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/landscape-laboratory-portugal-by-cannata-and-fernandes-architects/5046393.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/landscape-laboratory-portugal-by-cannata-and-fernandes-architects/5046393.article A rich language of materials transforms a derelict textile factory Thu, 22 Nov 2012 06:40 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/carroll-fletcher-gallery-by-allsop-gollings-architects/5046212.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/carroll-fletcher-gallery-by-allsop-gollings-architects/5046212.article This recently established practice has created a simple and flexible concrete construction Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:35 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/scabal-weaves-a-dynamic-web-of-steel-for-primary-school-roof/5037164.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/scabal-weaves-a-dynamic-web-of-steel-for-primary-school-roof/5037164.article Exaggerated bow-string truss brings brings structural delight Thu, 24 May 2012 08:35 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/open-house-in-hamburg-by-onix-architekten/5033075.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/open-house-in-hamburg-by-onix-architekten/5033075.article This Passivhaus for communal living produces more energy than it uses. Thu, 8 Mar 2012 08:42 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/sbec-sustainability-centre-finds-ways-to-push-the-envelope/5031384.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/sbec-sustainability-centre-finds-ways-to-push-the-envelope/5031384.article The Sustainable Building Envelope Centre has been established to harness the building fabric to generate energy. Here is a look at its ambitions and some of the key technologies under development Mon, 6 Feb 2012 08:30 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/care-centre’s-fearless-symmetry/5031410.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/care-centre’s-fearless-symmetry/5031410.article The unconventional geometry of CZWG’s Maggie’s Nottingham is made up of simple steel elements Fri, 3 Feb 2012 08:36 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/the-structural-challenge-behind-tacita-deans-film-installation/5026556.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/the-structural-challenge-behind-tacita-deans-film-installation/5026556.article Tacita Dean’s latest visual artwork on show at the Tate Modern uses a vast screen engineered by Ramboll that uses polystyrene in an innovative way. Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:29 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/chelsea-open-air-nursery-classroom-by-friend-and-company-architects/5023140.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/chelsea-open-air-nursery-classroom-by-friend-and-company-architects/5023140.article A need to provide more classroom space and a stronger connection to the garden has led to the creation of a new “tree house” mezzanine in a children’s nursery in London. Mon, 15 Aug 2011 08:52 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/boyarsky-murphys-anaerobic-digestion-plant/5022439.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/boyarsky-murphys-anaerobic-digestion-plant/5022439.article Innovative facility in Cambridgeshire will turn food waste into energy Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/tonkin-liu’s-shi-ling-bridge/5021930.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/tonkin-liu’s-shi-ling-bridge/5021930.article A new “shell lace” structural technique was used to create a conceptual design of a 120m-long steel pedestrian bridge in China. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 08:52 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/serpentine-gallery-pavilion-by-peter-zumthor/5020460.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/serpentine-gallery-pavilion-by-peter-zumthor/5020460.article Peter Zumthor’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion blacks out the noise and smells of London to lead the visitor to a tranquil garden of light. Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:37 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/a-technical-look-at-bridport-houses-timber-structure/5020465.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/a-technical-look-at-bridport-houses-timber-structure/5020465.article Karakusevic Carson Architects’ cross-laminated timber design lightens the load at a new housing scheme in east London Mon, 27 Jun 2011 08:36 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/lse-new-students’-centre-by-o’donnell-and-tuomey/5018846.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/lse-new-students’-centre-by-o’donnell-and-tuomey/5018846.article O’Donnell & Tuomey’s competition-winning proposal for the London School of Economics’ new Students’ Centre is striking not only for its crumpled form, but its unusual perforated brick facing. Tue, 31 May 2011 08:34 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/maccreanor-lavington’s-ceres-apartments/5018761.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/maccreanor-lavington’s-ceres-apartments/5018761.article The brown brick of these Netherlands canalside apartment blocks provides a continuity with the industrial buildings they have replaced Tue, 31 May 2011 08:32 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/new-research-will-help-architects-maximise-low-carbon-design/5016000.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/new-research-will-help-architects-maximise-low-carbon-design/5016000.article Target Zero guidance on achieving low-carbon buildings has been launched by the BCSA and Tata Steel. Here are three steel-framed projects featured in the research. Tue, 5 Apr 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/steel-structure-at-the-heart-of-bennetts’-royal-shakespeare-theatre-in-stratford/5015944.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/steel-structure-at-the-heart-of-bennetts’-royal-shakespeare-theatre-in-stratford/5015944.article Steel plays both a functional and aesthetic role in the design Bennetts Associates’ RST auditorium. Fri, 1 Apr 2011 09:05 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/the-mac-arts-centre-by-hackett-hall-mcknight/5013850.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/the-mac-arts-centre-by-hackett-hall-mcknight/5013850.article A new in-situ concrete structure for the Metropolitan Arts Centre is emerging within Belfast’s dense and historic Cathedral Quarter. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/spun-concrete-columns/5013936.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/technical/spun-concrete-columns/5013936.article Technology once used for drains is now producing concrete columns with the smallest footprint ever. Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:27 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/meads-reach-footbridge-bristol/5003072.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/meads-reach-footbridge-bristol/5003072.article Niall McLaughlin Architects worked with Price & Myers and Martin Richman to create an integrated design that lights up the landscape Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00 GMT http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/nunawading-station-melbourne/5003066.article http://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/technical/nunawading-station-melbourne/5003066.article Grimshaw used prefabricated steel units to provide high-speed construction without disrupting services from a suburban Melbourne station Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00 GMT