All Building Design articles in 31 October 2008
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Building StudyLow carbon Luton school - images
Biomass and natural ventilation offer key to unlocking BSF cash for plb-designed school
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CompetitionsPrivate Housing (under 14 units): Julian Cowie Architects
The quest for high-density living coupled with soaring land prices has done few favours to this sector.
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CompetitionsPrivate Housing (over 14 units): Maccreanor Lavington
There were strong contenders in this category, but the winner stood out for dealing intelligently and creatively with the once very noble art of housing ordinary lives.
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CompetitionsYoung Architect of the Year 2008: Hackett Hall McKnight
Belfast-firm Hackett Hall McKnight have topped a strong shortlist to win the Young Architect of the Year 2008 award.
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News
Architecture of the Year Awards 2008
As this years awards demonstrate, the state of British architecture is healthy. The 16 categories were all hotly contested, the judges praised the fresh approach of the younger practices, while the established firms showed a confidence and consistency that is hugely impressive.
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FeaturesDot to dot results: October 24
Last week’s competition winner was Andy Barrett of Barrett Haskins Architects in Sevenoaks, who identified Bertrand Goldberg’s Marina City in Chicago.
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FeaturesDot to Dot: 31 October
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday for a chance to win a copy of Ken Adam Designs the Movies: James Bond and Beyond by Ken Adam & Christopher Frayling.
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FeaturesThat just about wraps it up for the Cellophane House
Michael Stacey looks at the systems behind the pioneering five-storey eco-house by US architect Kieran Timberlake Associates temporarily erected at the Museum of Modern Art in New York this summer
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Opinion
Act in haste...
Experience tells me the government should not speed up school building (Debate October 24).
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NewsPrasad and Adam in conference clash
RIBA president Sunand Prasad has hit out at classicist Robert Adam for “fighting yesterday’s battle” after the pair sparred in the closing debate of the RIBA International Conference last weekend.
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NewsDCLG adds three new advisers
The Department for Communities & Local Government has appointed three members to its Building Regulations Advisory Committee.
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CompetitionsAffordable Housing: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
This year's winner AHMM has demonstrated it is possible to deliver affordable housing that has the same attention to detail and built quality as the private sector.
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NewsHeritage bill rethink after costs disputed
The cost of implementing the heritage protection bill is likely to be far more than estimated, the government has admitted.
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NHS agency wins design award
The NHS’s National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has received an award for its use of design in improving patient safety.
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CompetitionsRichard Feilden Award: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
Affordable housing is just one of the sectors where the winner of the Richard Feilden Architect of the Year Award has made a mark alongside public buildings, education and offices. This makes AHMM a hard office to ignore. Not only does it win awards, it delivers projects on time and ...
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NewsHTA answers Carbon Challenge with Hanham Hall eco-village
Housing and regeneration specialist HTA Architects has revealed detailed images of Hanham Hall, England’s first eco-village, proposed for a 6.6ha site near Bristol.
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Building StudyAPA Architects gets established
APA’s showroom and offices for upcoming furniture designer Established & Sons provided it with an opportunity to prove itself beyond its Future Systems background
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News
Apple wins go-ahead for Covent Garden HQ
Westminster City Council has granted planning permission for computer giant Apple to create its new European headquarters in a series of grade II listed buildings close to the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden.