Birmingham tower faces year delay as site reduced
27 August, 2008
A landmark leisure and observation tower intended to boost Birmingham’s image as a “global city” has been delayed by at least a year.
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Birmingham tower faces year delay as site reduced
Slavery monuments given new protection
27 August, 2008
Architecture minister Margaret Hodge has given new protection to eight monuments associated with the slave trade.
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Four shortlisted for Waterloo redevelopment
27 August, 2008
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HOK Sport has not tackled Olympic stadium problems, says Cabe
26 August, 2008
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Westminster Council and EH attack Doon Street tower go-ahead
22 August, 2008
Picture of the Day
Erick van Egeraat's Grave city hall on show
27 August, 2008
Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat's city hall in the fortified town of Grave, Holland has opened.
Editor's Choice
Make's design for London Olympics handball arena unveiled
19 August, 2008
Make Architects’ designs for the London 2012 Olympic handball arena have been revealed for the first time.
Rodney Gordon: An obituary
18 August, 2008
Rodney Gordon died earlier this year at the age of 75. Catherine Croft, director of the Twentieth Century Society looks back at his achievements.
Rescue Robin Hood Gardens
Robinson attacks EH claims on liveability
8 August 2008
Housing expert hits out at argument that estate ‘fails as a place to live’
Comment
An Olympic-sized mistake
15 August 2008
Policy Exchange’s ideas on northern decline have a lot to say about prospects, but not a lot about people
Is losing the bid now a better option?
15 August 2008
Convoluted EU procurement rules are a circle of hell. Let’s junk them and start again
Buildings
Rapp & Rapp’s cutting-edge normality
15 August 2008
The solid massiveness of Rapp & Rapp’s mixed-use development for Ypenburg, a new district located on a former Nato airfield near The Hague, sits easily with the area’s suburban life, reports Biq Architects’ Hans van der Heijden
Technical
How we cracked it: Techniker gets to grips with Jean Prouvé’s historic prefab house
15 August 2008
The solution for protecting Prouvé’s antique prefab on its travels to the hurricane-prone southern US involves stripping it to its structural core
Studio E’s Woodside Leisure Centre
01 August 2008
Cathy Strongman talks to architect Studio E and Max Fordham Consulting Engineers about the sustainable services solutions they choose for Watford’s Woodside Leisure Centre
IT
Entering another digital design dimension at the University of Bath
15 August 2008
From 3D modelling to design practice, the University of Bath is sharpening its digital skills, say Andrew Watts and Paul Shepherd
Helpdesk: where has my broadband speed gone?
15 August 2008
Hugh Davies offers tips on how to boost your web speed — from upping your ‘contention ratio’ to implementing policy on ‘acceptable net use’ in the office
Reviews
Function defies form at Edinburgh
21 August, 2008
Sian Griffiths looks at some of the unlikely places being adapted into venues at this year’s festival
Thinking outside the box with Buckminster Fuller
15 August 2008
A new book on US design guru Buckminster Fuller engages with the breadth of his interests, says Ken Powell
Heterotopia
Monty Python on architects and developers (video)
20 August, 2008
Watch the Monty Python team's take on what happens when architects present to clients.
Dot to Dot Results: August 8
15 August 2008
Last week’s competition winner was Moray Royles of Edinburgh practice City Architecture Office, who identified Hans Scharoun’s Berlin Philharmonie.
More miscellany including Dot to Dot, readers' ads and From the Archive
Student Space
Class of 2007: Where are they now?
19 August, 2008
Every year BD holds its 'Class of' awards to identify the brightest upcoming architectural talent. With 2008's winners unveiled, Emily Cadman looks up a few of last year's winners to see how they've fared.
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BD's Class of 2008 is going places
BD's Class of 2008 is going places
8 August 2008
From exotic spots such as Istanbul and Rome to more domestic locations such as Sheffield and Whitstable, the ambitions of BD’s five graduating diploma student award winners were scattered far and wide this year. Ellis Woodman, BD’s buildings...
Sustainability
Sheffield Hallam reveals new energy efficient faculty block
19 August, 2008
Bond Bryan-designed Furvinal Building powered by ground-source heat pumps and city rubbish
Sainsbury call on Stride Treglown for eco-store
21 August, 2008
Architect strives for bold energy and water reduction targets for newly-opened Dartmouth scheme
