Architects Journal
29 May 2003
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A glazed facade with 'kipper' trusses
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Awards boost for steel windows
A £10,000 prize is up for grabs in a competition launched by Crittall Windows for the best use of its steel windows in new-build and refurbishment projects.Open until the end of 2003, the 'Movement for Steel Design Award'will be judged by a high-profile team of Cesar Pelli as chair, plus John McAslan, Joanna van Heyningen and Niall McLaughlin. For information email hq@crittall-windows. co. uk -
Big names add weight to campaign
The AJ's campaign to save the country house clause in PPG 7 has gained momentum, with more than 50 new signatories adding their names to our letter to Lord Rooker (AJ22.5.03). In the past week, leading figures such as CABE chairman Sir Stuart Lipton, Richard Rogers Partnership managing director Marco Goldschmied and past RIBA president Michael Manser have all expressed their support, along with designers Wayne and Gerardine Hemingway, the Peabody Trust's director of development Dickon Robinso -
Bracing brace of proposals for Brighton pier
Two more practices have stepped into the row over the future of Brighton's West Pier, proposing alternative modern schemes for the site. -
Budget switch threat to education specialists
The funding crisis hitting schools across England and Wales could seriously damage practices specialising in education, the RIBA has warned. -
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Conservation comment is of benefit to no one
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Conservation specialist
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David Rayson
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DESIGNS ON KOREA
A total of 26 UK practices have registered to take part in the Nam June Paik Museum design competition for a new home for the Korean artist's work. -
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Dirty dogs don't get fed and dishonest contracts don't pay
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Don't be blinded by signature architects
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Farrell starts the architectural redistribution of England at the top
In his Dictionary of Political Thought, first published in 1983, the noted conservative Roger Scruton made the surprising assertion that 'in architecture the battle between Modernism and Post-Modernism encapsulates some of the deepest political conflicts of our time'. Whether he is still of that opinion I do not know, but many consultees of the dictionary over the years must have considered that he overstated his case. How could a frivolous thing like a clash of styles be described as the 'de -
FaulknerBrowns axed in Cardiff
Cardiff City Council has dismissed the lead architect of its vast £700 million International Sports Village development, FaulknerBrowns, following arguments over the scheme's future. -
Financial times
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Flight attendant
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FLIGHT FANTASTIC (2 of 2)
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Foster and Partners
Foster and Partners has completed its seven-storey office development, Tower Place, in the City of London. The 42,000m2 scheme restores the strategic view of St Paul's Cathedral that had been partly obscured by the 16-storey 1960s office tower it has replaced.The project - a new headquarters building for the Marsh & McLennan group of companies - consists of two independent blocks linked by a large glazed atrium, which will act as a public thoroughfare.The practice aimed to achieve high effici -
Foster forced to revise design for new urban quarter in Edinburgh
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Ignore the push for relevance and celebrate just being there
The first-year students at Kingston School of Architecture have been asked to end their year by considering the site of a disused boathouse on the River Medway, opposite the new development of housing by Countryside Properties and the historic naval dockyard. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and currently not accessible, except at low tide along the foreshore. I suspect this place is beautiful, although my own experience is limited to a distant view across the Medway from th -
Livingstone warns Lambeth: 'Block tower and face the costs'
A war of words has broken out between London mayor Ken Livingstone and Lambeth council over Broadway Malyan's proposed Vauxhall Tower. -
Mayor orders changes to Darwin lab
London mayor Ken Livingstone has threatened to refuse permission for plans by Penoyre and Prasad to develop a laboratory facility next to Charles Darwin's home Downe House near Biggin Hill. -
Milan Furniture Fair 2003
Milan's Salone attracted a record 1,400 exhibitors this year at the main fair. A further 250 independent events took place in every available space - church, gallery or even roadside. Britain was represented by Designer's Block, Hidden Art, Arper, Great Brits and SCP, which launched new furniture by Terence Woodgate, Michael Sodeau and Matthew Hilton, while the big-name Italian companies such as B&B Italia, Magis, Cappellini and the French-based company Kartell presented eye-catching products -
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PATEL TAYLOR MASTERPLAN
Tameside council has appointed Patel Taylor to produce a masterplan for Ashton-under-Lyne.The practice won an open competition to examine the existing pedestrian and vehicular links and the physical environment, including roads, paths and street furniture and to recommend improvements. It will also consider proposals for a new open space for civic events. -
Pawson sets pace for new M&S style
The centrepiece of the new Marks and Spencer Lifestore in Gateshead will be this full-sized house designed by John Pawson, who is also designing the interior. -
Pen is mightier than sword for the satirical spokesman
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Prescott denies phasing out new country houses by the back door
The government has denied that the country house clause in PPG 7 is already being phased out ahead of public consultation. -
Q&A: Clare Wright - Wright & Wright Associates
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Recognising limits of the Modern Movement
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RIBA CALLS FOR ROYAL GOLD MEDAL NAMES
The RIBA has called for nominations for next year's RIBA Royal Gold Medal and Honorary Fellowships. -
ring the changes
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Sir George Grenfell-Baines (1908-2003)
Hugh Pearman remembers the late Building Design Partnership chairman - 'reformer, organiser, inspirer and occasional irritant' - whose funeral took place last week -
SIX GET SURE START
Six practices have been shortlisted in a RIBA competition to design a Sure Start Community Building in Colchester.Adams & Sutherland, dsdha, Houlton Architects, Architype, muf and Anne Thorne Architects were selected from the 56 original expressions of interest. -
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Thanks to your votes, I topped the RIBA poll
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The winds of change
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There needs to be some letting go if airports are really going to take off
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Time and place
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Turn over a new leaf - but make sure it's real
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Unsuspected riches
Flaxman, Master of the Purest Line At Sir John Soane's Museum, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2, and University College London, until 14 June -
Urban hymns
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vital statistics
Nearly half the schemes in the City of London completed in the past six months remain unlet, according to a study by property consultancy Drivers Jonas.Despite this, the firm found there is still 1.37million m2 under construction within the Square Mile. -
Web slackers are architects of own downfall
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'At one point, David Chipperfield, chairman of the jury, found himself reminding his colleagues, of which I was one, how strange it was to be talking about Hadid as a safe choice' -
Why I shall not support country house clause
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