All Building Design articles in 9 September 2005 – Page 2
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NewsLeeds enlightenment
The former site of Europe’s biggest social housing scheme is set to be transformed into a cultural quarter that will complete the regeneration of Leeds’ eastern fringe.
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NewsRestoration drama
Greedy, neglectful owners of historic buildings — often on valuable sites — are holding Britain’s heritage to ransom. But a few recent triumphs bring a glimmer of hope to conservationists.
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TechnicalI wish I’d done that...
Charlie Sutherland on Sverre Fehn’s shelter for the Venice Biennale
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TechnicalDome of rediscovery
One roof is not enough for the Millennium Dome now a new arena is being installed
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Opinion
Wot, no design?
I was fascinated to see Sean Griffiths (Soapbox, September 2) refer to “a partner of a design-led practice”.
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NewsRIBA culture’s latest plan: TV and touring
The new exhibitions boss at the RIBA Trust is looking for a major space in London which would allow the institute to host international shows.
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News
Katrina cost could treble
The true cost of rebuilding New Orleans after the devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina could be three times as much as official estimates, American architects have warned.
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Opinion
Confronting the silent shame of neglect
So, several thousand buildings are to be protected in the event of war under an international convention.
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News
Erinaceous buys up Leach Rhodes
Listed property giant Erinaceous Group has purchased Manchester practice Leach Rhodes Walker for £9 million.Erinaceous Group bought the practice, which employs 90 staff, to improve its presence in the Manchester area.Leach Rhodes Walker director Peter Roberts claims that the acquisition will lead to new work.The firm was established in 1950 ...
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OpinionIkea’s brand comes first
One of the great benefits of Ikea’s hulking out-of-town superstores is that once you have realised the error of going once, it is not easy to be lured into making the same mistake again.
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News
Please don’t bomb this building
Even though British shores have not been invaded by armed forces since 1066, the government, in its wisdom, has drawn up a list of precious buildings that should be protected from armed invasion.
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NewsArchitecture laid bare, raw and wrecked
Whichever way you look at the images from the devastation, the relationship between people and their architecture is displayed in its rawest form.
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News
Arb plans double cost hike
Registration board proposals include raising both annual fee and PII levels, plus professional monitoring
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ReviewIn the mood to take off again
A new book on Eero Saarinen is right to applaud his newly fashionable status
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NewsCabe praises Simpson’s ‘bold addition’ to city
Ian Simpson’s design for the tallest residential building in the country has been praised by Cabe as a “bold addition to the London skyline”.
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Opinion
Court in the act
It feels heinous to tell architects that the British Museum Great Court doesn’t work as a visitor experience when the roof is so sublime (News, September 2)
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Opinion
Remember the floods of ’53
As John Prescott presses on with plans to build tens of thousands of houses on the flood plains of the Thames Gateway, history tells us the North Sea has a record of devastating the coastal areas of England and the Netherlands with deadly regularity.
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Technical
In detail 50: Spencer Street Station, Melbourne, Australia
A billowing roof of shimmering zinc-coated aluminium has been unfurled across the platforms of Spencer Street Station. The undulating profile is designed to passively extract diesel fumes without the need for a costly mechanical system.
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