All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 91
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Building Study
Boathouse 4, Portsmouth, by Walters & Cohen
Formerly a boat-building shed in Portsmouth’s naval dockyards, Boathouse 4 has been transformed by Walters Cohen into a teaching workshop that doubles up as a live exhibition
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Building Study
Evelyn Grace Academy, Brixton, by Zaha Hadid Architects
The aggressive swagger of Zaha Hadid’s Evelyn Grace Academy reflects the hard-edged dynamism found within the school itself
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Building Study
Hiscox building, York, by Make Architects
This triumphant fusion of heritage and modernity has at its heart a spectacular foyer of swirling concrete staircases and balconies - oh, and a rocket from the former Soviet arsenal. Ike Ijeh reports
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Opinion
London won’t find the answer until it asks the right question
House prices in the capital have risen 45% under Boris Johnson. Infrastructure is at breaking point. We urgently need to decide what kind of city we want London to be, says Julia Park
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Opinion
Why the Starter Homes Programme is a non-starter
Discounted starter homes could distort the market and make it difficult for first time buyers to sell on says Julia Park.
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Opinion
Will someone please sort out this mess
The Housing Standards Review has spawned a litany of inconsistencies. Julia Park knocks some heads together
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Opinion
The Housing Bill simply doesn’t add up
The new laws will only help people who can already afford to help themselves and does nothing to address the real problems, argues Julia Park
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Features
What the housing standards review means for architects
As the government unveils nationwide space and security standards, Julia Park considers what’s good – and what remains to be done
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Building Study
Ideas in store
David Adjaye’s flagship Whitechapel Idea Store is a convincing rethink of the traditional library. But will this be enough to answer his critics?