All Architects articles – Page 87
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Features
Projects: BBC TV Centre - no place for daleks
The iconic home of television has been given a new lease of life as housing, offices - and broadcast studios. Ike Ijeh tunes in
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Architects' confidence slumps to 2017 low
Confidence about future work prospects and staffing levels down
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Make wins planning for City fringe tower
Scheme designed by Make sits on the corner of Ropemaker Street and Finsbury Pavement
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Architect bags planning for huge east London scheme
Practice’s 785-home development cleared for site near Balfron Tower and Robin Hood Gardens
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Commercial clients getting more jittery, architects say
Practices report they are struggling to collect fees
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Projects: Hackney town hall
It’s taken 12 years to restore Hackney town hall after 80 years of neglect. Ike Ijeh assesses the results
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Projects: the Cambridge Mosque
One of David Marks’ last projects is a contemplative Cambridge mosque with complex timber geometry
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Projects: Bloomberg HQ, London
Foster + Partners’ HQ for Bloomberg breaks with tradition for City of London buildings by respecting the architectural context of its surroundings
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Comment
Brexit: Time to be heard
The construction industry’s voice needs to be part of the discussion on Brexit. We must set out our stall on three key areas to ensure the well-being of both the sector and the wider UK economy
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Housing Project of the Year shortlist
A Victorian chapel, rooftop houses, and a playground in the sky are just some of the innovations that feature in this year’s ¾«¶«Ó°ÊÓ Awards housing shortlist, showcasing the country’s best residential projects
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Comment
Large-scale recruitment should be phased, like any successful project
Employers need to recruit carefully to ensure that mass hiring of new employees does not dilute the company’s culture
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At what cost?
It’s important to look at what is lost when competing design proposals are judged simply on how much money they will take to build out
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Stirling Prize 2017 shortlist unveiled
6a, Amin Taha and Baynes and Mitchell join Stirling veterans RSHP, dRMM, Reiach Hall and Michael Laird
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Comment
Dreaming of Margate
On the run-down north Kent coast is a living example of regeneration in action. With its contemporary art gallery and now the revival of Dreamland amusement park, Margate has become a model for culture-led revival
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Housing Design Awards 2017: the winners
It’s good to be reminded of the high quality that characterises much of the new work being produced in housing
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Atkins poaches new architecture director from Arup
Declan O’Carroll to head architecture, masterplanning and urban design team
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Comment
After the fire
The traumatic experience at Grenfell Tower has understandably triggered a rush to find answers, but we also need to stand back and look at social housing in a holistic way
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The government isn’t doing enough to prevent a mass exodus of EU workers
Brexit could be a spark for an exodus of EU construction workers and the government doesn’t seem to have a plan
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London needs a housing reset
The private rental sector could help the government tackle the housing crisis in the capital