All Building Design articles in 20 February 2009 – Page 2

  • Japanese star architect Toyo Ito
    News

    Toyo Ito leads donations to Australia bushfire recovery

    2009-02-23T09:00:00Z

    Japanese star architect Toyo Ito has boosted fundraising efforts to help victims of the bushfires in Victoria, south Australia, which have left more than 180 dead and 7,000 homeless.

  • Artist's impression of how the towers could look
    Multimedia

    Assessing Herzog & de Meuron's London towers (audio)

    2009-02-20T16:12:00Z

    Listen to BD's news editor Will Hurst talks about Herzog and de Meuron's three towers – or Breadsticks – project.

  • Seven former members of Make’s Edinburgh studio have announced the formation of their new firm, 7N Architects
    News

    Make staff set up new practice

    2009-02-20T12:17:00Z

    7N Architects emerges from the ashes of Shuttleworth’s Scottish office

  • How do you cope with redundancy?
    Features

    Dealing with redundancy

    2009-02-20T11:09:00Z

    If you're facing redundancy where can you turn to for help? Emily Cadman looks at the practicalities of the redundancy procedure and where to get advice.

  • Coop Himmelb(l)lau's design for China Insurance Group in Shenzhen
    News

    Coop Himmelb(l)lau's Shenzhen competition win

    2009-02-20T09:27:00Z

    Coop Himmelb(l)lau has beaten practices including MVRDV and Thomas Mayne's Morphosis in an international competition to design a new headquarters for the China Insurance Group in Shenzhen.

  • Opinion

    Victoria vitriol

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    I must comment on your news story: “KPF given go-ahead for Victoria scheme” (News February 13).

  • Opinion

    A tragic tale of two Thamesmeads

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    The 60s estate’s potential could still be unlocked — given a bit of the cash squandered on its successor

  • Opinion

    The small stuff

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    My point in Debate (February 13) was that there is a lack of attention paid not to the beautiful gardens, parks and major public spaces of London, but to all the less signature, more ubiquitous public spaces that are, in fact, left over and in-between pieces of urban landscape.

  • Amanda Baillieu
    Opinion

    Title cannot be protected

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Arb’s trawl through the Yellow Pages to track down title abusers is a waste of money

  • Features

    Retirement and peace of mind

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    In Practice, December 19, we featured a question by a reader considering winding up their practice and asking about organising a 12-year run-off professional indemnity insurance.

  • Features

    How do a make a saving on my indemnity insurance?

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    While I study for a postgraduate qualification, I want to do a small amount of self-employed architectural work to provide an income of about £5,000.

  • Features

    Foster’s familiar tune

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    “Are we ruthless or just consistent?” Foster pondered in a BD interview that described him as the first architect since Lutyens to have achieved “acclaimed buildings and a large and expanding workload”

  • News

    This week's ups & downs

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Hot and not

  • News

    Diamonds in the rough

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Norwegian practice Various Architects’ pavilion design is one of three finalists in an international RIBA competition to design a £650,000 travelling events space for the county of Yorkshire.

  • Features

    How can I cut the number of partners at my firm?

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Times at my business are tough and I need to look at reducing partner head count. How do I go about this?

  • Features

    Making a virtue out of a crisis

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Irena Bauman tackles your ethical dilemmas

  • Opinion

    Fixing our city

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Much of what Owen Hatherley (Urban Trawl February 6) says about Southampton is misleading and misinformed.

  • Opinion

    Little chance

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    I have to disagree with your article “Small firms will design 2012 legacy projects” (February 13).

  • Opinion

    Kill this cash cow

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Sorry to bang on about PFI again, but I was left open-mouthed by the insouciance of Partnership for Schools boss Tim Byles saying that six banks have re-entered PFI lending (News February 13).

  • The central section of the first floor will be removed to create a sense of space in the new entrance.
    News

    Cart lodge conversion will create new front for Ditchling Museum

    2009-02-20T00:00:00Z

    Adam Richards Architects has won an invited competition to carry out a £650,000 conversion of a grade II listed cart lodge into museum space.