All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 47
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NewsArchitects half as likely to share their sexual orientation as general population
Arb survey finds nearly one in five registered architects did not want to disclose their sexual orientation compared to 7.5% in the national census
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FeaturesBuilding archives: Britain’s dim view of the Eiffel Tower, 1886-89
Writers in The Builder express complete disdain for the newly built Parisian landmark, describing it as a ”useless attempt to astonish the eye”
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NewsJoe Biden to give speech at FCBS’ newly finished Ulster University campus
US president to talk about the “historical context” of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement
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NewsGreen light for Hawkins\Brown’s Glasgow sports and wellness centre
Scheme for Glasgow Academy designed to encourage pupils’ physical and mental health
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NewsHeatherwick and Barcode Architects unveil cog-themed Utrecht tower
Mixed-use scheme designed to look like a stack of mechanical gears
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Building StudyBuilding study: The Gilbert and George Centre by SIRS Architects
Building Design is shown around the eccentric London artist pair’s newly opened gallery.
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NewsMVRDV unveils plans for series of huge Van Gogh-themed projects
Programme to include “super dunes, rain chambers and horticultural towers” to educate visitors about climate change
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FeaturesBuilding archives: The construction of the Palace of Westminster, 1847
The Builder reports on the progress of the construction of the Houses of Parliament
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NewsGreen light for Bell Phillips’ revised 1,120-home Westminster scheme
The Church Street project will see a total of 1,750 new homes built
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NewsIn Pictures: Hopkins completes Eton College aquatics centre
Building constructed mostly out of glulam and CLT
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NewsZHA forced to start £600m twin towers scheme without TfL land swap deal
Early works at Vauxhall site now underway to save planning consent which expires this Sunday
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NewsHeatherwick unveils design for first public library
Scheme drawn up for lakeside site in planned community in Maryland
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NewsGreen light for AHMM’s 1,800-home O2 redevelopment
Scheme was redesigned to add second staircases following Sadiq Khan’s fire safety ruling
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NewsLabour to impose a ‘net zero mandate’ for every key regulator
Shadow climate change secretary Ed Miliband outlines party’s net zero strategy ahead of government’s “energy security day”
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NewsDLG’s plans for 1,350-home build-to-rent scheme in Leeds approved
Developer Platform_’s hybrid application includes three linked towers and two office blocks
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NewsLonglist for this year’s Davidson prize revealed
Tonkin Liu and Jas Bhalla among 16 teams in the running for £10,000 trophy
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NewsFosters unveils masterplan for Cyprus waterfront
Plans aim to make city a more attractive destination for tourists and businesses
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NewsAHMM the latest to redesign plans following London’s single staircase ban
Developer Landsec sends practice back to the drawing board to rejig 1,800-home Camden scheme following mayor’s fire safety ruling
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FeaturesBuilding archives: The construction of the Forth Bridge, 1873 - 1890
The Builder makes an ascent up the “vast bones” of the half built bridge, the scale of which astonished the engineering world at the time
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NewsBuilding control body ‘very concerned’ about exodus of veterans as new regulator looms
LABC’s chief executive said highly experienced people were “desperately needed” to train new recruits