All Editorial articles – Page 166
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ReviewBuilding a Library 18: The Gothic Cathedral
Robert Harbison picks 50 books that should feature in any architectural library.
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Opinion
Corrections: 02 July 2010
Our story “Market garden plans for Chelsea Barracks” (News June 11) said that the new scheme would include a 44-storey tower
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NewsRIBA action on low pay ‘does not go far enough’
The RIBA has announced a package of measures it says will tackle student hardship and low pay.
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ReviewThe Surreal House exhibition
The Barbican Art Gallery’s attempt to examine the influence of surrealism on architecture proves monotonal and lacking in confidence
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NewsControversy as Oxford competition collapses
Oxford University has thrown out designs by some of the UK’s leading firms shortlisted for a new academic building
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NewsVictorian artwork takes pride of place on Kingston’s riverfront
Haworth Tompkins has won planning permission for a £9 million mixed-use scheme to revamp and extend a monolithic brown brick 1970s building on the banks of the Thames near Hampton Court.
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NewsEH holds out hope for Stonehenge visitor centre
A crunch meeting will be held next week to examine the prospects for pursuing Denton Corker Marshall’s £27.5 million Stonehenge Visitor Centre despite the government’s withdrawal of £10 million worth of funding.
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NewsHaiti housing competition launched
An international competition to design new housing in Haiti has been launched on behalf of the Haitian government.
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OpinionRafael Viñoly: Manchester City’s hot new signing
Rafael Viñoly speaks to BD about the World Cup, his plans for the world’s richest football club, and whether at Battersea Power Station he can end 30 years of hurt.
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Opinion
On the art of surviving degree shows
It’s no wonder parents of architecture students feel bewildered at graduation shows
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FeaturesSartorial stature
Architect and critic Stephen Gardiner’s strong opinions were matched by his distinctive wardrobe.
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OpinionBe prepared
The rejigging of regulations regarding water use has switched me into my Meldrew mode. Now, along with the Low Energy, Shut the Windows and Be Quieter Police come the more voyeuristic Bathwater Police
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Opinion
Language lesson
As a teacher in a BSF school and someone who trained as an architect, I feel fairly well qualified to comment on the debate (“Has money been wasted on school design work?” Debate June 11)
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TechnicalPrice & Myers’ Hy-Pavilion
Designed for the London Festival of Architecture, Price & Myers’ Hy-Pavilion is a clever folding timber structure that can be easily transported and erected.
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News
Green is go at Public
Architect Flannery & de la Pole has put the finishing touches to the final £1.4 million phase of Will Alsop’s troubled West Midlands landmark, The Public
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NewsHayward Smart wins planning for Henley family house
Hayward Smart Architects has won planning permission for a large family house (pictured) in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
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BlogsKeep your eyes on the food in Stratford
While Olympics visitors should thankfully be spared the urban horror show that is present-day Stratford once Egret West’s ingenious Shoal is installed, what of the poor souls paying £75 a head to dine in Carmody Groarke’s pop-up restaurant which opened last week on the roof of the new Westfield Stratford ...
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OpinionDigi-design is virtually reality
Judging by advances in the car industry, virtual interior design could be closer than we think.
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News
Community centre go-ahead
Belfast-based McCaw Architects has won planning permission for a new community centre and retail unit in the Upper Ardoyne area of the city