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NewsAlton’s hushed addition
A recently completed £1.2m public library in Alton, Hampshire, has been built on a brownfield site and is a fitting addition to the historic town.
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NewsFeel-good art
This beautifully carved Hindi inscription reads “Very, very happy” and is part of Oxford-based Fusion’s participatory public art programme designed to get people walking by enhancing their environment.
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FeaturesThe Genius of Botta
A retrospective of the work of architect Mario Botta, whose geometric forms – often expressed in brick – are celebrated across the globe
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FeaturesBright young homes
Gone are the grey high-rise flats of old – tenants on the Elmington Estate in south London now enjoy award-winning brick terraced housing designed by a team of top architects
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FeaturesRuncorn’s Guggenheim
Okay, so it’s not Gehry, and this isn’t exactly Bilbao … Nevertheless, Runcorn’s sensational Brindley Arts Centre, designed by John Miller + Partners, could well have comparable regenerative properties – and it looks great.
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FeaturesThe space age is over
… Long live the age of the brick. At least, that’s what they’re all saying at Stonebridge Estate in north London, where ‘futuristic’ concrete slabs have been demolished in favour of liveable brick-built homes
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FeaturesBond patterns in brickwork
In his second article on brick bonds, Mike Hammett focuses on their decorative potential
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FeaturesAlvar Aalto on what a brick is worth
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) expressed the coarser nature of brick on numerous projects, particularly those in Finland, such as at the Säynätsalo Town Hall (1949-52) (pictured).
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FeaturesBrad’s career move leaves Jude nonplussed
Jude Law has no interest in becoming the next Brad Pitt, not in the architectural sense anyway.
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NewsCrest squeezed by housing market slowdown
Profits flat at Crest Nicholson as housebuilder predicts lower margins in second half of financial year.
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NewsBerkeley Group sells Crosby for 235.7m
Housebuilder seals deal with Lend Lease as it refocuses on the South-east.
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NewsKPF submits plans for City's tallest skyscraper
Proposal for Bishopgate Tower dwarfes London’s famous Gherkin.
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Hanson profits set to increase by 20%
Building materials firm makes good on both sides of the Atlantic in first half of 2005.
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Glasgows forgotten corner gets 100m facelift
Canal-side regeneration project will create a “piece of Venice” in the city.
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Aberdeen FC bids for new sea-front stadium
Plans for a sports complex to regenerate Aberdeen’s shoreline revealed.
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New South West Housing Initiative launched
Federations come together to ease regional housing crisis.
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NewsReturn to the dome
Contractor Sir Robert McAlpine has started construction work on the Millennium Dome in Greenwich, south-east London, which has lain vacant since the Millennium celebrations.
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NewsCemex slashes 750 jobs in UK
The Mexican materials giant wields axe only two months after buying British cement manufacturer RMC.
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NewsKeller predicts double-digit growth
Ground engineer reports strong performance in US but says business was slower than expected in the UK during first half.