Architects Journal
24 February 2005
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£65 million extension given the go-ahead
Danish practice C F Møller Architects has been given the go-ahead for a £65 million extension to the Natural History Museum in South Kensington, London. -
A FOCUS FOR REFLECTION
The Sanctuary at Edinburgh Infirmary is a place apart, for contemplation and worship, for people of all faiths and none. Its symbolism was a challenge for artist and designer Donald Urquhart -
A potential threat to kids' health is no reason to override policy
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A rich history
Allen Tod's full restoration of the 1788 Georgian Theatre Royal in Richmond, Yorkshire, now offers the closest to an authentic Georgian theatre experience in Britain -
A sniper's view of the new, not so big Mac
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Absorbing comments are not really sound
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AIR MOVEMENT
The challenge for the design team was to recreate the conditions similar to those of Georgian times. Initially, Buro Happold planned to remove the 20th-century condensers and replace them with something more sympathetic to the original ventilation system - natural ventilation with purge mechanical extract. However, acoustic consultant Bickerdike Allen advised that this would admit traffic noise. -
Architect accused of serious professional incompetence over extension complaints
A London architect has been hauled in front of the ARB's professional conduct committee after she was accused of 'excluding' clients from decisions and making 'design errors'. -
Art of the matter
ajenda - Crispin Kelly dismissed it as contrived and prescribed, but this week Jay Merrick rushes to the defence of public art, believing its condemnation to be less about place-making rationale and more a sentimental fear of cultural change -
ASH & LACY AJ ENQUIRY NO: 208
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Berlin is a changing city but work of the masters lives on
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Bigger envelope
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Bridge work
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Brits go on show at MIPIM
The Architects' Journal has revealed plans to promote UK architecture at international property show MIPIM 2005 in Cannes by hosting a stand showcasing work by 11 well-known British practices. -
CHANCELLOR'S ROYALVISIT
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CITYSQUARED AJ ENQUIRY NO: 201
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CORUS BUILDING SYSTEMS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 204
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Dan Flavin: Works from the 1960s
review - At Haunch of Venison, 6 Haunch of Venison Yard, London W1, until 16 March -
Design rules, OK
The importance of Planning Policy Statement 1: 'Delivering Sustainable Development' (PPS1) cannot be overstated -
Detailed designs submitted
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London Transparency in Architecture Tuesday 1 March. An AR conference at the RIBA, W1. Details 020 7505 6044 (www. artransparency. co. uk). -
Ein schöner Abend
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Enjoying the follies of dodgy details
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FOBERT LOOKS TO THE PAST FOR KETTLE'S YARD FUTURE
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Foster's towering achievement that showed Swiss Re the way
As we all know, the percentage of schemes that make the leap from drawing board to postal address is pitifully small, but this does not prevent them from acting as catalysts in ways that are as unpredictable as they can be profound. The London Millennium Tower project was a case in point. -
Fresh row hits Camden chairman
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Fury at council as listed National Sports Centre falls into disrepair
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Gothick survival
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GREENS HIT OUT AT KEN
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GROUND RULES
Anyone planning a visit to New York in the next few months to see Yoshio Taniguchi's Museum of Modern Art can also take in a new show at the museum , 'Groundswell: Constructing the Contemporary Landscape', which features 23 projects and continues until 16 May (www. moma. org). -
Holyrood report exposed problems five years ago
A secret report warned the Scottish authorities five years ago that a number of regulations were broken in the procurement of Enric Miralles' Holyrood parliament building, a controversial MSP has revealed. -
Jencks slams Welsh parliament as 'glorified shed space'
Leading architecture critic Charles Jencks has slammed the design of Richard Rogers Partnership's (RRP) new National Assembly for Wales building in Cardiff. -
Joys from Brazil
review - Brazil's Modern Architecture Edited by Elisabetta Andreoli and Adrian Forty. Phaidon, 2004. 240pp. £45 -
KALWALL + NANOGEL AJ ENQUIRY NO: 202
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KEIM MINERAL PAINTS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 203
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Kumiko Shimizu: What is Utopia?
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Lloyd beats rivals to keep ARB chair
Judge Humphrey Lloyd has been re-elected as the chairman of the Architects' Registration Board (ARB). -
Man pleads guilty in Greenside case
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Managing change
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Mane chance
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MCCHESNEY WINS IN PRESTON
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New West Diaoyutai Tower
Bernard Tschumi Architects has clinched a competition to design a hotel and residential tower in Beijing, China. -
Old Vic in need of 'urgent' repair says Hackney Empire saviour
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Overworked architects are stifled by a lack of creativity
Lack of creative freedom is leading to increased stress among architects, according to recent research. -
Party time as the RIBA throws its policies into the election race
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Prince attacks profession again
The Prince of Wales has renewed his attack on the architecture profession, wading into the heated debate over the value of 'icons'. -
Q & A - Victoria Thornton Open House
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Quality vote
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Radio gaga
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RATIONEL AJ ENQUIRY NO: 206
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RIBA AWARDS CALL
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RIBA manifesto targets election
The RIBA is set to make a series of demands on the government when it unveils its Manifesto for Architecture to coincide with the forthcoming election. -
Salisbury paid the price in a minority position?
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Shallow sniping is no way to understanding
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SOLUS CERAMICS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 207
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Spence archive lands huge grant
The Heritage Lottery Fund has granted £975,000 for the conservation, display and dissemination of the archive of Basil Spence. -
spot the building
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St Paul's: The Cathedral Church of London, 604-2004
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Tallest pyramid since Giza
Foster and Partners has designed the tallest pyramid since Giza as the home for a new Palace of Peace in Kazakhstan. The 62m-tall building will be the centrepiece of the country's new capital, Astana. -
Thanks anyway to the unknown benefactors
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The board has faith in Levett's abilities
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THE GOVERNMENT'S OBJECTIVES FOR THE PLANNING SYSTEM
1. Good planning must be positive and proactive, operating in the public interest. -
THE SIMPLE LIFE
David McDowell's delightfully crafted house is a reworking and extension of the stableyard of his family farm -
Treat Nairn with the passion he deserves
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TROAX UK AJ ENQUIRY NO: 205
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VIÑOLY FOR CITY TOWER JOB
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WHAT IS GOOD DESIGN?
PPS1 describes good design - that which promotes, reinforces or epitomises sustainability - as something that: -
Window recessing was a Lords afterthought
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