All Archive Titles articles – Page 11
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Mick Jagger’s genes
I fully endorse Brian Loudon’s support for Soldier Reading a Letter on Platform 1 at Paddington (RIBAJ Mar 08).
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Archive TitlesGap in the market
Has the iconic office block had its day? Bennetts Associates’ latest City development re-embraces old London’s complex urban grain, and it’s not alone.
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TWA needs a future
It is essential that an economic, airport-related function should be considered for the TWA Building (RIBAJ March 08), to secure its long-term future.
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Archive TitlesFight for the light
Century-old principles still guide decisions on daylight levels, but recent legal cases have made matters more complicated – and potentially costlier for developers.
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It’s a dragon, stupid
Less than 10 years ago, you were greeted at Beijing International Airport (First glance, RIBAJ March 08) by incense burners, squat WCs and peeling paint..
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Archive TitlesA little local difficulty
This detailed, post-colonial appraisal of post-war architecture misses the bigger globalisation picture
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Still at your desk?
Forget the gimmicks – we won’t truly change the workplace without a fundamental cultural shift
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Archive TitlesMission critical
As part of its drive to create optimal conditions for the practice of the best architecture, the RIBA has very significantly stepped up its efforts to influence government policy and legislation, acting as a ‘critical friend’.
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Archive TitlesLetter from... a cafe near you
After spending the morning working on this office-themed issue, RIBAJ’s art editor Mark Bergin pops out for a coffee – and suddenly realises he’s taken the office with him.
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Archive TitlesBrief encounter
Somerset House was the first purpose-built office for civil servants in the UK. So what’s it like as a workplace today, Hugh Pearman asks Alan Robson, surveyor to the fabric.
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Archive TitlesPhilanthropy begins at home
Pittencrief Park in Dunfermline has a new resident: Britain’s Carnegie Trusts have been housed together for the first time under one light-filled, sweeping roof. By Ian Wall
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Memories of Ayyub
I was shocked to read of Ayyub Malik’s death in the last issue and felt I had to add a little bit to Nigel Woolner’s obituary.
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Archive TitlesZoom in zoom out by ‘Avatar’
Office websites? I’d be lying if I said there was a world of fantastic offerings out there pertaining to the workplace.
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Estuary is the answer
Hugh Pearman’s March leader ended with the suggestion that the RIBA should ‘campaign for a super-efficient London airport built on reclaimed land east of the Thames Estuary’.
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Archive TitlesWatch your step
Carpet and natural stone were a no-no in the new T5 so conglomerate tiles were chosen. They took two years to lay but the result is stunning.
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Run on Stirling
You may be aware of a story that appeared recently in the press about one of the University of Leicester’s listed buildings, the 1963 Engineering Building by James Stirling and James Gowan, which gave a misleading impression that the future of the building was in question.
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Archive TitlesTerminal rivalry
If Beijing’s new airport terminal looks big here, let me assure you no photo can truly capture its immensity. When you walk in, your jaw drops.
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Statue to be proud of
With reference to statues in stations (RIBAJ Jan and Feb 08): for an example of public sculpture at its best, your readers should have a look at Soldier Reading a Letter on platform 1 at Paddington.
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Archive TitlesPeripatetic prefabs
In the UK prefabrication industry, a flat- bed truck defines dimensions. More glamorously, Jean Prouvé’s Maisons Tropicales were designed to flat-pack into a cargo plane.