http://www.bdonline.co.uk http://www.bdonline.co.uk http://www.bdonline.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.bdonline.co.uk http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/magma’s-london-2012-olympic-shooting-venue/5040101.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/magma’s-london-2012-olympic-shooting-venue/5040101.article White buildings covered in coloured dots in south-east London are in fact cleverly designed temporary structures for the Games Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:40 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/la-collette-energy-plant-by-hopkins-architects/5039634.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/la-collette-energy-plant-by-hopkins-architects/5039634.article This highly visable energy-from-waste plant in Jersey has its structure on the outside Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:10 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/bmw-group-olympic-pavilion-by-serie-architects/5039523.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/bmw-group-olympic-pavilion-by-serie-architects/5039523.article Serie has reinvented the classical architectural hierarchy on a structure inspiried by the Victorian bandstand Tue, 17 Jul 2012 07:20 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/coca-cola-beatbox-olympic-pavilion-by-asif-khan-and-pernilla-ohrstedt/5039650.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/coca-cola-beatbox-olympic-pavilion-by-asif-khan-and-pernilla-ohrstedt/5039650.article East London firm designs structure for drinks brand Mon, 16 Jul 2012 07:50 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/community-hubs-concrete-cladding-echoes-industrial-past/5038545.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/community-hubs-concrete-cladding-echoes-industrial-past/5038545.article Collective Architecture’s sculptural facade takes inspiration from Scotland’s steelworks Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:15 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/constructing-a-precast-load-bearing-facade/5030218.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/constructing-a-precast-load-bearing-facade/5030218.article The cladding concept of Sergison Bates’ and Jean-Paul Jaccaud’s Geneva housing and creche building Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:40 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/cladding-the-jerwood-gallery-hastings-by-hat-projects/5021278.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/cladding-the-jerwood-gallery-hastings-by-hat-projects/5021278.article Every one of the 8,000 tiles used to clad Hat Projects’ Jerwood Gallery on Hastings beach has been glazed by hand to produce a dramatic effect. Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:47 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/goldsmiths-centre-by-john-lyall-architects/5021238.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/goldsmiths-centre-by-john-lyall-architects/5021238.article The brass cladding of John Lyall Architects’ studios for the Goldsmiths Company in Clerkenwell gives a hint towards the work going on inside. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:09 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/bermondsey-island-housing-by-urban-salon/5021111.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/bermondsey-island-housing-by-urban-salon/5021111.article By adopting two contrasting facade treatments, Urban Salon’s Bermondsey Island housing deftly negotiates the conflicting demands of noisy roads, sustainability requirements and a sensitive historic site. Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/birmingham-library-facade-by-mecanoo/5017066.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/birmingham-library-facade-by-mecanoo/5017066.article A technical look at the distinctive facade Mecanoo designed for the new Birmingham Library. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:04 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/q-and-a-with-arup-cladding-expert-mikkel-kragh/5017065.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/q-and-a-with-arup-cladding-expert-mikkel-kragh/5017065.article Architects’ obsession with glazed facades is coming to an end and the future of buildings will look very different, says Arup’s Mikkel Kragh. Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/somerville-college-student-buildings-by-niall-mclaughlin-architects/5011647.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/somerville-college-student-buildings-by-niall-mclaughlin-architects/5011647.article Niall McLaughlin’s new student accommodation in Oxford makes use of prefabrication in its mainly brick and timber facade. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/garsington-opera-pavilion-by-snell-asscociates/5011374.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/garsington-opera-pavilion-by-snell-asscociates/5011374.article Sliding fabric screens were chosen to clad this temporary venue for the Garsington Opera Company in Buckinghamshire. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-and-facades/chipperfields-kaufhaus-tyrol-concrete-facade/5003540.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-and-facades/chipperfields-kaufhaus-tyrol-concrete-facade/5003540.article David Chipperfield Architects was brought in at short notice to work on the Kaufhaus Tyrol retail complex in the heart of Innsbruck’s historic centre. The result is a subtle design that lives harmoniously with its ornate setting. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-and-facades/cottrell-and-vermeulen’s-brentwood-school/5003392.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-and-facades/cottrell-and-vermeulen’s-brentwood-school/5003392.article Brick is used to clad a new sixth-form centre and assembly hall for Brentwood School in Essex. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-and-facades/eric-parry-architects’-holburne-museum-in-bath/5003388.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-and-facades/eric-parry-architects’-holburne-museum-in-bath/5003388.article The blue-green glaze of Eric Parry’s Holburne Museum extension brings new depths to its Bath surroundings. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-and-facades/great-suffolk-street-student-housing-by-allies-and-morrison/5003386.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-and-facades/great-suffolk-street-student-housing-by-allies-and-morrison/5003386.article Allies & Morrison’s student accommodation buildings in Southwark met the challenge of mixing modular construction with traditional brickwork. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/warwick-clinical-trials-unit-by-mjp-architects/5000811.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/warwick-clinical-trials-unit-by-mjp-architects/5000811.article This building for Warwick University uses composite timber curtain walling to improve energy performance and create an elegant facade Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-renzo-piano’s-shard/5000744.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/cladding-renzo-piano’s-shard/5000744.article The facade of Piano’s glass tower at London Bridge station is designed to be as transparent and flush as possible Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/ahmm’s-angel-of-north-london/3156181.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/ahmm’s-angel-of-north-london/3156181.article Allford Hall Monagham Morris’s choice of curtain walling for its Angel building in Islington pays homage to Mies with floor-to-ceiling glazing and monchrome colour scheme Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00 GMT