Architects Journal
14 October 2004
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Alarm bells for Alsop as MD quits
Speculation surrounding the financial stability of Alsop Architects has intensified following the departure of managing director James Allen. -
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Any old iron
technical & practice - Far from being confined to the 19th century, the use of metals in construction can be traced throughout the ages -
Astragal shocks kids in four-letter outburst
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Brave and new
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Bright ideas
The AJ's 'True Colours' conference at the RIBA last month looked into the use of colour in architecture and how, if used intelligently, it can be more than just a lick of paint -
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Sculptures and prints by Rosalind Stoddart are at Stamford Arts Centre, 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford, from Monday 25 October until Friday 12 November. The sculptures combine Plexiglas and artificial light in a striking way - it is easy to imagine them at much larger size in a public place. -
CABE audit slams 'mediocre' homes as builders hit back
CABE has hit out at the quality of new-build houses, claiming that four out of five buyers are settling for mediocre properties. -
CABE has an uphill road to climb as it homes in on causes of urban blight
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Choice and change are the keys to a sustainable future
A certain client both owned a particular redevelopment property and was a majority shareholder in the company to which it was pre-let. During the course of client meetings, he stressed at one moment the need to drive down costs to increase margins on his investment, and at the next questioned whether the rent represented good value to his company. We architects are required to tread a very fine line. This tightrope-walking is not confined to financial dealings; we alternate as gamekeeper and -
Corrections
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Creating a pedestrian city through the power of celebrity
According to estimates, more than a billion people watched the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, in London seven years ago, making it arguably the biggest spectacle since television began. More than a million camped out in the city to watch the procession from Kensington Palace to Westminster Abbey. -
Damaged goods
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David Chipperfield Architects
David Chipperfield Architects has revealed this towering scheme, which earned the practice a place on the seven-strong shortlist to design Switzerland’s tallest skyscraper in Zurich. Swiss practice Gigon/Guyer has now been announced as the outright winner of the competition to design 125m high-rise offices for Maag Holdings. It also saw off stiff competition from two other Swiss practices - Herzog & de Meuron and Burkhardt & Partner - together with MAP Architectos from Barcelona, Saue -
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London David Adjaye: Length x Width x Height Until 24 October. An installation at Rivington Place, EC2. Details 020 7729 9616. -
Dutch treats?
review - False Flat By Aaron Betsky. Phaidon, 2004. £39.95 -
Entries sought to shed light on retail park challenge
Students and schools are reminded that the 'Big Shed Challenge' competition is formally under way, supported by The Architects' Journal. -
Free RIBA for students will invigorate institute
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Give us a P, Bob
A new Approved Document comes into force in January 2005. Here we assess whether it is worth worrying about -
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Ian Simpson Architects
Ian Simpson Architects has won a design and interview competition to design this tower for a £30 million development in Manchester. The practice's appointment - made in conjunction with the city council - is for the site formerly occupied by ATS on the Mancunian Way. -
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Image confusion gets us all hung up on Holyrood
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Leeds must look to America for urban inspiration, says Koetter
Leeds should learn from the urban design of American cities, according to Fred Koetter, one of the brains behind a radical vision for the city. -
Leslie Martin a distant memory as Cambridge plots its architectural demise
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Making something out of nothing
Peter Eisenman, winner of the RIBA's Jencks Award, talks to Ed Dorrell about prizes, football and architectural education -
Mediation set to save ailing appeal system
The ODPM is on the verge of introducing a mediation system for small-scale appeals as a measure to relieve the current crisis in the Planning Inspectorate (PINS), the AJ has learned. -
Mint condition
buildings - Nicholas Burwell Architects has reworked the Trebor factory as housing while retaining the original character -
NATURE'S WAY
building study - When 24H Architecture wanted to build a summer house in Sweden, it added a retractable extension to an old cabin, creating a variable organic form that blends into the woods -
No sustain, no gain
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Non-inclusive industry does women a disservice
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Nova and out
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On the attack
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One of the greats
review - Eduardo Souto de Moura: Works and Projects By Giovanni Leoni and Antonio Esposito. Electa Architecture, 2004. £45.00 -
Q&A - Robert Sakula Ash Sakula Architects
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Relief of the lawyers as advice is kept behind closed doors
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RIAS: client interest is key to competitions
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Saving grace
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Score draw
ajenda - Scoring building performance is not just a gimmick but can result in important improvements in the competitiveness of businesses, argues Despina Katsikakis -
Soar success is Moore than meets the eye
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Taking stock
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the ones that got away
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Two into one
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Welsh wonders, 3D fancies and a load of RSS
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