All Building Design articles in 25 August 2006 – Page 2
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News
Design fears as hospital budgets are slashed
Serious doubts have emerged over the design standard of six new PFI hospitals this week following swingeing cost cuts of more than £400 million.
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FeaturesWhich way will the wind blow?
More and more architects want to know how wind might affect their buildings. But are wind tunnels or computer programs the best way to make accurate predictions?
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ReviewImagination blooms in desert water embassy ideas
Four designs shortlisted to tackle the special challenges of Namibia’s uncompromising desert terrain
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News
RIBA binned student drawings
Years ago, before today’s more stringent requirements came into force, the RIBA used to “chuck in the bin” drawings donated by students, it has emerged.
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Opinion
Prize must look beyond the spectacular
What does the Stirling Prize shortlist say about 21st century British architecture?
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OpinionJust who is being dense here?
Setting up stalls at his Venice market, Ricky Burdett is peddling a high-density-fits-all range of future cities.
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OpinionShared Bath
We read with interest your well presented article about Bath’s new Spa (Works August 4).
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Opinion
Fee scales are not coming back
So architects are still insisting on a return to fee scales (News August 4). When are architects going to wake up? It is not going to happen!
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Opinion
Architects burden
I have just attended a presentation by local authority town planning officers on the three Town & Country Planning statutory instruments published in May, and the DCLG Circular 01/2006 Guidance on changes to the development control system.
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News
Reform group welcomes new Arb chief executive
The appointment of new Arb registrar and chief executive Alison Carr has been welcomed by both chairman Humphrey Lloyd and Arb Reform Group leader George Oldham.
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Technical
Fix what’s there already
Dropping legislation to thermally upgrade existing homes will leave an unmanaged carbon burden
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FeaturesRoadtest - Snappily ever after
Axomic’s OpenAsset is a simple way of storing and retrieving digital images. We asked two practices about their experiences with it
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NewsTfL heritage adviser aims to banish roads ‘mayhem’
Architects have found an unlikely ally in their ongoing battle with traffic engineers. Transport for London’s newly appointed heritage adviser has pledged to create pedestrian-friendly shared public spaces across the capital.
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News
Prescott’s £60k house fades to grey
The reputation of embattled deputy prime minister John Prescott was dealt another blow this week when it emerged that the prototype for his flagship £60,000 house competition had to be rebuilt with new materials after just a year.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 32: London Zoo, Regent’s Park
The challenge: To design a safe enclosure for gorillas at London Zoo using bamboo
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