Architects Journal
February 2007

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. . . JUST AS TASTE CAN IMPACT ON QUALITY

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. . .AND AFFECTED SCHEME WILL BE ASSESSED FAIRLY

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. . .BUT DOES IT ALREADY KNOW THIS?

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... while Bishop refutes claims he will scrap new public space

The new director of design for London has hit back at recent reports that he intends to slash the number of public spaces to be created as part of the Mayor's London plan, from 100 to 50.
...BUT IS BEING USED AS A CREATIVE EXAMPLE

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...ONLY IN A ROSE-TINTED WORLD

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£100,000 award honours urban design pioneer Jacobs

The Rockefeller Foundation in the US has announced the creation of a $200,000 (£100,000) award, to be called the Jane Jacobs Medal, which will recognise individuals who have made a significant contribution to thinking about urban design.
1,100 entries whittled down to six in Asplund library competition - images

The six anonymous finalists in the hugely popular competition to design an extension toErik Gunnar Asplund's iconic Stockholm Public Library have been unveiled.
1,100 entries whittled down to six in Asplund library competition - images

The six anonymous finalists in the hugely popular competition to design an extension toErik Gunnar Asplund's iconic Stockholm Public Library have been unveiled.
2008 London Architecture Biennale 'will cost over £1 million'

The cost of holding the London Architecture Biennale (LAB) is to break the £1 million mark for the first time in 2008.
A COMBINATION OF FANTASY AND ROBUST COMMON SENSE

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A COMFORTABLE SCHOOL WITH A SUSTAINABLE AGENDA

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A HYPERBOLIC PARABOLOID ROOF STRUCTURE

WORKING DETAILS / RAF MUSEUM
A SAINTLY PATRON

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A STEAMY AFFAIR

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A THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE IS SUGGESTED

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Aedas fails to tempt contractor on Supreme Court scheme

Architectural giant Aedas has confessed it is struggling to find a contractor for its 'complex' Parliament House project in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Aedas wins go-ahead for 'ManYoo' towers in Salford - images

Aedas has been given the initial thumbs up by Salford Council for this four-tower scheme close to the Lowry Building in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester.
Alsop on verge of revealing major City skyscraper

SMC Alsop is understood to be designing a 43-storey skyscraper on the periphery of the City of London.
Alsop steps down from AF chairmanship

Will Alsop has stepped down from his role as chairman of the Architecture Foundation (AF), the AJ can exclusively reveal.
Alsop wins green light for new Salford tower - images

Will Alsop's recent foray into the world of skyscrapers appears to be gathering momentum following the news he has won the go-ahead for this 26-storey tower in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Another RIBA competition. Another clanger

The RIBA's competitions office has blundered for the second time in less than a week after it emerged that drawings in the brief for the New Horizons Youth Centre competition were released with incorrect scales.
Another win for Softroom with Merseyside bridge

Softroom Architects has pulled off yet another high-profile competition win by scooping the contest to design a new footbridge over the Leeds-Liverpool Canal in Bootle, Merseyside.
Approval for Squire and Parters' Manchester office means farewell for Art Deco cinema - images

Squire and Partners has won the go-ahead for this office block in Manchester's Oxford Road, ending the hopes of campaigners battling to save an abandoned 1930s cinema on the site.
ARB election leaves two non-architects leading the board

A recent ARB election has resulted in the unusual outcome of neither the chair nor the vice-chair being an architect, a situation which has not occurred for some years.
ARB prosecutes another PI evader

The Architects Registration Board (ARB) has found architect Nic Antony guilty of unprofessional conduct after it was discovered that he had no professional indemnity (PI) insurance cover.
ARB Reform Group declines to nominate candidate for chairmanship

No members of the ARB Reform Group (ARG) have stepped up to the plate to bid to become chairman of the organisation's board.
ARB targets another architect with PII prosecution

The ARB's determination to rigorously enforce its hugely contentious Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) policy has resulted in yet another case being scheduled to come before the Professional Conduct Committee (PCC).
ARB wins Pyrrhic victory with Professional Conduct prosecution

The ARB's campaign to make architects confirm their Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) if they want to stay on the register has taken a major hit.
Archer wins Small Projects top prize

Paul Archer has won the AJ's Small Projects competition, for schemes built for less than £250,000, for his Modern extension to a house in Islington, north London.
ARCHITECT'S ACCOUNT

Designing a new British embassy for the post-9/11 world has meant dealing with extremes. These are best summed up in the words of the client: 'On the one hand the ideal embassy is a highly secure underground bunker. On the other hand, it needs to be a marquee with a large sign saying fiDo come in and have a cup of teafl.' At the outset of the design process, with the Istanbul consulate bombing of 2003 fresh in our minds, it sometimes felt like an indulgence to be concerning ourselves with iss
ARCHITECTS NOT TO BLAME FOR PAUCITY OF DESIGN

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ARDEX AJ ENQUIRY 201

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ARP AJ ENQUIRY 201

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ARTISTIC LICENCE AT THE AF

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ASH & LACY AJ ENQUIRY 208

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Audit committee hammers Olympic cost hikes

More pressure mounted on Britain's Olympic organisers today over the state of the finances for the 2012 Games, following the publication of a National Audit Office (NAO) report this morning.
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson ditched in Lewisham

Developer Land Securities has pulled the plug on Aukett Fitzroy Robinson's (AFR's) scheme to design a new Debenhams store in Lewisham, south-east London.
Austin-Smith:Lord flying ahead with Glasgow airport rail link - images

The legislation that will allow Austin-Smith:Lord's proposals for a new direct rail link between Glasgow Airport and the city centre has won Royal Assent.
Barbican Heritage group to be launched

The City of London's planning committee is to meet next week to confirm the creation of Barbican Heritage, an organisation that will be hugely significant in the future of the iconic central London estate.
BATHS REVAMP BEGINS AT LAST

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BEAUFORT AJ ENQUIRY 203

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BEAUFORT AJ ENQUIRY 206

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BENOY VS BEDNARSKI IN ST ALBANS

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Benoy's St Albans designs face shock rival bid

Commercial giant Benoy is coming under increasing pressure to drop its 'monstrous' plans for a key site in St Albans, and is now facing a shock rival bid for the plot.
Big names to battle for £100,000 Gulbenkian Prize

Ten institutions are up for this year's Gulbenkian Prize, which looks at the best display of innovation and imagination to a gallery or museum in the past calendar year.
Bishop slams 'trophy architecture' phenomenon

Peter Bishop, the new director of the Greater London Authority's Design for London unit, has said he will no longer tolerate what has become known as 'trophy architecture'.
BISHOP TARGETS 'TROPHY' SCHEMES

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BLAIR'S TRIAL PROVES A REAL OPPORTUNITY

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Boardroom shake-up halts SMC expansion

The SMC Group has put its massive expansionist plans on hold following a surprise boardroom reshuffle.
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Bovis Lend Lease misses deadline on Manchester Civil Justice Centre

Rumours of contractual in-fighting and ongoing design changes have caused Bovis Lend Lease to miss the hand-over deadline for Denton Corker Marshall's prestigious Manchester Civil Justice Centre.
BRETT MARTIN AJ ENQUIRY 208

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Britain's starchitects fail to support student employment campaign

Most of British architecture's biggest names have failed to sign up to Archaos' good-practice campaign, which calls for better working conditions for architecture students on placements.
British Embassy, Yemen: The fortress

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Burj Tower reaches 100 storeys and counting - image

The Burj Dubai, the building which is being built without its final height being made public, reached the 100-storey landmark this weekend.
Burrell Foley Fischer pots win at the Crucible

Burrell Foley Fischer Architects (BFF) has won a competition to renovate and extend the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield - the home of world snooker.
CA BUILDING PRODUCTS AJ ENQUIRY 204

CA Building Products has supplied River-Therm, an innovative standing-seam roofing product, to two new contracts. With complete walkability and a unique integrated drainage channel, its ease of buildability meets the demands of today's fasttrack construction schedules.
CABE backs partial demolition of Chamberlin, Powell and Bon school

CABE has thrown its weight behind plans to partially demolish a school in south London, one of the key buildings designed by British 1960s practice Chamberlin Powell and Bon.
CABE ignored as Woods Bagot get go-ahead in Kensington - images

Woods Bagot has been given the thumbs-up for this 27-storey tower in west London - even though CABE said the scheme should be 'fundamentally rethought'.
CABE IS WRONG TO EXPECT FREE EXPERT ADVICE. . .

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CABE MUST PAY THE PRICE FOR ARCHITECTURAL INPUT

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CABE slams new homes. Again.

CABE has produced yet another report slamming the quality of housing in this country.
CABE slates DLA's Burnley College in new schools role

CABE has panned DLA Architects' proposals for a new Burnley College campus, claiming the designs were 'ill-conceived'.
CALL FOR ENTRIES TO AJ/BOVIS AWARDS

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CALL FOR ENTRIES TO AJ/BOVIS AWARDS

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CAN SUSTAINABILITY AND TRADITION GO TOGETHER...

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Carey Jones wins the go-ahead for huge Bury masterplan

Carey Jones' huge £70 million Townside Fields masterplan in Bury has been given the initial go-ahead.
Cash-strapped English Heritage forced into major cutbacks

The full extent of the latest tranche of cuts at cash-strapped English Heritage has been leaked to the AJ.
CHANGING FORTUNES

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CHINA IN THEIR HANDS

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Chippo, DSDHA and Wright & Wright shorlisted for inaugural McCloud housing scheme

HAB (Happiness Architecture Beauty), the development company set up by broadcaster Kevin McCloud, has announced the shortlisted architects for its inaugural project.
CLARIDGE GOES BACK TO SCHOOL

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CLASH CENTRAL IN NEWCASTLE HOTEL PROJECT

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CLAXTON BLINDS AJ ENQUIRY 203

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CLAXTON BLINDS AJ ENQUIRY 203

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Competition launched for new arts centre in Belfast

The search is on for a design team to provide a new arts centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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CONNECTION AJ ENQUIRY 206

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Conran to overhaul historic Greenwich Pier - images

Conran & Partners has won the go-ahead for a £6 million redevelopment of the historic Greenwich pier in south-east London, next to the National Maritime Museum and the famous Cutty Sark.
CONTITECH UK AJ ENQUIRY 207

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CONTRIBUTORS

Robert Holden, who reviews the Public City exhibition on page 44, is a landscape architect and teaches landscape architecture at the University of Greenwich
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Colin Davies, who reviews a book on London's skyscrapers on page 45, is a professor in the department of architecture and spatial design at London Metropolitan University
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Stephen Barrett, whose work features in the Sketchbook on page 58, is a project architect on the Heathrow Terminal 5 scheme for the Richard Rogers Partnership
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Peter Cook, who photographs the British embassy in Yemen for the Building Study on pages 25-37, is one of the founders of picture library VIEW
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CORUS AJ ENQUIRY 202

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CORUS AJ ENQUIRY 204

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Councillors 'should stay out of pre-planning or risk legal strife'

New government guidance encouraging councillors to become more involved with pre-planning increases the chances of potential legal challenges, an important local authority body has warned.
COVERAGE DOESN'T COMPARE TO THE REAL MUSEUM

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CRITIC'S CHOICE

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DATE WITH DESTINY

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Decision to drop legal action brings Holyrood farrago to a close

The Scottish Parliament has formally announced that it has decided against pursuing legal action over the mammoth cost hikes and delays over Enric Miralles' extraordinary Holyrood building.
Design comps for all Olympic venues 'in ideal world', says Mayor...

The Mayor of London admitted yesterday that in an 'ideal world' all the 2012 Olympic venues would be procured through design competitions.
Design for Bradford city-centre pool unveiled - image

Landscape designer Gillespies has released the first image of its proposed new 'mirror pool' park in the heart of Will Alsop's masterplan for Bradford city centre.
Design for London launches first competition

Six 'up-and-coming' practices have been invited to submit their designs to redevelop a former printing works in Oval, south London, in Design for London's first competition.
DESIGN IS NOT LINEAR BUT PROGRESS CAN BE MEASURED

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Designs sought for observatory on Indian Ocean island

An unusual competition has been launched to design an atmospheric observation station on the island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean (pictured).
EH forced to seek charity help to save under-threat cathedrals

Cash-strapped English Heritage (EH) has had to join forces with charity the Wolfson Foundation to grant a multi-million pound package to help repair England's crumbling cathedrals.
ENTENTE CORDIALE

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EUROHEAT AJ ENQUIRY 207

Euroheat, one of the UK's leading distributors of heating stoves, has introduced new interchangeable wood and coal effects for its range of Harmony and Stanford gas stoves. The move will significantly reduce stock-holding requirements for heating-stove retailers.
Europan 9 launched with three new development sites

The ninth Europan competition, the biennial housing competition for up-and-coming architects, has been officially unveiled.
EUROPAN FINALLY BEARS FRUIT

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Feilden & Mawson wins Czech university scheme - images

Feilden & Mawson has clinched a major design competition to create a new school of architecture at Brno University in the Czech Republic.
Feilden Clegg Bradley replaces Stephenson Bell at North West mill

Feilden Clegg Bradley Architects (FCB) has been parachuted in to replace Stephenson Bell on the revamp and expansion of a historic former cotton mill outside Stockport, Cheshire.
Feilden Clegg Bradley to build 'UK's greenest tower' - images

Feilden Clegg Bradley has won planning permission for its first-ever tower, which it claims will be the 'greenest high rise' in the UK.
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Former Dublin mental asylum site to become technology and health centre

An international design competition has been launched to develop a new campus for the Dublin Institute of Technology and the Health Services Executive in the Republic of Ireland.
Foster reveals new Duisburg plans - images

Norman Foster has unveiled the first images of his latest project in Duisburg - a massive inner-city masterplan for the German metropolis.
Foster will complete Seattle regeneration after competition win - image

Foster and Partners has been picked to develop Seattle's Civic Square - the final jigsaw piece in a 10-year regeneration of the US city's south downtown area.
FOUR BATTLE IT OUT IN BRIDGE COMP

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FRITZ HANSEN

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GETTING IN A SPIN ABOUT INEFFECTIVE WIND TURBINES

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Government calls for more zero-carbon housing

The government has launched yet another bid to encourage housebuilders to develop zero-carbon housing.
GRAPES OF WRATH

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HÄFELE AJ ENQUIRY 204

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Hadid to build new arts complex in Abu Dhabi - images

These are the first images of Zaha Hadid's performing arts centre in Abu Dhabi - the centrepiece of the Solomon R Guggenheim Saadiyat Island cultural district project.
HANSON BUILDING PRODUCTS

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HAWKINS\BROWN TO BUILD 'CORBY CUBE'

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Haworth Tompkins wins competition for new RCA Battersea site

Haworth Tompkins has walked off with first prize in the competition to design a new building for the Royal College of Art (RCA) in Battersea, central London.
Herzog & de Meuron defends partial demolition of Tate Modern

Swiss starchitects Herzog and de Meuron have defended their controversial decision to knock down part of the Tate Modern building to make way for its planned extension.
Herzog and de Meuron to collect Royal Gold Medal

Swiss starchitects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron will pick up the RIBA Royal Gold Medal today, one of architecture's most prestigious prizes.
HKR TO LIGHT UP SOUTH MANCHESTER

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HOK reveals new Southend United stadium - images

HOK Sport has submitted these designs for a new Southend United FC stadium for planning approval.
Horden and Pank homes listed

Richard Horden's Courtyard House in Poole has been listed as Grade II, along with Philip Pank's Modernist essay in Camden, north London.
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Huge Olympic landscape competition launched

The most important landscape design competition in Britain for many years has been launched.
I ALWAYS DISAGREE WITH INTERVIEWEES AT SOME STAGE - THIS IS TO SEE IF THEY CAN ARGUE

CAREERS GUIDE - INTERVIEWS
I DON'T FEEL LIKE DANCIN'

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ILEVEL TRUS JOIST AJ ENQUIRY 205

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INTEGRATED DESIGN AJ ENQUIRY 205

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IT CONJURES UP AN IMAGE OF A NATION OF CRITICS - YET THEY ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY

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IT'S SO OFF-PUTTING WHEN A LETTER SHOWS THE APPLICANT KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT THE FIRM

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It's warped and reminiscent of the side of a training shoe

I know this is a peripheral project to the Olympic core but it must be a pretty important first foot for the Games. I was mapping out the opening line ‘is this another Crystal Palace - disconnected - what about the poor athletes?
Johnson's Glass House to open to the public

Philip Johnson's world-famous Glass House in Connecticut is set to open permanently to the public in the spring.
JONES OF OSWESTRY AJ ENQUIRY 205

Respond to these showcases www. ajplus. co. uk/ajdirect Readers may obtain information about these products by filling in the enquiry numbers on an AJ enquiry card. Advertisers wishing to promote their products on these pages should contact Chris Bond on Jones of Oswestry has launched a new design and specification disc, with database and weblink facilities, for its Superlintel range of steel lintels. The CDROM will assimilate load-span data and select the appropriate lintel code. It also has
Judge brings forward King's Cross judicial review citing 'urgency of case'

Campaigners against Argent's massive King's Cross regeneration scheme have had their legal appeal against the plans fast-tracked by the High Court.
KEIM PAINTS AJ ENQUIRY 208

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KINGSPAN AJ ENQUIRY 201

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KINGSPAN OFFSITE AJ ENQUIRY 204

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Landmark Wales competition shortlist revealed

An unusual assortment of architects and artists have been shortlisted for the first three sites in the Landmark Wales competition.
LAYHER AJ ENQUIRY 207

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LDA scoops Blackpool's waterfront 'People's Playground' scheme - images

LDA Design has scooped victory in the international competition to design a new £21 million 'People's Playground' along Blackpool's Central Promenade.
LEEDS HAS POTENTIAL - BUT A LACKLUSTRE RECORD

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LITTLE STYLE CHANGES HAVE HUGE CONSEQUENCES. . .

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Livingstone aims to cut London's carbon emissions by over half in 20 years

The Mayor of London has unveiled detailed plans on how he hopes to slash the capital's carbon emissions by 60 per cent in the next 20 years.
Livingstone's zero-carbon pledge 'nearly impossible to meet'

London Mayor Ken Livingstone's pledge to build a zero-carbon development in each of London's 32 boroughs by 2010 looks increasingly likely to fail.
Llewelyn Davies Yeang's Iraq plans hit by lethal bomb attack

Llewelyn Davies Yeang (LDY) has admitted that the future of its masterplan for the holy city of Najaf in Iraq is uncertain after a bomb attack on the Iraqi ministry backing the project.
Lords to debate potential lack of chairman at English Heritage

Growing discontent over the impending vacancy at the top of English Heritage (EH) is set to spill on to the floors of the House of Lords.
Make aims for £1 billion overhaul of central London hospital - images

Make has submitted plans for its ambitious £1 billion overhaul of the abandoned Middlesex Hospital site in Fitzrovia, central London.
Make gets to work at Nottingham University - images

Make's Jubilee Campus expansion project for Nottingham University has started on site.
Malcolm Fraser resigns from A&DS over PPP schools 'blight'

Malcolm Fraser has stepped down from his role as deputy chairman of Architecture and Design Scotland (A&DS) amid concerns that schools being built using private finance are 'blighting' schoolchildren's lives.
Mangera Yvars presses on with mega mosque despite 'government opposition'

Mangera Yvars Architects has admitted it will be scaling down its 'mega mosque' scheme in east London, but vowed it is still 'pressing on' with the controversial project.
Mayor maintains cloak of secrecy over 'London landmarks'

The Mayor of London is keeping tight-lipped over his potential 'Gateway to London' plans to create as many as six new landmarks to welcome visitors entering the capital.
METAL TECHNOLOGY AJ ENQUIRY 202

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MIXING VENTILATION CAN REDUCE ENERGY COSTS

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MJP to build new cancer care unit - images

Richard MacCormac has become the latest starchitect to be given the go-ahead for a new Maggie's Cancer Caring Centre.
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muf shortlisted for Pittsburgh urban design comp

muf, one of London's trendiest young practices, looks set to make it on the other side of the pond following news of its first major shortlisting in North America.
MUMFORD & WOOD AJ ENQUIRY 207

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National Audit Office eases concern with report on academies programme

Large-scale practices with an educational bent will be surprised and delighted to hear that the National Audit Office (NAO) has given a clean bill of health to the government's expanding - but controversial - academies programme.
National Cold War Exhibition Museum at RAF Cosford, Shropshire by FCB

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NEW ACOUSTIC GUIDANCE MAY RATTLE DESIGNS FOR HEALTH

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NEW PART L IS NOT SUCH A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

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New York practices take over from Wilford and Dyson in Africa

A scheme designed by two up-and-coming New York practices has won the international competition to replace Michael Wilford and Chris Dyson's doomed Museum of Africa project (above).
Nightingale wins planning for Croydon tower - images

Nightingale Associates has won planning permission for this 29-storey tower; a mixed-use development in Croydon's town centre for Tribal Property and Croydon College.
Obituary: John Penn, 1921-2007

Modernist architect John Penn, who spent the bulk of his working life designing houses in Suffolk, has died at the age of 85.
ODA launches Olympic Velo Park comp

The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) today launched the competition for the 2012 Velo Park competition - one of the 'Big Five' permanent venues in the Olympic Park.
ODA slammed for setting the Olympics sustainability bar too low

London 2012 Olympics delivery boss David Higgins is facing a green backlash after claiming the technology needed to meet ambitious sustainability targets for the Games is unavailable.
ODA unveils Olympic Sailing Centre - but where are the designs?

Details of the full designs for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Centre are proving elusive despite promises that the proposals will be submitted for planning next month.
ODA'WASTING GREEN OPPORTUNITY'

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Olympic masterplan submitted for planning

The ODA has finally submitted its vast planning application for the masterplan of the London 2012 Olympics.
OLYMPIC PLANS STEP UP A GEAR

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Opposition lines up against changes to Museum of Ulster

Opposition to planned changes to the Museum of Ulster in Belfast, hailed as the province's 'best Modern building', is gathering momentum.
ORAL TROUBLE

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PHILLIPS' POLITICISM IS A POSITIVE ATTRIBUTE

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Plot thickens over troubled 'U2 Tower'

Rafael Viñoly and Foster and Partners have been confirmed as among the practices in the running to take over the troubled U2 Tower and neighbouring Britain Quay developments in Dublin, Ireland.
Poolhouse 2 by Ushida Findlay Architects

Ushida Findlay Architects’ third poolhouse sees the practice playing with the typology, says Rory Olcayto
Popularchitecture dreams up mile-high skyscraper for London - images

These are the first pictures of an extraordinary concept scheme for a mammoth mile-high tower in London capable of housing more than 100,000 people.
PPS3 HAS NOT BEEN WELL RECEIVED BY HOUSE BUILDERS

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PROFESSIONALISM OF THE ARB CALLED INTO QUESTION

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Protest over plan to cut William Morris Gallery opening hours

Campaigners are preparing a huge protest at plans to cut the opening hours of the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, north-east London.
Public sees construction industry as slow and inefficient, survey reveals

The majority of the British public believes major building projects are always late - even though two thirds of schemes are actually completed ahead of schedule, a report says.
RABBIT RETURNS

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REFURB ROW AT MODERN MUSEUM

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REGENERATION OR REDEVELOPMENT AT ARCHWAY?

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Rem stacks big in New Jersey - images

OMA principal Rem Koolhaas has unveiled these designs for a new 52-storey tower in New Jersey, USA.
RESPONSIVE AJ ENQUIRY 205

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RETURN OF THE MAC

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REYNAERS AJ ENQUIRY 206

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RIBA open competition to overhaul 'confusing' Leeds museum entrance - images

A new competition has been launched to find an architect to redesign the unfriendly and 'confusing' entrance area to Leeds' Royal Armouries Museum.
RMJM to design York City Council HQ

York City Council has appointed RMJM to design a huge new £35 million headquarters in the heart of the contentious Hungate development.
RMJM WAS NOT 'DITCHED' IN GLASGOW

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Robert Dye wins planning for French house - images

Robert Dye Associates has won planning for this new 10-bedroom residence in south-west France.
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama seeks new concert hall

The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) in Cardiff has launched a search for a design for a new £12 million concert hall.
Sale rumours about Gehry's Brighton proposals rubbished by Karis

The developer behind Frank Gehry's King Alfred scheme in Brighton has dismissed any rumours that it is hoping to sell the site as 'complete and utter rubbish'.
Scale slip-up causes comp chaos

A botched competition brief has led unsuspecting architects to design a bridge twice the size it should be and thrown yet another RIBA-organised contest into chaos.
SCALE SLIP-UP CAUSES COMP CHAOS

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Scepticism over Welsh 'zero-carbon by 2011' target

The Welsh Assembly's ambitious target of all new buildings having zero-carbon levels by 2011 has been met with some scepticism.
SCHOCK AJ ENQUIRY 208

Respond to these showcases www. ajplus. co. uk/ajdirect Readers may obtain information about these products by filling in the enquiry numbers on an AJ enquiry card. Advertisers wishing to promote their products on these pages should contact Chris Bond on 020 75056816 Cantilevered structural elements such as balconies can create thermal bridges when they go through the building envelope.
Scott Brownrigg goes for planning with towering Reading scheme - images

Scott Brownrigg Architects has submitted this mixed-use development, next to Reading's railway station, for planning.
Scottish Parliament reveals new Architecture Policy

The Scottish Executive has revealed the details of the second iteration of its Architecture Policy.
Search launched for Shanghai Expo UK pavilion design team

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has launched the search for a team to design and construct the UK's pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo in 2010.
Sensational resignation letter from former EH chief architect revealed

The extraordinary letter of resignation from former English Heritage (EH) chief architect David Heath has been obtained by the AJ.
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Sheffield Media and Exhibition centre comp launched

The RIBA is spearheading an open design competition for a £3 million expansion of Sheffield Media and Exhibition Centre (SMEC).
SHEPPARD ROBSON IN TRAINING

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Sheppard Robson shows its hand with bid to design Manchester super-casino

Sheppard Robson has thrown its hat into the ring in the battle to design Manchester's new super-casino.
Six in the running for Stoke city centre comp

An eclectic mix of six design teams has been shortlisted for the next stage of the Stoke-on-Trent city centre design competition.
Six to battle it out for Bootle bridge

A host of international architects have been shortlisted to design a new footbridge over the Leeds to Liverpool canal in Bootle, in Liverpool's Sefton area.
SKETCHBOOK - BRYAN CYRIL THURSTON

Sketch for an artist's cottage on the Out Skerries, Shetland.
SKETCHBOOK - HERZOG & DE MEURON

Sketch for a bridge across the Manzanares River in Madrid.
SKETCHBOOK - STEPHEN BARRETT

Sketch for the new Heathrow air traffic control tower.
SKETCHBOOK - STEPHEN SPENCE

Exploratory instructions for Spence Associates and Expedition Engineering's competition-winning North Shore pedestrian bridge scheme in Stockton-on-Tees. By Stephen Spence of Spence Associates
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SMC Jenkins and Marr delivers good news to troubled SMC Group

The SMC Group has finally received a scrap of positive news in the midst of a turbulent week thanks to one of its subsidiaries, Jenkins and Marr, winning planning permission for a new livestock market in Stirling.
SO YOU WANT TO GO UP? DOWN YOU GO!

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STADIA & ARENA 2007 AJ ENQUIRY 206

Respond to these showcases www. ajplus. co. uk/ajdirect Readers may obtain information about these products by filling in the enquiry numbers on an AJ enquiry card. Advertisers wishing to promote their products on these pages should contact Chris Bond on 020 75056816 The Stadia & Arena Conference and Exhibition will take place in the new Wembley National Stadium on 27 and 28 February, and is likely to be the first event in the stadium's conference facilities. Richard Caborn, minister of sport
STOAKES SYSTEMS AJ ENQUIRY 202

Respond to these showcases www. ajplus. co. uk/ajdirect Readers may obtain information about these products by filling in the enquiry numbers on an AJ enquiry card. Advertisers wishing to promote their products on these pages should contact Chris Bond on 020 75056816 Kalwall has changed sportshall and swimming-pool design because, unlike glass, it uniformly diffuses daylight without shadows or glare.
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The depth of the made ground was found to vary from 1-2.5m and the results of the investigation were used to interpolate a contour map of this made ground/sand interface. By overlaying the proposed foundation layout onto this contour map, it was possible to show the anticipated depths of foundations, and where to introduce steps in the formation to minimise the extent of excavation. Given the presence of the made ground, a suspended beam and block floor was used for the ground-floor const
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The apparently complex form of the building is based on hyperbolic paraboloid forms defined by two sets of intersecting straight lines that may be laid across the warped surface. It is this that makes for a consistent and economic structural system for design and fabrication of the main steelwork and roofing sheeting.
STUDENT GOOD PRACTICE INITIATIVE IS THRIVING

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Studio Egret West among possible successors to Simpson at Brunswick

Studio Egret West (SEW) has been named on a four-strong shortlist to replace Ian Simpson on the doomed Brunswick Quay scheme in Liverpool, the AJ can exclusively reveal.
Studio Egret West to mastermind brownfield development - image

Studio Egret West has been chosen to masterplan the regeneration of a swathe of abandoned former industrial land next to the River Tyne in South Shields.
Sunderland's Vaux Brewery farrago set to be resolved

After seven years of uncertainty and delay, a long-awaited decision on the future of the hotly disputed Vaux Brewery site in Sunderland finally looks to be on the cards.
SWS AJ ENQUIRY 201

The Oslo range of laminatedtimber windows and doors from Scandinavian Window Systems (SWS) was specified for the 'Core' building at the Eden Project, by Grimshaw/McAlpine.
Taylor Young to revamp flood-ravaged Carlisle - images

North West practice Taylor Young has unveiled proposals to revamp central Carlisle - two years after the Cumbrian city was devastated by floods.
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TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCE IS AN ADULT MATTER

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THE EXPOSED GLASS QUICKLY CAME TO SIGNIFY VULNERABILITY AND FEAR

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THE MOTIVATION FOR PUBLIC SERVICE RANGES FROM EGOTISM TO ALTRUISM

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THE POST-OLYMPIC CHAMPION

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THE RIBA IS NOT TO BLAME FOR COMPETITION ERROR. . .

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THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING

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THIS WEEK ONLINE

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TRADITION IS NOT ENGAGED IN AN 'UNHOLY ALLIANCE'..

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Travel fellowship set up in memory of writer Giles Worsley

A new travel fellowship has been established in memory of the architectural critic and historian Giles Worsley, who died of cancer last year at the age of 44.
Trio of starchitects joins Zaha in Abu Dhabi - images

The three international 'starchitects', who will join Zaha Hadid by working on a new cultural island in Abu Dhabi, have revealed their designs.
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Turner Centre Mark II follows in footsteps of predecessor - image

Promises about the cost of the new Turner Centre Mark II in Margate have been left in tatters after it emerged that the replacement for Snøhetta and Spence's original designs has already rocketed over budget.
'U2 TOWER' DESIGN TO BE BINNED

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'U2 Tower' designs to be binned

The winning designs in one of the most hotly contested competitions in recent years are under threat of being dropped.
Vast majority of architects admit flooding oversight, says survey

Over 75 per cent of architects and developers admit to having worked on schemes that failed to employ drainage facilities that would cope with flooding, according to a new survey.
VELFAC AJ ENQUIRY 203

Respond to these showcases www. ajplus. co. uk/ajdirect Readers may obtain information about these products by filling in the enquiry numbers on an AJ enquiry card. Advertisers wishing to promote their products on these pages should contact Chris Bond on 020 75056816 Velfac now provides a service for domestic or small commercial projects. Each window is made bespoke to specifications for design, colour and size, allowing you freedom of imagination. The display is at the Kettering showroom.
War of words breaks out over Birmingham's New Street scheme

Network Rail has reaffirmed its commitment to McAslan and Partners' Birmingham New Street scheme despite recent reports that Arup, which is behind a rival project, called for the designs to be shelved.
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WE ARE INTERESTED IN WHAT PEOPLE DO OUTSIDE OF ARCHITECTURE, AS WELL AS WITHIN

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We have not given 'unqualified' support to Gehry Hove scheme, says EH

A massive question mark has arisen over whether English Heritage (EH) supports Frank Gehry's hugely controversial plans for the Hove waterfront.
WE SOMETIMES HAVE PEOPLE SAYING THEY WILL WORK FOR NOTHING. WE JUST DON'T WANT THEM

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WEEPING AND BLUBBERING ALL OVER TOWN

I know this is yet more Apple stuff but you have to take a look at http: //tinyurl.com/ysguqb. It is the Worth1000 'Apple's Next Product' competition - an almost endless stream of joke Apple product designs that are, naturally, impeccably styled in the Jonathan Ives manner.
Whitelaw Turkington bags Huddersfield square scheme - images

Landscape architect Whitelaw Turkington has landed the prize project to redesign St George's Square in Huddersfield after the practice was named as the undisputed winner in a public vote.
WILL TRADITION MEAN BEING STUCK IN THE PAST?

LETTERS
Williams sees off star-studded opposition in Chichester museum comp

Keith Williams has seen off major opposition to land the RIBA-organised competition to design a new museum in Chichester, West Sussex.
WITH A 24-HOUR CULTURE, RESTRICTED ACCESS CAN BE A POWERFUL TOOL

The German psychoanalyst Erik Erikson said: 'Play needs firm limits, then free movement within these limits. Without firm limits there is no play'. Erikson was concerned with psychological, cultural and social issues, but his insight could equally be applied to spatial freedom and constraints.
Work finally starts on Restoration winner Victoria Baths

After more than three and a half years of waiting, work finally looks set to start on the revamp of Manchester's Victoria Baths - winner of the BBC's first series of historic-buildings-in-peril show Restoration.
WORKING FOR FREE COULD COST YOU IN OTHER AREAS

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World Heritage Site legislation to be tightened up

The government looks set to increase the legal protection of England and Wales' World Heritage Sites.
Zaha and Ando go head-to-head in Venice

Zaha Hadid and Japanese starchitect Tadao Ando have found themselves on rival sides in the battle to design a new gallery in Venice.

Architects JournalFebruary 2007

Architects Journal
February 2007