All Building Design articles in 15 December 2006
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TechnicalA screen on a windswept roof for a priest
The challenge: To enable a windswept roof terrace to be used for writing sermons and entertaining
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OpinionObituaries
His approach to transport planning merged the reality of heavy traffic with the dream world of psychogeography
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FeaturesStudy in time and motion
Electric Image Animation System is the 3D community’s best kept secret according to visualiser Ian Waters. Here, he reviews version 6.5 and discovers it is now even better
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Opinion
Grasp the nettle
BD comes to my office each week and is well enjoyed by my American colleagues.
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Opinion
Responsibility gap
Surely the saddest aspect of BD’s story of “rogue architect” Peter White and his let-down clients Jean and Christopher Shaw (News analysis November 24), was the absolute failure of Arb and the RIAS to properly police a registered architect who was also a convicted fraudster.
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NewsFoster’s latest Kazakhstan pitch
Foster & Partners has unveiled designs for a second iconic building in Kazakhstan — the Khan Shatyry entertainment centre in the capital Astana.
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NewsFinal twist
Santiago Calatrava’s final design for a 610m-high spire in Chicago has been submitted for planning permission.
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NewsFarrell races proteges for MOD super-site
Terry Farrell is facing competition from no less than three of his former proteges in the race to masterplan what is thought to be the most valuable site in Britain.
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News
EP signs up young practices
Some of the most exciting young firms in the profession received a massive boost this week as the government regeneration agency announced plans to employ them over the next four years.
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NewsHow to make an entrance
Off the top of my head, I can think of a dozen cultural organisations that have reconfigured the entrances to their buildings in recent years.
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Review
Shedding light on Edinburgh’s shadows
The Scottish city proves its extremes are a dynamic catalyst for creativity in this exhibition.
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ReviewI'm dreaming of reading...
What book would you like to receive this Christmas? We asked some leading figures in the architectural world what book would top their wish-list. Judging by some of the titles, Santa may be severely tested
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News
A year of ups and downs
Zoe Blackler reviews the people, buildings, places and ideas that made headlines in 2006