Architects Journal
18 November 2004
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Action stations for Antarctic six
These are the first images of the six shortlisted concept designs for the new Antarctic research station. -
Aedas to transform Kensington's Holland Park School
Aedas has been chosen to transform Kensington's Holland Park School - one of Britain's original and most well-known comprehensives - into a 'landmark centre of educational excellence'. Selecting Aedas from a shortlist of five 'world-class' firms, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea felt that its design team had shown an 'exciting and achievable' vision for the school. It is hoped that Holland Park School will become an 'inspirational learning environment' and there are plans for impro -
ARCHITECT'S ACCOUNT
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Architecture and the self
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ARMSTRONG CEILINGS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 207
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Art attack
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Attack of the text message leaves 3G and the City strapped for cash
You remember text messages? Ten years ago they were thought to be on the most distant fringe of the great developments confronting the global communications industry. An industry whose real prize was going to be 3G, the third-generation high-speed mobile net surfer and real-time sports reporter. Well, that was what everybody thought, but so far it hasn't worked out that way. Text's short message service (SMS) really took off but 3G ran into difficulties. In fact, bidding for new 3G leases onl -
BACK FROM THE DEAD
building study - Danson House was almost a ruin, but after research by English Heritage and restoration by Purcell Miller Tritton, it is now a showcase Palladian villa -
BAGGERIDGE BRICK AJ ENQUIRY NO: 208
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Better than the real thing?
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BRE sees partnership, not practice, as future
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CABE CALLS FOR SPACE
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City limits
review - Building Jerusalem: The Rise and Fall of the Victorian City By Tristram Hunt. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2004. 432 pp. £25 -
CIVILISED CONVERSATION
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CORUS BUILDING SYSTEMS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 206
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Demolition threat leaves Hayward future in doubt
Speculation is mounting that London's Hayward Gallery on the South Bank is coming under increased threat from the bulldozers. -
Design duet
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Design the new Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration
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diary
London Great Buildings 18 November-18 February. The opening exhibition at the joint RIBA/V&A Architecture Gallery at the V&A, SW7. Details www. vam. ac. uk Tim Benton Monday 22 November, 18.30. A lecture at the AA, 36 Bedford Square, WC1. Details 020 7887 4000. -
Diet urbanism
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EARTH CENTRE CUT OFF
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Eden hits back at £4m loss claims
Bosses of the Eden Project have denied reports claiming that the Cornish attraction lost £4 million last year due to a fall in visitor numbers. -
FUKSAS TO SHAPE SALFORD
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Fund-raising chief slams 'pitiful'campaign effort
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Gateway bridge under threat as campaigners and council unite
Serious and influential opposition to a cornerstone of the government's massive Thames Gateway proposals is gathering pace in south-east London. -
GOLDEN GLOW
Ed Hodgkinson's paintings, in gloss on aluminium, take Chamberlin, Powell & Bon's late-1950s Golden Lane Estate in the City of London as their starting point. They are on show at Mark Jason Fine Art, First Floor, 71 New Bond Street, London W1, until 3 December. Details 020 7629 4080. -
Halfway house
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HANSENGROUP AJ ENQUIRY NO: 202
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KALWALL PROJECT OF THE WEEK AJ ENQUIRY NO: 204
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KEIM MINERAL PAINTS AJ ENQUIRY NO: 201
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MAAPed out for success and defending Firefox
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Mayor unmoved on HOK hospital
London's mayor Ken Livingstone has warned that recent changes to HOK's highly controversial plans for the new Royal London Hospital in east London have not been enough to ease his concerns. -
MoMA reopens
MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art in New York) reopens this Saturday after a $425 million (£230 million) refurbishment and extension by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi. An atrium (above) creates a new centre of gravity, clarifying circulation, creating a focus for 50 per cent extra gallery space. There are new entrances on 53rd Street (left) and 54th, and the sculpture garden is restored to Philip Johnson's original design. -
Mythical hero returns to ensure ADR future is free from tragedy
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Our 'against all odds' attitude masks the need to get smart
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PAINT ANALYSIS
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Pawley's nihilism can't get no satisfaction
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Planning rocked by referendum rejection
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Q & A - Paul Williams Stanton Williams
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RIBA collection is new V&A draw
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Salisbury in ARB expenses swipe
The ARB's arch-antagonist Ian Salisbury has launched another attack on the beleaguered board - this time over the secrecy surrounding members' expenses. -
Salisbury support is a must for an open ARB
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SCANDINAVIAN WINDOW SYSTEMS AJENQUIRY NO: 203
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School of thought says we must keep architecture on the curriculum
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Seeing the light
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Shaping up nicely
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Small world
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Smithfield fight takes legal turn
The battle over the west end of the Smithfield conservation area in London intensified last week, as the proposed developer decided to issue judicial review proceedings against the government. -
Song and dance
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SPHEROVIEW AJ ENQUIRY NO: 205
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Students 'buzzing'as struggling UCE fights on
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Sumner's sgraffiti are testament to conservation
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the ones that got away
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The spirit of Ezra Stoller inspired us all
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UCL HOSPITAL COURT ROW
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University in strife
ajenda - With Cambridge University's school of architecture under threat of closure, former head of school Peter Carolin describes the achievements of the school and looks at the losses that closure would entail
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