Architects & design Comment – Page 5
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CommentWhat makes a healthy city?
The vitality of our cities is the theme of this week’s World Architecture Day and one area we can make a difference as a profession is in the quality of elite and community sports venues
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CommentSingapore is running hot
The gateway to booming South-east Asia, Singapore also has a thriving construction market in its own right
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CommentEngineers do Stirling work too
The RIBA Stirling prize is the UK’s highest award for architects. But perhaps it’s time to acknowledge the other people who have a hand in making buildings work effectively
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CommentScotland's Aladdin
Alex Salmond and the yes campaign lost their battle for an independent Scotland - but by letting the genie of devolved powers out of the bottle, they did us all a favour
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CommentHousing standards review: Highs and lows
The government has unveiled national space and security standards – but things remain to be done
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CommentCan building services continue to serve?
As the market comes out of recession building services teams need to be vigilant
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CommentWhy it's time to go green, and how BIM can help
BIM can help us embed sustainable principles into building design
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CommentCity planning in the Middle East
These vast cities rising from the sand can’t just be about bling
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CommentWhy I'm running for RIBA Council
Architect Ben Derbyshire on why he and fellow architects Andy von Bradsky and John Assael are aiming to reform the RIBA
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CommentWe must deliver BIM Level 2 before moving on
We need to start treating the government’s 2016 deadline with the urgency it requires
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CommentIt's time for the construction industry to adapt to BIM
The Dark Ages of BIM may be over, but many firms are still behind the times when it comes to implementing the technology
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CommentCultural coalescence in Christchurch
In a corner of this remarkable rebuilding project, communities are coming together to design a new park
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CommentFarrell Review: Buried beneath the long grass
Architecture needs the support of government to make the most of Sir Terry Farrell’s review
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CommentPeter Rees' City legacy
The City’s head of planning has undoubtedly done some good for London, but he has failed to come up with a strategic vision for London’s skyline
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CommentWhat is the 'office of the future'?
A lot is changing in office development but then much remains the same as it always was
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CommentFestival time in Abu Dhabi
The Qasr al Hosn Festival demonstrates this glittering city is still connected with its roots
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CommentAnything you Cannes do ...
Forget festival fatigue - the south of France has lost none of its magic, and MIPIM is its networking capital. But what’s diffferent this year is that it will be the Brits who will be leading the way
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CommentWhy did Brits build the modern world?
What is it about the UK that spawned the likes of Rogers, Foster, Hopkins, Grimshaw and Farrell?
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CommentEuston, we have lift off!
George Osborne’s announcement last week that Euston should be demolished is a very welcome surprise
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CommentLet's build communities, not just buildings
When we think about what we build and who we build it for, we should think about the wider wiring of the country and about what makes a community