Archive for 2012 September
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News from the archive of the Periodicals Collection: Central Park 1862
Discover the history of architecture through the RIBA’s collection of 2,000 periodical titles. Today, the British Architectural Library looks at the hopes and plans for New York’s Central Park as it was being constructed in 1862: When The Building
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Lib Dem conference: RIBA bangs housing drum
The RIBA’s Sam Wilson shares his experience of the Liberal Democrat conference The strong gales and choppy seas in Brighton this week seemed an appropriate backdrop for the Liberal Democrats’ annual conference. With the Party
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Open House London: Inside the RIBA
A tour guide’s view of Open House London at the RIBA, what happened that day and the reasons for participating. On Saturday 22 September the RIBA headquarters was open as usual, but with a difference, unique rooms
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Home Truths: research on domestic retrofit
With the latest edition of the annual RIBA Research Symposium coming up in just a few weeks’ time, we’re taking the opportunity to focus on some interesting domestic retrofit projects. The Symposium “Home Truths”
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Libraries are not history
Our libraries are more than just books; they are signs of our commitment to education and an investment in our communities. Every day new items are added to RIBApix, the RIBA’s database of architectural images.
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The ‘Guerrilla Tactics’ CPD conference is a fantastic event that I look forward to every year
There is always a really wide range of diverse talks given and the beauty of the event is that you can pick and mix which seminars you attend to specifically tailor the event to
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New books for autumn 2012: Construction and design manuals, the MAXXI and more
With the chill of autumn almost upon us, we may soon find ourselves indoors more and tackling the stockpile of unread reading material many of us have. To add to any architect’s reading wish
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London 2012: Models of success
It has been surprising and touching that even sceptics have been won over by the spectacle and atmosphere of the Olympics. The outburst of enthusiasm for the Olympics has also meant that tickets for the
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Home Truths: research on domestic retrofit (IFORE project)
With the latest edition of the annual RIBA Research Symposium coming up in just a few weeks’ time, we’re taking the opportunity to focus on some interesting domestic retrofit projects. The Symposium “Home Truths”
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RIBApix image of the month: September 2012
A new image every month celebrating architecture, chosen from RIBApix, where you will discover over 60,000 images on architecture, landscape and the decorative arts. This image of a girls’ school in Hietzing, Vienna (XIII), was taken
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