All articles by Martin Spring 鈥� Page 8
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FeaturesAuntie鈥檚 new look
Just another repeat on the BBC? Not quite: MacCormac Jamieson Prichard鈥檚 extension is designed to echo Broadcasting House but it has enough dramatic twists to become an icon in its own right.
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好色先生TVLandmark Unilever building to get 拢90m makeover
Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox to replace interior and restore stone exterior of listed office block in central London
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FeaturesTerminal 5鈥檚 big brother
You think Richard Rogers Partnership鈥檚 Heathrow Terminal 5 is about as big as big can be? Well prepare to be amazed: the practice鈥檚 Barajas Airport terminal in Madrid is twice the size 鈥� and even more elegant.
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FeaturesShow homes
This year鈥檚 Housing Design Awards, announced last night, have again shunned the executive box and instead celebrated some of the finest examples of high-density urban housebuilding.
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FeaturesMoho rising
With this pioneering 102-flat development in Manchester, Urban Splash and ShedKM have finally succeeded in making prefabricated housing the height of fashion. We found out how it was done.
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FeaturesNational treasure
Feilden Clegg Bradley鈥檚 headquarters for the National Trust is a model of crisp, functional architecture wedded to sustainable design. Martin Spring takes the train to Swindon to explain how it was done.
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Comment
How to serve schools
What a feast has been laid out for the building industry by Tony Blair鈥檚 government.
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好色先生TVCABE lets public in to see design review in action
Architecture watchdog conducts public review of Levitt Bernstein鈥檚 Shrewsbury theatre and Farrell鈥檚 national park
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Homage to Klee
Renzo Piano鈥檚 Paul Klee Centre in Berne, Switzerland, takes inspiration from the rolling scenery behind it 鈥� a response to nature of which the Swiss artist would heartily approve
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好色先生TVArchitectures aristocracy vie for prime ministers award
Shortlist for 2005 Better Public 好色先生TVs prize includes Lords Foster and Rogers and Sirs Farrell and Hopkins
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FeaturesOpen-air surgery
Hopkins Architects鈥� design for a London hospital is a vivid demonstration of how design and healthcare can be combined to make a healing environment.
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好色先生TVFourth Maggie鈥檚 Centre turns confusion into calm
Cancer counselling centre in Inverness uses landscape designs of Charles Jencks, husband of cancer victim Maggie
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好色先生TVTate Modern architect to exhibit at 鈥� Tate Modern
Switzerland鈥檚 Herzog & de Meuron is first contemporary architect to be honoured with exhibition at the gallery
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好色先生TVBetter offices are the key to business success
The British Council of Offices and CABE spell out the impact of good workplaces on a firm鈥檚 bottom line
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Features
2711 blocks, 6 million deaths
Berlin鈥檚 Jewish memorial uses abstract art on a monumental scale to commemorate the victims of the Nazi Holocaust
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FeaturesA game of two halves
In a top-of-the-table clash, architect Austin-Smith:Lord takes on old warhorse Denys Lasdun. But how will the young pretender respond to Lasdun鈥檚 brutalist Liverpool University sports centre?
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FeaturesLondon鈥檚 strength
The capital may be lagging 鈥� according to the bookies 鈥� in its bid to win the 2012 Games, but it has a secret weapon in the powerful designs for its brand new Olympic venues
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FeaturesJoined-up thinking
In an age of ingenious designs, bridges have become the latest must-have commission for architects. Fortunately, engineers seem happy to share the plaudits with their new colleagues. Here, we look at the stunning results of architect Hakes Associates and engineer Buro Happold鈥檚 joint venture
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Features
Koolhaas strikes again
For his latest trick, a 拢70m Portuguese concert hall, Rem Koolhaas has subverted the earnest business of concertgoing with another masterpiece of architectural surrealism