All Building Design articles in 29 May 2009 – Page 4
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NewsScots Lock ‘exemplary’
7N Architects has been honoured by the Scottish government for its low-carbon masterplan to regenerate Speirs Locks in Glasgow
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NewsScottish firms favoured in Mackintosh shortlist
Hadid and Rogers both overlooked in seven-strong race for art school
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TechnicalRecycled paper makes riches from rags
A structure made from old copies of the Guardian is the latest achievement of engineer James Thomson’s Paper Project
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Opinion
No gates on us
I was disappointed to see Chelsea Barracks included in Irena Bauman’s column on gated communities (Practice May 15)
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ReviewFruits of the Vinex
In this meticulous and beautifully designed book, Jelte Boeijenga and Jeroen Mensink have set the field for a crucial debate on the future of housing policy, as applicable to Britain as to their native Netherlands
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Opinion
Feel the force
I was interested in your article, It’s Time to Get Political (News May 22), in particular Ruth Reed’s statement that “we have very good relations with government ministers — and the opposition…”
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OpinionScots demand leadership
John McAslan has used his platform at the RIAS Conference to berate the profession’s institutions for their failure to influence government policy — for their failure to “get political”
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Building StudyStudio MGM’s deep-green living machine
A modest timber-built housing scheme in Bury St Edmunds eschews hi-tech, high-concept sustainability features in favour of practical and imaginative solutions
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FeaturesA diligent student of the upper crust
A relaxed-looking Mark Girouard was interviewed by BD after winning a WH Smith Award for his book, Life in the English Country House. During the interview he revealed how bored he’d been working on Pevsner’s Buildings of England series, and how his love of grand houses had started in his ...
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OpinionA chance to rebuild Trust
A revamped Civic Trust has the power to change things — but it needs architects to get involved
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OpinionThe concrete bunker vs marble halls
Two American political speeches highlight the power of place
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OpinionWhat price PR for Brum’s new library?
Big schemes need big architects and big PR launches, claims the Birmingham Post, which under-took a Freedom of Information request into the costs of launching the city’s new library.
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Opinion
Third city blues
In your Croydon “third city” article (News May 22), you quote Piers Gough glibly saying that Croydon is a hot location
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Opinion
Quack attack
In the swirl of indignation arising from the MPs’ expenses scandal, something of architectural interest has come to light: the Member for Gosport’s duck house
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ReviewThe Aram Gallery’s colour show helps us understand our polychrome world
Colour is an essential part of architecture – just go easy on the corporate ID
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Opinion
All work, no pay
While in the RIBA bookshop last week, I purchased a copy of the new edition Clients’ Guide to Engaging an Architect
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OpinionLet’s put all the MPs in a home
Should architects get more involved in politics, or should politicians learn a little more about architecture?
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OpinionShould architects become more active in politics?
Yes, architects need to get involved, says Kensington & Chelsea councillor Emma Dent Coad, but Frank Duffy counters that architects should spend their time on good design ideas not the nitty-gritty of politics
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ReviewSuper Contemporary: until October 4
This exhibition will illustrate London's pursuit of new, better and braver, across architecture, industrial design, graphics, fashion and communications alike.