All Building Design articles in 4 November 2005
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ReviewVenture into the Unknowns
Neave Brown leaves architecture far behind in his latest exhibition of etchings.
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NewsRight side of the tracks
Woods Bagot has unveiled images of its Central Plaza tower next to Liverpool’s Central station.
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TechnicalRaising the roof
A ceiling that changes to suit the performance answers the need for acoustic flexibility.
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Opinion
Spending power
Regarding claims of Wimpey’s payments to Ashford Borough Council in return for quicker planning decisions (News October 28), this is surely a conflict of interest and an example of a wealthy organisation using its cash to bend the rules. But is it so different from a Section 106 planning gain ...
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Opinion
Union power for the price of a pint
Often I find my views are dismissed by the establishment as the rantings of a maverick; a radical, or worse a malcontent.
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NewsNorwich’s union
Norwich-based practice LSI Architects is close to completing a major new space linking the grade I-listed Surrey House, designed by renowned Norwich architect George Skipper, to new offices for insurance giant Norwich Union.
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ReviewOn the Nordic trail
A new show promotes Norway’s architecture, but it is the architects that really sell it.
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Opinion
Nothing new
It is indicative of today’s architecture that a building so high on whimsy and that cost a bomb contains not a single piece of commissioned art worthy of mention. The architect’s ego has to be ever present everywhere. This passes for “poetry”.And the Scottish Parliament building’s much-vaunted originality could only ...
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ReviewLiving in the trees
Frivolous and delightful, escapist and ingenious, the treehouse makes an enjoyable subject for celebration in a new book.
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Opinion
Park legacy
I was fascinated to read Robert Adam’s letter (Letters October 14) not only because Adam has himself made a career out of replicating the style of 18th and 19th century classicism, but also because I fear he has missed the point of the Lake District National Park Authority’s comments.Planning officer ...
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Opinion
Lacking landmark
The weakness of the Scottish Parliament building is that it looks too provincial. What’s needed is a parliament building that draws the mind when you think of Scotland and Edinburgh, as does the Opera House when you think of Australia and Sydney.Scottish architects should put their heads together to produce ...
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OpinionJLB Matekofe
Famously conceived by Le Corbusier in three minutes, the UN building is an icon of the International Style of Doing Things
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Opinion
Market forces
I cannot see what all the fuss is about with Wimpey’s Ashford scheme. It will still face the scrutiny of a planning committee, will still be bound to comply with local and national planning policy and the decisions reached will still be open to judicial review. Indeed with these safeguards ...
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News
Livingstone’s ‘London views’ plan under fire
Eminent landscape architect and Royal Parks adviser Hal Moggridge has waded into the row over London mayor Ken Livingstone’s new protected views plans in the capital, claiming the new policy will lead to more expensive public inquiries.
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Rogers puts final touches to task force housing report
Richard Rogers’s reconvened Urban Task Force has finally set a publication date for its long-awaited progress report on Deputy Prime Minster John Prescott’s housing plans.
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NewsNaples embraces Future
Future Systems and artist Anish Kapoor are collaborating on a striking £27 million new under-ground train station for the city of Naples.