All Building Design articles in BD Magazine - Education - February 2008

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    School to the stars

    2008-02-15T13:07:00Z

    BDP creates three-in-one school along sloping street

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    Campus guide

    2008-02-15T09:00:00Z

    YRM’s second project at Brunel University helps define campus identity

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    Growing school

    2008-02-15T02:02:00Z

    Ryder HKS adds nursery extension to Hertfordshire primary school

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    Primary colours

    2008-02-15T00:13:00Z

    HLM completes “learning curve” PFI primary in Barnsley

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    Fame academy

    2008-02-15T00:04:00Z

    Gollifer Langston updates 1960s comprehensive with new performing arts space

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    Windows by Velfac

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Velfac 200 System windows, a lightweight aluminium and wood composite, are available in a number of sizes and shapes.

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    Steeling the show

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Foster & Partners’ new Thomas Deacon Academy in Peterborough has four sweeping steel staircases fabricated by Midlands-based specialist Angle Ring.

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    Rodeca polycarbonate

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Multiwall is a polycarbonate sandwich panel that offers excellent U-values and permits a diffused light.

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    Scientific method

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Formica’s Chemtop2 laminate has been used for the worktops and fume cupboards in a refit of the laboratories at Sussex University, Brighton.

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    Luminaires by Zumtobel

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Diecast aluminium Copa D reflector luminaires were installed in the main entrance, to supplement natural light in the atriums and in the dining area.

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    Luminaire by Thorn

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The Planor Suspended luminaire, which uses compact T5 fluorescent tubes, was specified to give diffused up- and down-light in the study bridge.

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    Veneto Linoleum xf by Tarkett

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Veneto Linoleum xf is a new generation linoleum, with a surface treatment called X-treme xf finish that offers resistance to abrasion and stains.

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    Sprinklers by Hall & Kay

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    These come in a standard size, usually in white or bronze, but can be coloured to order to complement the interior scheme.

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    Specialist joinery by Jumbo Group

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The firm works to architects’ specifications or client images using many different timbers.

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    The Grange is over the hill

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    A switch to “softer” storylines has spelled end of term for Grange Hill, the BBC schools soap that celebrated its 30th anniversary this year. Last week, the BBC announced that the show will not be re-commissioned after the current series ends.

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    Wash and glow

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Armitage Shanks has launched its Contour21 range of school wash-room products for three different age groups – 3-6 (pictured above), 7-11 and 11+.

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    The numbers game

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    4,000 students are expected to study for the new two-year construction and built environment diploma, equivalent to three and a half A levels, from September 2008. With “design”one third of its content, the diploma is seen as a valid route to an architecture degree.

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    Furniture supplied by Places and Spaces

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    The south London firm sources contemporary pieces for contract and domestic clients.

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    Safety Flooring by Nora

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    German supplier Nora Flooring Systems’ rubber anti-slip flooring has been rated “A” by the BRE for environmental sustainability.

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    Proctor Fencing Systems

    2008-02-15T00:00:00Z

    Welded mesh panels, each 2.5m wide, are made from 5mm wire, with 200mm x 50mm apertures, and are a good solution for projects on a tight budget.