All Building Design articles in 31 August 2007 – Page 3
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OpinionEgregious flowerings of steel and glass
Ian Martin harvests a bumper crop of ridiculous buildings with intriguing titles
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OpinionDublin identity
Irish architecture fans are railing against a 48m-high figure (pictured) by artist Antony Gormley, proposed for a riverside site in the Dublin docks.
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Opinion
Disastrous recipe
There must be many architects who see the dangers of the president of the RIBA commenting on projects designed by the institute’s members, with or without the advice of an “expert” panel.
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Opinion
Dish the dirt
By God it’s about time the RIBA started vetting its members’ work. I’ve been waiting for this to happen for years, because for years architects, planners and clients have got away with designing, consenting and developing crap buildings.
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NewsHOK Sport in rumpus over new Oval development
Olympic stadium architect HOK Sport has found itself embroiled in a row with south London residents over a proposed £35 million extension to the famous Oval cricket ground.
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ReviewConscientious objector
From sandals to sensuality, a new book completes Bernard Rudofsky’s life story
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City Spires given the go-ahead
Holder Mathias Architects has planning permission for Newport’s Cambrian Centre, which will now be known as City Spires.
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Opinion
Second chance
Geeks in the profession are eagerly awaiting the results of the first architectural competition to be held in virtual world Second Life.
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The joy of car parks
FIRST PERSON: Simon Henley, author of a new book on parking architecture, explains his passion IMAGES: Six of the best OPINION: A fascinating account long-overdue COMPETITION: Win a copy of the book
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Think-tank calls for green rebates
Homeowners should be offered council tax rebates for installing on-site renewables such as solar panels and wind turbines, according to think-tank, New Local Government Network.
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NewsHuge Cabe expansion revealed
Massive public cash injection fuels ninefold increase in staffing levels
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Opinion
Burning issue
We have had timber buildings for hundreds of years, limited to three, possibly four storeys, so that fire protection of the structures was not considered necessary.
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Building StudyA brick is a brick for Dutch practice Wingender Hovenier
This Dutch practice is representative of a new generation of European architects who are rejecting recent architecture’s ironic posturing in favour of something fundamentally contextual, says Paul Shepheard
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OpinionAt last we can brand the Dome a hit
A mobile phone company’s homage to itself has proved the troubled tent’s unlikely saviour
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Opinion
Ignorance is bliss
Former architecture minister David Lammy may have left the profession unimpressed by his grasp of the subject but that hasn’t stopped his meteoric political rise, according to newspaper New Nation.
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Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky
REVIEW: An impressive new book charts Rudofsky's remarkable life COMPETITION: Win a copy of the book and have your review published on bdonline
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Cabe the behemoth
NEWS: Report reveals details of the watchdog's huge expansion OPINION: Has Cabe lost its way?
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NewsBroadway Malyan bags last of Greenwich village
Broadway Malyan has been appointed to design the final three phases of the late Ralph Erskine’s Greenwich Millennium Village.
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Five shortlisted in RIBA ‘back-to-back’ contest
Design Group 3 is one of five firms shortlisted for an RIBA competition to transform Victorian terraced houses in Bradford.