Architects Journal
8 June 2006
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A FAIR FIGHT
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A YEAR OF THE NEW AJ: TAKING STOCK OF OUR READERS' RESPONSE
It's been a year since we launched the new AJ, and it's fair to say that the reaction has been mixed. The Glaswegian architect Jim Cuthbertson delivered the first and most succinct response with the single word 'appalling', and though the letters of complaint have become steadily longer, he has remained true to this verdict ever since. The esteemed architect/academician Peter Cook has taken a particularly dim view of the AJ's fondness for low-key architecture, going so far as to criticise its -
BLANC DE BIERGES AJ ENQUIRY 207
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BOOK
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CLAY PAVILION (LECTURE THEATRE)
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CONTRIBUTORS
Sue Barr, whose photographs are featured in the Building Study on pages 27-37, teaches at the Architectural Association and is working on numerous book projects -
CONVENTIONAL CLOTHES WON'T HIDE THE RADICAL TECHNOLOGY FROM PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRY
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CORUS GROUP AJ ENQUIRY 208
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Credits
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CRITIC'S CHOICE
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DANISH FIRM WRITES NEW CHAPTER
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DON'T KNOCK THE COMMONWEALTH INSTITUTE
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EARTH PAVILION (SHOP)
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EVERY ONE OF US HAS THE RIGHT TO WRITE
WEBWATCH -
FINE-TUNING THE LONDON OLYMPICS
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FRIDAY 2 JUNE
BREAKING NEWS DAILY -
GETTING IN SHAPE FOR 2012
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HÄFELE AJ ENQUIRY 206
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HACEL LIGHTING AJ ENQUIRY 201
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ILLEGAL ILLUMINATION
While all eyes were on the release of Approved Documents Part L, many missed the fact that 6 April also heralded the introduction of draconian lightpollution legislation in the UK. Now, under the Clean Neighbourhood and Environment Act, light pollution will be treated as a criminal offence. Anyone 'who finds artificial light a nuisance' can complain to their local authority, and those who fail to comply with the new rules could face fines of upto £5,000. Legal test cases have yet to esta -
KELLY'S NEW WAY FOR PATHFINDER
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LISTING SYSTEM MUST NOT BE IGNORED
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MAKE POURS INNOVATION INTO WATER TOWER
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MECHOSHADE AJ ENQUIRY 205
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METAL TECHNOLOGY AJ ENQUIRY 204
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MODERNIST REVAMP FOR BUNGALOW
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MONDAY 5 JUNE
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PENDOCK AJ ENQUIRY 203
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POLICE ATTACK ALSOP'S PRISON PROPOSALS
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RIBA CANDIDATE PROVOKES FURY
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SKETCHBOOK - RICHARD BROWN
A montage of works - some of which reached contract stage - assembled during retirement by former architect Richard Brown -
STEEL PAVILION (MAIN SPACE)
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STOAKES SYSTEMS AJ ENQUIRY 202
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STRAW PAVILION (SEMINAR ROOMS)
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TAKING DESIGN REVIEW TO THE REGIONS
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THE ARB IS CONFUSING THE ISSUE OF CPD
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THE ROOF ITSELF IS TREATED AS A LIGHT OBJECT
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THURSDAY 1 JUNE
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TIMBER PAVILION (OFFICES)
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TUESDAY 6 JUNE
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WEDNESDAY 7 JUNE
BREAKING NEWS DAILY
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