All Building Design articles in Archive Titles – Page 109
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Archive TitlesThe only way is up
Next time you look out of a tall building, check out the development opportunities staring you in the face. With land for construction dwindling, a roof could be the ideal building plot. Just make sure the structure can take it.
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Archive TitlesX marks the spot
Anyone hunting for treasure could do worse than head to north London, where giant red letters brand three additions to a 1960s house. Alison Brooks' playful scheme is a blast of pure pop and an echo of California.
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University of life
Today's students grew up with digital technology. But has their computer expertise been gained at the expense of 'traditional' architectural skills and is it an adequate training for practice? We ask the academics.
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Archive TitlesAt Liberty
Liberty's department store, the grande dame of Regent Street retail, has just reopened after a makeover that sees some of her rouge removed and her peacock feathers plucked.
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Archive TitlesKen's micro management
Welcome to the future according to Ken Livingstone, where you live in a shantytown of shoeboxes stacked on a wasteland.
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Archive TitlesThe hard stuff
Take 8 tonnes of fresh concrete, a very long tube and a listed building. Young practice Block Architecture did – and the result is the centrepiece of the RIBA’s Hardcore! exhibition.
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Archive TitlesFood for thought
When an interior is tucked away on a first floor, getting noticed can be tricky.
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Archive TitlesA fine mesh
How do you transform two shell-like live/work units into spaces that reflect their owners' character and lifestyle, and on a tight budget? For Plasma Studio, cheap industrial steel grating was the answer.
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Fantasy shopping
Not flying out for the Milan Furniture Fair? Never fear – 80 of the best pieces are being bundled into a van and shown at the V&A.
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Volcanic eruption
The Romans appreciated its toughness and good looks but basalt has struggled to find favour with specifiers in contemporary Britain. Things are changing, though, with architects from David Chipperfield to Will Alsop and Allies and Morrison trying out the compacted lava stone
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Archive TitlesEnlightened gardening
Every office should have a zen garden – they are the perfect spot for contemplation – but finding facilities managers keen to spend their days raking gravel can be tricky.
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Legal: Tour of duty
We outlines new rulings on architects' duty of care to third parties and contractors.
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Archive TitlesKitchen link drama
Or how Theis and Khan transformed a dingy Clapham basement into an elegant, light-filled kitchen and dining room that flows seamlessly into the garden.
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Archive TitlesDinner rush
The EU is keen to decentralise its services. For the 250 mandarins of the Food and Veterinary Office, that means upping sticks to Ireland, to a timber-lined base with a magnificent dining room at its heart.
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Archive TitlesDelaying the fall of Rome
18th-century artist Giovanni Battisti Piranesi is best-known for his etchings of ruins but he battled for Rome’s superiority as if the empire still existed.
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Archive TitlesUpstart: Ian Davidson's education for the future
Recent research by the ARB and Kingston University uncovered real concern among students and practitioners that the education system is not adequately preparing students for practice.
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Archive TitlesCouncil of war
Not content with laying siege to the BBC, it seems middle-aged, middle-class white Britons are also upsetting the Arts Council of England.
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Principles: Net contributions
How a net contribution clause can save you from 'joint and several' liability claims