All Building Design articles in 08 June 2007

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  • Features

    BD's Carbuncle Cup: Call for nominations

    2007-06-14T17:09:00Z

    Nominate your worst building of the year and be interviewed for our Carbuncle video report

  • News

    Square launched for Greenwich Peninsula

    2007-06-14T12:14:00Z

    This is Barr Gazetas’ £15 million Peninsula Square, which was launched today to serve as a focal point for the planned Greenwich Peninsula development.A big as Leicester Square, it incorporates a stainless steel spire more than 40m tall, a “video wall” and several fountains which use mains water and gathered ...

  • Features

    Who said that?

    2007-06-14T12:11:00Z

    “The higher the buildings, the lower the morals”Noel Coward “Architecture is inhabited sculpture”Constantin Brancusi “Each new situation requires a new architecture” Jean nouvel “An art begins where words fail it”Edwin Lutyens “An architect is 2% gentleman and 98% renegade car salesman”Anonymous “We are all frequently disabled—whether in a rush, in ...

  • Competitions

    For Sale - Cedar bungalows in Pembrokeshire

    2007-06-13T12:20:00Z

    Beautiful location in Cleddau River Estaury adjacent to the National Park.

  • Building Study

    Foster designs ecological tower for Siberia - images

    2007-06-13T12:09:00Z

    Foster & Partners has designed this mixed-use tower for the town of Khanty Mansiysk in Siberia

  • Review

    Scratching the Surface: until September 1

    2007-06-13T12:09:00Z

    The NLA follows it second birthday celebrations with the opening of a new exhibition on façade design in the capital.

  • Building Study

    Van Egeraat university extension reaches milestone

    2007-06-12T16:29:00Z

    Erick van Egeraat’s extension to Inholland University Rotterdam reached a milestone this week, with completion of the 62m-tall structural core.The design of the 15-storey extension is based on van Egeraat’s original university building, realised in 2000. It is made up of three rectangular volumes, shifted and varying in size, which ...

  • Features

    Were you were there?

    2007-06-12T14:40:00Z

    What's the party, who was there and what year was the picture taken?

  • Nord's Smoking Stand - front elevation
    Features

    Nord's Smoking Stand

    2007-06-11T17:55:00Z

    In 2006 the Scottish Executive introduced legislation banning smoking in public places. Overnight, the introverted world of the public house was pushed out onto city streets across the country, and new kinds of public activity and street culture have emerged. Against this backdrop, Smoking Stand, Nord's second design, explores the ...

  • Nord's Ceramic Ashtray.
    Features

    Nord's Ceramic Ashtray

    2007-06-11T17:48:00Z

    In the first of its smoking shed designs, Nord has taken the ceramic ashtray, a ubiquitous element of interior architecture, and given it a form specific to its new habitat, the building facade.

  • Technical

    In detail: Emmaus joint denominational primary school, Sheffield

    2007-06-11T17:25:00Z

    Architect: DSDHAStructural engineer: Price & MyersOn a windy hillside above Sheffield, rooflights have been used extensively to give a new primary school a high quality of light on a tiny budget. Two two-storey blocks containing classrooms, administration and a hall have been splayed apart to make a central circulation space ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Bedford School Music School, Bedford

    2007-06-11T17:19:00Z

    Architect: Eric Parry ArchitectsStructural engineer: Adams Kara TaylorAcoustic consultant: Paul Gillieron Acoustic DesignThe music school consists of three distinct elements, a teaching block, a practice block and a recital hall arranged around a common “street” space. The recital hall has a flat floor and stackable seating for up to 140 ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Cherry Orchard School, Dublin

    2007-06-11T17:08:00Z

    Architect: O'Donnell & TuomeyStructural engineer: PH McCarthy & PartnersCurved concrete roof vaults give the school a distinctive identity while hardwood windows and red brick walls provide colour and warmth.Five structural concrete gutters run the length of each wing, spanning between in-situ concrete columns. The columns supporting the central gutter are ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Bethnal Green housing, east London

    2007-06-11T16:56:00Z

    Architect: Stephen Taylor ArchitectsStair fabricator: Tin Tab Narrow courtyards bring light to the rear of three ingeniously planned terraced houses in the East End of London. A laminated timber staircase twists its way up next to the light well bringing a sculptural finesse to the interior.The 2m x 2m courtyards ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art

    2007-06-11T16:52:00Z

    Architect: Erick van Egeraat Associated ArchitectsStructural Engineer: Buro HappoldA glass enclosure wraps around a white limestone wall to make a 15m-high foyer space for Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art.Three different surface textures have been used to give the stone variation. Most are rough sawn while some are pitched and some ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Wolfson Building, Trinity College, Cambridge

    2007-06-11T16:47:00Z

    Architect: 5th StudioStructural engineer: Cameron TaylorGlazing installer: FA FirmanTwo new glass social spaces have been hung beneath the undercroft of the Wolfson Building, a 90-bedroom student hall of residence hidden among the courtyards of central Cambridge. On one side the new room's steel floor structure is bolted into the ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Focus House, north London

    2007-06-11T16:33:00Z

    Architect: Bere ArchitectsStructural Engineer: TechnikerSolid timber shell: KLH UK A new house on a north London infill site incorporates high quality materials and a carefully balanced services strategy to minimise its carbon footprint. The shell is constructed from pre-fabricated, cross-laminated, solid timber panels manufactured in Austria. The panels are made ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Young Vic Theatre, central London

    2007-06-11T16:26:00Z

    Architect: Haworth TompkinsCladding consultant: Montrésor PartnershipArtist: Clem CrosbyStriking new cladding to the main auditorium gives the redeveloped Young Vic theatre a dramatic presence on the street. An aluminium mesh screen has been suspended in front of panels painted by artist Clem Crosby that cover the exposed sides of the theatre ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Bellingham Families & Young People Gateway building, Lewisham, south London

    2007-06-11T16:20:00Z

    Architect: Cottrell & Vermeulen ArchitectureStructural engineer: Engineers HRWA lopsided pitched roof snakes along the edge of a playing field in south London, providing accommodation for a Sure Start nursery, leisure and sports facilities. Different types of cladding and rooflights allow light in and out in a playful way without breaking ...

  • Technical

    In detail: Christchurch Tower, central London

    2007-06-11T16:13:00Z

    Architect: Boyarsky MurphyStaircase manufacturer: Spiral Staircase SystemsAn abandoned church tower in the City of London, designed by Christopher Wren, has been put to new use as a private house. Twelve levels of floors and platforms have been inserted into the 40m-high void connected by a helter-skelter of stairs and ladders.The ...