All articles by Marcus Fairs – Page 8
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You haven’t been paying attention
After years of penny-pinching neglect, Britain s squalid schools are being completely re-evaluated and this time, design is at the top of the agenda.
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The loaded generation
Architects Robert Gaukroger and Scott Pryde don't wait for work they go out and find it. They're part of a new breed that is using business savvy as well as design skill to get rich.
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European Commission rocks Pimlico School PFI
European Commission accuses Westminster council of infringing procurement directives on London school.
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Vorsprung durch Architektur
Progress through technology is no longer enough to sell cars. Through its Autostadt theme park, and Dresden car factory, Volkswagen is now using architecture to connect with its customers
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Are European design competitions a fait accompli?
The winner of the competition to masterplan the European Parliament Quarter admits having friends on the jury and says this is normal. In fact, it seems cronyism is endemic in European competitions.
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EU to investigate £60m competition
The European Commission launches inquiry into the jury for the European Parliament Quarter plan.
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Lipton: Don’t knock British architects
Chairman of CABE says government view of architects is misguided and secures minister s support for improved public sector design standards.
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Ideal homes – innovative, green and single
The Housing Design Awards have rewarded 12 schemes that respond to the demands of 21st century living.
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Stonehenge bids thrown out
English Heritage to retender £25-30m visitor centre and delay opening to 2006 because it wants to take more direct role in operating it.
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Two left in race for £60m Rolls-Royce headquarters
BMW to choose between Aukett and Grimshaw or Hopkins to design high-tech Sussex factory.
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The new west
Readers were treated to a preview of Bristol’s three new lottery projects, which opened yesterday, organised by Building and Corus. While the visitor attractions are impressive, it’s the open spaces around them that holds it all together.
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Ideas above its station
Walsall's landmark bus station does a lot more than shield passengers from the rain. It makes double-decker travel glamorous.
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Dixon and Jones
This elegant wing of the National Portrait Gallery. The Royal Opera House refurbishment. Somerset House’s riverside terrace. Welcome to the civilised world of architects Sir Jeremy Dixon and Edward Jones.
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Prescott’s Millennium Villages put on hold
Five flagship schemes delayed as English Partnerships’ Ralph Luck brought in to shake up Allerton Bywater.