All Building Design articles in 30 Nov 2012
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FeaturesOscar Niemeyer: a life in buildings
Prolific and proud, Oscar Niemeyer was still working on live projects when he died. We look back at some of the best buildings from a career spanning over half a century.
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NewsArchitecture PLB completes four new academies
Projects were developed together with Balfour Beatty
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ReviewColossal by Darcy Grimaldo Grigsby
This compelling analysis of 19th-century mega-projects is a cautionary tale about vanity
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MultimediaVideo: Workplace architects discuss the future of office design
IE School of Architecture launches master’s in workplace design
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ReviewBuilding a body of research
Ellis Woodman sees architects turn their own work into material for a PhD
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NewsLily Cole enlists architect for Romeo and Juliet balcony
Addition to London flat references original architect Gilbert Scott’s work
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NewsCaruso St John lands biggest ever job
Practice beats 12-strong shortlist to win largest ever project
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NewsRogers and Heseltine propose east London regeneration
Labour and Conservative peers reach consensus on need for new development corporation
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Building StudyAldingbourne Country Centre, West Sussex, by Hawkins Brown
Architect designs £4.5 million education and training centre for adults with learning difficulties
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OpinionOnly good design can open the door
Nick Boles’ attack on ‘pig-ugly’ housing is a step in the right direction
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OpinionContinuity or contrast: take your pick
A visit to Beijing reveals three different approaches to the question of context
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OpinionWould mandatory fee scales help the profession?
Yes, says Brian Waters, because architects need guidance; but the RIBA’s Richard Brindley believes they are obsolete, dangerous and illegal
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FeaturesDutch courage
A look back at the housing scheme that made Maccreanor Lavington big in the Netherlands
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OpinionHome and away
The row over the title of architect spreads to New Zealand, a house is transported from Italy to India and the winner of the RHSP cake competition is revealed
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ReviewTop 50 films for architects: Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola’s interpretation of Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is a journey into the unknown
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Tablet only'Ugly' buildings to blame for housing shortfall, minister says
Boles says poor design has turned public against projects
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Tablet onlyOptimism growing among architects
RIBA Future Trends survey reveals more architects expected workload to improve in October than the previous month
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OpinionZero-fee deals are everywhere
I was not at all surprised to see your headline about Sanctuary Housing’s zero-fee framework agreements ( News, November 23 ), but surprised that these kinds of stories had not been reported before, as this culture has been rife in the industry for many years.