All Building Design articles in 19 December 2008
19 December 2008-
ReviewSerpentine’s Indian wraparound
Frankfurt-based architects Nikolaus Hirsch and Michel Muller have installed this structure around the Serpentine Gallery to display a series of works by India’s most acclaimed living artist M F Husain, depicting the history of India.
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NewsFinal push for Seaton Delaval Hall
The National Trust has just days to raise the last £500,000 it needs to buy Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland and save it for the nation.
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News
DCLG consults on zero carbon homes
The government is consulting on how to define zero carbon homes as part of its drive to make all new-build housing zero carbon by 2016.
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Features
Gingerbread Tate Modern: the recipe
Various gingerbread recipes were experimented with during the building of the Gingerbread Tate Modern, but the one below offered the best combination of structural integrity and taste-bud satisfaction.
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FeaturesArchitectural cake challenge
A rash of modernist gingerbread houses has appeared on the internet for the festive season. Among them, BD’s very own Gingerbread Tate Modern, a fine, if wonky replica of the gallery on the banks of the Thames, complete with jelly baby visitors, baked by BD reporter Anna Winston (see recipe ...
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NewsGensler’s growth keeps it at No 1
Gensler has retained its place at the top of BD’s World Architecture Top 100 survey, increasing the number of architects it employs from 1,216 to 1,360.
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FeaturesDot to dot results: December 12
Last week’s competition winner was Paul Sidey of City Architecture Office in Edinburgh, who identified High Point I by Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton.
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FeaturesDot to Dot: 19 December 2008
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday January 7 for a chance to win a copy of Talking Architecture: Interviews With Architects by Hanno Rauterberg.
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Features1980s yuppies at play
When the refurbishment of some Turkish baths in Motherwell led to speculation about the outcome of the 1983 general election
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News
Year in review 2008
We might have had a bleak end to 2008, but it was actually a good year for splendid buildings and inspiring architectural exhibitions. We asked 18 major players in the business to pick out their highlights.
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OpinionDid 2008 spell the end of gratuitous shape-making in architecture?
Yes, and good riddance, says Malcolm Fraser, but the Victorian Society’s David Garrard sees no sign of the artistry disappearing
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Technical
The green winners and losers in 2008
Phil Clark looks back at the year’s best in sustainabiliity
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News
World Architecture 2009
BD's 2009 World Architecture Top 100 is the annual exploration of the world's largest architectural practices and global economic prospects. Our essential annual lists cover all the key sectors and regional denominations and are based on a comprehensive survey of architects practising in the field. ...
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NewsHolmes for Aberdeen
Scottish architect Holmes has won planning permission for a mixed-use scheme to transform the historic Esslemont & Macintosh department store on Aberdeen’s Union Street.
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Adam and PTE are latest to shed staff
Robert Adam Architects and Pollard Thomas Edwards are the latest practices to announce redundancies amid worsening employment prospects across the country.
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NewsCouncil rejects Allies & Morrison Brighton plan
Allies & Morrison has been sent back to the drawing board over its designs for a huge mixed-use project in Brighton after local councillors threw out the scheme, calling it a “mini Dubai”.
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Green Park Station works win approval
London’s Westminster City Council has given the green light to a comprehensive redevelopment of Green Park tube station despite objections from English Heritage about the impact it will have on the neighbouring grade II* listed Ritz Hotel and the grade II listed park.
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NewsMusic-making at the centre of Baca Architects’ Chilterns house
Baca Architects’ 360sq m private residence in the Chilterns, south-east England, is ready to go on site early next month after winning planning permission.
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TechnicalVarious Architects' temporary performance space for a world tour
How Norway’s Various Architects created a lightweight, demountable performance venue for client Arts Alliance