All Building Design articles in 26 October 2007 – Page 2

  • Opinion

    Moving image

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Jan Kaplicky may have faced serious hurdles trying to see his Czech national library built, but at least he has a shoulder to cry on when times get tough, Boots is glad to hear.

  • Opinion

    Incredible hulk

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    It’s still there! Battersea Power Station (News October 5) is the commuter eyesore to end all eyesores — derelict for years.

  • Opinion

    Home truths

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Your story about a prefab holiday home which powers itself (News October 12) caught my eye.

  • The proposed hall for the Salvation Army at Chelmsford, Essex.
    News

    Hudson on the march to hall

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Hudson Architects has won planning permission for this hall and community centre for the Salvation Army at Chelmsford, Essex.

  • News

    Manchester makes good

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Make Architects has designed a 24-storey, mixed-use tower in Manchester.

  • News

    Hepworth Gallery starts on site

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    David Chipperfield Architects’ Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield, Yorkshire, is set to go on site next month.

  • News

    Sherwood Forest’s new tree

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Make Architects’ visitor centre for Sherwood Forest has been shortlisted for £50 million worth of funding from the Big Lottery Fund.

  • Opinion

    Figured out

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    I may be biased, but your story on Channel 4’s birthday sculpture (Solutions October 19) left me wondering why a structure engineered from composite materials wasn’t used

  • Tower: too big, say objectors.
    News

    Foster’s Leaf faces fight

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Ealing group vows to fight size and design of ‘penny whistle’ tower

  • News

    Grimshaw joins panel to judge eco-award

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Nicholas Grimshaw is to judge a $100,000 (£49,000) international competition to find an eco-friendly solution to humanity’s most pressing problems.

  • News

    Dutch firms favoured for UK masterplanning

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Will Hurst analyses the fashion for using Dutch firms for UK masterplanning projects, with a look at the leading firms' CVs.

  • Opinion

    Wolf at the door

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Could Cabe be about to charge for its services, Boots wonders?

  • News

    Page & Park’s designs for Glasgow

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Page & Park has released designs for its £4 million housing scheme in Glasgow (pictured).

  • Katherine Findlay’s The Hill is one possible plan for the site.
    News

    Design Museum eyes up Potters Field

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Ian Ritchie’s proposed Potters Field development next to Tower Bridge faces a possible challenge from the Design Museum, which is believed to be interested in the site for its new home.

  • Opinion

    Defining moment

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Is it my imagination or is the word “architect” being increasingly used as a synonym for “originator”?

  • News

    Thames Gateway model debuts

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    The Thames Gateway Forum is set to unveil the first model of the ambitious regeneration of the Thames Gateway region.

  • Features

    Where Segal dares

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Architect Walter Segal meets the owner of a house within one of the most successful self-build projects

  • Can planners help to curb the increasing number of obese people?
    Opinion

    Do planners have a role in solving the obesity crisis?

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Yes, they have always had a role in public health, argues Rynd Smith, while Sue Baic says we shouldn’t be distracted from the issue of diet

  • News

    Mayor revises costings toolkit

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    London mayor Ken Livingstone has revised a financial appraisal toolkit which helps developers and planners to assess the viability of affordable housing in new developments.

  • Opinion

    Continental drift isn’t working for me

    2007-10-26T00:00:00Z

    Beware: it’s the architectural version of mad cow disease, and it’s sweeping our built environment