Court case over architect's duties exonerates Saunders

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Developer Capital and Counties and tenant Digital have decided to drop their claim against architectural firm W.H. Saunders to recover the cost of fire damage in 1990 at an office building in Basingstoke, England. W.H. Saunders will now receive legal costs of 250,000 pounds sterling. The case has touched on a number of key legal issues, including whether a developer can sue directly an architect acting simply as a sub-contractor for an element of architectural services under a design and build scheme.

Cases, Architectural firms, Architectural services, W.H. Saunders

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Man of the people: Ralph Erskine is a true community architect, whose designs respected people and place long before it became fashionable

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Ralph Erskine is the architect for the 250 million pounds sterling Millennium village, together with Hunt Thompson. His proposal for a sustainable development will provide homes for the 21st century. Erskine sees architecture as a social art and he has built over 100 buildings and community developments that fulfill his criteria. His commissions have illustrated his respect for place and humanity, and his most significant work in the UK was as community architect of Byker in Newcastle.

Erskine, Ralph

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Split the difference

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Peter Salter and Wolf Prix share the 2004 Annie Spink Award, a biennial prize for outstanding contributions to architectural education. By choosing two individuals who are completely different in temperament and educational approach, the judges have demonstrated the diversity and strength in depth of architectural teaching.

United States, Study and teaching, Architectural engineering, Salter, Peter, Prix, Wolf

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