All articles by Amanda Birch – Page 3
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TechnicalHet Entreehuis home at Groote Sheere estate by Bureau B+B
A new Dutch twist on the thatched roof
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TechnicalCastell d’Emporda restaurant by Concrete Architectural Associates
An innovative Corten steel parasol roof structure provides protected outdoor space for diners at this Spanish restaurant.
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TechnicalElbphilharmonie Hamburg by Herzog & de Meuron
This geometrically complex concert hall is set to become one of the best in the world
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TechnicalVakko Fashion Centre & Power Media Centre by Rex
The facade of this structure in Turkey allowed the architect to explore his interest in bending glass
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TechnicalChelsea Open Air Nursery classroom by Friend & Company Architects
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.
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TechnicalSkene Catling de la Peña designs glass band for London canal boat
The screens from 200 discarded TV sets have been recycled to create a glass band to wrap round a residential narrow boat.
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TechnicalBoyarsky Murphy's anaerobic digestion plant
Innovative facility in Cambridgeshire will turn food waste into energy
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TechnicalTonkin Liu’s Shi Ling Bridge
A new “shell lace” structural technique was used to create a conceptual design of a 120m-long steel pedestrian bridge in China.
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TechnicalCladding the Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, by Hat Projects
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.
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TechnicalSerpentine Gallery Pavilion by Peter Zumthor
Peter Zumthor’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion blacks out the noise and smells of London to lead the visitor to a tranquil garden of light.
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TechnicalA technical look at Bridport House's timber structure
Karakusevic Carson Architects’ cross-laminated timber design lightens the load at a new housing scheme in east London
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TechnicalSulgrave Gardens by Cartwright Pickard
This £5.5m scheme will be the first mixed-tenure PassivHaus development in London and the architect’s first attempt at this type of sustainable design
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TechnicalLSE New Students’ Centre by O’Donnell & Tuomey
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.
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TechnicalMaccreanor Lavington’s Ceres apartments
The brown brick of these Netherlands canalside apartment blocks provides a continuity with the industrial buildings they have replaced
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AnalysisIs the PM facing up to energy?
In the week that David Cameron announced new energy targets, we assess his environmental record so far.
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TechnicalGamlingay Eco Hub community centre by Civic Architects
Civic Architects’ remodelling of a Cambridgeshire village community centre uses sustainable materials and three different passive heat and power technologies.
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TechnicalBirmingham Library facade by Mecanoo
A technical look at the distinctive facade Mecanoo designed for the new Birmingham Library.
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TechnicalQ & A with Arup cladding expert Mikkel Kragh
Architects’ obsession with glazed facades is coming to an end and the future of buildings will look very different, says Arup’s Mikkel Kragh.
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TechnicalThe Souk, Abu Dhabi Central Market, by Foster & Partners
An opening roof allows rain to fall on an internal tiled square in this ambitious modern reinterpretation of the traditional Middle Eastern souk.
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TechnicalVelvet Mill rooftop pods by David Morley Architects
David Morley Architects’ conversion of a Bradford landmark for Urban Splash introduces innovative zinc-clad rooftop structures.