Architects Journal
14 September 2006
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A SMACKED BOTTON
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AJ ENQUIRY 208 LAHARD WOODFLOORS
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ASTRAGAL IN VENICE
'Like George Clooney, it has no bad angles' -
CABE FALLS SHORT OF TARGETS
CABE has failed to hit more than a third of the performance targets it was set by the government for the last 12 months. -
CARDROSS
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CLAMPING DOWN ON WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY
WEBWATCH -
CONTRIBUTORS
Adam Clark, whose drawing for an environmental centre features in the Sketchbook on page 66, is a director of Bradford-based practice Halliday Clark -
CORUS AJ ENQUIRY 204
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CRISIS AT ARCHITECTURE ACADEMY
The future of the UK's first and only city academy to specialise in the built environment and architecture has been cast into doubt after its main sponsor withdrew its funding. -
CRITIC'S CHOICE
New Canaan in Connecticut, just an hour's train ride from New York, was where Philip Johnson built his Glass House in 1949 (see picture). But that wasn't just a one-off. In the postwar years, this small New England town became a Modernist Mecca for architects, as Johnson, Breuer, John Johansen, Eliot Noyes and others built more than 60 houses in its vicinity. -
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
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FRIDAY 8 SEPTEMBER
Stanton Williams' designs for a rejuvenated Tottenham Court Road are released (above) -
GEZE AJ ENQUIRY 201
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GLEDHILL AJ ENQUIRY 203
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gm + ad: Curious Rationalism Edited by Penny Lewis. Carynx Group, 2006. 152pp. £24.95
BOOK REVIEW -
Immaterial Architecture By Jonathan Hill. Routledge, 2006.227pp. £25
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LAST ORDERS
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LETTERS
'PASTICHE' WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AT KING'S CROSS -
MONDAY 11 SEPTEMBER
RIBA in talks to bring huge Louis Kahn show to Britain -
Nearest Thing to Heaven: The Empire State Building and American Dreams By Mark Kingwell. Yale University Press, 2006. 235pp. £16.99
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PAULA ROSA AJ ENQUIRY 206
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PHILIPS LIGHTING AJ ENQUIRY 207
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PRACTICE AIMS FOR THE PEAK
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RIBA SPECIAL AWARDS
The shortlists for the RIBA Special Awards, which will be presented at the Stirling Prize dinner, in association with the AJ, on Saturday 14 October, have been announced. -
SKETCHBOOK / ADAM CLARK
Sketch for an environmental centre at Langcliffe Quarry, Settle, North Yorkshire. -
STOAKES AJ ENQUIRY 202
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TAKE YOUR SEATS PLEASE
SOMETHING TO SIT ON -
THE LIGHT STUFF
LEGAL -
THEY REQUIRE CLIENTS BUOYED WITH PUBLIC MONEY AND BEYOND REPROACH
When Tate Modern opened its doors Jonathan Glancey described the contrasting fortunes of the power stations at Bankside and Battersea as emblematic of British politics. The former's triumphant resuscitation was the ultimate symbol of New Labour's cultural enlightenment, while the latter's steady decay was symptomatic of the philistine sterility of the Thatcher years. -
THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER
Developer Urban Splash celebrates best-ever trading figures -
TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
Strife-hit Supreme Court scheme wins planning green light -
VM ZINC AJ ENQUIRY 205
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WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER
3XN blasts Unesco over Liverpool Museum threats -
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ASTRAGAL IN VENICE
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