All Building Design articles in 15 April 2005 – Page 3

  • Opinion

    Singing my home town blues

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    How many practices does it take to design a housing development? If you live in Southwark, the answer is 16. If you live in Stratford-upon-Avon, the answer is none. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Given I was born and brought up in Stratford, I think I’ll cry.

  • News

    UK firms bid to rescue failed French icon

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Orléans in new attempt to regenerate area around Calatrava bridge

  • News

    Bath Spa contractor is sacked

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Council takes action to finish job

  • News

    Foster’s back in frame for tallest tower

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Foster & Partners is back in the running to design the tallest building in central London since Centre Point and BT Tower in the 1960s.

  • Features

    Autocad vs Microstation

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Autocad’s developer says it is more business-oriented and its format is industry standard, while MicroStation’s claims a better respect for users. David Littlefield reports on the battle for your desk top

  • Features

    Architest

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    This week: 10 years ago. Stories from BD April 14, 1995

  • Opinion

    Arbs a fair cop

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    I would be grateful if I might make a correction to the report on recent professional conduct cases (News March 24).

  • News

    Animal attraction

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Alvaro Siza and Eduardo Souto de Moura have unveiled their designs for a summer pavilion at London’s Serpentine Gallery.

  • News

    Goodsyard plans dusted off after three-year halt

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Prominent Dutch masterplanner Kees Christiaanse is once again working on the controversial Bishopsgate Goodsyard site in east London following an almost three-year hiatus on the project.

  • News

    Livingstone adviser pushes high density

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Ricky Burdett, architectural adviser to London mayor Ken Livingstone, has set out the case for high-density urban living in a report which claims that density is no barrier to creating successful communities.

  • News

    Sickbay for £350m plans

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    Lack of capacity feared for hospital programme

  • News

    Election 05

    2005-04-15T00:00:00Z

    The Labour manifesto revealed plans for a Heritage Protection Review aimed at giving members of the public a greater say in listings decisions.As well as pledges to nominate design champions and build new millennium villages, revealed in last week’s BD, the party has said it will give the Arts Council ...