Architects Journal
5 May 2005
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AIRPORT SHORTLIST
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An ovine affair
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Architect demands ARB apology
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BRITS BEATEN TO CAMPUS
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CABE man attacks 'simple' developers
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CABE SLAMS CORBY PLANS
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Campaigning needs to jettison jargon and improve debate
A contractually difficult week ended at the RIBA, with honorary fellowships awarded to critics, curators, consultants and clients: -
CDX AJ ENQUIRY NO: 203
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CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THE FIRING LINE
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Culloden given go-ahead for visitor centre
Gareth Hoskins Architects has been given the go-ahead for its new visitor centre at Culloden - the site of the last major battle fought on mainland Britain. The scheme, for the National Trust for Scotland, will house an 'interpretation of the battle' as well educational and conference facilities, a café, restaurant, shop and staff accommodation. The practice has worked closely with archaeologists, landscape architects and the Inverness planners to develop a strategy for the entire 65ha s -
DELTAMEMBRANE SYSTEMS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 206
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DIANA FOUNTAIN REOPENS
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diary
London Robert Harbison: An Unhistorical Approach to History Tuesday 10 May, 18.30. A lecture, discussion (and refreshments), sponsored by the Masters in Architectural History course at LMU, 40-44 Holloway Rd, N7 (r. harbison@londonmet. ac. uk). -
DUSHKIN: A MASTER OF THE STYLES
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DW WINDSOR LIGHTING AJ ENQUIRY NO: 201
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Enough to make you turn to something else
It never rains but it pours: I get an email suggesting I take a look at the new FaulknerBrowns site at www. faulknerbrowns. co. uk and then another comes in straight after. -
Extraordinary new images revealed
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Filling a void
review - The Charged Void: Urbanism By Alison and Peter Smithson. Monacelli Press, 2005. £45 -
Gateway Bridge may be heading for troubled waters, says Rogers
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Giorgio Morandi: The Art of Silence
review - By Janet Abramowicz. Yale University Press, 2004. 268pp. £40 -
HANSENGROUP AJ ENQUIRY NO: 207
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HIDDEN MIES HOME ON SHOW
An exhibition detailing an almost unknown home by Mies van der Rohe, one of his earliest Modernist schemes, is set to be the focus of a new show this year. -
HOME WORK
buildings - In 1995, Richard Murphy converted an Edinburgh mews into a single-bed house and moved in. The exercise has been repeated in a mews opposite -
How much protection does a protective covenant provide?
The family weekend cottage, together with its close neighbours, enjoys uninterrupted views from a rare Suffolk hilltop, over farmland to the village in the valley below, writes Kim Franklin. -
in practice
'This was a beautiful day, and Carolina, Katherine and Mark came together to comb their hair and look in one direction. Illustrating the critical interdisciplinary discourse that has made muf a name, even in faraway places, we were also pondering the inconsistent beauty of a South African diamond and mechanisms for fair trade. Other things hidden from your view are a table tennis-sized model proposal for an elegant and useful mound of earth, a playful reinterpretation of an Edith Piaf classic -
INSIDE OUT HOME FOR MARY ROSE
A team led by Wilkinson Eyre Architects has won the competition to design the new Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth's historic dockyard. -
KALWALL PROJECT OF THE WEEK AJ ENQUIRY NO: 202
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KINGSPAN AJ ENQUIRY NO: 204
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'Low-cost' housing could actually cost the same
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LUCITE INTERNATIONAL AJ ENQUIRY NO: 205
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Metal gurus
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OPEN DOORS
On the weekend of 14-15 May, the Landmark Trust will let the public visit more than 30 of its historic properties across the UK, which are otherwise available as holiday lets. They include the Martello Tower at Aldeburgh in Suffolk (above). Details 01628 825925 (www. landmarktrust. org. uk). -
'Procure 21 is safe' vows Labour
The government has vowed that its much-vaunted procurement route, Procure 21, is safe, despite the imminent demise of NHS Estates. In a letter seen by the AJ, junior minister Lord Warner said the Department of Health was committed to maintaining and expanding the programme. -
RED ALERT FOR MOSCOW
In the face of corruption and ignorance, the great buildings of Russia's capital are being destroyed and replaced by poor pastiches, writes Adam Wilkinson -
Register your protest by deregistering ARB
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RIBA backs Bath Tsunami students
The RIBA has given its backing to a group of students from the University of Bath who are hoping to gain professional experience in one of the Tsunami-affected countries. -
RMJM chief's 'extended leave' prompts concern
Rumours surrounding Brian Stewart's future as head of RMJM have intensified after it emerged that the practice's under-fire boss has gone on 'extended leave'. -
Show off your expertise and help save Moscow from the monstrous
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Sky-high ambition bound to cause controversy
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Smashing tale
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Snails, anyone?
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Some projects will only ever get expo exposure
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Space odyssey
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spot the building
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Stiff competition
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Stock exchange
A further amendment to Part L has just come into effect that will add additional capital costs to central-heating systems -
SWISS RE FAULT FOUND
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The facade of a mews terrace house
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THE MANEZH
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Time to stop the rot
technical & practice - When your project is confronted by evidence of timber rot, do you panic, spend loads of money, or defy the report? -
UNDERGROUND MOVES
buildings - Thomson House, the first of two small projects this week by Richard Murphy Architects, addresses Edinburgh's conservation battle by taking this new build below ground -
Urban Design Group launches manifesto
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VANCEVA AJ ENQUIRY NO: 208
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Window blunder pain for conservation area
Angry residents have condemned 'a mistake' by the Crown Estate that threatens a conservation area in Hackney. -
Wright to Gehry: Drawings from the Collection of Barbara Pine
review - At Sir John Soane's Museum, 13 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2, until 27 August
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