All Building Design articles in 27 May 2005 – Page 2
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Kingsdale given a drumming
De Rijke Marsh Morgan’s flagship Kingsdale School in south London was shown up by that old enemy, the great British weather, when the RIBA Awards judging panel visited last month.
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Embankment plan will not drive out traffic
The Victoria Embankment will remain open to traffic under plans drawn up by MacCormac Jamieson Prichard for the mayor of London.
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Opinion
Pulling down houses is not sustainability
The Pathfinder programme — government investment of £2 billion over the next 15 years to revitalise nine northern English urban areas — ought to be magnificent news.
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NewsGone to the dogs
Police are investigating arson as the possible cause of a fire that last week destroyed a unique building which had only just been put forward for listing protection.
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Edinburgh divided on tall possibilities
A council investigation into the possibility of building skyscrapers in Edinburgh is causing ructions among the city’s architects.
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EU does U-turn on directive
The European Parliament has amended a controversial EU directive because it could have caused chaos in the construction industry.
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Fosters to design tsunami memorial
Foster & Partners is to design a school in Thailand in memory of a British victim of the tsunami.
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Poundbury housing scheme rejected due to high density
Prince Charles’s expansion plans for his Poundbury model village in Dorset were dealt a fresh blow last week after a controversial housing scheme for the site was refused planning permission.
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TechnicalDo we let the daylight in or go to the dark side?
Designers should follow their senses and reduce artificial light in office buildings
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Opinion
Government cools on communities plan
With every announcement on housing, Labour seems to make heavier weather of its sustainable communities policy.
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NewsFlying colours
Kohn Pedersen Fox has won an international competition to design a new international airport for Tianjin, the fourth-largest city in China.
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NewsThe Future for our children
Future Systems has designed this £1.8 million nursery and adult learning centre, dubbed “Art Baby” and shown here for the first time.
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NewsFranks second chance
Frank Gehry has faced down his critics with images of the redesigned King Alfred development in Hove.
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Opinion
Whos calling the signature tune
At the risk of prolonging the agony regarding Hackney’s planning process and in response to William Hodgson’s letter, I have further observations on the matter of the “original signature”.
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Building StudyRhapsody in brick
Caruso St John’s Brick House subverts brickwork’s brutalist image, says Irina Davidovici
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OpinionConcrete Boots
To the dark sideHollywood has gone architecture crazy. In the same week as superstar architect Frank Gehry announced that Brad Pitt is to design the restaurant in his controversial scheme on the seafront in Hove, Hayden Christensen, who plays Darth Vader in the new Star Wars film, has said he ...
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ReviewOn the bookshelf
The New Boutique Fashion and Design, by Neil Bingham. Merrell, £29.95.A glossy look at leading fashion boutiques across the world as designed by the likes of OMA, Future Systems, Marcel Wanders, Ron Arad and Claudio Silvestrin. Pictured : Prada Epicentre by OMA, Tokyo.From William Morris: Building Conservation and the Arts ...
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In-house contracts row hits Birmingham council
Birmingham City Council has launched an investigation into allegations that contracts have been awarded unfairly to its in-house architecture team.
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ReviewJoseph Beuys and me
Whether contemporary artist Joseph Beuys produced a sculpture or a portrait, his work was never static. His appeal to me is that his work represents change.
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