All Analysis articles – Page 3
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Are libraries living on borrowed time?
Britain’s public libraries grew out of an age of civic pride and self-improvement. Now, adrift in a privatised digital world, their architectural presence needs celebrating more than ever
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Architects count cost of asbestos
Legal claims from workers exposed to dangerous materials can come decades after the event. BD investigates a worrying trend
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Is this the end of the architectural style wars?
Last week’s debate saw a tentative rapprochement between classical and modern
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Free schools teach a hard lesson
Though architects played a large part in the first wave of free schools, cost-cutting has seen good design sidelined.
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Dubai: Bloodied but unbowed
After a tumultuous five years, Dubai is again emerging as a safe haven for investors
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Let’s raise a glass to our local heritage
With 18 pubs closing each week, part of the UK’s street history is vanishing. Yet many of the finest documented by Ian Nairn are still there to be celebrated
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Does London have that Riviera touch?
All eyes may have been on London last week at Mipim, but many in Cannes feared the capital could be set to overheat.
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Is it time for a new self-build revolution?
A new approach to this under-utilised method could be a key part of solving the housing crisis
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Features
Employment survey: regional outlook
Two practice directors give us their own view of the state of architectural employment across Britain
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Employment survey: is architecture working?
BD’s survey of employment in architecture reveals a generation responding to hard times by going freelance, working part-time or even pursuing new careers outside the profession
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Is Dubai bouncing back?
After a tumultous five years, Dubai is again emerging as a safe haven for investors
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Refurbishment is the height of fashion
Retrofitting towers brings a new lease of life as well as energy savings
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Will architects give Doha the red card?
World Cup success threatened by country’s arcane payment culture
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Review of the year: From Olympic Park to Cutty Sark
The Games, the Gulf, financial shenanigans and the demise of big-name firms mean it’s been a busy year for news
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West Kowloon’s big performance
British firms are central to Hong Kong’s new cultural district, one of the world’s largest arts projects
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The changing face of Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf is changing, as it targets smaller technology sector firms alongside the financial giants
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‘Zero fees’ is all part of the squeeze
Sanctuary deal can be traced back to government’s cost-cutting advice
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Survival of the fittest
With public funding cuts and owners running out of cash, more and more buildings are under threat
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Building regulations are 'stifling development'
Leading architects call for simplification of standards to encourage innovations in housing design
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Architects are making a splash in the hotel sector
Design has a crucial role to play as London’s buoyant hotel sector sees a shift to smaller yet luxurious rooms
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