All articles by Amanda Birch – Page 4
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TechnicalOak Meadow Primary School by Architype
Passivhaus technology is creating an efficient, well-ventilated learning environment at Oak Meadow Primary School in Wolverhampton.
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TechnicalHaringey Passiv Terrace retrofit by Anne Thorne Architects
Retrofit build works delivered an 80% cut in energy use to an Edwardian terraced house in London.
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TechnicalCromwell Tower refurbishment by Witherford Watson Mann
The practice has reworked the reception area and meeting room to incorporate original furniture and new finishes
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TechnicalParker Library in Cambridge by Kilburn Nightingale Architects
Bronze and oak created a suitable atmosphere when a vault for vulnerable manuscripts was introduced into a grade I building at Corpus Christi College.
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TechnicalDiscover Children’s Story Centre by Carmody Groarke
A children’s literacy centre in London’s East End required the creation of durable, child-friendly surfaces
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TechnicalCentral Saint Martins by Stanton Williams
Stanton Williams’ transformation of a Victorian granary into a campus for Central Saint Martins College of Art & design has made inventive reuse of original features.
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TechnicalMayfair art gallery by Haworth Tompkins
Restoring a Victorian staircase is one of the highlights of a New Bond Street renovation.
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TechnicalSomerville College student buildings by Niall McLaughlin Architects
Niall McLaughlin’s new student accommodation in Oxford makes use of prefabrication in its mainly brick and timber facade.
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TechnicalRoyal Opera House production workshop
Thanks to Nicholas Hare Architects, Covent Garden now has a facility fit for producing world-class sets.
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TechnicalKing’s Cross station, western concourse
John McAslan & Partners’ refurbishment of King’s Cross station reveals its full Victorian glory once more
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TechnicalManolo Blahnik, Moscow by Data Nature Associates
Data Nature Associates has created its 17th store for Manolo Blahnik in central Moscow.
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TechnicalPark Walk Primary School refurbishment by Walker Bushe Architects
Walker Bushe has performed a bit of animal magic inside a refurbished stairwell at Park Walk Primary School in Chelsea.
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TechnicalA technical look at the articulated facade of Sergison Bates' Blankenberge library
Sergison Bates has refurbished a derelict 19th century school building into a new public library in Blankenberge, Belgium
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TechnicalWelsh group targets Passivhaus window market
A consortium of Welsh joinery firms is making a new high-performance timber window.
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TechnicalSimon Conder Associates’ Eastcliff houses
Two houses on the windswept Cornish coast rely on traditional passive solutions
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TechnicalLas Arenas Bullring, Barcelona
A “floating” domed roof takes centre stage as Rogers Stirk Harbour & Partners’ redevelopment of Barcelona’s 1890s bullring nears completion.
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TechnicalSteel structure of Zaha Hadid's Aquatics Centre
With its clear span of 120m and tricky geometry, the roof of Zaha Hadid Architects’ Aquatics Centre is one of the most complex structures in the London 2012 Olympic Park.
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TechnicalChabot College Community & Student Services Centre by TBP Architecture
A new California college building incorporates electronically tintable glass to shield its atrium from the heat.
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TechnicalGlass staircases in Apple’s Covent Garden store
The two glass stairs in Bohlin Cywinski Jackson’s Covent Garden store for Apple are as amazing as the i-gadgets on sale