSS have clinched the contract to design new premises for Tottenham Hotspur FC in north London.
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Part-time architecture education in question after EU ruling
Arb is seeking legal advice over a new EU directive that could prevent those who studied part time being recognised as architects.
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Heatherwick team pays £1.7m to settle over B of the Bang
Thomas Heatherwick Studio and other members of the team who worked on Manchester's B of the Bang sculpture have paid Manchester City Council £1.7 million in a out-of-court settlement.
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Acies to redevelop Royal Liver Building
Multidisciplinary firm Acies has been appointed to design the £5 million redevelopment of Liverpool’s famous Royal Liver Building.
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Competitions
RIBA competition to design seed production complex
The RIBA and Knowsley council have launched an international competition to design an educational, conference and seed production complex at the National Wildflower Centre in Liverpool.
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Urban Splash slashes workforce by a quarter
Developer Urban Splash has cut its workforce by almost a quarter, the company has confirmed.
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Atkins' Dubai beach front hotel
New images of Atkins' Jumeirah Beach, Dubai hotel have been unveiled.
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Opinion
Three reasons to be cheerful in a downturn
Sustainable design group the Green Register offer inspiration for green architects as the economic slowdown begins to bite
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Van Egeraat completes refurb to Netherlands theatre
Erick van Egeraat has finished refurbishment and renovation work on the Municipal Theatre of Haarlem, Netherlands.