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Architects Journal
October 2007
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'No more cuts to Zaha's Aquatic Centre' says ODA chiefThe chief executive of the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has put his reputation on the line by pledging not to scale back Zaha Hadid's troubled Aquatic Centre
6a Architects40 under 40
6th IAHH International Student Design Competition 2008In a rapidly urbanising world, planning and designing a micro-cosmic sustainable humane habitat is the subject of the 2008 student competition run by IAHH - the Iternational Association of Humane Habitats. Entrants should identify a community of 1500-3000 with around 500 jobs, anywhere in the world. This area is to be surveyed in depth to understand the complexity of social, economic and demographic factors. Then comes planning and design for its sustainable area development.Further i
A cracking mystery – 15.10.07The mystery of Doris Salcedo's Tate Modern crack was the talk of the week. Academic and writer Eyal Weizman, who wrote the catalogue essay for the piece, told Astragal that he was one of a chosen few who knew in advance what Salcedo was planning. But even he couldn't, or wouldn't, let on how the Colombian artist created the 167m-long fissure in London's premier modern-art institution.
A good time for primary schoolsOpinion London's primary schools are about to become much more welcoming places, says Simon Innes
Abbotsford House, Melrose, RoxburghshireAn architect is sought to work on the development of a lottery-funded project for the home of Sir Walter Scott designed by William Atkinson. The development is estimated at £7 million to include new access routes, parking and welcome building. Adaptations and additional conservation work are envisaged to the listed house and gardens. Completion is envisaged in 2009.Details: Charlene Byrne,RIAS Consultancy,15 Rutland Square,EdinburghEH1 2BE.Tel. 0131 229 7545. E
Adam Richards40 Under 40
ADG has ambitious plans for Cornish apartmentsPlymouth-based practice ADG Ambitious has unveiled these plans for 27 semi-detached apartments in Watergate Bay near Newquay in Cornwall
Adjaye Associates40 under 40
Aedas and 3DReid bag huge PPP deal north of the borderPractices to design six schools under 136 million 30-year agreement
Aedas to revamp Rotherham railway stationAedas has won the competition to design the new £2.5 million railway station in Rotherham.
Alan Camp to build affordable housing in south LondonAlan Camp Architects has won the green light for this 93-home affordable housing scheme in Southwark, south London
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris' newly completed Westminster Academy in picturesThis is Allford Hall Monaghan Morris's striking new £32 million Westminster Academy
AM Profiles - At Southcote Community CentreFramework semi-volumetric panel systemsFor further enquiries please click here
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Amin Taha Architects40 Under 40
Andrew Doolan award, ScotlandThe Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) has begun the 2007 search for the best building in Scotland, with the launch of this year's RIAS Andrew Doolan Award. With a prize of £25,000, it is one of the most significant architecture awards in the world.Originally established in 2002, this prestigious award was renamed the RIAS Andrew Doolan Award in 2004 following the untimely death of its founder and patron, the architect Andrew Doolan. RIAS is looking for submissions of
Animal Art - 19.10.07Artist Mark Wallinger, whose State Britain installation at Tate Britain is nominated for this year's Turner Prize, has submitted a video called Sleeper for the award's exhibition at Tate Liverpool. The video sees Wallinger, cunningly disguised as a bear, shuffling around Mies van der Rohe's iconic Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin. Astragal has just one question (and it is wailed pitifully): What does it all mean? Well, according to the Times the piece has 'comp
Anna Liu - Tonkin Liu40 Under 40
AOC40 under 40
Archiecture 2B join Kaiser Chiefs to design studio for future music talentLeeds-based Architecture 2B is giving its time for free to overhaul a rundown studio which helped launch the careers of bands such as The Mission, Sisters of Mercy and the Pigeon Detectives.
Architect sought for West Midlands community hubThe search is on for an architect-led team to design a new £2 million community library in Bentley, Walsall, West Midlands
Architects in Residence finishes garden caféArchitects in Residence (AIR) has completed this kiosk/café in the Geraldine Mary Harmworth Park
Architectural work going begging as recycling centres remain unbuilt in London, says Green PartyA potential goldmine of work for architects is going begging
Architecture 2B to help bands for freeArchitecture 2B gives time for free to revamp rundown music studio.
Arts Space of the FutureRIBA London has launched a competition with Arts Council England to invite the capital's architects to respond to the challenge of creating our arts spaces of the future
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Atkins' Bahrain World Trade Centre set to completeAtkins' Bahrain World Trade Centre is about to complete.
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson halts SMC Group merger talksAukett Fitzroy Robinson (AFR) has called off all talks with SMC Group over a potential merger
Austin-Smith:Lord wins Greater Manchester's Building of the Year awardAustin-Smith:Lord's John Ryland's Library in Manchester has scooped the 2007 Greater Manchester Chamber's Building of the Year Award
Avebury International to go zero-carbon in KentAvebury International has won a contract to design and build 19 zero-carbon affordable apartments in Kent
Ban - BalconiesMacCreanor Lavington's Address Book - Pre cast concrete balconies in the NetherlandsFor further enquiries please click here
Barking (AJ 13.09.7)Photography needs a population explosion
Barnsdale Windows - At The AxisBarnsdale sliding box sash windowsFor further enquiries please click here
Barratt drops innovative Fluid schemeHousebuilder drops pioneering pilot housing scheme in regeneration area
BBC makes moves towards sale of Television CentreThe BBC has 'approved in principle' the sale of its sprawling Television Centre
BDO Stoy Hayward has appointed...BDO Stoy Hayward's Professional Services Group have announced that Colin Ives has joined the team as Partner and Head of Professional Services Tax.
BDP staff move...Mike Cooke of BDP previously based in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, SO53 4TN, have moved premises to St George's Building, St George's Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8AJ.
Beetham Tower in legal rowIan Simpson's Beetham Tower in Manchester is at the centre of a fresh row
Belfast cathedral gets a spire after 100 yearsBelfast-based Colin Conn Architects and Robert Jamison Architects have completed this 52m-tall spire for the 100-year-old St Anne's Cathedral in Belfast
Bennetts Associates ArchitectsBennetts Associates Architects is delighted to announce that, as part of a thorough review of business operations, eight valued members of staff have been promoted to Associate Level. The new appointments reflect their substantial contributions to the firm's work on a wide range of projects. Till Beier, Sebastian Camisuli, Gary Clark, Alasdair Gordon, Andy Kirk, Chris Pope, Polly Waterworth and Doric Wells will join existing associates, Nicola Chambers, Peter Fisher, Sam Scott a
Birmingham's Edwardian baths face closure after £30 million repairs estimateOne of England's most endangered Edwardian buildings, Birmingham's Moseley Road Baths, is likely to be shut down
Bletchley leisure centre threatened with the wrecking ballBletchley's famous 1970s pyramid-shaped leisure centre could be flattened and replaced by a scheme by Holder Mathias Architects
Block Architecture40 Under 40
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Bombed outAstragal, readers will be pleased to hear, has been handed his 'indispensable guide' to working at the AJ's new home, Greater London House in Camden. This useful handbook gives the conscientious worker advice for any eventuality. At the back of the binder is a handy 'Telephone bomb threat checklist', providing instructions on what to do in the event of someone wishing to blow up the AJ. The reader is told to ask such questions as: 'Where is the bomb?'. Astragal is rather eager to have this kind
Book - Miniature and Panorama: Vogt Landscape Architects, Projects 2000-06BOOKBy Richard WestonMiniature and Panorama: Vogt Landscape Architects, Projects 2000-06.By Günther Vogt et al.Lars Müller Publishers, 2006. 576pp. £39.90
Booze Cruise - 23.10.07Booze cruise – 23.10.07The RIBA had hoped its annual conference in Paris, which starts tomorrow (26 October), would help nurture a growing rapport with our French friends across the channel. However, Astragal's spies hear that the title of the ideas-sharing convention/booze-up, namely 'The Secret of Successful Collaboration', has raised a few eyebrows in France. Apparently, to avoid any possible negative Second World War connotations, the word 'co-operation' is being used when the titl
Bourbon Lane (AJ Building Study 20.09.07)Timber boarding is just an 'empty' green gesture
Brett Martin - Cast Iron Style drainageNew components to rangeFor further information please click here
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Brisac Gonzales40 Under 40
Broadway Malyan to clean up '70s office blockBroadway Malyan has submitted plans to overhaul and extend a 1970s concrete office block in Edinburgh's historic Haymarket area
Burd Haward Architects40 Under 40
Buschow Henley40 Under 40
CABE refuses to support Liverpool FC's stadium bidCABE has refused to back Liverpool Football Club's planning application for its new stadium scheme
CABE takes graveyards dead seriouslyCABE has said graveyards must do more to attract living visitors
CABE's annual review shows turnaround on targetsCABE has swept away last year's disappointment
Caborn unveils his dreams of a giant ball for SheffieldSports Minister wants to replace under-threat cooling towers with a massive steel football
Calatrava wades into row over flooded Valencia opera houseValencian architect Santiago Calatrava is embroiled in a bitter row with city officials after his opera house flooded.
Call for government to increase housing targetsAn independent group has called for the government to build even more houses – beyond the target it has already set for 2020.
Cameron 'will stand by RIBA policy advice'Conservative Party leader David Cameron has made a personal pledge that he will not ditch key RIBA-backed recommendations
Carmody Groarke wins part in Farrell masterplanUp-and-coming practice bags scheme in north London masterplan
Cartwright Pickard wins planning for mixed-use Doncaster schemeCartwright Pickard Architects has won planning permission for a £12 million mixed-use scheme
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Chapman Taylor has appointed...Kerem Cengiz has been invited to join Chapman Taylor as Associate Director to help build on the international firm's success in Russia and CIS countries.
Chelmsford College redevelopment, Chelmsford, EssexThe Contracting Authority wishes to appoint an architect to provide design services
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Chetwood unveils reworked River Hull schemeChetwood Architects has revealed its reworked proposals for a large residential and hotel development on the east bank of the River Hull
Chipperfield aims to follow Stirling success with designers' prizeStirling Prize winner David Chipperfield has been shortlisted for the Design Council's prestigious Prince Philip Designers Prize 2007
Chipperfield reveals redesigned Turner Contemporary GalleryStirling Prize winner David Chipperfield has unveiled his redesigned Turner Contemporary Gallery scheme in Margate
Chipperfield's Museum of Modern Literature wins Stirling PrizeDavid Chipperfield has won this year's Stirling Prize with his Museum of Modern Literature
City Quay developer claims 'there are no structural issues'The developer behind the Halliday Fraser Munro-designed City Quay scheme in Dundee has hit back at claims that the waterfront building is unsafe after cracks were found
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Client hits back over Foster writAn Egyptian client of Foster + Partners has accused the practice of purposefully avoiding mediation after it emerged that Foster is suing the client for £2.3 million
Clients must have faithLeader Clients on large-scale projects must show a little more faith in their architects, says Kieran Long, otherwise unspectacular designs will abound
CNP has moved to...Moving to new office premises in Cardiff at the beginning of September will enable CNP, one of the UK's leading specialist firms of building and project consultants, to strengthen its position in South Wales and the South West of England. The company opened its office in Cardiff at the beginning of 2007, but is now moving to larger permanent premises in the former Glamorgan County Council offices at Greyfriars House, due to increasing demand for its services.
Colour clash as row breaks out over hue of New York's restored GuggenheimA row has broken out over what colour paint should be used to coat the nearly restored Guggenheim Museum in New York
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Controversial King's Lynn scheme toned downDeveloper bows down to heritage lobby and scales back Chaplin Farrant's Norfolk scheme
CorrectionA letter from Peter Arnold (AJ 30.08.07) inaccurately stated that Maurice McCarthy was not an architect. In fact, although he is not a registered architect, not having practised since 1991, Mr McCarthy holds a Diploma in Architecture and is a member of the RIBA.More critically, the letter also stated that Mr McCarthy was holding himself out to be an architect in business or practice, by virtue of being on the RIBA's membership database, implying a contravention of the Architects Act 19
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Cousteau-DA – 10.10.07God will smite anyone who claims the Olympic Delivery Authority is, in any way, a sinking ship. Didn't we chuckle then when the ODA's own press officers equated the tonnage of earth to be shifted from the Olympic Park to the weight of 37 submarines. Dive, dive, dive.
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Critic's Choice - DesaiCritic's Choice Whatever the show, Desai's gallery is worth a visit, says Andrew Mead
Cullinan thrown – 07.10.07Lobbing of bread rolls is not the sort of thing one expects at such an august occasion, but the excuse on Saturday was that it was done by no less a figure than the evening's presenter, Kevin McCloud. He stood up on the stage to introduce the event and ask for good behaviour – then tore open a packet of very cheap looking rolls and threw half a one at Ted Cullinan (narrowly missing one of Astragal's collegues), saying that it was a punishment for the time that C
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David Adjaye's Stephen Lawrence building targeted by vandalsDavid Adjaye's Stephen Lawrence Centre in Deptford has been vandalised
David Chipperfield Stirling interviewJust minutes after the Chipperfield team learned that they had won the Stirling Prize, Max Thompson interviewed a jaunty David Chipperfield and the Museum of Modern Literature project architect the tall, ponytailed Alexander Schwarz. Chipperfield was clutching the foot-long metallic rectangular box that is the Stirling Prize and the pair were not impressed by it...
de Metz Forbes Knight (dMFK)40 Under 40
Decomo - SoffitsMacCreanor Lavington's Address Book - Pre cast concrete soffits, brick-facedFor further enquiries please click here
Design Group 3 Architects has appointed...Design-led architectural practice, Design Group 3 Architects has promoted Nick Baker, to Group Design Director. Taking Nick's place as Operational Director at the practice's Leeds studio is Andy Brown.
Design teams battle for key Hull siteThe historic Fruit Market is among the most important development sites in Hull
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Developers see share prices tumble amid housing market gloomThree leading developers have seen their values drop as fears of a housing market slow-down grow
DLA latest victim at troubled Northern BalletDLA follows in the footsteps of Chipperfield and Carey Jones and leaves troubled Yorkshire scheme
Doncaster bungalowsThe RIBA Competitions Office is launching an invited design competition on behalf of St Leger Homes in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, to seek suitable and innovative solutions for the extension and adaptation of a number of one-bedroom bungalows scattered throughout the Doncaster area.St Leger Homes is the Arms Length Management Organisation (ALMO) that manages council housing for Doncaster Metropolitan Borough. As part of its housing stock, St Leger Homes manages 3,305 one-bedroom bungal
Dorma - At Scotsdales NurseryES90 automatic doorsFor further enquiries please click here
Double date – 07.10.07Almost all of the stars of British architecture were at the Roundhouse, but there were some notable absentees. Chief among them were former Stirling winner Amanda Levete of Future Systems and Baroness Blackstone, chair of the RIBA trust. But they had a good excuse – Amanda was marrying Baroness Blackstone's son Ben Evans. One person who managed to attend both events was CABE Space's Sarah Gaventa, first being interviewed live by
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Drivers Jonas has appointed...Matthew Lodge has been appointed as an associate in Drivers Jonas' (DJ) Residential Team and will be specialising in residential valuations for loan security and development advice. Philip Wallbridge has started as a senior surveyor in the Town Centre Development Team. He will be working predominantly with DJ's public sector clients providing development, valuation and disposal advice on a variety of retail, residential and employment led developments.
DSDHA40 Under 40
Duggan Morris builds house on Frobisher Studio siteWork has started on this three-bedroom private house by Duggan Morris Architects, in Watford, north London
Dutch firm UNStudio claims Jencks AwardDutch Practice UNStudio – the practice behind Stuttgart's Mercedes-Benz Museum – has won this year's Jencks Award
Edinburgh locals get first look at RTKL designsRTKL has put these images of a masterplan in Leith Docklands out for public consultation
EH to fund its own traineeshipsEngish Heritage is to set up graduate training schemes to develop the skills needed to preserve the historic environment
English Heritage cash boost an 'insult' says AdamThe government pledges a £7 million funding hike to English Heritage, but architects tell the AJ the 'below inflation' increase is not enough
English Heritage receives cash boostThe government has pledged to hand over £7 million to English Heritage
English Partnerships launches zero-carbon compEnglish Partnerships has launched a competition in Peterborough
EPR has moved to...Please note that EPR Architects have a new postal address. This supersedes ALL previous notices.EPR Architects Limited,30 MillbankLondonSW1P 4DUT: 020 7932 7600 (although you will still be able to contact us on our existing number)F: 020 7932 7601
Erect Architecture wins Croydon Children's CentreThis is Erect Architecture's winning design for a new extension to Cyprus Infant School
Eurobond - Rockspan ExtraExterior composite wall panel with 180 min integrityFor further enquiries please click here
Exhibition - Kenneth Martin and Mary Martin: Constructed WorksEXHIBITIONBy Andrew MeadKenneth Martin and Mary Martin: Constructed Works.At Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3, until 16 September
Exhibition - Kenneth Martin and Mary Martin: Constructed WorksEXHIBITIONBy Andrew MeadKenneth Martin and Mary Martin: Constructed Works.At Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3, until 16 September
Ex-RIBA president launches a broadside at PRP's Oxford boathouse schemeA scheme to redevelop an Oxford boatyard by PRP Architects has been attacked by ex-RIBA president
Extra-care housing scheme, Wandsworth, LondonPreparation of design to Planning Permission stage for the demolition of the existing residential care home and redevelopment to provide a 'state of the art' Extra Care housing scheme.Details:David Robertson,Capita Symonds Limited,Quadrant Court,49 Calthorpe Road,Edgbaston,BirminghamB15 1TH.Tel. 0121 410 3400.E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com 0121 410 3401.URL:
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Farrell takes on London's 'squalid' St GilesTerry Farrell has been appointed to mastermind the transformation of the 'dysfunctional' St Giles Circus
FAT40 Under 40
Fears over property market crash accelerateAs commerical property transactions begin to fail, the chance of a crash in the market is looking more likely.
First two teams selected for 400 new BSF academiesBDP and Napper Architects are part of the first two teams to be selected to provide the first of 400 new academies under the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
Flaking it – 02.10.07By the RIBA's own admission, the 'Ask an architect' sessions in Blackpool were a tad on the quiet side. Astragal wonders if this could be down to the glue the RIBA used to post up its flyers…
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Footbridge, SheffieldEntries from architects and engineers are invited for a new footbridge to be built over a major route close to Sheffield City Centre. The competition is being organised by the RIBA Competitions Office on behalf of Sheffield and Rotherham Councils, with support from Yorkshire Forward.The promoters have high aspirations for a bridge that will be 'a pleasure to cross, will respond to the local landscape, and will be deliverable and beautiful to look at.' The bridge will provide a route ov
Fordingbridge - Roofing serviceImaginative curved roof serviceFor further information please click here
Formica Design AwardThe Formica ® Design Award 2007/08 will be launched at 100% Design this year. Set in the context of a sports stadium, it will give designers from many different disciplines the opportunity to use their imagination and skillsThe concept blueprints for this competition are being provided by the SMC Group to give that added 'real life' context.The competition will be split into four spatial categories: the entrance hall; public washroom; VIP hospitality suite and retail space. Entr
Foster bags Dublin's U2 Tower schemeFoster + Partners has won the competition to design the new U2 Tower in Dublin
Francesco Draisci40 Under 40
Franke - swing FSWCooker HoodsEnquiry No 928
Full steam ahead for Kuhne on Belfast's Titanic QuarterNorthern Ireland's Planning Service has given the green light to Eric Kuhne Associates' phase-two masterplan of Belfast's vast £3 billion docklands regeneration
Furness - At Emanuel ChurchMacCreanor Lavington's Address Book - Victorian old terrace blend Unique bricks in Edwardian CreamFor further enquiries please click here
Gareth Hoskins Architects40 Under 40
Gaunt Francis begins work on zero-carbon homeWork has started this week on Gaunt Francis Architects' version of a Code Level 6 net zero-carbon house.
Gensler reveals 'diamond-shaped' tower for Middle EastGensler has unveiled images of its new 'diamond-shaped' skyscraper in Abu Dhabi
Gentleman's friend – 23.10.07He used to drive a Maserati, is a former journalist, wears his Prada trousers slim and is not averse to mystical experiences. No, it's not Astragal – it's OMA's loveable Rem Koolhaas! Astragal was treated to these and other insights when he settled down to read gentleman's style journal Fantastic Man. The magazine joins a slew of others that have eked out 'cool' points from the architectural profession. But unlike the other vulgar try-hards, Fantastic Man is well-suited to As
German architect Oswald Ungers dies aged 81One of Germany's most influential post-war architects, Oswald Mathias Ungers, has died at the age of 81.As well as opening practices in the 1950s in Cologne and Berlin, Ungers also taught architecture in Berlin and Dusseldorf and at Cornell University, the University of California, and Harvard University in the United States.But it was for his work designing some of Europe's most famous museums – including a commission in 2000 to restore Berlin's Pergamon Museum – that Ungers wa
German architect Oswald Ungers dies aged 81One of Germany's most influential post-war architects, Oswald Mathias Ungers, has died
German firm takes on Crystal Palace parkGerman architectural practice Latz + Partner has been appointed to masterplan the redevelopment of Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace Park in south-east London
Gillespies reveals regeneration plan for Shropshire townLandscape architect and urban designer Gillespies has unveiled these images of its £250 million regeneration scheme
Gillespies' Bradford park wins planning approvalGillespies' Park at the Heart of Bradford scheme has received detailed planning permission from the city council.
Girls talk – 07.10.07Sunand Prasad made an odd reference to there being a table full of women at the event, which he evidently saw as a good thing. It was a table hosted by Carolyn Larkin of Caro Communications, and included Deborah Saunt of DSDHA, Liza Fior of MUF and BD editor Amanda Baillieu. However, there was one male interloper – AJ Specification's editor Will Hunter.
Gleeds has appointed...Gleeds have appointed Kevin Trash as a new Associate Director
Good news for Zaha as work on Transport Museum looks set to beginWork on Zaha Hadid's troubled Transport Museum project in Glasgow will start in weeks
Government considers developers' alternative to PGSThe proposed planning gain supplement (PGS) looks to be dead and buried
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Graphisoft ArchiCAD Model Student CompetitionEntries are sought for a scheme for a building, space or object and may either be an independent project or part of your coursework. The prize will be awarded for the most exceptional piece of work. The quality of the design, the model, the overall presentation, imagination and interpretation of brief will all be taken into account. Submission must be a 3D model in ArchiCAD .pln format on CD/ DVD.1st prize is one month in Mexico, working for Michel Rojkind, in the summer of 2008.
Green Dragons DenBased on the successful TV series where entrepreneurs pitch their ideas to a group of experts to secure investment 'The Green Dragons' Den' invites architects to come up with a small achievable and sustainable idea so good it will slay the dragons.The challenge to small practices is: How do you combat climate change and its effect in the city? The Dragons will be looking for sustainable ideas that can be developed to work in an urban context.Small practices are invited to enter
Green outcry over government's energy targets U-turnSustainability experts have launched a stinging attack on the Prime Minister
Hakes Associates40 Under 40
Hakes bags double competition win in ColchesterHakes Associates has won two design competitions for a footbridge and department store exterior
Hamilton - At Poole, DorsetLight plates and digital control systemFor further enquiries please click here
Hanson - New AbbeyTwo new clay bricks launched in Abbey rangeFor further enquiries please click here
Hard facts about sustainabilityThe AJ will wade through the greenwash to bring you the hard facts. Hattie Hartman explains how.
Heatherwick named as one of 10 new RIBA Honorary FellowsThe architectural establishment has further embraced designer Thomas Heatherwick after the RIBA today named him as one of 10 new Honorary Fellows
Heatherwick sued over B of the BangDesigner Heatherwick faces High Court action over iconic Manchester artwork.
Heneghan Peng bags Olympic footbridge compHeneghan Peng Architects (HPA) has won the competition to design the London 2012 Olympic Park's Carpenter's Lock footbridge
Herzog & de Meuron's Portsmouth stadium movesThe site of Herzog & de Meuron's £600 million Portsmouth FC stadium has been changed due to concerns from the Royal Navy.
High Court victory for Thames Gateway scheme as government opposition is quashedThe High Court has quashed a decision by former Communities Secretary Ruth Kelly to refuse permission for a major housing scheme in the heart of Thames Gateway
Hilson Moran's new consultancy service...Leading built environment consulting engineering specialist Hilson Moran has announced the creation of a new team to provide acoustic advice and support to clients on new and refurbishment projects. The new team, headed by senior consultant Nick Jones, with Chris McConnell and Mark Brightwell as Acoustic Consultants, is already working on a wide range of projects being handled by the engineering consultancy including a large high-rise multi-use development in Abu Dhabi and a num
HKR architects has appointed...HKR Architects, the International Architecture and Design Practice with offices in Dublin, London, Belfast, Manchester, Prague and Sarasota, has announced the appointment of leading American architect, Stephen Panzarino as Architect Director. Based in the Sarasota office, Stephen will act as the qualifying Architect, helping to develop new business and implementing projects that the office already has in place.
HKR wins Stockport office buildingHKR Architects has won planning permission for this £13 million, five-storey office block in central Stockport.
Hoare Lea has appointed...Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers is delighted to announce that Steve Delvin has accepted the invitation to become a Partner of the Firm.
Hoare Lea has appointed...Hoare Lea Consulting Engineers has announced that Ashley Bateson has accepted the invitation to become a Partner of the firm.
Hoare LEa lighting appoints...Hoare Lea Lighting has announced the appointment of two new lighting designers. David Linville-Boud joins as senior lighting director, while Chris Fox has been named as the Graduate Lighting Designer.
HOK to masterplan United Arab Emirates' smallest stateHOK has been selected to design the masterplan for Ajman
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Holyrood residential development, Queen's University, BelfastThe university wishes to appoint an architect to lead a design team and provide architectural design services associated with the Holyrood Residential Development as outlined below:- * Demolition of existing residential buildings within the designated site• Enabling works to ensure continued operation of I.T. and other services linked with the adjacent Elms Village site• New student residential accommodation amounting to approximately 269 bedrooms within individual one-to-three bedr
Hospitals need architectsOpinion Does the NHS know its future depends on good architecture? Phil Gusack enquires
HTA has moved to...HTA have moved to106-110 Kentish Town RoadLondonNW1 9PX.T: 020 7485 8555F: 020 7485 1232W: www.hta.co.uk
Hudson finishes north London business centreHudson Architects has just completed this £1 million, 750m2 'business incubator' office building in Tottenham, north London.
Huge model of the Thames Gateway to go on showThe Thames Gateway Forum has commissioned a massive model of its planned Thames Gateway region
Hugh Broughton wins green light for Maidstone MuseumHugh Broughton Architects has received planning permission for this RIBA-competition winning design for Maidstone Museum in Kent
Huntington Primary School, StaffordAn architect-led, multidisciplinary design team, comprising architectural services, mechanical and electrical services and civil and structural engineering services, is to be sought through a design competition.Details:Staffordshire County CouncilStaffordshire Purchasing24 Lichfield RoadAttn: Julie WrigleyUK-StaffordST17 4LLTel. 01785 356280E-mail: email@example.com
Ian McChesney Architects40 Under 40
Ian Simpson wins thumbs up for Manchester retail villageIan Simpson Architects has been given the green light for this retail village
International Birmingham library competition plans droppedCity council makes a U-turn and scraps plans for worldwide competition due to fast-tracked project developement.
International Birmingham library competition to be launchedBirmingham City Council (BCC) has announced that it will launch an international design competition for its controversial £200 million Library of Birmingham scheme
Intimates – 23.10.07Astragal is honoured to have received an invitation to teach at Yale University later this term, but his spy there says that intimate contact is the norm between tutors. The source writes: 'An amusing story. When you come over you'll probably stay in the Omni hotel. All the visiting lecturers and tutors do. Last week there was a fire alarm at six in the morning and everyone had to evacuate the building and stand out on the pavement in their pyjamas. Amusingly, Leon Krier was
Inverness Airport Passenger Terminal ExtensionInverness Airport is owned and operated by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL)
ISE Preseident elect is...Sarah Buck, of BSW Consulting (Exeter), will become the Institution of Structural Engineers' (IStructE) 88th and first female president. She will take office on 4th October 2007 and her presidential session will coincide with the Institution's Centenary year.
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Japanese star Kurokawa dies aged 73Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, a key founder of the radical Metabolist Movement, has died aged 73
Japanese star Kurokawa dies aged 73Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa, a key founder of the radical Metabolist Movement, has died aged 73
Jestico + Whiles/Avanti consortium wins Hackney Building Schools for the Future contractJestico + Whiles Architects and Avanti Architects have won the London Borough of Hackney's £167 million Building Schools for the Future (BSF) contract
John B Murray Architects has moved to...John B. Murray Architects, is pleased to announce the location of their new office at:48 West 37th Street10th FloorNew YorkNY 10018W: www.jbmarchitect.com
John Rylands Library (AJ Building Study 06.09.07)New circulation sucks the life from library
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Just JerusalemThe Jerusalem 2050 Project at MIT is pleased to formally announce the launch of the Just Jerusalem Competition.The goal of this competition, which is co-sponsored by the Department of Urban Studies and Planning and the Center for International Studies at MIT, is to generate new approaches to, and potential solutions for, the many complex, seemingly intractable problems that the residents of Jerusalem face on a daily basis. By looking at future possibilities for a pluralist, just, and s
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Labour to 'effectively abolish' renewable energy targetsLabour ministers are planning a dramatic U-turn on the country's renewable energy targets
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Late run for Haworth Tompkins as Young Vic's Stirling odds tumbleAs the countdown for the Stirling Prize enters its final stages last week's rank outsider – Haworth Tompkins' Young Vic Theatre (pictured) – has become second favourite
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LEAF AwardsThe closing date for the Leading European Architects Forum (LEAF) Awards 2007 has been extended until 31 August 2007.For an entry form and details of how to enter please visit; www.leaf-awards.comThe LEAF Awards have eleven categories covering aspects of building design.New Build (Built) Of The YearNew Build (In Design) Of The Year Sponsored By VoguePublic Building (Built) Of The YearPublic Building (In Design) Of Th
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Litter lout – 07.10.07The bouncers at the Roundhouse were built on traditional lines, and intent on keeping everybody in order, which was death to spontaneous gestures. When one member of the AJ team decided he didn't want to go to the after party in Covent Garden, and threw his ticket exuberantly on the floor, two bouncers immediately appeared, and told him to pick it up.
Livingstone's Living Roofs policy wins thumbs up from inspectorsThe Mayor of London's new Living Roofs and Walls policy took another step towards being incorporated into the London Plan this week after it was endorsed by inspectors
London 2012 Olympic Stadium begins to take shapeNew details of the £500 million London 2012 Olympic Stadium have been revealed, almost a year after HOK Sport was appointed as architect of the scheme.
London Festival of Architecture on the hunt for submissionsFestival seeks submissions from 'Fresh' talent.
Lone fisherman stands in the way of Trump's £1 billion golf resort schemeNew York billionaire Donald Trump's plan for 'the world's greatest golf course' in Scotland has found the rough yet again
Lone fisherman stands in the way of Trump's £1 billion golf resort schemeNew York billionaire Donald Trump's plan for 'the world's greatest golf course' in Scotland has found the rough yet again
Looking drawn – 15.10.07Louis Hellman has now graced these pages with his bitingly satirical cartoons for 40 years, and this anniversary was marked with a delightful lunch in a Covent Garden restaurant last week. Editors and former editors galore (and not just of the AJ) turned up – Paul Finch, Peter Carolin, Peter Davey, Hugh Pearman and Louise Rogers among them. There were even a few architects, including Maxwell Hutchinson, David Rock and Angela Brady, who won an original version of last week's AJ Hellman cartoon
Loop's Europan scheme remains on hold after two yearsLoop Architecture's Europan 8 housing project is still being redesigned, and has yet to go in for planning, almost two years after winning the contest
Luder shocked by 'lynch-mob' attack on Derwent TowerDesigner of Gateshead's controversial tower hits back at scheme's detractors
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Magic bus – 07.10.07There is something about the Roundhouse, venue for the Stirling prize for the second year running, that brings out nostalgic memories in people of a certain age. But RIBA president Sunand Prasad, conducting his first Stirling Prize, capped them all. He recalled that he had organised some sitar concerts there in the 1970s, making the stages from scaffold poles and struts 'borrowed' from building sites on which he was working. But that paled into insignificance compared to the esc
Makin to turn Grade II-listed church into homesMakin Architecture has won permission to convert Bolton's rundown Grade II-listed Holy Trinity Church into new homes
Making friends and influencing people – 11.10.07The London Evening Standard doesn't appear that keen to make friends with its 'London's 1,000 Most Influential People' supplement which appeared earlier this week. Apart from the disgraceful omission of Astragal (an administrative error we are assured) there is the bizarre biog of Astragal's old mucker Paul Finch, AR editor and former CABE deputy chair. Finch is listed alongside such luminaries as Norman Foster, Ken Livingstone and Za
Malcolm Fraser gets behind Edinburgh high schoolEdinburgh-based architect Malcolm Fraser has put forward proposals to help secure the future of his daughter's high school
Mangera Yvars Architects (MYAA)40 Under 40
Mark Power Photography Book (Critic's Choce 20.09.07)London suburbs inspire both intrigue and sloth
Martin Ebert40 Under 40
Martin Knight, Wilkinson Eyre40 Under 40
Matthew Springett40 Under 40
McAslan to design Olympic 'energy centres'John McAslan + Partners has been appointed to draw up plans for two 'energy centres'
Meals at Heal (AJ Building Study 20.09.07)A mouthwatering offering from FAT
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Michelle Fagan, FKL Architects40 Under 40
Milton Keynes (Critics Choice 16.08.07)Milton Keynes' differences are its strength
Mole foodOne of Astragal's many moles had lunch recently at home with Richard and Ruthy. While the mole was there a delivery arrived with the Rogers' groceries. And it turns out that Ruth (of River Café fame) gets her traditional ingredients not from an Italian 'down the market', but from Harrods home delivery.
Monday it is - 24 September 2007The final day of the Mongolian Language course last Friday was celebrated with horse riding, eating delicious xor-hok and drinking sou-tei tsai in gers with local students at a camp in Madriin Tokhoi, and it was with aching legs that I presented myself for work at Bariilgiin Tekhnologiin Kolleg today.
More strife for Zaha's Olympic Aquatics Centre as construction firm pulls outGlobal construction firm Hochtief has withdrawn its bid to build the Zaha Hadid-designed Olympic Aquatics Centre
Moscow's Melnikov House to be preserved as a museumThe Moscow house of Russian architect Konstantin Melnikov, widely regarded as one of the city's most precious architectural gems, is to be turned into a museum
Moxon Architects40 Under 40
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Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners has appointed...James Fennell has succeeded Gareth Morgan as the Managing Director of Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners. Morgan remains as an Executive Director.
National architecture student festivalEarly warning - Schools of architecture, and other disciplines, are sought for live projects working with local primary schools, creating high profile urban interventions, that will become part of the London Festival of Architecture 2008.This CABE Space-supported programme launches at the beginning of the 2007/8 academic year, with completion by June 2008.Details:Anne MarkeyASD ProgrammesDepartment of Architecture and Spatial DesignLondon Metropolitan Univers
New £200 million public facility could mean curtains for Birmingham Central LibraryArchitect John Madin's Birmingham Central Library (pictured) could be demolished to make way for a new £200 million public library.
New building, Newcastle CollegeNewcastle College is seeking to appoint an architectural practice to provide an inspirational design of a new college at Skelmersdale and Ormskirk campus. The College requires the building to be groundbreaking in design, sustainable and aesthetic. The build area is approximately 12,000m2 with the contract likely to be Design and Build or two-stage. In essence, the College wants a well-detailed design before going out to tender. The estimated construction cost is £20-25 million.Details:
Next year's London Festival of Architecture boasts wide range of eventsThe programme for the London Festival of Architecture has been officially unveiled
No press please – 07.10.07Astragal found himself pinned up against the wall at this year's Stirling. Foster + Partners' Stefan Behling, it seems, had had enough of the media after his recent press conference in Libya, and this old hack caught the wrong side of the Bavarian bear. But after a few reassuring words Behling loosened his grip and chatted amiably about the Stirling shortlist. Good job Astragal didn't tell him what he really thought of Dresden...
No press please – 07.10.07Astragal found himself pinned up against the wall at this year's Stirling. Foster + Partners' Stefan Behling, it seems, had had enough of the media after his recent press conference in Libya, and this old hack caught the wrong side of the Bavarian bear. But after a few reassuring words Behling loosened his grip and chatted amiably about the Stirling shortlist. Good job Astragal didn't tell him what he really thought of Dresden...
No smoke without fireThe Olympic Delivery Authority recently revealed that the reason it chose a gas-powered combined heat and power station at the Olympic Park was because a biomass version would require at least 30 trucks of woodchip a day to power the buildings in legacy mode with current technology. Astragal doesn't see the problem with the good old coal-burning power stations of yesteryear. All that black smoke, asthma, acid rain. Marvellous…
Nombiin San library - 9 October 2007The library in this two-year old school is relatively newly established, but part of the problem is the lack of available literature.
NORD40 Under 40
Not my HullI find myself disappointed at the not-very-positive tone of your article about Hull (AJ 11.01.07) and I am concerned that this puts my comments in the article into a different and unintended light. I said what I said, but in the course of the interview the positives seem not to be emphasised.Indeed they were ignored.The Hull in the article is not a Hull that I recognise. Yes, Hull has its problems, but reinforcing the image as portrayed in TV programmes such as Location Location Locati
Not that green – 07.10.07Van Heyningen and Haward's RSPB building, shortlisted for the RIBA/ English Partnerships sustainability award looked much greener than usual on the screen. All the delicate russet tones of the building had turned various tones of khaki. It was not deliberate, said Joanna van Heyningen, adding ruefully, 'That's not why we didn't win'.
Nothing wastedCould Architects for Aid be taking the... No, surely not.
Olympic Legacy Masterplan Framework, LondonThe London Development Agency invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified organisations to tender for the following services: The design and delivery of the Legacy Masterplan Framework and a legacy outline planning application for the Olympic Park site. The Legacy Masterplan Framework will be an integrated spatial masterplan, addressing key physical, economic, social and environmental drivers of change for legacy development. It will provide a framework for future legacy developme
Olympic Park demolition programme full steam aheadThe Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has claimed it is now almost halfway through the huge demolition programme to clear more than 220 buildings from the Olympic Park site in east London.
Olympic Park design instructions issuedThe ODA has finally issued instructions to the 47 practices designing the London 2012 Olympics Athlete's Village.
On John Soane's ipodThink of that much-loved institution Sir John Soane's Museum, and what comes to mind is a charmingly old-fashioned place.
ORMS bags BCO 'best of best'London-based ORMS has won the British Council of Offices' (BCO) Best of Best prize for its ISG headquarters scheme in Aldgate, London.
ORMS scoops top BCO awardLondon-based ORMS has won the British Council of Offices' (BCO) Best of Best prize
ORMS wins green light for Leicester SquareORMS has just received planning permission for this £5 million scheme in the heart of London's Leicester Square
ORMS wins planning for London office buildingORMS has been given planning consent for this £30 million office development on the New Kings Road in London.
Parry's Holburne Museum revisions slammed as 'pointless'A leading critic of Eric Parry's proposed extension to the Grade-I Holburne Museum in Bath has claimed the architect's revised scheme is a 'feeble attempt at pulling the wool over everyone's eyes.'
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Picture thisImagine the scene: a Sunday evening near the river in Battersea, and a young architect is wandering around Norman Foster's riverside office, admiring the curtain wall. Without warning a bald-pated man vaults over a wall and runs off down the road. A cat burglar? No, Norman himself out for a late-night jog, wearing what Astragal's spy describes as '70s-style running shorts'.
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Planning conflictsWe had a VSO conference during the last couple of days of last week.
Plymouth Civic Centre (AJ 16.08.07)It's time for lime, as architecture goes green
Power of Aluminium awardsA new international competition has launched, designed to recognise and reward design and innovation using aluminium
Project Orange40 Under 40
Promat - DurawallSteel-faced fire-resisting composite panelsFor further enquiries please click here
PRP has appointed...Andy von Bradsky has succeeded Barry Munday to become PRP's new Chairman. Concurrently, Roger Battersby succeeds Chris Rudolf as PRP's Managing Director. The changes take immediate effect as Barry Munday and Chris Rudolf retire from the practice.
Queen unveils Liam O'Connor's new armed forces memorialThe Queen officially unveiled the new national Armed Forces Memorial today, designed by Liam O'Connor
Quinlan Terry fined for damage to listed buildingsArchitect Quinlan Terry has been fined £25,000 for destroying two Grade II-listed lodges in the grounds of a John Nash house in Regent's Park, London
Ready, set, go for Olympic Park as plans win the green lightThe blueprint for the new 2012 Olympic Park cleared its final hurdle after two huge planning applications were given the thumbs up by London's top brass yesterday (1 October).
Rehau - Polytec 50New guide to curtain wallingFor further enquiries please click here
Replacement of Bonar Bridge Hospital, SutherlandThe client is looking for architectural and full design-team services for the construction of a 24-bed community hospital with a physiotherapy department and other supporting facilities. It is anticipated that the design team will include an architect, a consulting engineer, structural engineer and quantity surveyor/planning supervisor.Details:John Bogle,Capital Support and Projects Manager,NHS Highland,Caithness General Hospital,WickKW1 5NSTel. 019
Report raises concerns over cost of academiesA new report has praised the improving exam records of academy schools, but sounded alarm bells
Research reveals RIBA's extensive carbon footprint'Definite room for improvement' was the verdict of an intriguing report revealing the RIBA's carbon footprint and its use of resources at its central London headquarters
Restricted access - 29 August 2007Ulaanbaatar has rather chaotic traffic and infrastructure.
Review - Exhibition - Doris Salcedo: ShibbolethEXHIBITIONThe message behind Salcedo's Shibboleth is frustratingly elusive, says Andrew MeadDoris Salcedo: Shibboleth, at Tate Modern, London SE1, until 6 April 2008. www.tate.org.uk
Review - Exhibition - Forms of InquiryKieran Long finds the AA's notion of inquiry rather too inward-lookingForms of Inquiry, at the Architectural Association Gallery, London WC1B, until 31 October.www.aaschool.ac.uk
Review - Book - Antiquity: Origins, Classicism and the New RomeBOOKBy John McKeanAntiquity: Origins, Classicism and the New Rome.By Christopher Tadgell. Phaidon, 2007. 840pp. £65
Review - Book - Architecture and AuthorshipBOOKBy Iain BordenArchitecture and Authorship.Edited by Tim Anstey, Katja Grillner and Rolf Hughes.Black Dog Publishing, 2007. £24.95
Review - Book - Art and Architecture: A Place BetweenBOOKBy Richard WilliamsArt and Architecture: A Place Between.By Jane Rendell.I B Tauris, 2006.£18.99
Review - Book - Blue Monday: Stories of Absurd Realities and Natural PhilosophiesBOOKBy Kaye AlexanderBlue Monday: Stories of Absurd Realities and Natural Philosophies.By Robert Sumrell & Kazys Varnelis. Actar, 2007. 176pp. €22
Review - Book - Formations: Images From RocksBOOKBy Barrie EvansFormations: Images From Rocks.By Richard Weston.Deukalion Press, 2007, 112pp. £16.94 from www.amazon.co.uk
Review - Book - God's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain.BOOKBy Julian HolderGod's Architect: Pugin and the Building of Romantic Britain.By Rosemary Hill. Penguin, 2007. £30
Review - Book - Micro Very Small BuildingsBOOKAlex Haw reviews a bigger book about the very smallMicro: Very Small Buildings. By Ruth Slavid.Laurence King, 2007. £19.95
Review - Book - Modern Architecture Through Case Studies, 1945-1990BOOKBy Murray FraserModern Architecture Through Case Studies, 1945-1990.By Peter Blundell Jones and Eamonn Canniffe.Architectural Press,2007. £29.99
Review - Book - Project VitraBOOKThis image-heavy overview of Vitra is pure eye-candy, says Christine MurrayProject Vitra. Edited by Rolf Fehlbaum and Cornel Windlin. Birkhäuser, 2008
Review - Book - Strange DetailsBOOKBy Andrew MeadStrange Details.By Michael Cadwell.MIT Press, 2007.184pp. £11.95
Review - Book - The English HouseBOOKBy Peter DaveyThe English House.By Hermann Muthesius.Frances Lincoln, 2007. 768pp. £125
Review - Book - The Practice of Modernism: Modern Architects and Urban Transformation, 1954-1972BOOKBy Elain HarwoodThe Practice of Modernism: Modern Architects and Urban Transformation, 1954-1972.By John R Gold.Routledge, 2007.336pp. £29.99
Review - Book - WiMBY! Hoogvliet: Future Past and Present of a New TownBOOKBy Joshua BolchoverWiMBY! Hoogvliet: Future Past and Present of a New Town, or The Big WiMBY Book.Edited by Michelle Provoost (Crimson Architectural Historians).NAI Publishers, 2007,42 euros (£29)
Review - Critic's Choice - DesaiCritic's Choice Whatever the show, Desai's gallery is worth a visit, says Andrew Mead
Review - Design and Landscape for People: New Approaches to RenewalBOOKBy Robert HoldenDesign and Landscape for People: New Approaches to Renewal.By Clare Cumberlidge and Lucy Musgrave.Thames and Hudson, 2007. 224pp. £29.95
Review - Exhibition - Barking: A Model Town CentreEXHIBITIONBy Joshua BolchoverBarking: A Model Town Centre.At Barking Library and Learning Centre, Barking Town Square, from 12-27 September
Review - Exhibition - Edinburgh International FestivalEXHIBITIONSBy Neil CameronEdinburgh International Festival.Until 2 September.Alex Hartley.At the Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh,until 21 October.Nathan Coley.At doggerfisher,11 Gayfield Square, Edinburgh, until 15 September
Review - Exhibition - Housing Design Awards 2007EXHIBITIONBy Alex ElyHousing Design Awards 2007.At the RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London W1, until8 September
Review - Exhibition - New Practices LondonEXHIBITIONBy Enrique Gualberto RamirezNew Practices London.At the AIA Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NewYork, until 27 October
Review - Exhibition - Richard Meier: Art and ArchitectureThe AA's director is taken round the American legend's first exhibition in the UKRichard Meier: Art and Architecture, at the Louise T Blouin Institute, London W11,until February 2008.www.ltbfoundation.orgAJ 25.10.07KAYE ALEXANDER
Review - Exhibition - Shifts.exhibitionBy Johnny RodgerShifts.At The Lighthouse,11 Mitchell Lane, Glasgow, until 14 October
Review - Exhibition - Telford - The Father of modern engineeringTelford: Father of Modern Engineering.At the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, until 25 November
Review - Exhibition - Test of Time: 70 years of the Saltire Housing AwardsexhibitionBy John DeffenbaughTest of Time: 70 yearsof the Saltire Housing Awards.At the Scottish Executive, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh, until 28 September and the Marischal Museum, University of Aberdeen, from 5-28 October
Review - Lecture - Tadao Ando: Creating DreamsLectureChristine Murray hears Ando discuss trees and artTadao Ando: Creating Dreams, RA, London W1J, 26 October www.royalacademy.org.uk
Review - Louisiana and Beyond: The Work of Vilhelm WohlertbookBy Isabel AllenLouisiana and Beyond: The Work of Vilhelm Wohlert.By John Pardey.Edition Blondal, 2007. 216pp. £35
Review - The Arcadian Friends: Inventing the English Landscape GardenBookBy Sutherland LyallThe Arcadian Friends: Inventing the English Landscape Garden.By Tim Richardson.Bantam Press, 2007. £25
Review -Exhibition - Barcelona 1900EXHIBITIONBy Andrew MeadBarcelona 1900.At the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, until20 January 2008
Revised Code for Sustainable Homes focuses on zero-carbon driveThe Department for Communities and Local Government has published a revised version of the Code for Sustainable Homes
RIBA calls for design to be 'entrenched' into housing policyThe RIBA has called for the government to 'entrench design' into its housing policy after the period for responses to the Housing Green Paper came to a close yesterday
RIBA East has appointed...Architect, Steven Kearney BA (Hons) Dip Arch RIBA, Chairman of the South Essex Chapter of Architects, has been announced as the new Chairman of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) East, which consists of c 2,500 registered members and 255 practices in the region. Steven takes up the post this month as incumbent Chairman, David Thompson, stands down.
RIBA launches contest for River Mersey observatoryThe RIBA's competition office has unveiled a new international competition to design an observatory at the mouth of the River Mersey
RIBA South East Student AwardArchitecture students are invited to enter the RIBA South East Student Award
RIBA Special Award winners announcedThe winners of the five RIBA special awards were announced at the Stirling Prize dinner on 6 October
Riegens - Dynamic lightingSpectrum-R luminaire family for variable colour temperatureFor further enquiries please click here
RMJM's Edinburgh Music Box opensRMJM's 'Music Box' in Edinburgh has opened
Rob Gregory40 Under 40
Robert Gordon University has appointed...The Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen is delighted to announce the appointment of Alan Dunlop as a new Visiting Professor. Alan is a partner of Gordon Murray +Alan Dunlop Architects in Glasgow.
Robin Hood is no dead duckRobin Hood Gardens can be refurbished for £70,000 per unit, says Stephen Cherry of HordenLee Cherry ('Robin Hood faces execution', AJ 27.09.07). This compares with £107,132 per unit at New Islington (AJ 10.05.07); £102,673 per unit at Barking (AJ 13.09.07); and £150,181 per unit at Bourbon Lane (AJ 20.09.07).On this basis, Robin Hood Gardens is far from a dead duck economically and, as we know,too many of the problems of mass public housing are the result of poor maintenance
RSAW have appointed...Pebrokeshire businessman and architect Gareth Scourfield has taken up a two-year term as president of the Royal Society of Architects in Wales. Mr Scourfield will represent the 800 plus architects who practice in Wales.
Rumour of Pathfinder funding cut is quashedHousing market renewal (HMR) minister Iain Wright has poured cold water on rumours that the government was intending to pull funding for almost half of the controversial Pathfinder projects.
Rumours of BSF suspension are quashedThe agency charged with delivering the government's ambitious Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme has rubbished claims that the initiative has been halted
Rumours of Leach Rhodes Walker sale are kiboshedDeeply troubled property company Erinaceous Group has denied it intends to sell off architectural arm Leach Rhodes Walker (LRW), despite rumours of a break-up.
Rundum Meir - Round the Corner Garage DoorRound-the-corner garage doorsFor further enquiries please click here
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School of business and economics, University of Exeter, DevonThe aim is to provide architectural services for the design and construction of a new building and/or extension for the School of Business and Economics.Further phases of development may be negotiated with the successful service provider. The form of contract is to be determined – it may be traditional or design and build, a one- or two-stage tender.Details: Frances Vowles,The University of Exeter,The Old Library, Purchasing Office,Prince of Wales Road,Exeter
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Scottish 'landmark' housing comp launchedA rare, open competition has been launched in Scotland to design a 'landmark' housing scheme overlooking the seafront at Ardossan
Scottish Executive launches inquiry as developers eye up Edinburgh's green-belt landDevelopers north of the border have forced the Scottish Executive to launch a public inquiry investigating the possibility of building on Edinburgh's green belt.
Scottish island theatre starts on siteThis is Edinburgh-based City Architecture Office's (CiAO) design for a new £600,000 production centre for a theatre
Second Humber Quays phase goes in for planningHull Citybuild has submitted an outline planning application for the second phase of its £170 million Humber Quays masterplan
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Setting the goals - 3 October 2007Last Thursday, we had a useful introductory meeting, setting what I believe to be collective goals for architecture staff in the school.
Shen Milson & Wilke has appointed...Shen Milson & Wilke's London office has hired three talented designers: Ben Gibbs, Rachid Zamouri and Simon Head to work on a number of high profile projects.
Shortlist for Olympic Legacy masterplan team unveiledThe London Development Agency (LDA) has announced the shortlist for the Olympic Legacy masterplan team
Sketches of SpenceSketches of SpenceEXHIBITIONDoodles abound, but Spence exhibition lacks historical context, says Neil Gillespie.Dean Gallery, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 19 October 2007-10 February 2008, The Archive Project: www.basilspence.org.uk
Skimmed milk – 02.10.07By all accounts, Boris Johnson's speech to the Tory Party at its Blackpool conference – his first as a London Mayoral candidate – was something of a pantomime act. 'The man is very funny but completely shambolic,' one bemused delegate informed Astragal. Our source went on to say that, as skilled as Boris was 'at milking his "shambolicness",' he wasn't as skilled at getting a clear message across. 'I think Boris was trying to say that he didn't like tall buildings, but I'm not su
Slato - Access control systemsMifare controlled smart proximity-based access-control systemsFor further enquiries please click here
SMC Group's talks with third-party investor break downTalks between SMC Group and an unnamed third-party investor have broken down
Snook to change Art Deco Liverpool cinema into '1920s-style venue'Snook Architects is to transform Liverpool's Grade II-listed, Art Deco ABC cinema
Somerset College of Arts and TechnologyThe contract involves taking Phase 2 through the Application In-Principle, Application In Detail and Construction Phases for Phase 2 of the College redevelopment.Details: Myles Clough,Nisbet LLP,Brittany House,New North Road,Exeter EX4 4EP,DevonTel. 08456780471E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com 01392 499719EU code: 2007/S 176-215989Apply by: 11.10.2007 - 12:00
Somerset College of Arts and Technology - phase 2 developmentThe contract involves taking Phase 2 through the Application In-Principle, Application In Detail and Construction Phases for Phase 2 of the College redevelopment.Details: Myles Clough,Nisbet LLP,Brittany House,New North Road,Exeter EX4 4EP,DevonTel. 08456780471E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com 01392 499719EU code: 2007/S 176-215989Apply by: 11.10.2007 - 12:00
South Tyneside College redevelopmentSouth Tyneside College is seeking separately to appoint providers of various professional services with an architect as a lead member of the design team to assist in the redevelopment and construction of a new college on its Westoe and Hebburn sites.At the Westoe site, the new integrated Sixth Form College and Marine College, approximately 22,000m2, will be constructed on existing accommodation. Selected demolition will be necessary to enable the phasing construction of the development
South Tyneside College redevelopment schemeSouth Tyneside College is seeking separately to appoint providers of various professional services with an architect as a lead member of the design team to assist in the redevelopment and construction of a new college on its Westoe and Hebburn sites.At the Westoe site, the new integrated Sixth Form College and Marine College, approximately 22,000m2, will be constructed on existing accommodation. Selected demolition will be necessary to enable the phasing construction of the development
Spirits still high after CABE refuses backing for Liverpool FC's new stadiumRyderHKS and Liverpool Football Club have allayed fears that the club's new stadium might be delayed after CABE refused to back the planning application
Sports centre, HuddersfieldThe following services are sought for a new sports centre in Huddersfield: Architectural services for building;. architectural, engineering and surveying services; structural engineering consultancy services; civil engineering consultancy services; mechanical and electrical engineering services; quantity surveying services; contract administration services; energy-management services; leisure centre.Details: Roger Matthews,Kirklees Metropolitan Council,Partnerships and Procur
Squire finishes refurb of Lasdun Softley buildingSquire and Partners has completed the refurb of a Denys Lasdun Peter Softley & Associates building in the City of London
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Stanton Williams reveals first building in King's Cross masterplanStanton Williams has revealed these never-before-seen images of its Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design building
Stirling finalist Chipperfield attacked over Pisa schemeOn the eve of the Stirling Prize, a scheme in Pisa by finalist David Chipperfield has been attacked by conservationists
Stoakes Systems - Kalwall'Kalwall on the Roof' trade literatureFor further information please click here
Stowe Visitor Project, BuckinghamThe National Trust wishes to appoint a consortium design team (or multi-disciplinary practice) to produce the plans and specifications and act as contract administrator for the adaptation of New Inn at Stowe Landscape Gardens for a range of visitor facilities including: car parks and roads, reception area, retail space with storage, restaurant and kitchen, plant sales, community and education space, toilets, hard and soft landscaping.All designs must meet the NT's conservation and envi
Students beat professionals in RIBA bat house compTwo fourth-year students at the Architectural Association have won an RIBA competition to provide a new home for bats at the London Wetland Centre in Barnes
Super woofer – 15.10.07So, you're motoring swiftly along an American highway, eyes peeled for somewhere to rest your weary head. And, somewhat unpredictably, you happen upon a 30ft-high beagle with a sign screaming the words 'I'm a B&B'.
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Swimming pool complex, Market Rasen, LincolnshireThis contract notice invites expressions of interest from suitably experienced and qualified architectural or multi disciplined practices to provide lead consultant services for the preparation and design of tender documents/ information for a new public swimming pool complex in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. It is hoped that firms will be able to demonstrate previous experience of swimming-pool design, together with working with a local authority. The total contract value, including building th
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Ted Cullinan awarded Royal Gold MedalEdward 'Ted' Cullinan has been awarded one of architecture's most prestigious prizes
Terraced housing will continue to reinvent itselfI was encouraged to read your article on 'Contemporary Terraced Housing Types' (AJ 18.10.07). The debate on housing should concentrate on the macro and micro elements of density, given that both ends of the spectrum inform each other. It would be easy to concentrate on the large and glamourous. Hawkins\Brown has designed one of the highest density schemes in London, Poplar High Street (pictured below), at 2,556 hab rooms per hectare, along with individual houses providing 12 hab rooms per hec
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The Aluminium Federation has moved to...After 40 years at Froadway House, the Aluminium Federation (ALFED) has moved to the National Metalforming Centre, Birmingham Road, West Browmwich, West Midlands B70 6PY.
The Architectural Heritage Fund has appointed...The Architectural Heritage Fund has appointed John Townsend as their new Chairman, succeeding Jane Sharman CBE, who retires after ten years as a trustee and seven as a chairman.
The Danger of MertonOpinion The Merton Rule could lead us down a blind alleyway as we aim to go green, says Peter Fisher
The In Crowd – 15.10.07Last week was Frieze week, the annual art fair in London that begets a thousand pretentious dinner parties and sees the number 38 bus (Hackney to Regent's Park) jammed full of grumbling nearly-rans of the art world. Astragal didn't see much, but was thrilled to spot Tony Fretton, Jamie Fobert, Corinna Dean and Lord and Lady Foster admiring the spider at the Louise Bourgeois opening at Tate Modern.
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The technology college opens - 5 September 2007I excused myself from the eleventh day of my Mongolian language course to attend the opening day ceremony at Baringin Technologin Kolleg (Construction Technology College), the college where I will be working, in the western 'peri-urban' Songino Khairkhain district of Ulaanbaatar.
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The University of GlamorganThe University of Glamorgan, in conjunction with the Arts Council of Wales, wiches to procure a consortium of consultants - led by an architectural consultant - to undertake a feasibility study for the proposed new Arts Centre in Methyr Tydfill.Subject to the recommendations of the feasibility study, and the obtaining of grant funding for capital costs the consortium may be retained to oversee the design and construction of the Arts Centre.Details: Martyn Jeffries - Head of Europe
The war of the wordTHE WAR OF THE WORDIt's not really our style to be drawn into a war of word [sic], but it's a sporting challenge to be called 'expedient', albeit only 'a little bit' ('Chatting with Chipperfield', AJ 11.10.07).Of course, we might pref
There's only one Neville Neville – 23.10.07Readers will be aware that Astragal likes to keep firmly abreast of all the ups and downs in the world of Association Football. The unmistakable silhouette of Gary Neville sitting in AEW Architects' Manchester office was never, therefore, going to elude the eagle-eyed bon-viveur. Apparently, the son of Neville Neville had popped in to talk about why his new house was starting to fall down. Perhaps it had taken a dive.
Three cheers for the Aga KhanThe Aga Khan's architecture awards are surely the most impressive in the world. Set up in 1977 to celebrate buildings and planning schemes that can help improve life in countries 'in which Muslims have a significant presence', the triennial awards have been given to work mostly in Asia and Africa as different as housing for the very poorest, office towers, urban parks and squares, villas for the wealthy, rehabilitation of slums, conservation of palaces, fortresses and ancient walled cities.
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To Quentin or not to Quentin?That much-loved children's illustrator Quentin Blake – who brought the books of Roald Dahl to life and managed, in his imaginings of classic character Mr Twit, to create a beast remarkably similar to Astragal himself – has, rather unexpectedly, been given a role in Argent's King's Cross regeneration masterplan. Blake is working with the developer to create a massive drawing to cover up a dilapidated building, Stanley Building South, on the edge of the masterplan site. Argent told local planning
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Too much love – 07.10.07Glenn Howells met his number one fan at the Stirling awards. As Astragal tried to chat to Birmingham's favourite architect, Howells found himslef being manhandled by architect Peter King. King lavished Howells with praise, stopping just short of kissing Glenn's hand. 'Phew!' Howells said, 'Hope he hasn't got a room full of pictures of me at home, like that Alan Partridge episode!'
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Turner & Townsend's new office at...Turner & Townsend has opened its first offices in Basel, Switzerland, extending its reach to nine strategically located offices in continental Europe outside the UK – Germany, Italy, Holland, Ireland, France, Spain, Greece, Poland and Russia.
Turner & Townsend's new office at...International construction and management consultancy Turner & Townsend has opened a new office in Toronto and has won its first two commissions in Canada.
Twice-nominated Reiach and Hall aims for glory with Andrew Doolan AwardEdinburgh-based Reiach and Hall has a double chance of winning the £25,000 Andrew Doolan Award for Scotland's best building
UBS Global Asset management has appointed...UBS Global Asset Management's Global Real Estate Business has appointed Roberto Vandaras as an Executive Director for Business Develpment in Continental Europe. The appointment takes immediate effect.
University of ExeterFor the School of business and economics at the University of Exeter, the aim is to provide architectural services for the design and construction of a new building and/or extension for the School.Further phases of development may be negotiated with the successful service provider. The form of contract is to be determined – it may be traditional or design and build, a one- or two-stage tender.Details: Frances Vowles,The University of Exeter,The Old Library, Purchasing
University Of Huddersfield New Business Faculty DesignThe University of Huddersfield is seeking an architect to design a new building for the Univesity Business Faculty, and for design work on the refurbishment of an existing building appr. 3150 sq metres in size.Details: Alan Johnson University of Huddersfield Queensgate UK-Huddersfield HD1 3DHTel: 01484 472876E-mail: email@example.com
University to decide fate of Architecture WeekThe Arts Council has tasked a university with studying the ongoing viability of Architecture Week.
Up-and-coming practices dominate shortlist for Lancashire nature reserveA five-strong shortlist – including McDowell + Benedetti – has been named for the competition to design the Brockholes Wetland and Woodland Nature Reserve
Urban Splash releases remaining 'Tutti Frutti' Street plots for saleThe remaining six plots in Urban Splash's 'Tutti Frutti' terraced street development in Manchester's New Islington area are up for sale.
US firm Perkins + Will starts on its Paddington schemeUS firm Perkins + Will Architects has started work on its Merchant Square scheme
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Writtle College, ChelmsfordThe college is seeking a design service for the renewal of its FE campus
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I am Ruth, 23, a Hotel Manager originally from Harrogate but now living in Scarborough.
I have been around on Minimins for a few years and unfortunately fell into the trap of a serial yo yo dieter but after becoming unwell and Drs telling me I have pre diabetes enough is enough. I have messed around for long enough and should have done this ages ago. They are also worried about my age relating to this diagnosis.
I am taking this extremely slowly, I need to be at a healthy weight and lead a healthier lifestyle. I have an extremely active job so that isn't an issue however I don't eat enough and when I do eat its not the right things. I do have to be careful as I have quite serious IBS but my dietician has recommended SW.
I will be joining after the 15th when I get paid and will attend class when I can (shift depending) i will also weigh myself tomorrow morning as a start and go from there and see how I will do. I will be using tools such as mini alarms to eat and to drink plenty of fluids as this is what I lack.
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|Maximal inspiratory pressure: does reproducibility indicate full effort?
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|PMID: 7886647 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE
|BACKGROUND: Maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) is often relied upon as an index of inspiratory muscle strength, and reproducibility of MIP taken to indicate maximal effort. This study was designed to determine whether reproducibility is a valid indicator of maximal effort. METHODS: Ten normal subjects were studied, all of whom were familiar with the MIP test but none was an experienced subject. They were told that the purpose was to measure how accurately they could generate 50% of their MIP. Each performed nine MIP efforts and nine submaximal efforts. Means and coefficients of variation of peak negative inspiratory pressure (Pmax) and the ranges of the best three efforts were calculated for each type. RESULTS: Mean (SE) Pmax averaged-93.8 (6.0) cm H2O for the maximal efforts and -60.6 (7.7) cm H2O for the submaximal trials, with coefficients of variation averaging 8.71 (1.75)% and 14.58 (2.63)%, respectively and the ranges averaging 6.5 (1.1)% and 13.4 (3.5)%, respectively. There was no clear separation between the coefficients of variation or ranges of maximal and submaximal efforts. In four cases the ranges of the best three submaximal efforts were less than 5 cm H2O and less than 5% -criteria that have been used to validate MIP results. These four subjects had lower ranges for submaximal than maximal efforts, even when expressed as percentages of the means. CONCLUSION: Reproducibility should not be relied upon to indicate a valid MIP test, especially for research purposes when relatively small changes in inspiratory muscle strength must be discriminated.
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In a photo provided by the Livingston County Sheriff, Raulie Wayne Casteel is shown in a booking mug, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012 in Howell, Mich. Michigan prosecutors have charged the 43-year-old man suspected in a shooting spree along a 100-mile stretch of roads with assault with a dangerous weapon and other gun charges. (AP Photo/Livingston County Sheriff)
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Tim Henman will play one last time at Wimbledon, but it won't be next summer.
The British tennis star will play his final Grand Slam at the U.S. Open and then retire in September after the Davis Cup playoff at the All England Club.
The 32-year-old Henman, who reached four Wimbledon semifinals and never won a Grand Slam title in his 14-year career, cited a sore back and bad knee Thursday for his decision to call it quits.
"The way that it's affected my performance has obviously made my life a little bit harder and probably a little bit less enjoyable," Henman said at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Henman is unseeded going into the U.S. Open, which begins Monday. He is scheduled to play for Britain against Croatia for a spot in the Davis Cup World Group.
"To play at Wimbledon at Davis Cup will be very special for me," he said. "It's always been an honor and a pleasure to play any event at the All England."
Injuries have caught up with the 92nd-ranked Henman, who won 11 singles titles in his career and was ranked as high as No. 4 in 2002. He was sidelined three months at the start of the season with a knee injury and is 5-11 in singles matches.
In June, he lost in the second round at the All England Club for the third straight year.
He carried the hopes of British fans through 14 Wimbledon appearances, with many gathering on "Henman Hill" to cheer him. Fans were looking for the first homegrown Wimbledon men's champion since Fred Perry in 1936. Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977.
Would he like another crack at Wimbledon next summer?
"The simple answer is no because I've played there so much over the years and had some fantastic memories," he said. "Some of the best memories of my career."
In June, Henman once again enthralled the Centre Court crowd, outlasting Carlos Moya in a riveting fifth set win on his seventh match point. A double-fault by Moya on the third match point of the 24th game of the set gave Henman a 6-3, 1-6, 5-7, 6-2, 13-11 win.
"That was something special. The quality of play by both of us and me winning helped," he said with a smile. "That's one I'll remember fondly."
He bowed out to Feliciano Lopez in his next match after winning the first two sets.
Henman reached the Wimbledon semifinals in 1996-97 and 2003-04 and the semifinals at the French Open and U.S. Open in 2004.
Earlier this month, his back acted up again during the first round of the Cincinnati Masters, losing to Juan Ignacio Chela. In a first-round match in Washington, Henman double-faulted on match point in a third-set tiebreaker to hand American John Isner a win in just his second ATP tour event.
Henman then sat down with coach Paul Annacone to discuss his future.
"That's when I knew I wanted to stop," he said. "It's become a little more clear cut for me -- playing in pain. For me to just hang around for nine months just to go and play Wimbledon for the sake of it, it doesn't really appeal to me."
Henman was mindful of the pressure of representing his country at Wimbledon, and he would've loved to win a major there.
"I was aware of expectations," Henman said with typical understatement. "As an individual athlete in that environment, you have to really train your mind to stay away from those thoughts, because that is only going to heighten the pressure.
"I played some of my best tennis at Wimbledon, and that's something I will always be very, very proud of."
He was also mindful of the British press.
"I'll probably be the first to admit I'll probably be judged by whether I won Wimbledon," Henman said. "Do I think that's right? No, I probably wouldn't think that's right. But I've also judged myself against the best players in the world.
"Being No. 4 in the world and making the semifinals that I did -- I think that makes you a good player."
Henman was ranked in the top 10 for five years. A winner of four career doubles titles, he has earned $11 million in prize money.
"I think the kid overachieved his whole career," television analyst Mary Carillo said. "He was one of the best volleyers in this generation of men's tennis. He was a very classy fellow."
John McEnroe, a winner of 17 Grand Slam titles, noted Henman lost in the semis to such heavy hitters as Pete Sampras, Lleyton Hewitt and Goran Ivanisevic.
"He wasn't as strong as a lot of these guys out there, but he knew how to play," McEnroe said. "He was a huge boost for the sport in England. He was the consummate pro type of guy."
With Greg Rusedski retiring earlier this year and now Henman, the British press are calling it an end of an era. The heir apparent is 20-year-old Andy Murray, who is ranked No. 19, although he's been hampered by a wrist injury.
"Hopefully, the pieces have been put in place so the next generation can come through," Henman said. "Andy -- fingers crossed -- is going to play a big, big part in it."


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- Ward 3: Our Savior's Lutheran Church
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Players cheer in the Tennessee dugout during the Women's College World Series in June, when the Lady Vols finished runner-up.
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The Tennessee softball team has released its 2013 fall exhibition schedule, which features eight home exhibition games in October and an alumnae game Nov. 8.
All fall games will be played at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium, and admission is free.
Fans can get a first look at the 2014 team on Oct. 6, when Tennessee hosts Lee University at 6 p.m.
Tennessee completed the 2013 season as the national runner-up with a 52-12 record. The Lady Vols made their sixth Women's College World Series appearance in the past nine years and appeared in the Championship Series for the second time in program history.
The squad featured three NFCA Division I All-America first-team selections in Raven Chavanne, Lauren Gibson and Madison Shipman as well as three Capital One Academic All-Americans in Chavanne, Shipman and Ellen Renfroe. Chavanne was named the Capital One Academic All-American of the Year and was a top-three finalist for both USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year and the Senior CLASS Award. Gibson was a top-10 finalist for USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the year and was named the SEC Player of the Year.
The schedule: Oct. 6 vs. Lee; Oct. 11 vs. Tennessee Tech; Oct. 11 vs. Bethel; Oct. 12 vs. Chipola State; Oct. 12 vs. Milligan; Oct. 13 vs. Volunteer State; Oct. 13 vs. Virginia Intermont; Oct. 14 vs. Tusculum; Nov. 8 Alumnae Game.
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XDM or xdm or similar can refer to:
- The Springfield Armory XDM, a variant of the HS2000 pistol sold in the United States by Springfield Armory, Inc.
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HONOLULU (AP) - A former child model accusing "X-Men" director Bryan Singer of sex abuse in Hawaii says he wants to dismiss the lawsuit - not because it lacks merit but because he can't find a new attorney to represent him.
Michael Egan III said in a court filing Wednesday that he previously sought the dismissal in sealed documents in federal court in Honolulu. He wants the case dismissed without prejudice, which would allow him to file it again later.
He said in the latest filing that he's unable to proceed by himself.
His former attorneys asked to be removed from the case after their relationship with him deteriorated.
Singer has filed papers saying he wants the case dismissed with prejudice, with costs and fees imposed against Egan.
Egan previously dropped three similar lawsuits against other entertainment figures.
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