All Building Design articles in 7 October 2005
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Opinion
Steele yourselves
New Architecture Association head Brett Steele is using his first term in charge to knock the building about a bit.
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News
Whipps smart
This £12 million Energy Centre at Whipps Cross University Hospital in Leytonstone, east London, designed by Avanti Architects, has been completed.
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Opinion
Time to take sides
As part of a government-funded organisation, Constructing Excellence chairman Bob White should above all understand the fundamental creative value of architectural design instead of attempting to bury it under the groaning weight of the construction industry and so-called mega practices.
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Building StudyRadical restraint
David Chipperfield Architects has dropped the shimmering Figge Art Museum into America’s heartland. Mason White explains why it’s now time to cut the architect loose from the shackles of minimalism
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News
Power play
Communities minister David Miliband has strengthened his team at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister with the appointment of Peter Housden as permanent secretary.
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Opinion
Speak up now and save the young ones
There has always been a problem with the history of the immediate past, particularly with architecture.
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NewsPanel’s musical milestone
New school buildings that incorporate an innovative form of timber construction have been unveiled by DRMM Architects.
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News
Does size really matter?
Last week’s RIBA report suggests mega firms are the way forward, but small practices warn that this would erode creativity further. Should architects fall in line or stand their ground?
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Opinion
Twisting the listings
By discussing with BT the problem of people claiming to be architects — and BT offering to check out these charlatans — ACA vice president Colin Brock has clearly not understood how the situation occurred (News, September 30).
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Opinion
John Prattsock
I like to call it the ‘wow factor’ — it’s what makes you stop in front of a bit of architecture and say ‘bloody hell’
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NewsHit and miss
Designer Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled plans for a sculptural seafront cafe on Littlehampton’s East Beach. The scheme, for a private client, has been submitted for planning permission.
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Opinion
Havana great time
The entire office of Squire & Partners has just come back from a four-day trip to Cuba.
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Opinion
Not ready for the Jurassic graveyard
I doubt many are surprised by Bob White’s report (“Profession takes a beating”, News September 30) and the apparent lack of any innovative thinking in the industry at large.
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News
Parliament scoops RIAS gong
The Scottish Parliament building by EMBT and RMJM has won the £25,000 RIAS Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture, it was announced this week.
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News
GLA probes refusals
The Greater London Authority is investigating the number of planning applications for new homes being turned down by the boroughs.