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Lost in space
Word arrives that an advert has been posted on the DCMS website to recruit a suitable individual to carry out Cabe’s light-touch review.
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Built to last
Congratulation to English Heritage’s chief executive Simon Thurley, who wed Anna Keay, formerly a curator at Historic Royal Palaces, in the crypt of his Norfolk home at the weekend.
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Frozen music
Renzo Piano’s New York Times building is not only rat infested, it’s also freezing cold, according to online gossip site, Gawker.
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Is architecture one of the creative industries?
With the government set to unveil details of its creative economies programme on Friday, Ed Vaizey and William Kenealy debate whether architecture should be included
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Heralding the return of the new town
Architecture Foundation director Rowan Moore wonders what Gordon Brown’s eco-towns can learn from the post-war new towns
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Stations’ magic ingredient
Making New Street exciting is an aim all our stations should aspire to, but Network Rail will need to hold its nerve
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Ethics covers more than Israel
You publish two revealing letters (February 8) on the subject of ethics.
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Muddy boot
Boots is relieved to hear that Watkins Gray International’s Luciano Vitiello has survived unscathed after two hours stuck in a bog.
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Altered’s fate
I enjoyed the review of Fred Scott’s book On Altering Architecture (Culture February 8).
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Stop and think before you hit the roof
Building on that wasted space at the top of the building sounds good... but is it?
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Squaring up
It is a pity that Richard Rogers found it necessary to intervene (News February 8) in the selection of the team to carry out the preliminary ideas for the part-pedestrianisation of Parliament Square.
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Does the UK do enough to promote British design?
The government increasingly recognises the importance of communicating British design quality to the world, says Andrew Summers; hardly true, counters Frank Duffy, when the British Council has terminated its British architecture programme
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Disengaged
With reference to Rick Mather’s quote (News February 8), the next time I admire the view from my window or take the dogs for a walk, I must remind myself that what I’m really doing is “engaging with the landscape”.
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Cold comfort
The detailing around the windows on O’Donnell & Tuomey’s Killiney house (Works February 8) shows appalling attention to cold bridging.
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Pound stretcher
So the expenses of Arb board members have reached £94,000 a year (News February 8) — so what?
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Corrections
In last week’s First Look project, we misspelt the name of the practice Inglis Badrashi Loddo Architects.
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Slip of paper
Drawings by the late Sandy Wilson, on show at Pallant House in Chichester, provide an interesting footnote to one of the more entertaining architectural rows of recent times.
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Grateful Ted
At his Gold Medal dinner at the RIBA this week, Ted Cullinan said he was delighted to receive the award at such a young age.
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Honour bound
An interview with Cullinan by the RIBA’s Tony Chapman reveals his view on honours generally, and which he rates most highly.
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