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News

05Funding cuts spell the end or university building boom07 Competition launched or let-over land in London10 Foster + Partners completes its luxury hospital in Bath

Comment

16LeaderHard times bring opportunities or architects, says Paul Finch50Ian Martin dreams o his early days on the AJ

Features

20 A V&A exhibition space and a retreat in a ruined outhouse appear inthe frst hal o this years AJ Small Projects shortlist

33 echnical & Practice Construction details rom three Small Projects39 he CriticsChris Etchells charts the decline o the pub in his new sho

Jobs

45Top jobs:Woods Bagot; Shanly Group; University o Salord; MarkPinney Associates; University o Bath

Tis week online

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THE PICK OF THE BEST UK, EUROP& INTERNATIONAL DESIGN CONTE

Te AJs inaugural eelyCompetitions File begins ith trst major civic competition o2010: theV&A in Dundee, a ncentre o design or Scotland onthe citys aterront. Te 47million project is planned toopen in 2014, and expressions ointerest are due by 15 February.

Another potential blocbusteis the International CentreforDemocracy, Peace and Human

Rights in Colchester. TeUniversity o Essex ants a

orld-class building that illbring together its humanitiesdepartments, and the budget orthe project is approximately 5million, ith required proessioindemnity at the same gure. Bube arned: the client is looingor a designer ith experience ound-raising. Register yourinterest by 1 February.

As ell as the ForgottenSpaces competition (see page 7),smaller practices may be interes

in Blackpool Councils recentOJEU. Te council urgently anto appoint a design team or itsCentral Library redevelopmentproject, unded by the Big LotteFunds Community Librariesprogramme. Expressions ointerest are due by 23 January.

For more competitions visitarchitectsjournal.co.uk/competitions

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NewContest launchedor let-over land inLondon p7

Foster + Partnerscompletes its rstever hospital p10

Big names picup Ne YearHonours p12

University building boom stalls

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University building projects acrossthe country could be delayed ordropped olloing the govern-ments decision to slash undingby more than 500 million.

In a letter to the HigherEducation Funding Council orEngland, business secretary PeterMandelson said capital budgetas to plunge rom 938 millionto 404 million in 2010/11.

Architects have responded tothe nes ith dismay. JonathanMorgan, southern regionalchairman o Archial Architects,said: Te government shouldbe taing steps to protect thehard-earned status [o the Ukshigher education sector].

Te government needs to behonest about the undingavailable to universities over the

next e years... to enable them toplan ahead properly, rather thanhinting at undened cuts hichill result in uninormed panicdecisions on capital spending.

Meanhile, Jonathan Harord,project director at DevereuxArchitects, said: we have alaysanticipated this. [Universities] area sot target or the government.we have [already] seen the

government charge students andreduce grants.

warren Jues, director atAssociated Architects, said:Hardly any OJEUs are comingthrough at all. Its denitelyafecting uture or. Fundingill be tight.

As universities come toterms ith the loss o unding,Cambridge University said it as

considering selling bonds or therst time in its 800-year history inorder to raise almost 300 millionor its huge building project ledby AECOM (ormerly EDAw).

Despite outrage rom TeRussell Group, hich represents20 leading Uk universities, aspoesperson or the Conservativeparty said it could not pledge toreverse any cuts ithout more

inormation about the govern-ments planned expenditure.

Te government has notpublished its spending plansbeyond this year, said thespoesperson. Tey usuallyoutline spending or three yearsand may release that inormationbeore the election. Its hard tosay ithout much more detail.Rufus Jay

University funding cutscould impact prospectsfor future high-proleschemes like these byBDP and Henning

Larsen at PlymouthUniversity (left) andSauerbruch Huttonand RMJM at ShefeldUniversity (above)

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Mixed picture for London towerss worlds tallest opens in Dubai

T pg h 828m-all Buj Khala lask g h glbal mas l afa whysaps. Hw, h u ms, sms ulkly h ulg huj wll kksa a a bul a all bulg.G Kh, hama KPF, whh sg

s H tw a T Pal, bls Buj wll ma h wls alls bulg ag m, bu xp m skysaps b bul.By 2050 h wll b 9 bll us, a haj gwh wll b Asa, h sa. S yu wllu s all bulgs all ss uss.

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Scheme London Bridge Tower,or the Shard (by Renzo Piano wi thPascal + Watson)Proposed height 305.78m

Status Foundation work forthe Shard is complete and steelwork is underway. The projectis on target to completed bymid-2012

Scheme Leadenhall Building, orthe Cheesegrater (by RogersStirk Harbour + Partners)Proposed height 225m

Status The City of Londonproject is on hold. DeveloperBritish Land appointed MitchellTaylor Workshop to design atemporary city farm for the plot

Scheme Heron Tower or110 Bishopsgate (KPF)Proposed height 202.52mStatus The project is onsite,

on schedule and within budgetand due to be completed in2011. Developer HeronInternational is backingthe scheme

Scheme The Pinnacle,or the Helterskelter(by KPF)Proposed height 287.90m

Status Demolition work onthe site in Bishopsgate, EC2,has nished and completionof the project is expectedin 2013

Scheme City Pride(by Foster + Partners)Proposed height 209mStatus Construction of the Isle

of Dogs skyscraper for developerGlenkerrin is expected to start thisyear and be nished by 2012.The scheme will replace the CityPride pub

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New Practices #10FPA Architects,CheshireFounded September 2009

Main people: Geoff Pickering,James Hindley and Craig Jones

Where have you come from?

Geoff, James and Craig met whworking at SW Foulkes Archite

in Manchester. Geoff was anequity director of the rm, whichworked principally on largeresidential and mixed-usedevelopments. James headed uthe Georgia ofce until war broout in August 2008 and theGeorgian economy collapsed.Craig was predominantly involvewith the rms multiple housingsites, key worker schemes andmasterplanning projects.

What work do you have?Were working on ambitious,one-off residential projects for

private clients and developers,volume housing schemes withan eco intention, propertyremodeling and extensions, aswell as retail and ofce t outs

What are your ambitions?Wed like to build a practice thatis respected and recognised forinvesting that extra attention todetail that marks the fundamendifference between an adequatbuilding and a successful soluti

How optimistic are you?

Very. If you dont believe in yourown potential how can you eversucceed? Weve had anoverwhelming amount of suppohelp and advice from friends anclients, who have recommendedus to their peers. We are veryfortunate to work with people wshare our enthusiasm.

Contact www.fparchitects.co.uinfo@fparchitects.co.uk

Hoskins and Keppie team up for14m Ballymena healthcare centre

Keppie Design and Gareth Hoskins Architects havesubmitted plans or this new 14 million healthcarecentre in Ballymena, County Antrim. Appointedthrough the PCCI Framework or Northern IrelandHealth Estates, the scheme is the frst o fve newhealthcare projects being designed or the NorthernHealth Trust by Keppie and the recently honouredHoskins (see page 12). Richard Waite

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Foster + Partners has completed ithospital: this 6,000m2, three-storeBath or Circle, Europes largest ppartnership. Te practice describesscheme as a radical departure romhospital design and more comparhotel. Arranged around a double-patient bedrooms are housed in a

volume clad in a refective lattice oshingles. Spencer de Grey, Foster +design, said: [Te design] is demopatient at the heart o the system idoes not eel institutionalised.Ric

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Honours awarded for services to architecture since 1995

2010David Chippereld CBE, knightedGeorge Ferguson CBEGareth Hoskins OBE

John Anderson OBE

2009Paul Morrell OBEAlastair Lansley CBE

2008Christine Hawley CBEDonald Reeve Buttress LVO, OBELord Rogers of Riverside,Companion of Honour

Richard Russell OBE

2004Sarah Wigglesworth MBE

David Chippereld CBE

2003Rab Bennetts OBEJulian Owen MBEJoseph Mordaunt Crook CBEBridget Cherry OBEJames Eyre OBE

2002Nicholas Grimshaw CBE, knightedPaul Finch OBEFrank Walker OBEZaha Hadid CBEJohn Spencely CBEStephen Gardiner OBEDavid Martin MBE

2001Richard MacCormac CBE, knightedMichael Wilford CBEAndrew Wright OBEBarry Shaw MBETerry Farrell CBE, knightedJohn Cornforth CBERoger Stephenson OBE

2000Jeremy Dixon, knighted

Romano Paoletti CBEIan Ritchie CBEPeter Carolin CBEDeyan Sudjic OBEMichael Wildblood MBE

1999Robin Nicolson CBERobin Webster OBERichard Feilden OBEMalcolm Booth MBEDerek Lovejoy OBE

Will Alsop OBETom Bloxham MBEEdward Ruddock MBE

1998Peter Davey OBEColin Sandy St John Wilson,knightedPiers Gough CBEWilliam Ainsworth OBESteven Hodder MBE

1997Francis Duffy CBEDavid Shalev OBERoderick Males MBESpencer de Grey CBEAllen Short Matheson CBEVictor Robinson OBEBrian Lowe MBE

1996Jane Drew DBETerry Farrell OBE, CBEIsi Metzstein OBEMargaret Maxwell MBEJames Dunbar-Nasmith CBE,knightedRichard Burton CBENeville Churcher MBE

1995Sir Denys Lasdun CBE,Companion of Honour(pictured above)Robert McKinstry OBEPatricia Gupta MBE

LUKEHAYES

2007Richard Murphy OBEColin Porteous OBEAlan Smith OBEPeter Cook, knightedRaymond Kennedy YoungOBE, CBEDavid Adjaye OBE(pictured above)

Eleanor McAllister OBERuth Kamen MBEBarrie Todd MBE

2006John Miller CBERobert Adams OBEPankaj Patel MBEStuart MacDonald OBE

2005John Thorp MBE

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Simpson added: It doesnt haveany language to it architecturally...the shape is rather dull. So itsocial: the Burj is ugly, butSimpsons Beetham ower inManchester (shown during the

interview) is not. And nor is hiselbow-shaped tower by LondonsBlackriars Bridge, which isactually a very elegant shape(rather more elegant than thefnancial situation o his developerclient, Beetham, which has justhad its accounts qualifed and isnow dependent on fnancialpartners to keep the projectgoing). Te real point about the

Beautiful game

Maybe its down to the citysamous grey skies, but you canalways count on a Mancunian

to bring a certain gloom toproceedings. When the worldstallest building, the 828m-tallBurj Khalia, opened last week,Channel 4 called uponManchester-based skyscraperarchitect Ian Simpson tocomment. It would be rather nicei it was a beautiul building, butits not its rather mundane, hesaid. Ten, laying in the boot,

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pumping money into stalledprivate housebuilder schemes perormed woeully badlywhen measured against CABEBuilding or Lie standards, uto assess all applications orKickstart unding. Ironically, tBuilding or Lie programme not run by CABE alone, butjointly with the Home BuildeFederation (HBF), whosemembers all have their snoutsin the Kickstart trough. Whatgoing to happen when Londo

Mayor Boris Johnson presentsplans or bigger and better hoat the public inquiry into theLondon Plan? Already house-builders are ganging up totorpedo the Mayors admirablaspirations. But what will theHBF do? Are they in avour obetter homes or not?

Knight export

David Chipperfelds well-deserved knighthood (see pageis unusual inasmuch as it camvia a recommendation rom thForeign Oce (in respect o hwork in Germany). Who was last architect to be recommenin this way? Astragal turns to repository o knowledge on thmatters, Jeremy Melvin, in hisRoyal Academy eyrie. Could ihave been Basil Spence or hisBritish Embassy in Rome,Astragal wonders? Melvin thi

not. In act, one has to go backEdwin Lutyens to fnd preced o a sort. Tat recommendacame rom the India Oce,Melvin reminds Astragal.

Te Hellman Files #1 An occasional trawl throughHellmans archives, in which weuncover gems that are as relevantnow as they were then.

Hellman writes: Tis isrom AJ 13.02.91, the year in

which British Rail blamednetwork chaos on the wrongtype o snow. Now we aremuch more sophisticatedand blame everything onclimate change.

Burj is its height, which wasscarcely discussed. Its so high thatsome construction workers toilingat the top o the tower neededhelp to overcome their nerves.Tey took Valium.

Out of touch

Media pursuit o the Homes andCommunities Agency (HCA)over the millions it is ploughinginto its Kickstart programme isunlikely to end just yet. TeHCA, under big political pressureto get housing numbers up, is

Read more scurrilousarchitectural gossiponline at architectsjournal.co.uk/astragal

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Leader Even in hard times, there are opportunities thatarchitects should pursue, says Paul Finch

It is a decade since I wrote an editorial orTe Architects Journal; I return or a brieperiod as acting editor while we nd areplacement or Kieran Long, who has letus to pursue (among other things) a careerin television. For the next ew weeks, thiscolumn will be lled with diferent voices,all with an AJ connection.

Until 18 months ago, the proession had

enjoyed 12 years o stability an unprecedent-ed experience in recent decades. Underwrittenas it was by the Private Finance Initiative,prospects or the next ew years are notimmediately promising, since this governmenthas already spelled out the consequences o itsown management o the economy: a 50 percent cut in capital spending over the next ve

years. Note that capital spending is not thesame as public spending, since the latter, alas,includes debt repayment.

As previous recessions have shown,architects are resilient, and good at adapting tochanged circumstances. Te question is, whatnew elds o work might become available, orwhat existing elds might represent richerpasture or creative proessionals, working in

territory that continues to be o signicantpublic concern? Te big picture is notchanging much: a relatively rich and stablecountry with a prosperous economy (despitethe debt); an increasing population (note thedemographics on age disposition); a hugehousing requirement; governments committedto major environmental programmes; plans or

major inrastructure investment; and so onTis is a time or the proession in general(including schools o architecture), andpractices in particular, to think about what they could be providing over the next deca

Underlying this is the prospect o theproession establishing a new relationshipwith a public that is interested in its valuesand aspirations, provided they are relevant

to the prevailing social and economiccircumstances. Tat relationship might bebased on the trust that bankers, the nanccommunity and their accountancy and audhangers-ons have utterly lost.Paul Finch is acting editor o the AJ, and ieditorial director. He edited the magazinerom 1994-99

Te retired elderly spend up to 90 per cent otheir time at home. Tis means the qualityo the personal environment, space, privacy,security, sunlight and sustainability hasbecome increasingly important.

On the Housing our Ageing PopulationPanel or Innovation (HAPPI) (AJ 03.12.09),

we were surprised and impressed by thenumber o schemes or the over 55s thatacknowledged and anticipated the inevitableproblems o later lie, in particular isolationand loneliness. An exceptional private projectat Roskilde in Denmark, From Here toEternity, exemplies such orward planning.It consists o 26 afordable single-storeyhouses with communal acilities, undedusing equity released rom under-occupiedamily accommodation.

Te institutional feel of so muchprovision for the elderly arisesfrom factors such as the characterof circulation and shared space

Opinion Projects or the

elderly are taking giantsteps to alleviate theproblems o later lie, saysRichard MacCormac

Te institutional eel o so much provisionor the elderly arises rom actors such as the

character o circulation and shared space.A key to overcoming this is to ensure thatshared space eels like social space, particularlywhere cost constraints tend towards double-loaded corridors.

In Colliers Gardens in Bristol, a shelteredhousing project by Penoyre & Prasad, double-

loaded corridors open out into sunny, top-lit

shared spaces overlooking gardens. At thePostiljonen private nursing home in Sweden,rooms look over the surrounding neighbour-hood and circulation, in the orm o a broadambulatory, urnished with old urniture andeasy chairs, contributes to an atmosphere likethat o a country house hotel.

We are amiliar with the concept olietime homes, less so with lietime neigh-bourhoods, in which accommodation or theelderly is embedded in the lie o locality. At

Darwin Court, designed by Jestico + Whilor Peabody in Southwark, London, 76 ren

apartments share a swimming pool and cawith the local community, creating a livelylocal centre.

At Groningen in the Netherlands, the Rokade apartment tower provides 74 privaapartments in a complex that includes 200day care and nursing beds. Built over a loccentre in the orm o a double-height, covtown square, the apartments have direct acto a restaurant, library and market.

An even more compelling image osustainable urban living as been realised atBo01, the rst phase o a new high-densitysuburb o Malm, Sweden. Neptuna, a pro

consisting o 95 apartments or the over 55is located in a mixed-use neighbourhood,where shared suraces prioritise pedestrianand cyclists over cars. Te sense o social,urban and architectural integration make tproject the most exemplary vision o theuture lietime neighbourhood or the eldeRichard MacCormac was a member o theHAPPI panel, which made recommendator provision or the ageing population in report launched on 3 December

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1. Livig/kitche area

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3. Terrace

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bright yellow PVC

sheet divides theshop oor

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approach to the

iterior mirrors the

brads values

1. Etrace

2. Cash desk

3. Widow display system

4. Mid-oor display system

5. Gallery wall system

6. Display system

7. Cage system

8. Gallery

9. Curtai

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facade reects the sky

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terrace creates

a private area

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has bee built forthe local childre

of quarry workers

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durig the four-week

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Small ProjectsTree architects on the details that defne their design

1. Framelessdouble-glazedunit with blackspacers bondedto PPC aluminiumangles, stepped

to form canopyover door

2. VM Zincanthracitecladding onTyvek breather

membrane on18mm WBPplywood xedto timber frame

3. VM Zincanthracite

cladding onTyvek breathermembrane on18mm WBPplywood, xed tostained hardwood

timber frame4. Vapour-control

layer/18mmWBP plywood/18mm moisture-resistant MDF

5. 12.5mmplasterboardwith skim nish

6. KingspanThermoroofTR27 insulation

0 1 00 2 00

scale millimetres

3 00 4 00 5 00

1:50 scale section

Roof section, Park Avenue

South, London, by StudioOctopi (see page 28)

This extension uses a lightweight

steel frame to form a facetedsurface for the glass and zincroof. The setting-out of the steelframe was immensely complex,given the angles and twists ofevery beam. By digitising a simpleplywood model we produceddetailed setting-out drawings forFamella, the main contractor.

The secondary timber structureallows for the roof and walls to besuper-insulated, offsetting the

large area of glazing. All double-

glazed units have low e-coating,to provide an element of solarshading. Internally, a tertiarytimber structure was used to setout internal plasterboard ceilings.

With Roles Broderick Roongand Famella, we modiedtraditional zinc details to allowstanding seams to track up thewalls and across the pitch andfall of the roof. Careful detailingat the heads and sills of the

doors enabled us to incorporat

drip details within the face of thcladding, allowing doors to sitush with the external walls.

Specifying VM Zinc removedthe need for a ventilation zone the zinc tucks over the aluminiuglazing support angles. Thematt-black spacer within theglazing unit was then linedthrough with the internal nisheJames Lowe, director, Studio

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Enclosure, outdoor classroom,Heronsgate Primary School,London, by Burd HawardArchitects (see page 22)

This projects very limited budgetcalled for a structure that wassimple to manufacture and quickto assemble, despite itsasymmetric shape.

The design was rened andsimplied until only 12 differenttypes of timber component wererequired. All these ribs, bracingpanels, benches and ring beams were cut from large sheets of33 or 45mm-thick Kerto-Q (alaminated veneered lumber) bya ve-axis CNC router. Thetwo-part tapering ribs were

joined together with concealedresin-bonded M10 steel rods.The benches were thenfabricated and all componentsfactory nished with a totallyclear, yet UV-stable water-basedwood stain.

The fabric covering wasdesigned as a series of separatesegments, with four differenttypes spanning between the ribsin order to simplify installationand the replacement of damagedpanels. These segments weresupported by Keder rails, xed

along the edge of each rib andtensioned at each base byturnbuckles. Purpose-madegalvanised steel base plates anda clear acrylic skylight completedthe kit of parts.

After the small concrete padfoundations had been cast, thebase plates, frame and canopywere all installed within threedays, and watched with muchinterest by the children and staffof Heronsgate Primary School.Buddy Haward, partner, Burd

Haward Architects

1. Adjustable fabrictensioner and mild steelgalvanised bracket

2. Keder rail xed to ribs3. Support block4. 45mm Kerto rib5. Fabric canopy6. 33mm-thick bracing

panel and desk7. 33mm Kerto-Q support

blocks xed to ribs8. 33mm-thick Kerto bench

with two layers 9mm plyto front and rear

9. 12mm thick galvanised

mild steel base plate10. Concrete blinding11. Concrete footing12. Timber support block in

33mm Kerto13. 8mm clear acrylic

rooight14. 33mm Kerto ring beams

to pick up ribs15. Canopy fabric secured

to rib with Keder rail16. Adjustable fabric

tensioner and bracket17. Vertical timber bracing

panel in 33mm Kerto

18. Galvanised mild steelbracket xed to rib

19. 12mm-thick galvanisedmild steel base platebolted to rib withthreaded socket bondinto Kerto

20. Base plate resinanchored and packedwith grout to footing

21. Threaded socket bondedinto rib

22. Counter sunk S/S bolt23. 15mm galvanised mild

steel plate

20 scale section

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Staircase, Ravey Street,London, by Theis + KhanArchitects (see page 25)

The staircase is a dogleg withwinding treads on the turn. It sitsover an existing straight staircasethat provides access to the atfrom the common hall, andconnects the main living areaon the third oor with the newroof extension.

The existing staircase, whichwas part of the common hall andwas partitioned off, has beenabsorbed into the at byrelocating the entrance to thebottom of the ight at second-oor level, and replacing the

partition with a balustrade wall.This has allowed the returns ofthe existing L-shaped living areato be visually linked, with the newstaircase as its focus.

The staircase is effectivelyhung from the steel trimmer onthe top landing, with a bearing onthe steel trimmer at the bottom.It is formed from 12mm steeltreads, welded to curved 250 x25mm steel stringers. Steeluprights of 25 x 25mm weldedto the stringers form theframework for the slim, painted

balustrade walls.The original detail shows

the staircase balustrade wallconnected to the returns at thelower level, along the edge of texisting straight ight below,forming a continuous ribbon.After it was constructed, we felthat the curved balustrade retulooked heavy, so we decided tocut them out and separate thetwo elements with just two steerods to provide stability.Patrick Theis, director, Theis +

Khan Architects

Detail A

1:10 scale junction of

top ight with upper oor

Section AA 1:50 scale

Detail B

1:10 scale section through

winding tread and balustrade

Fourth-oor plan 1:100 scale

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2. 250 x 25mmstringer encasedin moisture-resistant MDF

3. 150 x 75mmchannel

4. Boltedconnection

5. 305 x 165mmUB

6. Continuous toprail, 25 x 25mm

7. Painted plywood

encasingframework

8. 10 x 10mmrebate in wtread

9. Nominal 22existing steplate andsupport

10. Steel treadwelded tostringer

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The CriticIn his secin: Last Orders at the Bar:The Demise o the Great British Pub //Keith Williams: Architecture o the Specifc

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Te hear England Samuel Pepysand ne ur grea invenins archiec-ural hisrian Mark Giraud, he publichuse has been a culural mainsay rmChaucer Coronation Street. Bu lasyear pubs were clsing a he rae mrehan 50 a week. Te Grea Briish bzeris in ruble.

Phgrapher Chris Echells has been

dcumening his decline r he pas year.His shw, which pens his Saurday aNinghams Surace Gallery, recrds hescars le n he buil envirnmen by heseclsures. His images range rm rnaelyiled ar nuveau acades (see Worksops FrenchHorn, pictured overlea) scruy 1970sa-red sies.

A hird he pubs ha clsed dwn are

desined r demliin; he res r secnversin r a lng, empy wai. Echellssnaps hem in his inermediae sage, heiwelcme mas, lace curains and echedglass shuered behind meal grilles.

Echells ineres in derelic pubs semsrm his wrk as a press phgrapher.His Linclnshire and Ninghamshirebea alered him he ubiquius >>

ExHIBItIoN

Time, gentlemen, pleaseIn the last year, thousands o pubs closed their doors or the fnal time. PhotographerChris Etchells new exhibition charts the decline o the Great British public house

Last Orders at the Bar: The Demise of the Great British Pub, Surface Gallery, Nottingham, NG1 1DL, 1630 January, free, www.surfacegallery.org

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Te charm pubs signage andrickwrk cuns r lile in heace changing wrk paernsnd cheap supermarke bze

arded-up pub. ouside wn cenres heye everywhere. Yu nly need drive dwnhigh sree and yu will see ne, he says.Te pubs in ms ruble are hse harang up wih he rapid urbanisain e mid-19h cenury, hanks in par me helpul legislain. Te Beer Ac

830 allwed any husehlder apply ricense sell beer in his parlur ne any rules aimed a encuraging Briains

drinking away rm gin palaces respecablelicensed premises, such as he lae-Vicriangem Te Shipperies (picturedtop). Tis helpedcemen he dmesic qualiies belved byEchells. Te ld urniure, he carpe: heyall cnribue make yu eel like yu arein smenes rn rm, he says.

Nw he charm hese pubs signageand brickwrk cuns r lile in he ace changing wrk paerns, lcal unemply-men and cheap supermarke bze. Eincpubs lier nce vial, nw rubled suburbs,such as Kensingn in Liverpl andHlbeck in Leeds.

Te prcess, Echells lamens, is irrevers-ible: once he pubs gne hen has i. Isa slice Briish hisry ha yu will neverge back.James Pallister

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Is never sraighrward review amngraph a cnemprary archiec: hereis an ineviable cnusin beween an aemp eamine he wrk as ppsed he bk he cnens r he cnen.

t lk a he wrk rs, Keih Williamshas cnsruced an eremely cnsisen andelegan euvre in a shr ime. His wrk allsnealy in a paricular brand Briishmdernism, which has prved mre ppularelsewhere in he EU han a hme sme-hing he shares wih his rmer parner terryPawsn, as well as wih Sann Williams andhers. I is dened by an archiecure hacnrns he civic realm wih a genersiy,a language mdernism, a clariy and acndence ha is peculiarly un-English.

Te superb Werd opera Huse (AJ

Images Publishing, 2009, 47,

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16.10.08), r eample, is a decepivelyimpressive achievemen a majr civicsrucure delicaely insered in he small-wn abric. I reveals an audirium realurban grandeur and inensiy, eschewing heicnic in avur he warm embrace hearical space, ye i neverheless allws isywer rise as an urban marker. His LngHuse (2005) in Lndns S Jhns Wddes smehing similar in he dmesicsphere, presening a mdesly mdernisacade is mews seing, ye revealing a richinerir wrld ha alludes careully bhLuis Kahn and Mies van der Rhe.

Wih w mre majr buildings n sie,he Marlwe Teare in Canerbury and heChicheser Museum, i will be inriguing see hw he fce cnrns ye mre cmple

and hisric urban juapsTis bk isel is cnven

seducive phgraphy, a rFinch and an essay by Kennhere migh have been rmmre blique. Tis is very marchiec as crear, he phing he naliy he cmpluncerainy, sme recgnii archiecure, imperecbeynd building migh have

Neverheless, his is an ewell-prduced bk amid agenre ha eleganly dcuman archiec whse fce is he ms dependable n heEdwin Heahce is archieFinancial Times

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