All Blogs articles – Page 18
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BlogsLove it or Hate it...?
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.
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BlogsRiot Rebuild
As the dust settles, our outrage is giving way to pragmatism, and we must begin to address the whys and hows
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BlogsFiddling while Croydon burnt
Croydon’s ambitions to become an office district to rival Canary Wharf is not the answer to its problems
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BlogsEco Avant-garde
We should not forget that this planet is the only balance we have to maintain.
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BlogsCan we save Croydon?
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.
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BlogsLearning from Oslo
A closer analysis of Norwegian society shows that they enjoy the values and quality of life that we have seen evaporate from the United Kingdom.
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BlogsHard as Nails
There’s been lots of initiatives to clean up the image of construction over the years but few would go so far as to suggest beauty therapy
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BlogsWe should go out more….
It’s all too easy to allow oneself to experience buildings through images alone
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BlogsKey facts for this week
Holidays have intruded into work fun for the last 2 weeks, so I have some catching up to do.
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BlogsWhy architecture students should pick up the trowel
This summer I’m supervising the construction of a small extension to my house. I say supervising, rather helping to construct, as we don’t currently have a builder.
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BlogsThinking the post-riot city
How do we “think the city” again when simmering tensions and ignored dividing lines have been so brutally exposed?
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BlogsWhat are the social and environmental conditions fuelling the riots?
It was John Major who said: “We need to condemn a little more and understand a little less” in a speech about criminality.
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BlogsThis time no one’s blaming architects for the riots
Since the last time Tottenham flared up, the profession has emphasised community consultation but is it reaching the right people?
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BlogsPost riot haste
The rioters’ victims are legion, but we should not allow London’s heritage to be counted among them
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BlogsI have a dream (team)…
My tongue-in-cheek representation of my ‘dream team’ BIM implementation – bear with me…!
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BlogsHerding Cats – News from the Middle East
Brought to you from the Educational Bookshop on Salah-Al-Din Street in the east of Jerusalem
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BlogsInside Kings Cross
John McAslan is slowly breathing new life into a station that has been grimy and claustrophobic for too long
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BlogsWin a trip to Japan! (sort of)
Now you can explore Junya Ishigami’s Kait workshop from the comfort of your chair, thanks to the miracle of Google street view.