All Building Design articles in 21 November 2008 – Page 4
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NewsPawson’s sunken storey stays in keeping with Battersea skyline
Terry Pawson Architects has submitted this “low-key” three-home scheme in Battersea, south-west London, for planning.
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OpinionEye on the ball
At first, everyone wanted a piece of the Olympic pie, but now it’s hard not to pity the poor architects who did manage to win work.
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FeaturesBacks to the Wall
An MP, a punk famous for a song about crisps, his dog, and a comic immortal — what were they doing outside the Woolwich Tram Shed in 1980?
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Tories decry likely axing of heritage bill
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has laid into the government’s policy on heritage following BD’s report that the bill was likely to be dropped from next month’s Queen’s Speech.
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Entry call for school awards
Architects have been invited to enter next year’s British Council for School Environments’ Industry Awards.
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ReviewArchitecture goes from coast to ghost at Jaywick
Artist Nathan Coley’s colourful addition to the village of Jaywick near Clacton-on-Sea is an engaging reminder of the temporary nature of all construction, says Tony McIntyre
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ReviewFraming the future: film and architecture
Saul Metzstein examines how film uses present-day architecture to portray the future
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Building StudyStudio KAP Architects’ detailed domesticity
Two domestic projects by Studio KAP, one at Dumgoyne near Glasgow, the other near Oban, share highly specific handling, and both captivate and intrigue, finds Charles Rattray
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TechnicalJulian Harrap Architects' mesh cage for the Monument
How Julian Harrap Architects created a mesh cage to protect the viewing platform at Wren’s newly refurbished Monument in the City of London
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TechnicalArchitects see red over BRE’s latest Green Guide
Phil Clark examines the criticisms levelled by architects at the latest edition of BRE’s Green Guide now online
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BBC seeks workspace architects
The BBC has issued a notice calling for architects to design the workspaces for its flagship building, Broadcasting House in central London. Sheppard Robson, current architect on the project, is doing some of the fit-out as part of its contract with builder Bovis. The workspace architect would work directly with ...
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NewsArchitects strike out over New Forest rejections
Architects exasperated at the “draconian” planning policies of the New Forest Park Authority have set up their own mock design review panel in protest over plans to further tighten development control rules.
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OpinionIs the Thames Estuary airport better than a bigger Heathrow?
Yes, it’s a long-term sustainable solution, says TP Bennett’s Richard Beastall; while pro-airports campaigner Clive Soley argues it would mean the death of Heathrow
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OpinionOn the air
For those still interested in the epic falling-out between the BBC and Richard MacCormac, some very juicy private documents, including Bovis’s specific list of grievances with the architect, have emerged on the information superhighway.
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OpinionHousing agency’s big moment
The Home & Communities Agency has some good ideas to help the market, but it needs to inject some fresh thinking into housing delivery
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ReviewBentley’s V8i upgrade provides new vision for architecture visuals
Bentley’s V8i upgrade, its largest-ever simultaneous release of new products, is an important step along the evolutionary line to 3D design
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Work begins on £30m academy
Work has begun on a £30 million further education building in Bristol by local firm AWW.
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FeaturesDot to dot November 21
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday November 26 for a chance to win a copy of Digital Architecture Now by Neil Spiller.
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NewsUK firms on shortlist for 2012 venue conversions
British architects including Lifschutz Davidson Sandlilands, Flacq, Hawkins Brown and David Morley Architects have made it onto a shortlist for one of the last major slices of 2012 Olympic work — a contract worth £350 million to convert existing venues.
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Pylons removed from 2012 site
Work has begun on the removal of 52 pylons that dominate the site for London’s Olympic Park between Hackney and West Ham.