All Building Design articles in 21 November 2008 – Page 3
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News
Mayor under fire on open spaces
The London Assembly has called on mayor Boris Johnson to reverse his decision not to redevelop London’s Parliament Square with a design by DSDHA, Hawkins Brown, and Vogt.
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FeaturesHelpdesk: There’s life in the old fax yet
Hugh Davies explores the options for architects who still need to fax
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Opinion
Two extremes
Two excellent articles (Opinion and Works, November 7) threw into stark relief both the quality and paucity of contemporary architectural projects.
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Opinion
Knuckle down
Last week’s advice on how to survive another recession left me wondering if the authors actually experienced the true depth of the recession in the early nineties.
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Opinion
Deserted Rock
It seems like eons ago now, but the shadow of Northern Rock’s collapse still hangs over Tyneside.
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NewsUpset at Follett delisting
Architecture minister Barbara Follett has delisted a London building by Colin St John Wilson, against English Heritage advice.
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NewsMetropolitan Workshop's Tripoli Museum of Conflict
Metropolitan Workshop has unveiled the first images of its competition-winning design for the Museum of Conflict in Tripoli, which will tell the story of Libya’s military history.
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Opinion
Cold shoulder
Still with Kevin McCloud, who took part in an Architecture Club debate this week, asking whether the public and the profession understand each other.
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Opinion
Charm offensive
Paul Tyler, the Lib Dem peer who successfully campaigned for design to be included in the new planning bill, has been less successful in getting his own design idea to a bigger audience.
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FeaturesCan I stop my client making radical changes to my design?
What rights do planners have to water down the design quality of my approved scheme and allow the client to make changes?
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OpinionWant to save lives? Dump the CDM regs
Procedures don’t work as well as real people with experience, skill and judgement
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FeaturesShould I care for the high street?
A supermarket architect wonders about what their project will do to the local high street
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NewsCabe unveils Crossrail design panel
Cabe and Crossrail have announced the full line-up of the review panel that will scrutinise plans and provide advice on the design of new train stations.
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NewsBooming Leicester to redevelop
Leicester University has announced a £1 billion redevelopment of its estate by Shepheard Epstein Hunter.
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FeaturesThe building blocks for digital cities
Terry Farrell previews an exhibition at the Building Centre on role of digital technology in city planning, co-curated by his practice
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NewsCounterterrorism competition blasted
Gough asks students to boycott contest that ‘propogates paranoia’
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Planning bill gains design safeguards
The government performed an “elegant U-turn” on the planning bill at its third reading in the House of Lords this week, giving local authorities the power to turn down planning applications on the basis of poor design.
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NewsConservation expert Bernard Feilden dies
Conservation expert Bernard Feilden, one of the founders of Feilden & Mawson, died last week at the age of 89.