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Discussion points in recent news of Chicago’s newest skyscraper and the headline al- Tower in St Petersburg or for Unesco and the risk of the
have surrounded the subject of ludes to a discussion point of female architects design- World Heritage Site. Earle Arney from Woods Bagot has
women and skyscrapers and the ing skyscrapers. Familiar names and faces crop up to taken time out of his hectic schedule to talk to us about
essence of true Architecture. Both discuss why they think that female architects designing being given the green light on building projects in New
The Times and The Guardian invest our lofty buildings is so rare and what Jeanne Gang Zealand. In a special feature, Architects Choice has cho-
time and column inches in report- has accomplished in the stunning Chicago scraper. Of sen a selection of our top companies to feature in our
ing on the ever-changing world of course the phallic connotations of a skyscraper lead the Top Ten article. The choosing process was no easy
architecture; its substance, its integrity and its fu- discussion on to a question whether that has an affect choice as we work with so many outstanding construc-
ture. The Times recently held an interview with glob- on the decision and how more and more female archi- tion-based companies, however, we have chosen a few
al architect David Chipperfield. The purity of his tects are now stepping into the realm of the steeping familiar faces to tell us what their plans for the future,
architecture and simplicity that is at the heart of his structure, taking their place amongst the most power- looking ahead to 2010.
designs has always mirrored the form of nature and ful practices and lending their design expertise to the
Chipperfield tells the reader that his designs always gargantuan projects of today.
intend to evoke what is at the heart and in the very In this issue of Architects Choice we have plenty to
foundation of the buildings he creates. A compelling provide you with in terms of innovative products. We
interview and a beautiful reminder of what design turn up the heat in our ‘Heating and Ventilation’ sec-
really means to the architect at the root of it all. tion and draw inspiration from our ‘Interiors and
Jade Tilley,
Rifling through my stack of papers and The Design’ pages. Our panel of architects are back in an-
Guardians’ ‘Arts’ section catches my eye, the image is other issue, this time to argue the case of the Gazprom Editor
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EARLE ARNEY INTERVIEW 14
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CONTRACTS AND PROJECTS 16
Commercial projects with planning permission
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