All Building Design articles in 30 July 2010 – Page 4
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TechnicalThe implications of the new Part L regulations on facade design
In the first of a series of videos about facade design, Graham Fairley, head of facade engineering at Aecom, talks to Anthony Gell, CEO at The Business Voice about some of the hot topics in the industry today.
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NewsVictorian Society backs Purcell Miller Tritton's Manchester hotel plan
The Victorian Society has praised Purcell Miller Tritton’s plans to save Manchester’s grade-II* listed fire headquarters by turning it into a luxury hotel.
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OpinionBrady’s low pay challenge
RIBA’s next president faces a tricky job turning her strong words on poor working conditions into action.
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Opinion
Olympics should look to Edinburgh
As the Edinburgh Festival shows, the ephemeral can show the way forward for serious projects.
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Opinion
Total recall
I have only just read Boots’ comment (July 16) about Charles Rennie Mackintosh being accused of pinching others’ details
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NewsGreen light for Penoyre scheme
Penoyre & Prasad has been given the go-ahead for an £11 million residential building on the Isle of Dogs in east London
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OpinionHousing grant seems over-generous
There’s nothing like puffing your chest out when you’re under pressure
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OpinionGolden years in Munich
With a bit of guessing I recognised my uncle Christian Grzimek as the elegant young man in the third top row, with his hand on his head, in your photo of Behnisch’s Olympic team (Archive July 23)
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News
Glockenspiel hits the right note
Westminster Council has given the thumbs-up to Jestico & Whiles’ designs for the new Swiss glockenspiel in London’s Leicester Square
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ReviewFilm review: Inception
Christopher Nolan’s latest film offers a depressingly unrealistic idea of the architect mentality.
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NewsPlanners told to ease the way for free schools
Communities secretary Eric Pickles has revealed further details of the government’s plans to make the planning process friendlier to free schools
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OpinionWe must not shop ’til we drop
It’s time to stop squandering special buildings in the never-ending quest to build more chain shops
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OpinionDream team
As Charles Holland rightly argues (Opinion July 23), producing architecture is a team effort, invariably depending on the procurement process and in particular the attitude and approach of the client from the start
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Opinion
Draught details
Re your feature on Dartington Primary School (BD Reviews July), whatever happened to the principles of “Good hat and good shoes”? Only time will tell. At least the shed has an overhang
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Opinion
Clarification
We have been asked to point out that B3 Architects had no involvement with the Trinity Leeds shopping centre (News July 23) and it was led by both EMBT and Stanley Bragg until it was handed over to Chapman Taylor.
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News
Hunt warns Cabe faces radical shake-up
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned Cabe it will be radically restructured this autumn after admitting this week he was “considering the role” of the design watchdog
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ReviewBlock magazine launched
This new architecture magazine’s first issue speaks for a growing culture of austerity chic.
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Opinion
It's behind you
I’d say the winner must be Strata, which is visible from absolutely everywhere in London (other than from inside the building itself)!