Building Design articles from July 2009

Building Design archives from July 2009

Assembly attacks 2012 legacy plans.
July 3, 2009... The London Assembly has attacked legacy plans for the 2012 Olympic park in Stratford, warning that the main stadium risks becoming a "white elephant" without a credible post-games tenant. In a report published on Wednesday, the assembly's...

Framework firms lash out at LSC `nightmare'.
July 3, 2009... David Rogers Nearly half of the 13 colleges bailed out following the Learning & Skills Council rebuilding fiasco will be built using architects not on the framework it set up to carry out the work. In all, 20 companies, including...

Mayor calls for public space ideas.
July 3, 2009... London mayor Boris Johnson has called on the capital's boroughs to submit their ideas for revitalising public spaces in the capital as part of his Great Spaces initiative. Johnson's scheme - his answer to Ken Livingstone's 100 Public...

SEVILLE: Work continues on Hadid library.
July 3, 2009... Zaha Hadid Architects is to continue working on its *4 million Seville library project, despite a court ruling in favour of local residents who objected to the scheme. The Andalucian High Court has ordered construction work to cease on the...

AIA INDEX: US construction recovery stalls.
July 3, 2009... Hopes for an early recovery of the American construction industry have stalled, according to the latest figures from the American Institute of Architects' Architecture Billings Index. The May ABI rating was 42.9, up from 42.8 in April,...

STADIUM: Brits score in Iraq pitch.
July 3, 2009... Jordan & Bateman Architects has been selected by the Iraqi minister of youth and sport to design a 65,000-seat stadium in Basra. The London-based practice is part of a British consortium led by Harlow International and including...

NATURAL HISTORY: Darwin gallery by Carmody Groarke.
July 3, 2009... Former Yaya winner Carmody Groarke's latest project has opened to the public - a temporary gallery at London's Natural History Museum for a modern art exhibition inspired by Charles Darwin's book The Expression of Emotions in Man. The...

Now council pulls out of Lancaster public inquiry.
July 3, 2009... Marguerite Lazell A controversial #140 million scheme to regenerate a huge stretch of Lancaster has been left on the verge of collapse after the city council pulled out of the public inquiry into the scheme. The North Canal Corridor...

CORRECTION: Tyneside.(Correction notice)
July 3, 2009... An editing error in Owen Hatherley's article on Tyneside last week resulted in the suggestion that Owen Luder and Rodney Gordon's Derwent Tower was influenced by Richard Rogers. In fact Hatherley was arguing that Rogers was influenced by...

DEBATE: Does Crossrail have low design aspirations?
July 3, 2009... NO Terry Morgan Chairman, Crossrail Ltd Crossrail will be a lasting achievement of British engineering and design. It is completely wrong to suggest that Crossrail has low design aspirations (Leader June 26), but it must be fully...

WORKS: DRMM - Teaching in technicolour.
July 3, 2009... De Rijke Marsh Morgan's striking extension to a 19th century Clapham primary school building exemplifies the practice's love of a technological solution, says Ellis Woodman One of the most striking aspects of de Rijke Marsh Morgan's south...

SOLUTIONS: Faculty of Architecture.
July 3, 2009... `You feel as if the architect is speaking to you' Peter Barber tells how his first encounter with Alvaro Siza's Porto architecture faculty triggered a transformation in his ideas about architecture Inspiration: Faculty of Architecture,...

JONATHAN GLANCEY: Gothic is still alive - just.
July 3, 2009... Why does the proposal to build a corona, or stone lantern, on top of the crossing of Westminster Abbey make so many of us fear the worst? Surely we should be in generous mood. This #23 million heavenwards extension of the abbey is to be a...

THIS WEEK: BARRACKS TRAINING.
July 3, 2009... In response to the Chelsea Barracks row, Westminster Council has launched a series of workshops for architects, planners and locals, to discuss the future landscapeof the city and help determine future policy. Copyright: UBM Information...

THIS WEEK: GAS BILL.
July 3, 2009... The US House of Representatives has voted 219 to 212 in favour of passing a climate change bill, while Sweden has vowed to use its EU presidency to force tough emission cuts. Copyright: UBM Information Ltd.

THIS WEEK: SKILL SET.
July 3, 2009... Two of London's biggest construction projects are helping to train future industry professionals, with the Olympic site giving 80 students a week of hands-on experience and King's Cross winning National Skills Academy status. Copyright:...

THIS WEEK: JOE LE TAXI.
July 3, 2009... Boris Johnson's image as a transport-friendly mayor has been damaged by London Assembly figures showing he has spent almost #5,000 on taxis since taking office last May - despite his free Travelcard. Copyright: UBM Information Ltd.

THIS WEEK: SUMMER WHINE.
July 3, 2009... Tesco's plans to open a 5,800sq m shop in Holmfirth, the Yorkshire setting for TV series Last of the Summer Wine, has prompted a mass protest by residents backed by English Heritage, who have put the town on the At Risk register. ...