All Building Design articles in 18 December 2009 – Page 4
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Opinion
Waves of change
Tim Keating (Letters December 11) is worried about the cost of switching to a low-carbon economy — something we will have to do anyway as the economically harvestable oil is running out
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Technical
House of straw brings a sustainable harvest
White Design’s BaleHaus explores the use of prefabricated straw panels for mass housing
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Opinion
The drawing board versus the digger
With contractors increasingly in the driving seat, architects must work harder to prioritise good design
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Opinion
Yarl’s Wood is beyond pale
The government’s detention centre for “illegal immigrants” makes a strong argument for regime change in the new year
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Features
Beware the pitfalls of new broadband
Looking to take advantage of one of the new broadband offers and change suppliers?
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Building Study
BD’s review of the buildings of the year
While the recession howled outside their doors, a handful of architects realised some remarkable buildings in 2009. We list them here, together with 13 industry figures’ cultural highlights from around the world
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Opinion
Ball report too inward looking
If there is one criticism of Christopher Ball’s report into the Arb, it is that it focuses too much on the interests of the profession and, specifically, the RIBA
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Opinion
Passing the buck on bad design
Criticising the government for spending millions on poorly designed housing is to miss a somewhat sensitive point
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Opinion
Is the City of London a no-go area for photographers?
Yes says Grant Smith, the photographer stopped and searched by police last week while photographing a church; while Tim Soar argues that harassment can be avoided with some basic good manners
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Review
Underneath architects’ book covers
You can learn a great deal about architects by snooping through the collections on their library shelves
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Features
What’s in store for IT developments in 2010
If augmented reality is one of the emerging trends for 2010, what are the others?
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Features
Dot to Dot: 18 December 2009
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday January 6 for a chance to win a copy of London in 3D: A Look Back in Time, with built-in stereoscopic viewer
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Features
Dot to dot results: December 11
Last week’s winner was Gillian Harrison of Buttress Fuller Alsop Williams in Manchester, who identified Zaha Hadid’s Maggie’s Centre in Fife. She receives a copy of The Modern Wing: Renzo Piano and the Art Institute of Chicago.
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News
Spirits up as architects find work
The number of unemployed architects has fallen for the third month in a row, according to figures published by the Office for National Statistics this week.
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News
Baroque treasure Seaton Delaval saved for nation
The grade I listed Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland has been saved for the nation, following a fundraising campaign, supported by some of the leading lights of British architecture.
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News
Planners dent Imperial’s crown
A major university extension by Foster & Partners on London’s Exhibition Road could be scuppered by the planners’ determination that the building be set back from the street.
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News
£4.5bn regeneration scheme in Wirral goes for planning
Plans for a £4.5 billion regeneration scheme – said to be the largest in UK history – have been submitted for a site in the Wirral.
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News
Architects to draw up V&A extension proposals
An invited group of architects has been asked to draw up design proposals for an underground extension at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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