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All Building Design articles in 8 April 2005 – Page 2
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News
Design watchdog to tackle Ulster design
The battle to combat low architectural standards in Northern Ireland began in earnest on Monday when proposals for a new design watchdog and government policy on architecture were announced by the Northern Ireland Executive.
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OpinionIn too deep
Just when you thought icon and context were at opposite ends of a debate about modern architecture that raged throughout last year, along comes a worrying new trend where the icon is the context
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ReviewInspiration: Dance stance
Last summer, our office was shortlisted to participate in a series of cultural projects throughout France. Meanwhile, Cécile Brisac and I chose to take on another very important project — the painting of our one-year-old son’s bedroom.
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Opinion
End to corruption
As one of the contributors to Transparency International’s Global Corruption Report 2005 (News April 1), I would agree construction is the most corrupt sector, worldwide.
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NewsQuestion time for the contenders
As campaigning kicks off, party leaders answer your questions on the issues that matter most to you
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NewsUniversity colours
Fraser MacKenna Architects has won planning permission for a £33 million student residence complex for the University of East London on the Royal Albert Dock.
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Review
Get the most from your coast
Glasgow’s Lighthouse asked five practices to look at Scotland’s 6,000-mile coastline.
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Opinion
Stalling on crucial climate legislation
A rumour, running rife through property and construction, is that the government is stalling on a key measure that would be crucial in combating climate change.
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Opinion
Clear language needs clear goals
Esther Kurland stops short of making a convincing case for architects to use plain English (Soapbox April 1).
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Opinion
Childs play
Kensal House Nursery (Works April 1) illustrates well the unfortunate hiatus between architects and landscape designers. Well done Cottrell & Vermeulen, but did you look outside the window?
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News
Cabe faces costly delay on rebranding
Cabe has postponed plans to rebrand until the autumn in a move that could increase design consultants’ fees which are already due to reach £40,000.
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News
Call for Department of Built Environment
The Construction Industry this week called on Tony Blair to establish a new Department of the Built Environment to deal with the entire construction industry.
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News
Eastern European workers plug UK building skills gap
Workers from eastern Europe are plugging the skills gap in the construction industry, according to research by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors.
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News
Building Futures chair for Dickon Robinson
Dickon Robinson, former director of development for the Peabody Trust, has been appointed to the chair of Building Futures.
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... safe building
John Fidler on Colonel Drummond Jervais’s Fort Brockhurst
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OpinionConcrete Boots
Spaghetti loopyCharles Jencks and Melvyn Bragg’s double act on the South Bank Show was a moment to savour. The wordy duo took a walk around Jencks’s Garden of Cosmic Speculation. Sitting on the garden’s black hole terrace, Jencks’s observations included “you’re spaghettified when you enter a black hole” and, climbing ...
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OpinionPeter Beecham
Peter Beecham is director of heritage protection at English Heritage, which last week became responsible for the listing system
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NewsLet battle commence
Labour has pledged to appoint design champions in all public agencies and three-quarters of local authorities, as it revealed a mini manifesto for the built environment exclusively in BD this week.
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