All Building Design articles in Archive Titles – Page 84
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Archive TitlesBrief encounter: David Billingsley
Find out how Ceredigion County Council's chief architect came to captain the RIBA team on University Challenge: The Professionals. The BBC2 series is due to start on 7 April.
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Archive TitlesRod McAllister; Public toilet and pump house, Battersea Park, London
'There tends to be a policy of hiding the loos in parks behind bushes, as if toilets were rather embarrassing things,' says Rod McAllister.
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Archive TitlesORMS; Holmes Place Lifestyle Club, Vienna, Austria
The city famous for its delicious coffee and cakes must be in need of a gym.
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Archive TitlesDale Jones-Evans; Bennelong restaurant, Sydney, Australia
Icons are sensitive things and Sydney Opera House is no exception.
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Archive TitlesArtillery Architecture; VTR post-production suite, Soho, London
'We want it to look like our favourite club.'
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Archive TitlesArchitecture in Bali: A Sourcebook of Traditional and Modern Forms
As a Hindu enclave in a predominately Muslim state, Bali is an exceptional place.
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Archive TitlesHugh Broughton Architects; British Council headquarters Kuala Lumpur
Architecturally, the business district of Kuala Lumpur reflects Malaysia's technology-driven economy, so it seems appropriate that the British Council chose this area as the location for its new centre.
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Archive TitlesDive Architects; Warehouse flat, London
Luxuriating in a concrete bath at the heart of an old warehouse sounds likes a bohemian dream.
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Archive TitlesArchitects back in fashion
This month, Milan will be deluged with designers attending the annual furniture fair but in the back streets – beyond the cocktail parties and the product launches – an altogether stranger event is taking shape.
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Archive TitlesWalters and Cohen; Apartment fit out, London Docklands
'The sort of person who has a couple of million quid to spend on a flat expects something pretty good,' says Cindy Walters.
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Archive TitlesRemind you of anything?
If it does, your practice needs a better system to store data. Otherwise, how will you retrieve that vital piece of information only one person knows when that person is on a three-month holiday?
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Archive TitlesAcconci Studio; Bridge/cafe, Graz
Vienna is shrugging off its chocolate-box image with a modern museums quarter; Innsbruck has commissioned prominent buildings by the likes of Zaha Hadid, Dominique Perrault and UN Studio.
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Archive TitlesVincent and us
Today, writing about architecture is often characterised by one of two general approaches.
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Archive TitlesWord on the street
Provocative, incongruous or just plain obscure, the text projections of Jenny Holzer have enlivened cities and piqued the curiosity of people all over the world. What is she bringing to Liverpool?
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Archive TitlesTrue steps
When seeking to account for the speedy establishment of modernist architecture in post-war Britain, it is important not to overlook the contribution of more modest buildings.
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Archive Titles
The office
Amanda Levete of Future Systems tells me she wears clothes made by her clients.
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Archive TitlesPrecious metal
Part L doesn't have to spell the end for metal-framed windows. Here's how you can replace or restore those modernists' favourites – or ignore the fuel conservation regulations without breaking the law.
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Archive TitlesNew and improved
It’s the season for upgrades from all your favourite software houses. What do the latest versions of AutoCAD, VectorWorks and Revit offer the practising architect, and is it really worth spending thousands on high-end CAD programs?