All Building Design articles in 27 June 2008 – Page 4
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NewsBoris pledges to reinstate Parker Morris standards
Mayor of London Boris Johnson has promised to reintroduce Parker Morris space standards for new residential developments in a bid to improve the quality of inner city living.
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Grosvenor blasts RSHP scheme
Leading landowner and developer Grosvenor has called Rogers Stirk Harbour’s £1 billion redevelopment of London’s Chelsea Barracks “monotonous”
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NewsExperts blast BRE's 'unproven gimmicks'
Research and innovation dropped in favour commercial growth, say critics
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OpinionWhere's the science bit?
Since the BRE was privatised, serious research has been replaced by meaningless PR initiatives
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NewsEllis Miller plays it large for Rutland’s Big Build scheme
Architect Ellis Miller has released the first images of its biggest ever project, a £26 million mixed-use development for Rutland County Council.
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Derriford plans a better welcome
A striking new entrance to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, designed by HLM Architects, has been submitted for planning.
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NewsViñoly Battersea plan ‘a menace’
Rafael Viñoly unveiled his masterplan for the redevelopment of the Battersea Power Station site amid a storm of protest last week.
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ReviewSainsbury Centre’s Constructed gets back to basics
Constructivism was short-lived but nearly 100 years on, it has lost none of its appeal for architects, writes Hugh Aldersey-Williams
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OpinionIs Boris Johnson right to bring back Parker Morris standards?
Yes, because we need a proper debate on space, says English Partnerships director of policy Steve Carr, but Andrew Whitaker, head of planning at the Home Builders Federation believes modern demands need different solutions
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Leeds joins green awards winners
This year’s Ashden sustainable energy awards included Leeds City Council, which has saved around 88,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year through energy efficiency, and Kensa Engineering, for its easy-to-install heat pumps.
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NewsAtkins profits defy crunch
Design and engineering giant Atkins brushed off the financial woes affecting other construction companies with a strong set of annual results this week.
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NewsCelebratory Aspire tower complete
Make’s Aspire tower at Nottingham University was completed on Monday
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OpinionIn politics, the architecture’s electronic
When politics happened in places, the venue matched the cause. Now it has lost its context
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OpinionArchitects must return to ethics
BD’s assembled captains of practice and the academy, (News analysis June 13) agree that education needs a new star, and sustainability is in their sights
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NewsArchitects to take lead in zero-carbon schools drive
Leading architects Robin Nicholson, Peter Clegg and Irena Bauman are to sit on a government panel helping to ensure that all new schools are zero carbon by 2016
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NewsCouncil anger as EH asks for Birmingham library listing
Birmingham Council has harshly criticised the city’s central library after English Heritage recommended the 1973 building be grade II listed.
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ReviewRichard Meier’s American odyssey
Richard Meier has evolved a sophisticated architectural language in a 45-year career, says Robert Maxwell
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Mayor’s adviser backs Nash Ramblas plan
Planning adviser to the London mayor, Simon Milton, has backed Terry Farrell’s scheme for a pedestrian boulevard running from Primrose Hill to the Mall.
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New living space at Addenbrookes
A £20 million project for key worker accommodation at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge has won planning permission.