All Building Design articles in 16 October 2009 – Page 3
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NewsDixon Jones scoops wood prize
Dixon Jones’s Kings Place Concert Hall in King’s Cross has taken the top prize in the annual Wood Awards, recognising innovative design in wood
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NewsForeign Office U-turn over embassy costs
Fretton’s Warsaw Embassy could be the last ‘grand projet’ as department told to scale back
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FeaturesWhat are the risks of starting up on my own
I have completed part II, and intend to provide independent architectural services work: design services, planning applications, building control submissions and the like, so I can gain practical experience towards part III. My concern is liability. How far can I take a job before the possibility of getting sued arises?
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Features
Make the most of your resources
There are many resource programming tools on the market, with some simpler to master than others
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OpinionUtility integrity
When was the last time a sub-station attained this level of design —or press, or debate? (Works October 9)
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ReviewHead for the quiet life in public spaces
The Tranquil Spaces conference showed how designers need to get involved with forthcoming noise control measures
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OpinionManchester guardians
I am sure that I won’t be the first to point out that the photograph in your article on Gateway House in Manchester (News October 9) depicts the wrong building
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OpinionTime to return to the grass roots
A new form of “Civic Trust” is needed to get local projects the recognition they deserve
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FeaturesGlobal team talks — virtually
With travel budgets tight or non-existent, has virtual conferencing developed enough to offer an acceptable alternative?
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Opinion
Gender solutions
Re: “Reed vows to fight for students and women” (News October 9), I am a female architect who has stuck it out for over 25 years, and at times it has been very unpleasant; my lovelife was even pried into at one job interview
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Opinion
Structural fault
Your correspondent Liam Kellehar (Letters October 9) tells us that Spanish architectural courses have a structural engineering requirement, with the capacity to design steel and reinforced concrete structures, something that should be incorporated in England
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OpinionSlow train to our lumpen fantasy past
Despite renewed interest in their radical edge, our suburbs stand for the failure of idealism
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Opinion
EU registration
I would like to clarify that the requirements for registration as an architect for those non-UK trained applicants who have EU rights cannot legally include the need to secure a part III qualification in professional practice in the UK (Letters October 9)
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OpinionEnd of an era for embassies
Today’s opening of Tony Fretton’s Warsaw embassy could mark the final days of the Foreign Office as an enlightened client
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Building StudyKCAP’s towers are on the edge
KCAP’s Red Apple and White Emperor towers bring a subversive slant to the Rotterdam waterfront
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ReviewDoshi’s philosophy of place
A new film explores Indian architect BV Doshi’s work and the bigger question of the professional’s role in providing socially relevant architecture
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FeaturesHidden depths
Introduced by “an unwontedly exuberant Norman Foster”, art wrappers Christo and partner Jeanne-Claude opened RIBA’s autumn lecture series, pegged on the couple’s wrapping of the Reichstag that summer
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OpinionCan the profession survive public spending cuts in its current form?
No says Barry Munday, after the election we will be into a very different landscape; while Levitt Bernstein’s Matthew Goulcher says new funding streams will lead to a focus on high quality products
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FeaturesDealing with media bias
I was one of three shortlisted practices for a prestigious project but the press only mentioned the best-known competitor in its write-up
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ReviewWines reaches beyond the facade
Speaking at the Barbican Centre, it seems sustainability pioneer James Wines is still seeking the meaning of green architecture
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