All Editorial articles – Page 163
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NewsPhoenix set to rise after HMDW refurb
Work has begun on HMDW Architects’ restoration of London’s oldest cinema in its centenary year.
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Opinion
Please keep your references to yourself
Cladding covered with pictures of knives and forks doesn’t make a building any more ’local’.
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NewsViñoly fits state-of-art glazing
A 40-tonne glass facade has been installed in the entrance space to Rafael Viñoly’s Colchester Arts Centre, bringing the long-awaited and troubled project a step closer to its completion, expected in September 2011
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OpinionWe need to redesign planners
Demanding a high standard of professionalism would genuinely raise our quality of life.
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Opinion
Respect yourself
Am I the only person who believes that nobody should be asked to work for nothing?
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Opinion
Peer pressure
Norman Foster’s tax status could be argued to be everyone’s business, as, up until the deadline for resignation, he was a member of the House of Lords
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News
Team sought for Manchester site
A competition has been launched to find a design team to create the public realm element of a masterplan for an 8ha regeneration site in central Manchester
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FeaturesMake sure you’re not storing up trouble
As software has developed, over time some applications have changed their file formats and others may have ceased to exist altogether
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OpinionGove has made the right move
Though understandably frustrating for the people directly concerned, education secretary Michael Gove has done the right thing in axing the 700 or so Building Schools for the Future projects
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Opinion
Good riddance
The axing of BSF will be hard on some architects but will benefit just about everyone else
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NewsHarris Partnership’s Hull Travelodge gets on the road
Work has begun on Harris Partnership’s new 80-bedroomed Travelodge hotel in Hull
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News
Planning review set to raise fees
The Scottish government has launched a major review of the country’s planning system, which is likely to result in a hike in fees
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Opinion
Small comfort
As a partner in a small architectural practice with over 15 years of experience working with schools and local authorities, we saw the BSF swallow up our workload
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OpinionIs working in China the key to success for UK practices?
Graham Cartledge says there are now openings for talented architects to lead the way in new markets, but Stephen Hodder feels success can also be built on a sense of localism
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FeaturesWhat do I need to know to keep up with changes in employment law?
I have recently taken over managing employment issues in my practice following the departure of our human resources director. I have heard there are a number of changes that employers have to keep on top of. What are they?
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OpinionByles and the schools fiasco
Boots was clearly, er, on the money in pointing to the rather beleaguered position of well-paid Partnerships for Schools boss Tim Byles last week.
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ReviewColumbia Building Intelligence Project Think Tank
A polemic against parametricism lit up Columbia University’s London event.
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Opinion
Tory brutality
BSF can be criticised for many things, and wholesale change is necessary, but the brutal way in which the school programme was axed, with no consultation or evaluation of the value of projects other than what was contractually obliged, is indicative of the relish and haste at which this government ...
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