Architects Journal
November 2008

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Linux still nixes dualhead

I did my regular bi-annual Linux installation with the same result as all the last times
£3.5bn primary schools programme outlined

Multi-billion-pound primary schools rebuild programme will be huge boost for construction industry
10 war memorials

To mark Remembrance Sunday, here is the AJ's selection of war memorials from around the world
A glowing example from Antron® carpet fibre and Christy Carpets

AntronINVISTA’s Antron® carpet fibre used in Christy Carpets’ stunning Fuse Box broadloom carpet has ensured that Reading’s newest restaurant and bar venue, Glo, enjoys a striking floor covering that beautifully complements its contemporary interior.Manufactured from INVISTA’s Antron® LegacyTM carpet fibre, Fuse Box in Arc was specified throughout the 100m2 venue by the design company responsible for the interior of Glo, Platform Group.
A new world of egology, futurology and Liverpology

'Frank calls. He's proposing a Centre for Cultural Reconciliation, shaped like a carburettor, on the Mount of Olives'
A space for expression from Lees Carpets of The Mohawk Group

The Mohawk GroupLees of The Mohawk Group has revealed the results of two years collaborative effort in the form of Places and Spaces, the manufacturer’s first ever printed and tufted modular collection.Working with four US-based HOK offices each printed modular carpet and tufted modular carpet share the same colourways meaning the designers can intersperse designs throughout the same building.
A wink is as good as an asterisk to a dedicated style junkie

My outer area looks like it’s being masterplanned by Terry Farrell and is turning into a suburban growth hub
Abu Dhabi fact file

All you need to know about the emirate: from GDP and inflation to the cost of a taxi ride and pint of beer
Advanced ideas

As the quest to find the greatest advance in construction continues, Ruby Kitching reveals some of the nominations so far
Aedas and Gleeds confirm staff are safe after Mumbai attacks

The managing director of Aedas’ Mumbai office, Nick James, has vowed that ‘life will go on’ in the wake of last night’s terrorist attacks across the Indian city.
All aboard the Greenline

'Our mission is to collect and share news and information' say the authors of Greenlineblog
Alsop's Putney towers hit the buffers

Wandsworth Council has turned down two 'overbearing' skyscrapers by Will Alsop.
And the Kalzip winner is …….

KalzipThe 2008 Teamkal Awards were proudly announced at the recent Teamkal Conference where RCi editor, Kathy Manson presented Grainger Building Services Ltd’s managing director, Alex Owens (pictured right) with the Teamkal Contractor of the Year Award. The conference was hosted by Kalzip UK managing director, Jonathan Clemens (also pictured) and the full list of Teamkal Award winners and judges can be seen by visiting www.kalzip.com.
Antron® carpet fibre goes pop art

AntronINVISTA’s Antron® carpet fibre and Vorwerk have made an impact on the art scene at an exhibition of 18th Century furniture and attire.Some 1,200m2 of Vorwerk’s Dialog Art Collection has taken the Benday Dots and hard edges that characterise Roy Lichtenstein’s works and placed them in the Stadtschloss in Weimar. The carpet covered the halls, staircases, galleries and rooms of the ‘To what end does Carl August need a Goethe?’ exhibition.
Anything but pedestrian

Christopher Seddon is a bit of a polymath as you might divine from his blog 's title Sid's Knowledge Emporium: 'everything you ever wanted to know about just about anything'.
Architects campaign against Gehry museum

Petition aims to stop museum on site of ancient Muslim cemetery in Jerusalem
Architects wanted: stylish homes needed for bats, birds, bees and butterflies

Contest launched to design habitats for urban wildlife in West Yorkshire
Architectural Planning Services for the British Library St. Pancras Site, London

Architectural Planning Services for the British Library St. Pancras Site - The Requirement is for Planning Consultancy Services to Develop an Estates Master Plan for the St. Pancras, London Site.
Arts centre under threat in Aberdeen

Brisac Gonzalez proposals not part of tycoon’s ‘vision’
Ash & Lacy Building Systems Factory

Factory location Bromford Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 7JJWebsite www.ashandlacy.comTelephone +44 (0) 121 525 1444The company now called Ash & Lacy Building Systems was founded in 1864 as an engineering company. It specialises in cladding, roofing and ancillary products. After being acquired by the Hill and Smith Group in 2000, Ash & Lacy now contributes a major proportion of t
Bauclad metallic chosen for landmark YMCA hostel

CEP CladdingsThe YMCA’s new Liverpool building – a flagship development which sets the trend for future YMCA hostels – has become the first major UK project to employ one of the new ranges of Metallic-finish Bauclad panels from CEP Claddings.The five-storey building on Leeds Street, in the centre of the city, features Bauclad 156 Afro Patina panels on the full height of the stair and lift-tower, contrasting with the brick and blockwork which dominates the rest of the faç
BBA Certify Falzinc and AluPlusZinc

KalzipKalzip has gained BBA Certification for Falzinc and AluPlusZinc (Certificate No 08/4571). Both of these robust, low maintenance and sustainable external building materials are manufactured using a core of saline-resistant aluminium alloy electroplated on both sides with a thin layer of zinc and phosphate treated. Patented by Corus, this unique PEGAL process provides these materials with the performance benefits of aluminium combined with the pre-weathered mid grey appearance of z
Birmingham City Council design and build courthouse

Birmingham City Council is seeking submissions from design and build construction contractors to build the (estimated) £65m + VAT courthouse on the Masshouse site in the Eastside regeneration area of Birmingham.
'Blackpool is too one dimensional'

Howard Bernstein, chair of Blackpool’s regeneration company, talks to Richard Waite about casinos, seaside masterplans and regenerating in a downturn
Blog therapy

You have to have a really big winge build-up inside you to do a blog for more than a couple of trys
Boris Johnson names full design advisory panel

Prasad and Rogers joined by Argent's Roger Madelin and EH's Joyce Bridges
British architects' shouldn't worry about CABE's Europan 10 decision

Without any UK sites, Europan 10 is a missed opportunity for British cities – but not for British architects, says Tom Russell
British firms barred from US Embassy competition

US government admits 'foreign' firms will not be eligible to design the new embassy in London
CABE pulls UK out of Europan 10

No suitable sites for UK's Europan 10 bid, says design watchdog
CABE still concerned over Viñoly's Oxford vision

Design watchdog still suggests major rethink on original Rafael Viñoly masterplan
Cameron Diaz, the architect – video

Cameron Diaz joins Architecture for Humanity's Cameron Sinclair for US show
CarbonBuzz workshops at RIBA this week

CarbonBuzz, the free RIBA/CIBSE online platform for benchmarking energy use in buildings, is now live
Case Study #1: Dungeness

Dungeness Sound Mirrors, Kent
Case Study #1: Studio Kap

Suderland Avenue, Glasgow by Studio Kap
Case Study #2: Crawford Partnership

Kentish Town, London by Crawford Partnership
Case Study #2: Priory Heights

Priory Heighs Estate, London
Case Study #3: Studio Baad

Manchester Road, Wilmslow by Studio Baad
Case Study #3: The National Theatre Studio

The National Theatre Studio, London
Case Study #4: Farnborough Wind Tunnels

Farnborough Wind Tunnels, Hampshire
Catherine Yass High Wire

Architects Stephen Chance and John Yeudall of Pollard Thomas Edwards architects - no strangers to climbing adventures - review Catherine Yaas' installation
Chasing the image

'I usually think you are too grumpy about slideshows, I don't mind them, but if you click on a project [Amsterdam practice Concrete Architectural] you get an unstoppable slideshow. Only one of the slides has the information on it. But the slide changes before you can read more than a sentence. You have to wait for it to recycle to read the next sentence, and so on. Mad, mad, mad.' Writes a reader.
Client 1: JD Wetherspoon

Spokesman, JD Wetherspoon
Client 2: Travelodge

Tony O'Brien, UK development director
Client 3: Hull Citycare

Jo Barnes chief executive of Hull Citycare
Client 4: Camberwell

Chris Hill business development director, Camberwell
Client 5: London Diocesan Board for Schools

Bill Learmonth projects manager, London Diocesan Board for Schools
Client 6: Private Clients

Tom and Emily Hunt are a married couple building their own home
Client 7: Homes and Communities Agency

Bob Kerslake chief executive, Homes and Communities Agency
Client 8: Berkeley Group

Tony Pidgley managing director, Berkeley Group
Commonwealth Connections 2009

The Commonwealth Foundation’s international arts residency programme is now open for entry
Competition launched to design new wildflower centre

RIBA and wildflower charity seek designers for 'architecturally striking' centre
Conran in 'spot the difference' row

Planning permission refusal could leave Sheffield tower half finished
Conservation society seeks scholars

The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings searches for next year's scholars
Continued

Abu Dhabi 2030 masterplanDevelopment frenzyBoom to bust?Building in a vacuumCashing inThe instant Middle East
Copenhagen chooses Steven Holl's 'Handshake'

Steven Holl Architects selected to build harbour gateway for Danish capital
Corby Business Academy, Corby, Northamptonshire, by Foster + Partners

At Foster + Partners’ Corby Business Academy, workshops between the architect and the contractor encouraged openess - a lesson that can be seen in the design.
Corby Business Academy, Northamptonshire, by Foster + Partners

Workshops between the architect and the contractor encouraged openess - a lesson that can be seen in the design. Photography by Nigel Young
Create an inspirational Entrance to London

There is a Ralph Steadman illustration for the best entry, courtesy of GEZE
Croydon Council design competition

Croydon Council competition to develop site on Will Alsop masterplan
Daily dose

I can't believe I haven't mentioned before the blog Arch Daily. As with all interesting websites you take out a free subscription rather than actually visiting the site so there are RSS, FaceBook and even YouTube feeds, plus daily emails.
Darling brings forward £3bn in public spending

Chancellor’s pre-Budget speech sees construction industry given major boost
Darling plan won’t halt industry crisis

The government’s £3 billion public spending plan will do little to prevent the largest percentage fall in construction output since the 1990s, a leading industry body has warned.
Darwin Centre, London, by C F Møller Architects

Sutherland Lyall puts C F Møller’s Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum under the microscope
Decentralised energy - reducing London's carbon footprint

London First, a membership organisation dedicated to furthering the city’s pre-eminence as a global financial centre, released a report last week on the potential of decentralized energy to achieve major carbon reductions.
Design Team Services for Scarborough Performing Arts Centre.

The University of Hull has a requirement for Design Team Services headed by a Lead Architect in relation to a new-build Performing Arts Centre at its Scarborough Campus in North Yorkshire.
Digital Architecture Now

Digital Architecture Now: A Global Survey of Emerging TalentNeil SpillerThames and Hudson''Digital Architecture Now' celebrates the conceptual architects who are pushing digital design and software to their limits'.
Displacement marketing

You feel someone steered the branding strategy down a too-intriguing path when the practice website has to explain how to pronounce its name. And then feels the need to explain what the name means.
Do I know your name?

How do you arrange your wares on a website so that potential punters can best scan them?
Donald Judd's architectural fury

Donald Judd’s spatial art is pure, furious and humane. He’d have made a great architect, says Patrick Lynch
Dubai's crash could be good for architecture

If there's one place the wheat needs sorting from the chaff, it's here
DWA Architects Caring for Older People International Student Design Competition

The RIBA are working with DWA Architects to launch the DWA Architects Caring for Older People Design Competition. DWA Architects are one of the leading designers of Care Homes in the UK and are currently celebrating their 20th Anniversary.
Eco-Minimalism: The Antidote to Eco-Bling

Fionn Stevenson salutes a bubble-popping take on the latest green fad
Eco-towns aren't anything without their local communities

The eco-towns can't ignore their less-green neighbours
Emerging markets: Abu Dhabi

An essential guide to the emirate's staggering development - from how to set up practice to the cost of a pint of beer. Plus buildings from Foster, Gehry, Hadid and Ando
Europan isolation will hurt Britain

It is a shame that the credit crunch has the forced UK from next year's Europan 10, says Phil Catcheside of Loop Architecture
Factory visit: Keim

The process of manufacturing mineral paint
Factory visit: SAS International

The process of manufacturing chilled roof panels
Farrell unveils another huge Chinese station

Terry Farrell has revealed images of his New Guangzhou Station proposals for southern China.
First look at Chipperfield's Chinese village

David Chipperfield has released these images of his recently competed Ninetree Village scheme in the Qiang Tang River valley, near Hangzhou, China.
Five thing to do today: 17 November

Barry Sykes – Oval Offices – David Pompa – Gemma Detti – self-portraits
Five things to do today: 10 November

Twitter in space - Liverpool suburbia - search engines - Langland and Bell - Kohn's restaurant
Five things to do today: 11 November

War memorials - ultra-fast building - Brazilian art - wonderful widgets - David Kelley
Five things to do today: 12 November

Tower of Babel - Eden Project - Illustrator 88 - light-emitting textiles - shadow memorial
Five things to do today: 13 November

Feel fine - Edward Glaeser - energetic buildings - hitotoki - special sleepovers
Five things to do today: 14 November

Prince Charles - ice skating - treasure map - Bad Boris - future cities
Five things to do today: 18 November

Strangest buildings - Revisiting Postmodernism - cycle gadget - 3-D camera - bonfire footage
Five things to do today: 19 November

Hotel of the future - colourful roof - iPhone faxes - age of abundance - death of cement
Five things to do today: 20 November

Beautiful computers - Terry Farrell - Irena Bauman - infrastructure as architecture - mega-malls
Five things to do today: 21 November

Eero Saarinen - Grimshaw - Hermes SMART cars - Brazilian artist - Congolese nightclub
Five things to do today: 24 November

Hellish debt - Damien Hirst B&B - pioneering landscaper - season art - 10 ugly buildings
Five things to do today: 25 November

Florida repossessions - Robin Rhode - World Beach Project - discarded dreams - psychology of space
Five things to do today: 26 November

Colour schemes - London blogging - bone jewellery - saviour of design - global communication
Five things to do today: 27 November

Visual data - San Fran travel - inspired talks - Ning - self-publishing
Five things to do today: 28 November

Feed the birds - Norman Foster's toilet - donate rice - Mafia tunnels - architect jokes
Five things to do today: 3 November

Andy Warhol – your death – secret bases – Mills & Boon – money making
Five things to do today: 4 November

Mega mall - handmade gifts - fun and games - David Shrigley - US election
Five things to do today: 5 November

Barack Obama - blinded birds - Raphael Pennekamp - James Bond - George Ferguson
Five things to do today: 6 November

3D sketching - pixelated skyscraper - political ads - magic wand art - scissors, paper, stone
Five things to do today: 7 November

Andrew Doolan - Karlheinz Stockhausen - Discover Dogs - Pritzker Prize - posh squatting
Follett thinks Frinks worth listing

New architecture minister Barbara Follett has made her first major decision in the post by upholding the listed status of four sculptures by world famous artist Elizabeth Frink.
Formica Limited introduces fantastic new designs

FormicaFormica Limited has introduced 12 new designs to its popular Solid Surfacing range, including six trendy plain colours and six elegant, large particle stone designs. The Solid Surfacing by Formica® portfolio of patterns and plain colours provides an excellent choice to suit many interior applications and environments and allows the creation of beautiful and fashionable surfaces.
Forum insider: all the news and gossip from the Thames Gateway Forum

Our correspondent at the forum reveals the inside track on stalling housing, market pressures and Wayne Hemingway
Forum Insider: final day of the Thames Gateway Forum

Our correspondent at the forum gives an update on Olympic progress, more housing scheme blues and the key regeneration players
Foster and Hadid to redesign Mecca

Norman Foster and Zaha Hadid have been lined up to take on one of the most high-profile projects on earth – the redevelopment of Mecca
Foster replaced in seaside switch

Foster + Partners has been replaced by Conran & Partners on the Royal Pier Hotel scheme in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Foster's U2 Tower shelved

Foster + Partners’ proposed 120m-tall tower in Dublin’s docklands, for Irish supergroup U2, has been shelved, becoming the most significant symbol of Ireland’s slide into recession.
Framework for architectural design services, Fife, Scotland

Framework Arrangement for Architectural Design Consultancy Services, Fife Council, Scotland
Frank Gehry's King Alfred scheme scrapped

After five years, Gehry's Brighton project is finally dropped
Gavin Stamp on the Royal Academy’s Byzantium exhibition

Byzantium 330-1453. Until 22 March 2009 at the Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, London W1
Germaine Greer on Barratt's Home for the Future

The first person to design a gracious zero carbon home will have to be a genius at least as innovative and epoch-making as Brunelleschi.
Go PTEA, go!

So your web designers are moaning about how difficult it is load big coloured pictures up fast. Tell them to take a look at Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects' website
Government 'retreats' on eco-town plans

The government has ‘retreated’ on many of its original eco-town aspirations according to Brian Waters, chair of the Eco-towns Delivery Consortium.
'Greg Lynn Form', images from a practice

Greg Lynn, the California-based architect, has released an impressive retrospective
Heatherwick coughs up over doomed B of the Bang

The team behind the ‘troubled’ B of the Bang sculpture has agreed to pay £1.7 million to Manchester City Council.
HLM announce four new appointments

HLM announces four new appointments across its UK offices:
Hoare Lea appoints new partners

Hoare Lea has announced that David Armstrong, Colm Dougan, Rupert Horne and Dominic Meyrick have accepted invitations to join the Partnership.
Hodder’s Cumbrian pool to be flattened

Berners Pool to be razed less than five years after being completed
House of Commons Framework agreement

The establishment of a framework agreement for the House of Commons
Housing and framework agreement, Wallsall

The service will be divided into 2 lots. The first lot being for smaller schemes (lot A) and the second for larger regeneration sites and/or master planning (lot B).
How I won first prize in the London quadrant lottery

Ian Martin accepts a commission to rework the whole of south London in the style of John Betjeman
How it should be done

Ever susceptible to flattery and offers of cheese I was still a tad cautious when Tom Holbrook of 5th Studio emailed with news of the practice's new site
How to repair concrete

As concrete buildings begin to take on greater historical importance, the challenge for architects is restoring the material sensitively
How to spin trends and influence people

Can Wap Biddly Pish work up a detailed iTectural profile for each member of the First Family? And the puppy?
Icopal launches flat roofing 'bible'

A flat roofing ‘bible’, that advises specifiers, architects and contractors on the range of waterproofing membranes and accessories, including traditional pour-and-roll membranes as well as torch-applied and self-adhesive systems, has been launched by Icopal
Icopal launches ultimate guide to soundproofing

IcopalA technical manual on Monarfloor’s sound reduction solutions for specifiers and contrac-tors has been launched by Icopal.The full-colour ring binder, which is updated quarterly, details Monarfloor’s comprehensive range of BBA-accredited, high-performance acoustic systems to help meet Part E of the Building Regulations in conversion, refurbishment and new-build.Click her
Isolation rooms, Newham University Hospital Plaistow

Isolation rooms for Newham University hospital
John McAslan to draw up new Smithfield plans

McAslan takes up where KPF left off in bid to develop Smithfield Market site
Johnson appoints Farrell as suburb design guru

Terry Farrell adds new London role to his Edinburgh and Thames Gateway gigs
Key reasons for concrete decay

Concrete cancer or alkali-silica reaction (ASR)ASR is caused by the reaction between unreacted calcium oxide in the cement mixture dissolving in water and reacting with the silica used as an aggregate. This produces a gel that swells as it draws water from the surrounding cement, inducing pressure and subsequent cracking of the aggregate and surrounding paste. Expansion of metal reinforcementCorrosion of metal reinforcements causes
Kinnarps Extend the Pompidoo Range

KinnarpsBuilding on the collaboration between furniture solutions specialist Kinnarps and Kinnarps-owned brand Skandiform, the futuristic Pompidoo range has been increased to include a new table. The Pompidoo table has been launched as the perfect companion to the Pompidoo stackable chair, which has been designed for use in energetic environments where robust furniture is essential.Cli
Leader: 2009 will be a rough year for all – but now it’s manageable

Though the construction industry needs an even bigger boost, the pre-Budget report will ease pressure for small-to-medium business
Leeds University Campus new build

Leeds University building for business incubator units
Magyar Marsoni are moving

Magyar Marsoni have moved offices. Their new address is:26-28 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7HUTheir other contact details remain the same:T:020 7373 8005F: 020 7373 8006W: www.mmarchitects.co.uk
Make and Martha Schwartz join Spurs stadium team

Two architects join KSS to develop 60,000-seat stadium for north London football club.
Manchester school head Dernie moves to Leicester – interview

David Dernie gives the AJ his first interview since announcing he will leave his role as head of school at Manchester School of Architecture to take up the same post at De Montford University, Leicester, in January.
Manchester to vote on radical transport plans

Architects in Manchester look set to back new congestion charge proposals
Mapping England: images of a country

Mapping England has a wealth of plans and maps detailing England's political social and cultural change. It is the sequel to author Simon Foxell's Mapping London (2007)
Meta-Slate roofing chosen by Harland & Wolff

SteadmansMeta-Slate is a lightweight, robust, secret fix metal roofing system that is quick and easy to install. Manufactured by Steadmans from 0.7mm galvanised coil with a matt polyester paint finish, BBA certified Meta-Slate roof sheets give the appearance of natural slate and are ideal for both new build and refurbishment applications - including flat to pitch conversions.Click here
Milan Babic Architects appoint new associate

Amrit Marway has been made an Associate at Milan Babic Architects.
Multi-Disciplinary Design Services for an Arts & Innovation Centre, Bangor

The project comprises a new Arts & Innovation Centre in Bangor (Gwynedd). The total cost, including fees, VAT and equipment is estimated at 25 000 000 to 30 000 000.
Near perfection?

Is Metropolis the ultimate ‘Don't Make Me Think’ website? Almost
Norwich refurbishment of medieval friary buildings

Architectural and design services relating to the refurbishment of St Andrew's and Blackfriars' Halls, which formed the monastic church, together with their surrounding medieval friary buildings (all Grade 1 listed and a scheduled ancient monument) on a site first settled in the 1240s.
Now the time is right to reclaim our role as design leaders

In his final column, Patrick Lynch muses on wisdom and windows
Obama's American landscape

While canvassing for Barack Obama, Jaffer Kolb observes the power of the American suburb
Olivio from Woodhouse – a versatile, modern exterior lighting system

Woodhouse PlcOlivio is a highly versatile lighting system, with a uniquely organic form, that can be used for everything from street lighting to spotlighting and from wall-washing to amenity lighting. Its three sizes of lantern can take a powerful 150W metal halide lamp or a diminutive 7W LED. The lanterns can be mounted in multiple arrays on a 10-metre column – or used as a single, spike-mounted light source for close-offset accent lighting.
Parametricism? How quaint

Parametric architecture’s abstract hubris lies in ruins, but Sam Jacob finds it all rather picturesque
Paticas reveals revised war memorial designs

New tube station memorial designs unveiled to commemorate Second World War victims
Placing Architecture

By Patti O’Neill. Limerick: A.K. Ilen Company. 2008. 64pp.‘Placing Architecture’ is a good theme for any architect; and perhaps especially so for a young architect such as Patti O’Neill who appears, in this the first publication of her work, to be both observant and inventive.
Planning appeal plans scrapped

The government has dropped controversial proposals to remove the right to appeal to a planning inspector on ‘certain’ applications.
Planning overhaul could save £300m

Report lists 17 objectives to transform 'creaking' planning system
Premium new textures added to ColorCore® by Formica® range

Formica LimitedFormica Limited is pleased to announce the introduction of premium new textures to its ColorCore® by Formica® range. MicroDot and Gloss textured finishes are now available in a wide range of classic colours. With solid colour throughout, it is ideal for creating inlay effects and sharp edging detail making it perfect for use in all interior vertical and horizontal applications. Playful and modern, MicroDot is a subtle grid of concave dots in a low sheen satin finish,
Qatar act

Did I tell you the story about me, I M Pei and de Niro in Qatar?
Recycled plastic offers an alternative to timber, even in Dubai

It’s the second time in as many weeks that I’ve heard about an imitation timber product made from recycled plastic
Refubrishment of Edmund Boyle Library, Leeds

Extension and improvements to the Edmund Boyle Library, University of Leeds
Refurbishment of Roof Terraces at the RIBA Headquarters Building, Portland Place, London

Designers are invited to submit Expressions of Interest for the redesign of three roof terraces at the RIBA Headquarters building at 66 Portland Place, London, W1B 1AD.
RIBA seeks architects for Portland Place overhaul

The RIBA has launched a contest to redesign part of its own headquarters in Portland Place, London
Rogers wins New York tower contest

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners has won a competition to design a 42-storey skyscraper in Manhattan, New York.
Saadiyat Island

The island will feature a Louvre, a Guggenheim and buildings by Hadid, Ando and Foster
SAS International chilled ceilings chosen for Dublin’s newest sustainable offices

SAS InternationalA radiant chilled ceiling from SAS International has been specified as a vital component in the recent refurbishment of the ‘20 On Hatch’ office building in Dublin’s central business district. The radiant chilled ceilings allowed Forrest Hill architects to maximise the floor to ceiling height and included a ceiling void of less than 100mm.Click here to request more inf
SAS International Radiant Chilled Ceiling for Queen Anne Street Development

SAS InternationalDuring the redevelopment of 25/27 Queen Anne Street in London’s West End, Andrew Lett Architects specified a radiant chilled ceiling solution from SAS International. The interior of the crisp office scheme provides a clean modern look with 1,600m² of office space. The radiant chilled ceiling featured factory-fitted apertures for luminaires, which reduced installation time by removing the need for apertures to be formed on-site.
Serpentine Pavilion 2009 gossip

The tittle-tattle squad are in a twitter about who will design 2009's Serpentine Pavilion
Setting up practice

What you need to know if you’re considering opening a local office in Abu Dhabi
SKL Sets the Scene at Bella Italia

SKLSKL is helping to set the scene for diners at Bella Italia restaurants nationwide by supplying the decorative lighting for interior and exterior illumination. The warm Mediterranean welcome at Bella Italia is enhanced by the SKL supplied Lighting. The theme continues with the flavour of Italy infused throughout the menu of pizza, pasta and house specials, served in relaxed surroundings.
Slow chutzpah

The intriguing web address eggfarkarch belongs to the more prosaic Seattle-based Eggleston Farkas Architects. They do quirky, really interesting buildings
SLR appoints new environmental consultant

Architect Ginny Dalrymple has joined leading environmental consultancy SLR Consulting as a principal in its Bradford on Avon office
Solar Gain #1: Runnymede Civic Centre

Runnymede Civic Centre, Surrey by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Solar Gain #2: The Hive

The Hive, Lever Street, Manchester by HKR Architects
Solar Gain #3: Kings Place

Kings Place, 90 York Way, London by Dixon Jones
Solar Gain #4: Westminster Place

Westminster Place, London by Sheppard Robson
Southend-on-Sea New Primary School Design Team Services

Southend Borough Council is seeking to appoint an experienced and appropriately qualified Architect-led design team for the development of a new primary school in Southend-on-Sea.
Southwark fights to keep Design Museum

Southwark Council could offer the Design Museum new sites to stop a move to the Commonwealth Institute in Kensington
Spence's Wear Bridge backed by council

After three years, Sunderland Council says it will support Spence's Wear Bridge
St Paul's restoration is honoured

Purcell Miller Tritton's work on St Paul's Cathedral has been recognised at the Georgian Group Architectural Awards
Staff axed as credit crisis hits Dubai

RMJM among architecture firms shedding employees in the emirate
Stern at RIBA: crisis calls for low-carbon economy

Lord Stern has claimed the current economic crisis could create a crucial ‘opportunity’ in the battle to reduce carbon emissions
Studio Three's Liverpool One Pavilion

Liverpool-based Studio Three completes its pavilion in Mersey shopping Mecca
Swimming pool complex, Worthing

Worthing Borough Council is seeking to commission an Architectural Practice to lead a team of professionals in the design of a new municipal swimming pool complex in Worthing.
Take a walk on the right side with Lano Flooring Solutions

LanoWith its Walk of Fame collection, Lano Flooring Solutions has been providing an expanding array of hotels and hospitality locations throughout the UK with stunning carpets and this is set to continue with the expansion of the stock Axminster II collection.Walk of Fame has already established itself as leader in custom Axminster creations. Now, with the introduction of two new designs and several colourways to its stock collection.
Tale of two cities for Chipperfield

David Chipperfield discovered he had won a prestigious competition in Switzerland only hours after finding out his proposed St Louis Art Museum in the USA had hit the rocks
Terry Farrell to advise on Thames Gateway - and masterplan Kent

Terry Farrell has bagged two more design guru roles: as guide on future development in the Thames Gateway and masterplanning advisor for Kent County Council
The Burrell Collection – in praise of play

Epoch defining doesn’t have to be polemical, says Patrick Lynch. Just look at Glasgow’s Burrell Collection
The clients to see you through the recession

As the UK slides into a recession, this week the European Union’s executive arm warned that Britain will be one of the hardest hit of its member states during 2009.
The Fundamentals of Planning

Planning - hugely complex but increasingly critical to delivering your projects. Its role and remit is growing.A basic understanding would save you a great deal of time, work and money.
The rise of iTecture; the fall of Auto-Modernism; Darcy in love

‘Who now remembers the (true) story about how the young Mies van der Rohe had his left eyebrow plucked to avoid making a Gothic arch when he did his ‘haughty’ face?’
The University of Northampton, RIBA competition

The University of Northampton has launched a design competition for architects to plan future developments at its 14.5 acre Avenue Campus on St. George’s Avenue in Northampton.
Tiny tot-up

This is my last word on the tiny Elonex ONEt netbook which started off at £99.99, had a total redesign and now costs around £165. I've given it a fortnight's mild workout in various parts of the Ionian Sea
Touch me

Ever since those videos of New York's Jeff Han doing two handed manipulation of items on a giant screen and Johnny Lee's brilliant DIY videos of experiments with Nintendo Wii controllers, the geek community has had multitouch screens on the radar long before the multitouch iPhone or Microsoft's multitouch
Two firms share UK architecture's biggest prize

Elder and Cannon Architects and Bennetts Associates share the spoils at Doolan Prize
University of Warwick Masterplan

Architectural design services for the University of Warwick masterplan
Up and over the top

In the hyperbolic, scam-strewn world of ‘Green’, you can never be sure. So I offer the AeroCam wind-powered horizontal axis turbine with a degree of diffidence
Video: Designing bridges with engineer Mark Whitby

Mark Whitby of Ramboll WhitbyBird talks to the AJ about bridge design
Video: Ian Simpson's first day at school

Ian Simpson Architects has won its first education project – a primary school in the Lake District’s Grasmere
Video: Mark Whitby on bridge design

Mark Whitby of Ramboll Whitbybird talks about the challenges of bridge design
VIIth Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture and Interior Design

The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers’ Association (ASCER) is launching another Tile of Spain Awards of Architecture and Interior Design competition.
Waldmann’s Tycoon for the Ideal Solution

WaldmannThe latest additions to the popular Tycoon range from Waldmann Lighting are the new Tycoon Surface Mounted and the new Tycoon Suspended luminaires. For the functional, energy efficient lighting of office environments, the Waldmann Tycoon Series now offers a broad range of solutions in the form of free-standing, suspended, table and wall mounted luminaires.Click here to request
Welsh public-art demolition branded 'unnecessary'

C20 blasts Welsh heritage bodies for demolition of post-war art
What the PCP for schools means for architects

The government's ambitious school-building plan is a boon for practices
Where's Ian Martin?

Oops! Due to a printing error, Ian Martin's column won't be in your copy of the AJ this week - but you can read it on our website right now.
Why to stick by Dubai

British architects will always work in Dubai, but the recent crash means only committed parties need apply, says Richard Thompson
Wolf Prix interviewed after picking up his RIBA Jencks award

Now in its fortieth year, Wolf Prix’s practice Coop Himmelb(l)au is famous for its iconic corporate builds. He tells James Pallister why his work is still as radical as ever
Woods Bagot US Expansion

Woods Bagot, a global architecture and consulting firm employing more than 1,000 professionals worldwide, has opened its first North American office to service the growing interests of the firm's international clients.
Working Detail: The Sackler Centre by Softroom

[WORKING DETAIL 20.11.08] Auditorium and concrete-stair soffits
Working in Abu Dhabi

What’s life like for architects in the richest city in the world?

Architects JournalNovember 2008

Architects Journal
November 2008