All Editorial articles – Page 161
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Opinion
Truth or dare
I’d often wondered what happened to those sad old bores that used to bang on about truth, grace, taste – and now I know that they’re alive and well and living in Kingston upon Thames
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OpinionThree meals a day with Foster
A profile of artist and chair of the Architecture Foundation Brian Clarke appeared in the Daily Telegraph this week under the perhaps fractionally over-egged headline “Brian Clarke: Rock Star of Stained Glass”.
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ReviewEngineers: A History of Engineering & Structural Design
Matthew Wells’ new study conveys the heroism of engineers through the ages.
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OpinionWelcome to the future of education
Michael Gove’s architect-free pledge leaves Tesco and Curry’s to guide us on school-building
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Building StudyPull House in Vermont by Procter Rihl
Procter Rihl’s Pull House sits amid the maple trees of rural New England and creates an architecture to match the region’s progressive politics.
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Opinion
No inspiration
Those of us who objected to Argent’s slash and burn “regeneration” of the King’s Cross site knew there was a major risk that the land between the grade I stations would become a no-place, devoid of character
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Opinion
Try real localism
Seeing as Michael Gove and the coalition government are allegedly so keen on decentralisation and giving power back to local authorities, he should allow each local authority the autonomy to decide how best to procure a new school building.
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Opinion
Manchester wins
I doubt anyone in Leeds would question John Thorp’s endeavour as civic architect, and he has been a rare sane voice at Plans Panel, where design knowledge is scarce to say the least
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NewsAYA shortlist announced
The shortlist for BD’s annual Architect of the Year Awards has been announced
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NewsTributes paid to Wakefield-Wylde
Steven Wakefield-Wylde (pictured), an architect and urban designer at Stride Treglown’s Bath office, has died of cancer, aged 54
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NewsZaha Hadid designs first project for her native Iraq
Central Bank headquarters in Baghdad will be a symbol of the new nation, says practice
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NewsRIBA to pay finalists early in delayed competition
The RIBA has promised to make early payments to four finalists caught up in a delayed £8 million international ideas competition.
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OpinionBoris is brave to think bigger
Ignore the critics, London’s new housing design guide will mainly give us a size of home long enjoyed in western Europe
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Opinion
Corrections: 13 August 2010
We have been asked to point out that the architects of the 1970 main museum extension to Kettle’s Yard in Cambridge were Leslie Martin and David Owers (News July 23).
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FeaturesDot to dot results: August 13
The winner was Marc Escobar Esteve of FAP Architects in London, who identified Oscar Niemeyer’s Ministry of Justice in Brasilia
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FeaturesDot to Dot: 27 August 2010
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday September 1 for a chance to win a copy of Solar Domestic Water Heating, an Earthspan Expert handbook, by Chris Laughton.
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ReviewBuilding a Library 25: What is Japanese Architecture?
Robert Harbison picks 50 books that should feature in any architectural library.
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NewsYaya entry deadline Sept 3
Architects wanting to enter the 13th Young Architect of the Year Award have just a week to do so
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OpinionDebt and doubt for architecture graduates
It seems that only an extremely foolhardy 16-year-old student would choose to pursue a career in architecture if they pay any attention to the advice they’re getting from their careers advisers.
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NewsShowtime at site of art deco cinema
DLA Architecture’s mixed-use scheme on the site of a grade-II listed art deco cinema in Eltham, south-east London, has started on site this week