Architects Journal
21 April 2005
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ADVANCED HEATING TECHNOLOGIES AJNQUIRYNO: 204
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Alsop's Tuscan hill town in tatters
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An acoustically isolated performance space
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ARB clears under-fire architect
An architect at the centre of complaints about the management of a scheme in Rutland has been cleared of 14 charges of unacceptable conduct and serious professional incompetence. -
Architectural Guide: Christian Sacred Buildings in Europe Since 1950
review - By Wolfgang Jean Stock. Prestel, 2004. 320pp. £22.99 -
Art of self-promotion
review - Architecture as Signs and Systems By Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. Harvard University Press, 2004. 251pp. £22.95 -
Basic Forms of Industrial Buildings
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BECKINGHAM JURY STILL OUT
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BFI looks to coach park for expansion plan
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BIG BROTHER
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BLACK BOX, LIGHT BOX
RMJM's Performance Academy is a sparky mix of tough student workplace, vibrant performance space and a beacon for Newcastle College, visible from the rail bridge as you cross the Tyne -
BRING ME SUNSHINE
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By the book
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CAD CONVERSIONS
Bluebeam PDF Software is an AutoCAD plug-in that allows you to convert text generated in AutoCAD into PDF files. It also can be used in MS Office applications, where it operates as a virtual printer - you print your . doc or . txt file to it, and it becomes a PDF file. -
Capita eyes up more acquisitions
Following its latest surprise purchase of a medium-sized practice, services firm Capita has revealed it plans further acquisitions. -
Cardiff's collection is no museum piece
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Carry on councillor
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Castello Sforzesco revamp competition
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CELUFORM AJ ENQUIRY NO: 205
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Central Luton £200 million revamp
Reid Architecture is drawing up detailed plans for a £200 million revamp of central Luton. The huge Power Court redevelopment will create 46,450m 2 of shopping and leisure facilities and 200 new homes. -
Collaborative strength
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Commons touch
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Cool response
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COURTYARD LISTING BID
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London Farshid Moussavi: FOA Monday 25 April, 18.30. An RA lecture at the Geological Society, Piccadilly, W1. -
Duncan Lewis gets the credit he deserves
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Finsbury Town Hall to be redeveloped as dance academy
Arts Team @ RHWL has won the go-ahead to redevelop Finsbury Town Hall, the Grade II*-listed building sited opposite the Rosebery Avenue home of the AJ. -
Gehry back in running as Sunderland river crossing saga rolls on
The shortlist for a competition to design a new River Wear crossing in Sunderland was announced on Monday. The move heralds another twist in the continuing saga surrounding the design of the proposed bridge. -
Good green roofs can still lead the field
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Hit me, hit me, hit me with those laser beams...
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'Ice bar' prepares to chill Londoners this summer
A sub-zero bar is to open in London's West End this summer. -
in practice
'Tim's photograph captures the magical quality of light, which, with contextual response, is one of the key ingredients of our work. In a small way the design of our offices attempts to encapsulate the qualities of humanity and materiality, balancing careful and honest detailing with the creation of a place that is both stimulating and calming. Much of the development of our work is carried out in informal crits. In this case we are reviewing options for the form of a lecture theatre for the -
IN THE AUDIENCE
Argentinian artist Guillermo Kuitca's large intricate collages are based on theatre auditoria from around the world. They're on show at Hauser & Wirth, 196a Piccadilly, London W1 until 14 May, in what was formerly a Lutyens-designed bank. Details 020 7287 2300 (www. hauserwirth. com). -
IN THE BAG
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INSTANT HOUSING
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INSTITUTES MOVE CLOSER
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Labour or Lib Dem? Architects see little reason to vote Tory
As the election nears, Rob Sharp looks at the parties' shifting appeal and asks several observers and politicians to explain why a recent survey commissioned by the AJ has shown that the vast majority of architects will not vote Tory -
Leeds Kite Tower may yet take off
The team behind the proposed 28-storey Kite Tower on the site of the Leeds International Pool still believes the skyscraper could get built in the city. -
Listed residence to be demolished
Westminster City Council has approved plans to demolish a Grade II-listed hall of residence, despite protests from the local community. -
Livingstone sets sights on historic views shake-up
London mayor Ken Livingstone is set to radically shake up the rules governing historic sight lines in the capital. -
M3 Architects given go-ahead for housing scheme
M3 Architects has been given the go-ahead for this high-density housing scheme opposite the Grade-II listed entrance to Arsenal football club. The £4.5 million project in Highbury, north London, will transform the site of a former bakery into 10 new homes. -
'Makeshift' housing is a hit with residents
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Messy divorce or happy ever after? It's all in the chemistry
A friend recently noted that contemporaries are 'always up for review' and when one of her friends fails her, she unhesitatingly strikes them off. Which led me to consider that most vital relationship of client and architect: who is up for review, by whom and when. -
MULTIPLEX AIMS HIGH
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Old and new revival for Farmiloe
The Farmiloe Building on Clerkenwell's St John Street, the headquarters of last year's London Architecture Biennale, is to be redeveloped by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM). -
Planning permission received from Manchester City Council
BDP has received planning permission from Manchester City Council for its new northern headquarters on Ducie Street, which is being developed by Town Centre Securities. The building, situated along the southern edge of the Piccadilly canal basin, will be used exclusively by BDP's Manchester team and will accommodate up to 275 employees. -
PLUG IN THE LIGHTWORKS
The latest release of Softech's threedimensional graphics application, SPIRIT version 12, includes a new version of the Lightworks rendering toolkit. Now LWA-enabled users can download real-world materials, architecture-related files for colours, panelling, brickwork and the like, as well as other Lightworks plug-ins that are used in the many CAD applications that incorporate Lightworks, such as ArchiCAD, Caligari's Truespace or VectorWorks. For details, see www. lightworkdesign. com -
Products and prototypes
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Protection racket
Security experts like to tell us that e-crime has got worse. So what can you do to reduce the risks - without going too far? -
Record books
review - Jørn Utzon Logbook, Volume I: The Courtyard Houses Edited by Mogens Prip-Buus. Edition Bløndal, 2004. £35 Jørn Utzon Logbook, Volume III: Two Houses on Majorca By John Pardey. Edtion Bløndal, 2005. £35 -
RIBA set to begin push for architecture A-level
The RIBA is to start lobbying the government for the development of an A-level in architecture. The institute's education committee has charged the new chair of its London region, Andrew Hanson, with developing the new policy proposals. -
RUUKKI AJ ENQUIRY NO: 207
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Sandy stories
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Save yourself time and expense and remember the three C's
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Shanghai surprise
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SOLUS CERAMICS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 208
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spot the building
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STANNAH LIFTS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 201
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STOAKES AJ ENQUIRY NO: 202
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STUDENT SHOWCASE
Tom Wilson, a diploma student at Brighton University, produced this quirky study model as part of a project to develop a 'linear park'. -
SUPPORT FOR ROOF TAX
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'Tabloid' treatment risks stifling debate
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There's more to mobility than cars, Mr Williams
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Tory shadow feels election heat
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UNDER THE BONNET
It's one of the oddities of software that there exists a thriving publishing trade in secondary manuals about well-established applications. To coincide with the release of AutoCAD 2006 and its lite version, Upfront eZine Publishing has brought out What's Inside? AutoCAD 2006 and What's Inside? AutoCAD LT 2006 as e-books in PDF format. Prices are $14.10 (£7.54) and $11.40 (£6.10), and you can download them from www. upfrontezine. com/ebooks -
VEKA AJ ENQUIRY NO: 206
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VENCEL RESIL AJ ENQUIRY NO: 203
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Vote for architecture - because no one else will do it on your behalf
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Who goes home?
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