All Archive Titles articles – Page 161
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Nobel profile
BDP's bold, broad-brush approach to the design of the lottery-funded Big Idea, a visitor centre celebrating the achievements of inventors, is drawing the crowds to this remote Scottish SSSI.
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L is for Lighting
The Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions has issued its eagerly-awaited consultation document on the proposed revisions to Part L of the Building Regulations. If implemented, the requirements for luminaire efficacies – not to mention the dictats governing display lighting – will have a major impact on lighting ...
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Jockeying for position
By the mid-1930s, Modernism had become a popular style in Argentina, as this swimming pool and recreation centre by one of the leading commercial firms of the day demonstrates.
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House proud?
Developers are at long last realising the benefit of using architects to design their houses, at least in tricky urban areas. So are we about to see a tide of modern houses sweep away the Tudorbethan and Palladian-style? Don't hold your breath.
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House proud?
Developers are at long last realising the benefit of using architects to design their houses, at least in tricky urban areas. So are we about to see a tide of modern houses sweep away the Tudorbethan and Palladian-style? Don't hold your breath.
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World of Glass
Designed by architect Geoffrey Reid Associates, the £14 million World of Glass museum at Chalon Way in east St Helens is a celebration of our oldest artificial material. Combining 4900 m2 of exhibition space with an audio-visual theatre and retail outlets, the true magic of glass and glazing has been ...
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Lighting Fantastic
Light fantastic: the art and design of stage lightingMax KellerPrestel Publishing’s£45.00Copies of Light fantastic: the art and design of stage lighting (ISBN 3-7913-2162-5). Contact Prestel Publishing’s distributor Biblios direct at Star Road, Partridge Green, West Sussex RH13 8RD (telephone 01403 710851 for further details).Max Keller is something of a lighting ...
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The Fall and Rise off glare
Some theorists continue to cite the Unified Glare Rating as an indicator of lighting quality (the lower the rating, the better the lit environment). But what does the term 'discomfort glare' actually stand for, and to what extent does it affect visual comfort and/or productivity in the workplace?
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Estate intervention
Proctor Matthews' four apartment block towers – the bookends to Shepheard Epstein Hunter's terraced housing – make a lively contribution towards the renaissance of the troubled Stonebridge Estate in Brent.
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Restoration drama
For the second year in succession, celebrated UK-based lighting consultancies including the Lighting Architects Group and LDP were honoured with prestigious prizes at the IALD-sponsored International Lighting Design Awards. Not to be outdone on home soil, American lighting specialists found favour with the Judges for a series of wonderfully-conceived architectural ...
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Lighting and lighting desing
Lighting and lighting design: the basic conceptsLighting: basic concepts (ISBN 1-86487-033-8) is published by Sydney University’s Department of Architectural and Design Science. Telephone the Department direct on +61 2 9351 2191 (fax: +61 2 9351 3031) to order your copy.First published in 1979 and now in its fifth edition, the ...
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Standardisation in sports lighting design
In 1990 the CIBSE Lighting Division published Lighting Guide 4: Lighting for sport1. Since then, Working Group 4 of CEN Technical Committee 169 has prepared and issued a European Standard covering the lighting for all sports played within the European Community. The latter will underpin a revised version of the ...
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Clean slate
Deyan Sudjic's survey of John Pawson's 'architecture of essentials' will appeal to a wide audience: it's a shame the design of the book doesn't live up to its contents.
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A calculated move
Jane Wernick left Arups two years ago to work from home. Now, as engineer for some of the world's most spectacular buildings, she's moving into her own office.
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Burning issue
Fire prevention begins with specification – every construction material carries its own merits and risks, especially when it is left exposed. Advice from fire engineers can provide solutions that need not compromise aesthetics.
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Daylighting design in architecture
Daylighting design in architectureRIBA Publications£13.75Daylighting design in architecture is available through RIBA Publications, Construction House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. Call 020 7251 0791 for further details.The raison d'être for Daylighting design in architecture is to stimulate client awareness of the potential for daylit solutions in buildings – while ...
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Architect in the house
When designing their ideal family house, Charles Thomson and Kate Blee wanted space and adaptability. The resultant Modernist design challenges the brick terrace vernacular of the area – and wins.
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Out and about
Lighting designs for building exteriors, sporting arenas and roadways inevitably affect those who live by them, use them or indeed view them at night. It's an accepted truism that exterior lighting designs can enhance parts of our world, but they can also give rise to the age-old problem of glare, ...
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Architects’ workload survey
The continuing economic boom means that new commissions remain historically high, largely because of massive growth in the private housing market, although figures in the office and leisure sectors are falling back.