All Features articles – Page 145
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FeaturesDot to Dot: 23 October 2009
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday October 28 for a chance to win a copy of The Pavilion: Pleasure and Polemics in Architecture, edited by Peter Cachola Schmal.
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FeaturesDot to dot results: October 16
Last week’s winner was Kellie Finnegan of McGurk Architects in Belfast, who identified Le Corbusier’s chapel at Ronchamp
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FeaturesWhat are the risks of starting up on my own
I have completed part II, and intend to provide independent architectural services work: design services, planning applications, building control submissions and the like, so I can gain practical experience towards part III. My concern is liability. How far can I take a job before the possibility of getting sued arises?
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Make the most of your resources
There are many resource programming tools on the market, with some simpler to master than others
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FeaturesGlobal team talks — virtually
With travel budgets tight or non-existent, has virtual conferencing developed enough to offer an acceptable alternative?
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FeaturesHow do I dismiss an employee?
What procedures should I follow to dismiss an underperforming employee?
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FeaturesHidden depths
Introduced by “an unwontedly exuberant Norman Foster”, art wrappers Christo and partner Jeanne-Claude opened RIBA’s autumn lecture series, pegged on the couple’s wrapping of the Reichstag that summer
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FeaturesDealing with media bias
I was one of three shortlisted practices for a prestigious project but the press only mentioned the best-known competitor in its write-up
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FeaturesDot to dot results: October 9
Last week’s winner was Francine Hill of Fraser Brown MacKenna Architects in London, who identified Future Systems’ media stand at Lord’s cricket ground
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FeaturesDot to dot: 16 October 2009
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday October 21 for a chance to win a copy of The Freedoms of Suburbia, by Paul Barker
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FeaturesHarry Harris:'We are within grasp of precision engineering housing'
After the brouhaha of the Tate Tower, Harry Harris now concentrates on affordable housing projects with SUSD, but his ambition is manufacturing
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FeaturesPyramid power fails to prevail
Ed Jones and Jeremy and Fenella Dixon picked up a hefty £7,000 prize for their design for Northamptonshire County Hall
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FeaturesDot to dot: 9 October 2009
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer for a chance to win a copy of Drawing for Architecture by Leon Krier.
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FeaturesDot to dot results: October 02 2009
Last week’s winner was Sue Masser of Masser Architects in Hampshire who identified the Nagakin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa
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FeaturesWines brings the house down again
The New York based ex-sculptor gives a sell-out talk at the AA
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FeaturesDot to dot results: 25 September 2009
The winner of last week’s competition was Chris Beswick of MVL Architects in Godalming, Surrey, who identified Pier Luigi Nervi’s Palazzetto dello Sport
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FeaturesDot to dot: 2 October 2009
Connect the dots, name the building and send us your answer by 10am on Wednesday October 7 for a chance to win a copy of The Architecture of Grosvenor Atterbury, by Peter Pennoyer and Anne Walker
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FeaturesPopulous wins Russian Olympic stadium contract
Populous, formerly known as HOK Sport, has won the commission to design the main stadium for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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FeaturesCan this young practice survive the recession?
Mobile Studio consults three experts for advice on turning enthusiasm into commissions
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FeaturesPack a toolkit for tough times
To thrive in hard times, architects need good business advice and a strategy for the future