All Features articles – Page 229
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Only the best will keep the public coming back
Modern life is full of paradoxes. On the one hand, tech-nology allows us to build our own private virtual worlds based on textmates, downloads and myspace.com.
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FeaturesHampstead Theatre, Bennetts Associates
Bennetts Associates director Simon Erridge critiques how the Hampstead Theatre has performed since opening night three years ago
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FeaturesArchitect’s answer to plug-in i(nfo)pod
We’re now all used to iPods, but could the JMArchitects’ pod also become a familiar sight on our streets?
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Features‘The Olympics sparked the idea for the joint venture’Alan Field, Allgood marketing manager
When we looked at the Olympic project — the stadium, the Olympic Village, the training and performance venues — we realised that there needs to be a consistent security system between them all.
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Features‘It’s about using your existing skills to hop sector’
As Glas Architects tries make the leap from residential and office schemes into public-sector work, Keith Williams suggests some stepping stones instead
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Finding a simpler way of sharing
Broadway Malyan has long been a happy user of Autodesk’s Buzzsaw project collaboration tool. But now the practice is migrating to a rival product, explains the practice’s IT director Simon Johns
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Dont lose sight of the vision
To many architects and interested lay-people the practice of visionary “paper” architecture seems a waste of effort. Yet, contrary to popular belief, many “paper” architects have contributed much more towards charting the impact of advanced technologies — such as virtuality, smart architectures and biological growth within the city — than ...
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How do I set up a website for my practice? - the basics
There are a number of steps to take to get your practice on the web:
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FeaturesBottom of the barrel - Carbuncles 2006
On the eve of this year’s Stirling Prize, we asked you to send us your nominations for our Carbuncle Cup for crimes against architecture. They range from high profile failures to everyday dross, from those practices that keep churning out the rubbish to others who should know better. Zoë Blackler ...
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FeaturesBackground feature: A place for Maputo’s children
Architects for Aid has been dispatching architects to some of the world’s most embattled places to assist with disaster relief and reconstruction. Zoë Blackler travelled to Mozambique to report on a project to build a brighter future for the city’s street children
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FeaturesStand up and Recycle your seat
Furniture recycling charity Green-works has formed a partnership with office furniture manufacturer Steelcase that should boost awareness of Green-works take-back service.
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