All Building articles in Brick Bulletin January 2003
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FeaturesA woman's place …
This library in the City of London, winner of the best public building award, is Britain's main academic resource for those researching women's experiences. It is also a demonstration of the power and subtlety that brick can offer a sensitive architect
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FeaturesJudge for yourself
You can get an idea of the standard of the winners of this year's Brick Awards by considering the quality of these six schemes that just missed out on a prize …
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News
European standards are here
The British Standards Institution published the CEN European product standard BS EN 1344 Clay Pavers – Requirements and Test Methods in the summer of 2002.
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Prince Charles takes up his trowel at SkillCity
Prince Charles pitted his bricklaying skills against young would-be brickies during last November's SkillCity Show in Salford Quays, Greater Manchester.
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Features
How to … Specify Brickwork for Chimneys
A chimney is the most exposed element of any building, so it's important to design and build it to last. We explain what has to be considered
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Selling bricklaying to schoolchildren
The Better Brickwork Alliance has launched the "Get a Life with Brick" campaign to encourage 13 to 17 year olds to choose bricklaying as a career.
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Comment
The message tied to a brick
Believe it or not there are those who think that something made from clay that lasts centuries is not sustainable
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Brick contractors form lobbying group
Twelve of the UK's leading brickwork contractors have come together to form The Association of Brickwork Contractors (ABC).
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FeaturesBrixton Belle
The supreme winner of the 2002 Brick Awards illustrates how the domestic connotations of brick can reconcile high-density inner-city development with living spaces that make people feel at home.
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NewsBrixton's Angell wins top prize
Architect Burrell Foley Fischer's Angell Town Regeneration Scheme was named the best brick building in the UK at the Brick Development Association's 2002 awards.