All architectural discussion articles – Page 4

  • A playground in Holland
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    A playground in Holland

    2011-10-11T10:11:00Z

    More foreign travel recently with trips to Montenegro and the structural engineering play ground of Rotterdam

  • Incredible Edible Todmorden - civil society action
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    Live and learn

    2011-10-07T15:48:00Z

    The ‘live projects’ initiative at Sheffield University raises vital questions about the purpose and suitability of architectural education

  • Pavilion of protest
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    Realarchitek

    2011-10-06T11:22:00Z

    A group of students are working with architecture firm ZAP on a project to protest against the rise in university tuition fees

  • Trendsetting in Milan
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    Trendsetting in Milan

    2011-10-04T11:08:00Z

    Pidgin Perfect was the only British delegate at the SPREAD 2050 sustainability conference in Italy

  • Design for design’s sake
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    Design for design’s sake

    2011-10-03T11:12:00Z

    It’s time architects took the business of property development out of the hands of greedy money-makers

  • The cruelty of competition
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    The cruelty of competition

    2011-09-28T17:17:00Z

    Competitions are a cruel thing. Not winning a fee bid is tough but the burst of energy, commitment and optimism that comes with a design competition creates a high which means it’s a longer way to fall when you lose out.

  • The Grand Hall
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    The National Museum of Scotland: A Polite Spectacle

    2011-09-22T10:17:00Z

    The National Museum of Scotland finally re-opened its doors to the public back in July and last week we went along to the official opening reception for industry insiders.

  • Questions raised are collated by live artists
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    Going round the houses

    2011-09-20T15:50:00Z

    A TEDx conference in Camden argues that linear thinking should be designed out of education

  • The Little Chef outside of the ordinary
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    Little Chef and Nandos are preserving our heritage

    2011-09-14T11:28:00Z

    Whilst on holiday and driving on the M1 somewhere outside Doncaster we spotted a Little Chef, a Little Chef outside of the ordinary.

  • National institution
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    National Institution...

    2011-09-13T10:01:00Z

    I’ve now had this conversation three times in the last week, so in typical fashion, I thought I’d share it with you all.

  • Two camps of architecture journalism
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    Two camps of architecture journalism

    2011-09-07T17:12:00Z

    Architecture journalists fall pretty much into two camps. Those who write news because they can’t write about how great or rubbish a building is and those who write about buildings because they haven’t got the foggiest about news.

  • Junya Ishigami's Architecture as air
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    Junya Ishigami’s Architecture as Air

    2011-09-06T17:31:00Z

    Junya Ishigami’s spider-web-like creation, on display at the Barbican, feels a little insubstantial

  • William Hague in his office
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    Watching the paint dry

    2011-09-05T15:41:00Z

    With the RIBA president’s offices soon to be painted magenta, it’s a great fascination to me how leaders choose to furnish their interior spaces

  • Sorry Frei Otto you owe me 1% of the contract value of the Munich Olympic stadium
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    Patently stupid?

    2011-09-05T10:07:00Z

    Sorry Frei Otto you owe me 1% of the contract value of the Munich Olympic stadium

  • Back. And Forth.
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    Back. And Forth.

    2011-08-31T16:27:00Z

    Growing unrest in Israel’s Sinai border region had me reaching for the telephone and asking for an earlier flight

  • Still from Floda 31
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    A study in positive ambiguity.

    2011-08-30T11:57:00Z

    Designers working in building like certainty and determinism.

  • Love it or Hate it...?
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    Love it or Hate it...?

    2011-08-23T15:19:00Z

    One of the first things that I say about BIM when I first introduce it to anyone is that it is all about people, and it doesn’t replace the need to talk.

  • Brooms aloft for the riot clean up in Clapham
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    Riot Rebuild

    2011-08-22T15:29:00Z

    As the dust settles, our outrage is giving way to pragmatism, and we must begin to address the whys and hows

  • Eco Avant-garde by Heini Van Niekerk
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    Eco Avant-garde

    2011-08-19T10:04:00Z

    We should not forget that this planet is the only balance we have to maintain.

  • Can Croydon be saved?
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    Can we save Croydon?

    2011-08-18T10:29:00Z

    As the government and mayor of London announce a further £20 million to help regenerate the areas most affected by the recent riots including Croydon, BD speaks to some experts about how this area of south London can be saved.