All Building Design articles in 2 May 2008 – Page 2
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OpinionWayne's a winner
Judging by April’s BD Magazine on housing, Wayne Hemingway’s mission to revitalise the design quality of new UK housing goes from strength to strength.
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Opinion
Tesco's threat
Tesco may not yet match Wal-Mart in the US for trampling on community life in the cause of “retail rationalisation” but Jonathan Glancey (April 25) rightly highlights its persistent determination to ruin Hadleigh in Suffolk.
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Opinion
Poor plot
Last month’s Housing issue of BD Magazine includes features on The Bridge (multi-material, multicoloured housing for people and birds, insufficient space for essential means of transport), Silvertown (greeny, gardeny, dusty, debris-ridden cladding needs replacement in 25 years), and Evelyn Road (lack of ventilation, exterior design badly affects internal function).
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Opinion
Partners, please
Your report “Gateway needs single delivery body, say experts” (News April 25), completely misrepresents my views about the delivery of the Thames Gateway project.
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Opinion
Not the Norm
Norman Foster’s tax arrangements, revealed in BD last week, have raised hackles in the profession, even those of former RIBA presidents, it seems.
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News
A Maggie’s for London
Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners Maggie’s Cancer Care Centre in west London was opened on Tuesday.
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NewsMurcutt joins Living Steel jury
Pritzker Prize winner Glenn Murcutt (pictured) is on the jury for Living Steel, an international architecture competition for sustainable housing.
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NewsMcAdam and Jan Störmer masterplan new Moscow suburb
London-based McAdam Architects and Hamburg-based Jan Störmer Partners have revealed plans for a new suburb for Moscow.
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Opinion
Unsung heroes
If you’ve ever thought the page layout of BD reminiscent of architectural drawings, you’re in good company.
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Opinion
Snack happy
Perusing Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich’s plans turn the former Pakistan Embassy in Kensington into a palatial £150 million residence by classicist John Simpson Architects, Boots notes that as well as swimming pool, cinema, and eight bedrooms, it will have kitchenettes on the upper floors.
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Opinion
Great teamwork
Peter Wilson (Letters April 25) quotes Lord Fraser in support of your claim that the Scottish Parliament Team was dysfunctional and that this added to costs and delays.
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News
Planning granted for largest school
Liverpool City Council has granted planning permission for a scheme that will create the city’s biggest secondary school.
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NewsIsn’t it good, Swedish wood
Architect Brunnberg & Forshed has beaten 205 nominations to win Sweden’s prestigious Wood Prize for this residential scheme Östra Kvarnskogen in Sollentuna.
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Tickets for London festival on sale
Tickets for the London Festival of Architecture go on sale this Monday May 5. This year’s festival — formerly known as the biennale — is set to be the biggest to date, with more than 500 events between June 20 and July 20.
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RIBA initiatives to tackle equality
The RIBA has unveiled a range of new initiatives to encourage equality and diversity in the profession.
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Stanton Williams wins last design
Stanton Williams has won the last major architectural design contact for the London 2012 Olympics.
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New Scottish schools are too cramped, warns tsar
Scotland’s school design “tsar” has warned that new-build schools have compromised on space standard and comfort to the detriment of both pupils and teachers.
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FeaturesFanfare for the common man
Using architecture to make an impact on London is nothing new: the wise mayor could learn a lot from the local, social policies of the past
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NewsGowan seeks clarity over Leicester landmark
James Gowan has called on Leicester University to explain its plans for the landmark engineering laboratory that he designed with James Stirling.
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