All Building Design articles in April 2023
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OpinionChasing housing targets, cash-strapped Birmingham risks destroying its cultural soul
Birmingham is the canary in the coal mine, showing us how financially stricken local authorities are increasingly sacrificing cultural assets in pursuit of investment, writes Simeon Shtebunaev
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NewsDavid Miller Architects submits plans for second King’s Cross life sciences block
Scheme to neighbour similar facility already under construction
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ReviewReview | Encounterism: The Neglected Joys of Being In Person
A new book by Andy Field reminds Karl Singporewala of the vital importance of in-person interactions
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ReviewReview | Isaac Julien: What Freedom Means to Me
Nicholas de Klerk finds an exhibition at Tate Britain is a reminder that the creation of buildings and their use over time is an essentially collective human endeavour
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ReviewReview | At Home in London: The Mansion Block, by Karin Templin
Giles Heather finds a new book on the London mansion block uplifting, but wonders whether the contemporary typology needs to be better defined
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OpinionArchitects won’t save the planet
The belief that architecture can save the world from environmental disaster is just a grandiose delusion. Much better that architects focus on what they can control, writes Robert Adam
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OpinionWhy the City welcomes Arup’s report into the future of office space
The Corporation’s City Plan 2040 aims to boost activity in the Square Mile by encouraging high quality new office development and creating greater diversity of uses, writes Shravan Joshi
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NewsIn pictures: Galmstrup Architects completes Eyemouth Pavilions
The team were inspired by the authenticity of the working harbour, designing a series of pavilions to open up views over the small Scottish fishing town
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NewsStirling Prize stalwarts among RIBA’s 2023 National Award winners
Niall McLaughlin and Witherford Watson Mann projects on 30-strong list, while Mæ and Rural Office bag double entries
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NewsCity of London progresses new tower rules
Policy will specify ‘appropriate’ sites for structures above 75m and provide contour map for tall-building clusters
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NewsSatish Jassal Architects wins formal approval for supported living scheme in Haringey
The 14 unit scheme will be built to achieve net zero and includes a series of garden spaces designed by Landscape Projects
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ReviewReview | The Deck Access Housing Design Guide
A new book on the history and design of deck access housing convinces Tony McIntryre that there is still much mileage in this particular typology
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OpinionThe Net Zero Future of Bricks
Brick is not only one of the most attractive of building materials, it is also one of the most sustainable. It is a natural, quality and maintenance-friendly product which is durable during all phases of its life cycle – from its construction phase with the use of raw materials through ...
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NewsSaudi architecture chief: ‘Distilling country down to only NEOM doesn’t do it justice’
Sumayah Al-Solaiman tells BD that Saudi Arabian architecture is about a lot more than just mega-projects in the desert
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NewsGrimshaw opens New Zealand studio
Former Melbourne boss Neil Stonell appointed managing partner at Auckland base
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NewsHousebuilder shuts up shop following Gove ‘call-in’ on design grounds
Developer AC Lloyd Group closes housebuilding operations in wake of housing secretary’s decision last month
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OpinionMichael Hopkins helped reshape British architecture for the better
The practice that Michael and Patty Hopkins founded has produced some of the best British architecture of the last half century, writes Ben Flatman
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NewsTributes paid to Michael Hopkins
Figures from across architecture pay tribute to Michael Hopkins
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NewsAHMM creates new housing plans for London Chest Hospital
290-home proposals for Bethnal Green come after High Court quashes approval given to Grid Architects scheme
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NewsVictorian Society names 10 most endangered structures
Turkish baths in Carlisle, Warwickshire church and London’s Liverpool Street Station feature on 2023 risk list