All Building Design articles in 9 May 2008 – Page 4

  • Angel: most recognised.
    News

    Gormley’s Angel tops lottery poll

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Antony Gormley’s Angel of the North has topped a national poll as the UK’s most recognised National Lottery-funded landmark.

  • News

    Living amid the trees

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Multi-disciplinary practice Zebrano has revealed designs for a contemporary villa as part of its redevelopment of the Edwardian Broomfield Estate in Perthshire.

  • The frameless windows of the granite-clad house emphasise its cubic volumes and permit views out over the sea to the south.
    News

    Burd Haward’s ‘overscaled barn’ dances along Guernsey cliffs

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Burd Haward Architects has designed a £1 million four-bedroom, granite-clad house for a family in Guernsey.

  • William Smith acted as foreman of works on the Rotunda in 1829.
    News

    Rotunda reopens after restoration

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Scarborough’s grade II* listed Rotunda museum reopens today following a two-year, £4.4 million restoration programme.

  • 3d cross-section
    Technical

    Monks adopt an earthy approach to insulation at Berkshire’s Douai Abbey

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Architect David Richmond & Partners and structural engineer Price & Myers are creating a rammed earth wall using local soil for a new library and archive at Douai Abbey

  • Features

    Dot to Dot: May 9

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday May 14 for a chance to win Jørn Utzon Logbook Vol. IV, Prefab: Kuwait National Assembly

  • News

    Minister approves £237m spend

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    The London Thames Gateway Development Corporation has been told it can spend £237 million regenerating the area over the next three years.

  • Opinion

    Dot to dot results: May 2

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    The winner of last week’s competition was Douglas Read of Edinburgh, who identified Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Hill House in Dunbartonshire.

  • News

    Cumbria plans £160m investment

    2008-05-09T00:00:00Z

    The University of Cumbria has outlined proposals for £160 million worth of development on its estate across Cumbria and north Lancashire.

  • The original Snohetta and Spence design
    News

    Kent takes legal action over original Turner Contemporary scheme

    2008-05-08T15:33:00Z

    Kent County Council is to sue Norwegian architect Snøhetta and British collaborator Stephen Spence over the duo's aborted Turner Contemporary gallery scheme in Margate.The landmark design, which was commissioned in 2001, was to be situated in the sea next to Margate pier. But the project was cancelled in February 2006 ...