All Building Design articles in 21 September 2007 – Page 3
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News
McAslan shortlisted for Florida school
John McAslan has been shortlisted in a competition to redevelop a seminal Florida high school he helped campaign to save.
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NewsGreen flagship store for Marks & Sparks
Van Heyningen & Haward to design low-energy building in Portsmouth
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ReviewNeutral’s virtual world has its finger on the pulse
This exhibition’s virtual world is seductive and absorbing, says born-again cyber junkie Gareth Gardner
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OpinionCan supermarkets ever really be sustainable?
We are regenerating brownfield sites and cutting carbon emissions, says Asda’s Bob Simpson; it’s just greenwash, counters Bob Hayes
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Design skills shortage predicted
England will face a severe lack of design professionals including architects by 2012, according to a new report by the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC).
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NewsRIBA warns Lib Dems over its eco plans
The RIBA warned the Liberal Democrats this week that the party’s ambitious proposals to create a zero-carbon Britain must be backed up by “credible” financial plans.
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FeaturesQueen Mum marks Stirling’s UK debut
At the age of 57, James Stirling saw the foundation plaque unveiled for his first UK building, the Clore Gallery for the Tate
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Georgian Group deadline today
Today (Friday) marks the deadline for entries for the 2007 Georgian Group architectural awards, sponsored by Savills.
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OpinionGlory be to Gehry for dappled things
Hurrah for Frank Gehry’s IAC tower, which brings texture and variety to Manhattan’s rigid pattern
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Opinion
It’s cool
In your article on the reinstatement of St Pancras Station’s splendid glass roof (Solutions September 7), you quoted Alison Peterson Smith of Pascall & Watson as saying, “this amount of glazing far exceeds that allowed in new structures by modern regulations governing heat loss and energy efficiency”.
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NewsGreenwich gives college go-ahead
Greenwich Council has granted planning permission for Foreign Office Architects’ new building at Ravensbourne College of Design & Communication.
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NewsLarch-clad social housing comes to White City
This newly completed affordable housing scheme in west London’s White City is the result of a collaboration between Cartwright Pickard and French practice B&C Architectes.
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Giants Causeway scheme in doubt
Northern Ireland’s enterprise minister Nigel Dodds has insisted that funding for Heneghan Peng’s visitor centre at the Giants Causeway has not been withdrawn, but is on hold after a rival private scheme was submitted for planning.
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OpinionBSF: smart PFI is a distraction
Your piece on the Building Schools for the Future programme following the opening of the Bristol Brunel Academy (News analysis September 7) raises important issues about PFI and procurement.
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Gross Max gets Brixton go-ahead
Lambeth Council has granted planning permission for the redesign of Brixton town square by Gross Max as part of London’s 100 public spaces programme.
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NewsHangar-like college for Bristol
SMC Hickton Madeley has unveiled this competition-winning design for a £20 million further education building in Bristol.
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NewsEH blasts Viñoly’s plan for Oxford
A £490 million masterplan by Rafael Viñoly for Oxford University will damage the “historical context” of the city centre unless it is revised, English Heritage has warned.
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TechnicalBurble ballooning spectacular marks London Fashion week
Haque Design & Research’s colourful interactive lighting project made its UK debut at this month’s London Fashion Week