All Building Design articles in 22 June 2007 – Page 3
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TechnicalGridshell glazes over the past
Peter Hulbert Architects’ billowing timber roof structure at Chiddingstone Orangery may recall the Weald & Downland Museum, but it takes the gridshell one step further by creating a system that structurally supports the frameless glazing.
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NewsOlympic work unlocked for next generation
ODA claims new procurement framework for up-and-coming talent will silence its critics
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OpinionInverse function
During this week’s debate between Jack Pringle and journalist Simon Jenkins, one wag used a killer argument to prove architects indeed have oversized egos.
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NewsUK’s first modern house up for sale
A house widely considered to be Britain’s first and finest modernist home is up for sale for £845,000.
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ReviewFear and loathing on the streets of London
RCA graduates and tutors tackle compelling but elusive concepts of the human condition imaginatively and with humour.
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ReviewKeeping the faith
This useful history overestimates the status of churches for society and architects.
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NewsHighland eco-homes
This house by Trevor Black Architects will be among 25 showcased at Scotland’s first Highland Housing Fair at Balvonie, near Inverness.
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Opinion
Talk, dont talk
Boots’ favourite architecture minister David Lammy is a hard man to pin down. Despite popping up at the long-awaited launch of Channel 4’s Castleford Project this week, his office said he was unable to talk to journalists because “it was not a media event”!
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OpinionSmoking out a good design
Smoking shelters are here to stay — but they don’t have to look cheap and ugly.
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NewsMargate landmark design on show
David Chipperfield Architects has unveiled its latest designs for the new Turner Contemporary gallery on the seafront at Margate.
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Opinion
Misleading data
In his defence of PFI Jim Knight comes on strong on accountancy and time arguments. These have been shown to be false in research by the University of Edinburgh into Treasury claims for the “advantages” of PFI, published in April.
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News‘Icon’ would cure Thames Gateway ills, says panel
The ailing Thames Gateway project should be reinvigorated with a major, iconic building, says a report by a panel of leading architects and other professionals.
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NewsContest may save Rudolph high school
A British-backed campaign to save a seminal Florida high school designed by Paul Rudolph has received a huge boost after plans for a new design competition focusing on reuse of the building were announced.
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NewsPringle: we lost confidence, but we’ve learnt our lesson
Pringle wins debate over Jenkins’ claim that architects are obsessed with towers
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Building StudyPatel Taylor transform Nottingham's Portland College
Patel Taylor's IT wing is the first element in a masterplan for Portland College that is already transforming its architecturally unremarkable campus.
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Features
When does a client have ‘consumer’ status?
The Domestic Project Pack issued by the RIBA states that a client who is having work carried out on his property assumes the status of a “consumer”. If a domestic client has two properties, but resides only in one, how would the practice of an architect be different with respect ...
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News
The winners of our Smoking Shed Challenge
The winning designs in our smoking shed competition offer a challenge to the pub chains to raise their aspirations
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NewsModern methods fail to catch on
Industry failing to adopt faster and cheaper techniques, says report