Architects Journal
27 July 2006
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A DISAGREEABLE WAY TO SPEND YOUR TIME
WEBWATCH -
ABACUS LIGHTING AJ ENQUIRY 207
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ALSECCO AJ ENQUIRY 208
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ASH & LACY AJ ENQUIRY 201
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BOOK
REVIEW -
CABE APPROVES OF HOUSE
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CABE MAN IN 'CONFLICT' CLAIM
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CAMBRIDGE LEADS REVOLUTION
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CARBON OFFSET SCHEMES
These involve paying an organisation to reduce carbon dioxide emissions (by around the same amount as the carbon emissions you create through transport, lights, IT and heating), by investing in renewable-energy projects and energy-saving measures, and sequestering carbon through forestation. Some question forestation as a long-term solution. Climate Care notes that some 20 per cent of carbon is emitted by deforestation and - res and restricts forestry projects to that percentage of its portfo -
CONTRIBUTORS
Richard Weston, who reviews Roger Connah's book on Finnish architecture on page 45, is professor of architecture at the Welsh School of Architecture in Cardiff -
CORRECTION
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CORUS AJ ENQUIRY 202
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Cost summary
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Costs
Costs based on final account SUBSTRUCTURE Foundations/slabs £294/m 2Concrete slab on mini-piles; hardcore and insulation SUPERSTRUCTURE Frame £3/m 2Steel columns and PFCs with bolted connections, as canopy Roof terrace £309/m 2Timber decking on warm deck covering on timber joists Rooflights £12/m 2Flushglaze dg rooflights Staircases £25/m 2Refurbishment of existing stair External walls £2/m 2Making good existing Windows £136/m 2Timber-framed dg triangular fa -
CRITIC'S CHOICE
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CYCLE TO WORK SCHEME
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FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
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FRIDAY 21 JULY
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'GREEN' DESIGN SHOULD BE BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL
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GREEN TARIFF ELECTRICITY
TECHNICAL & PRACTICE -
HAWKINS\BROWN ADDS TO MORE LONDON
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IDEAS, RESOURCES, INITIATIVES - SOME TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
TECHNICAL & PRACTICE -
INFORMATION OVERSIGHT?
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KEEP OFF THE GRASS
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LOVAIR AJ ENQUIRY 204
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MONDAY 24 JULY
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PALLANT PICTURE DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY
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PHILIP WATTS DESIGN AJ ENQUIRY 203
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POST-MODERNISM'S UNFUNNY PEAK
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Review: Richard Rogers Complete Works Volume Three
Richard Rogers Complete Works: Volume Three By Kenneth Powell.Phaidon, 2006. 320pp.£59.95 -
SEEKING THE CONCRETE FACTS IN DEBATE
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SEROTA HAS NO SUCH QUALMS ABOUT A DECONSTRUCTED PYRAMID
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SKETCHBOOK - SAM WEBB
Sketch of the view of the Houses of Parliament from St Thomas' Hospital. Pencilled by veteran architect, RIBA councillor and biker Sam Webb as he recovered from a heart attack -
STRUCTURE
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SWS AJ ENQUIRY 206
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TATE MODERN EXTENSION FACTS
AGENDA -
THE AF SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO COMPROMISE
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THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE DESERVES BETTER
LETTERS -
THE LOW COUNTRY
ASTRAGAL -
THE NEW CURRICULUM'S CATCHPHRASE - 'EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED' - IS CARRIED THROUGH WITH BEBOP BRIO
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THURSDAY 20 JULY
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TUESDAY 25 JULY
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VELFAC AJ ENQUIRY 205
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WALSALL GETS URBAN SPLASHED
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WEDNESDAY 26 JULY
BREAKING NEWS DAILY
Access over 100 years of projects
