All Building Design articles in 8 February 2008 – Page 2
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NewsOffice as powerhouse
SOM claims this will be the first large-scale office building in the world to produce more energy than it uses.
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OpinionPrince lands near the spot
Prince Charles has reignited public debate on architecture, but defining zero carbon is the key to any discussion.
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Opinion
Toilet humour
Following last week’s revelation that Olympic loos must not be aligned with Mecca, toilets are causing more controversy — this time north of the border.
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ReviewHow to stage an intervention
Fred Scott’s study of changes in building use largely benefits from the three decades it has taken to write, combining detailed analysis and shrewd judgments.
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NewsSheppard Robson nets Hammersmith regen
Sheppard Robson has beaten Wilkinson Eyre and Barton Wilmore in a competition to design a major regeneration scheme in Hammersmith, west London.
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How Rogers got Ken to revamp the Parliament Square team
The team responsible for designing Parliament Square was substantially overhauled following an intervention by Richard Rogers, correspondence released under Freedom of Information laws shows.
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NewsGreenwich homes go in for planning
The next element of the £5 billion regeneration of the Greenwich peninsula — more than 500 homes by Flacq Architects and Jestico & Whiles — has been submitted for planning.
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MultimediaNew York Winter Nights: G Tects
The Architecture Foundation’s project to bring young New York architects to London continued last week with a talk by G Tects’ Gordon Kipping.
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MultimediaNew York Winter Nights talk: G Tects
The Architecture Foundation’s project to bring young New York architects to London continued last week with a talk by G Tects’ Gordon Kipping.
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Opinion
Planning fright
As long time chairman of a district council planning committee, I see the proposal for councillors to determine planning appeals for small developments (News January 18) as absurd.
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Opinion
Market forces
You report that KPF’s scheme to demolish the western end of Smithfield General Market has won support from Chetwood, Aedas and ORMS (News February 1).
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NewsKKA floats idea to put Liverpool homes on stilts
KKA has submitted for planning an extraordinary proposal for 12 floating homes, dubbed “Flotilla”, next to Liverpool’s world heritage site in Princes Dock.
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Southwark sues over Potters Fields
Southwark Council is taking developer Berkeley Homes to court over its planned Potters Fields scheme by Ian Ritchie.
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OpinionThe Xs factor
Amid the controversy over MPs’ expenses, Boots was interested to see the guidelines for Arb board members’ travel and subsistence costs.
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NewsMather emphasises Stowe’s history
Rick Mather Architects has completed the first phase of its £3.5 million redevelopment of Stowe School in Buckinghamshire.
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Eco-town protesters march on Stratford
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Stratford-upon-Avon last week to object to proposals for one of Gordon Brown’s controversial eco-towns.
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NewsThis weeks ups and downs
Going up AirshipsFrench firm the Massaud Studio is designing a 210m-long luxury airship. The “manned cloud” will carry 40 passengers and be equipped with a restaurant, library, gym and panoramic terraces. It should be ready by 2020. BanksyThe infamous street artist will have 22 pieces of work on show this ...
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EP division to lead on homes
English Partnerships has launched a business division to lead the delivery of 200,000 homes on publicly owned sites by 2016.
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Opinion
Public disgrace
The sad saga of The Public (Solutions February 1) actually started in late 1994 when a team led by Rivington Street Studio won the competition to carry out a feasibility study.
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FeaturesThe sad decline of UK housing
Why are we always in a rush with housing? A basic need, as well the emotional centre of most of our lives, housing is not something you would think we would ever want to hurry into. We simply need to build — warmly, intelligently and well — over the years ...
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