All Building Design articles in 23 November 2007 – Page 3

  • News

    Practices sponsor Cambridge

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    ORMS and Allies & Morrison to pay salaries of four design fellows

  • News

    New housing needs Cabe, says Callcutt

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Expanded design review process should look at all major schemes

  • News

    British entries to the Stockholm library contest

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Among the entrants to the Stockholm library competition, won this week by Heike Hanada, were British practices Stephen Taylor, Woolf Architects and Florian Beigel

  • HOK’s Barclays tower was made more secure, but would you know?
    Opinion

    Are we in danger of turning into Fortress Britain?

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Yes, says Alistair Donald, who claims the real danger is our society’s fearful outlook, but former RIBA president Jack Pringle believes architects can tackle the problem with good design

  • Ian Martin
    Opinion

    A day trip to swinging post-war Britain

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Ian Martin finds the multiverse in chaos after some ill-advised internet posting

  • Foster’s “sky-catcher” design
    News

    Dublin Foster hotel boost

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Norman Foster and U2’s redevelopment of the Clarence Hotel in Dublin has won planning permission despite continued opposition.

  • Review

    Books round-up

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    This week..

  • News

    Bodleian Library scheme nixed

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Scott Brownrigg’s proposed £29 million book depository (pictured) for the University of Oxford was thrown out the city’s council on Monday night.

  • Clinton: still the charming man.
    Opinion

    Party fits the bill

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Bill Clinton, in London this week to drum up support for his wife Hillary’s nomination as the Democrats’ presidential candidate, has lost none of his charm according to Ruthie Rogers, who was persuaded to lay on a party for him at the Rogers’ gorgeous Royal Avenue home even though her ...

  • Building Study

    Freewheeling in Beijing

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    It’s not only the 2008 Olympics that are transforming Beijing’s skyline. Architecture is being used to express China’s phenomenal economic growth. Ellis Woodman went to take a look

  • News

    BD editor scoops top honour

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    BD editor Amanda Baillieu (pictured centre, alongside Grazia editor Jane Bruton and comedian Alan Carr) has been named weekly business magazine editor of the year at the prestigious British Society of Magazine Editors awards.

  • News

    Hammersmith regeneration battle heats up

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Wilkinson Eyre is battling Barton Wilmore and Sheppard Robson in a public competition to design a major regeneration scheme in west London.

  • News

    Sonnemann Toon nets two awards

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    London-based Sonnemann Toon Architects has won accolades for two of its health buildings.

  • News

    Young guns miss out on Athletes Village first phase

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Established names scoop lion’s share as Lend Lease boss promises ‘time to be playful later’

  • Circular motion: art on the block
    News

    In the groove at Assael scheme

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Assael Architects and artist Oliver Marsden have created this public art for the facade of a new residential scheme in Westminster.

  • News

    Wilkinson Eyre & KSS to design basketball arena

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Wilkinson Eyre and KSS Design Group have seen off competition from firms including Grimshaw and David Morley Architects to design the temporary basketball arena for the 2012 Olympics.

  • Hadid’s latest Aquatic Centre.
    News

    Hadid's Aquatic centre is redesigned

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    The ODA’s quest to find a legacy use for Zaha Hadid’s Olympic Aquatic Centre has further compromised the architect’s original concept, a new image shows.

  • Metzstein (left) and MacMillan: legacy under threat from VAT.
    Opinion

    Angel of the north

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    It’s true that having never undergone the Mackintosh School of Architecture’s indoctrination programme, I have never needed to subscribe to the orthodox view of St Peter’s Cardross as a world-class edifice (News November 16) .

  • News

    ‘Ambitious’ apartments completed

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Cheshire-based architect Bowker Sadler has completed two five-storey apartment blocks as part of a £75 million mixed-tenure development in Beswick, Manchester.

  • Opinion

    Together again

    2007-11-23T00:00:00Z

    Richard Rogers’ retrospective, which opened at the Pompidou this week, was also a bit of a reunion, according to former partner John Young.