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June 2012 I recently took the


opportunity to explore the work of Article 25 at an exhibition, hosted by Scott Brownrigg. Set up six years ago by British architect


Maxwell Hutchinson following his experience of the 2004 Indian Ocean Boxing Day Tsunami, the charity is named after the 25th Article of the Declaration of Human Rights that states adequate shelter is a fundamental right. The charity pools resources within the


built environment sector and directs them to disaster-hit zones. Through its work it aims to show what good design is capable of achieving, and one of its most recent projects in Pakistan certainly does this. Following the devastating 7.6 magnitude


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INDUSTRY NEWS 14 A look at the movers and shakers in the sector.


WINNINGHEARTS ANDMINDS 16


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The art of community consultation revealed QUESTION TIME 20


We discuss: Do architects need to do a better job of promoting themselves?


CONTRACTS & PROJECTS 22 We report on recently completed projects, providing a detailed insight into the products specified.


42 PRODUCT INNOVATIONS A comprehensive product specification guide.


47 LASTWORD DeltekMD, Neil Davidson asks what we can learn from the delivery of the London 2012 stadium?


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earthquake that hit the region in 2006, Article25 has worked not to simply re-build, but to build back better – erecting structures capable of withstanding future quakes. The worry is; such feats made by our


industry may pass under the radar if not well promoted. Thankfully Article 25 and its work, despite being in its relative infancy, is already well recognised; but this is no accident – it is thanks to innovative fundraising events like ‘10 x 10 London’ which sees big names come together to draw their interpretation of a square of the city. Last year’s event raised £60,000 for the charity and also helped to engage the public with the potential that architecture has to add value to all of our lives. For those within the profession, that


added value may appear obvious, but to Joe JUNE NEWS 4


A news update including the Brick Awardwinners, Farrells succession plans and key dates for your diary.


COMPETITIONS&TENDERS 9 The latest projects out to tender.


INTERVIEW:WALTERS & COHEN 10


The dynamic female partnership on winning the AJ ‘Woman Architect of the Year’ Award.


Public it’s not and in these hard pressed times we have to be willing to shout it from the rooftops.With this in mind, our Question Time panel discuss how the bashful breed of architects that seem to prevail today can learn the art of self-promotion (pg.20). Also in this issue, we talk to newly


crowned ‘Women Architects of the Year’ Michál Cohen and CindyWalters about working in a male dominated world. And as Olympic hype reaches fever pitch, we investigate the forces influencing the design of tomorrow’s stadiums (pg.26), and ask what we can learn from the delivery of the 2012 Olympic venues (pg47).


Rebecca Gibson, Editor 26 SHAPING THEWORLD’S


STADIUMS Arup’s Jim Burridge, shares the latest thinking influencing sporting venues of today and tomorrow.


30 BUILDINGS AS POWER


STATIONS Light+building 2012 presents a vision of the future.


31 LIGHTING SOLUTIONS Ultimate lighting control from Hamilton and a new LED lighting resource launched by OMC.


33 FIRE SAFETY The latest developments to enter the marketplace.


34 PROJECT SPOTLIGHT We shine a light on three projects that are each pushing the boundaries of design in different ways.


41 THE DEVIL’S IN


THE DETAIL Significant sustainable progress made, but meeting carbon targets will still be tough; AC investigates


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