All articles by Tom Lowe – Page 57
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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
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NewsArchitects expect workloads to increase for the first time in seven months
Confidence soared in the profession last month despite ongoing uncertainty in the economy, RIBA survey finds