Architects Journal
16 March 2006
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AEDAS BUYS INTO NEW YORK
Aedas has revealed a deal that will see it absorb one of New York's largest practices into its growing global empire. -
AJ PRODUCTS
Respond to these panels at www. ajplus. co. uk/ajdirect -
ALEC FRENCH ARCHITECTS/SS GREAT BRITAIN
BUILDING STUDY -
Alvar Aalto
BOOK REVIEW -
ARB NEEDS TO BE KEPT IN CHECK
LETTERS -
ASTRAGAL
'I'm the only one who's not disillusioned' -
BREAKING NEWS DAILY/WWW.AJPLUS.CO.UK
THURSDAY 9 MARCH -
BUILDING UP CONTENTION
LETTERS -
CLIENT SLAMMED IN TUBE ROW
A serious bust-up over a massive refurbishment of London Tube stations has emerged after the project's client readvertised for architects shortly before Christmas. -
CONTRIBUTORS
Mark Whitby, who reviews the SS Great Britain Centre in this week's Building Study on pages 25-35, is a founder and director of engineering firm Whitbybird -
CRITIC'S CHOICE
REVIEW -
Cuts: Texts 1959-2004
BOOK REVIEW -
DISCUSSION TURNS TO MEASURE OF DENSITY AND WE NEED TO MAKE IT MORE SOPHISTICATED
PLANNING -
HOORAY FOR HOLYROOD
LETTERS -
IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID INSTALLING SOME SORT OF ICT WITHIN A BUILDING TODAY
TECHNICAL & PRACTICE -
KING'S CROSS STEAMS AHEAD
AGENDA -
MARX MY WORDS
ASTRAGAL -
NEW PRACTICE MOSSESSIAN UNVEILS LISBON SCHEME
NEWS IN PICTURES -
OLYMPIC COMPETITION
ASTRAGAL -
OVERHAUL FOR MAC MASTERWORK
Charles Rennie Mackintosh's masterpiece, the world-famous School of Art in Glasgow, is set to undergo its largest-ever renovation. -
SINS OF OMISSION
LEGAL -
Switzerland: An Urban Portrait
BOOK REVIEW -
THE SUBLIME TO THE RIDICULOUS
WEBWATCH -
WAITING FOR BRUNSWICK
ASTRAGAL -
WITHOUT SOMEONE TO PUSH CHANGE FORWARD, NOTHING EVER HAPPENS
When I first thought about this editorial, it all seemed so easy: I'd produce a piece praising Isambard Kingdom Brunel and his immense achievements. Given the building study and the 200th anniversary this week of the great man's birth, it seemed particularly apt.



Access over 100 years of projects


