All Building Design articles in Archive Titles – Page 127
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Light reading
Funding for the refurbishment of the British Library of Political and Economic Sciences was dependent on demonstrating an environmentally conscious design.We report on how natural daylight and lighting controls played their part in achieving this objective
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Getting it white in Surrey
Recently introduced high intensity discharge white light sources have been used in two refurbishment projects in Surrey - Cranleigh High Street and Guildford Friary bus station.
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No global union for designers
Following the voting by members of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) and the European Lighting Designers Association, on a proposal for the two bodies to unite, the proposal was not approved by the IALD membership. IALD members voted against the proposal on a vote of 102 (yes) to ...
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Reacting to control
A study of lighting control usage in three buildings in France has yielded some interesting pointers on the use of controls.
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Categories are cut-off
The Society of Light & Lighting has announced a major revamp of Lighting Guide 3 (LG3) to overcome the problems relating to people using the LG3 categories as a 'catch all' design.
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Modular downlighters bring a family feel to projects
The recently introduced Panos range of downlighters from Zumtobel Staff is described by the company as an all-embracing, integral family for all downlighting applications.
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Turning a blind eye
As it becomes accepted best practice to deal with all of the lightentering a building, rather than treating natural light and artificial light as separate entities, linking blind control and lighting control makes perfect sense.
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Society announces Masterclasses
In his presidential address, Mike Simpson announced the key strategies for the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) over the coming two years.
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Sill Lighting's 490 series variation
A sculpture by Israel Hadany in Ashdod, Israel has been lit using a special buried housing version of Sill Lighting's 490 series power projectors. The housing units have only recently been introduced to the range and measure 392mm square and 230mm deep with a reinforced glass cover.It is able to ...
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Lighting Guide 11
The Society of Light and Lighting has published a new guide to surface reflectance and colour - Lighting Guide 11: Surface reflectance and colour, Its specification and measurement for designers. It is designed to enable lighting designers to assess much more accurately than hitherto the reflectances of the various surfaces ...
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Worth the weight
In the fourth of a series, how the Weald and Downland Museum's lightweight timber gridshell marries traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge computer-aided design.
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Legal: Personal liability
We outline the latest twist in the Merrett vs Babb case on a surveyor's liability to a client.
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Paul Hyett
The RIBA president sticks his head above the parapets in the tall buildings debate.
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Personnel: How to hang on
Sandy Boyle explains why you need a strategy to recruit and retain your staff.
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Good foundations
John Sorrell and his wife Frances Newell used to create brands for corporations. Now they run a charity teaching children about the power of good design from their award-winning Highgate home.
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Paint fight
Graffiti is the scourge of many building developers and owners, but what can architects do to prevent it? Is the answer to specify protective coatings or to design out tempting blank canvases?
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Down to earth
Architype's new building for a Buddhist organisation has to do more than lift the spirits. It is designed to embody its occupiers' eco-friendly beliefs and to function as a multi-purpose conference and performance space.
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Deep space
Is space more than a place? What can virtual reality tell us about the physical world? Should new technology change the way architects are trained? These were just a few of the questions posed by the recent V01D exhibition.
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Day trippers
The latest American management theory says play is a vital part of the creative process. No wonder architects are so good at organising staff outings.
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Cut out and keep
Architect Cottrell and Vermeulen and engineer Buro Happold had a lot of help to create Europe's first permanent cardboard building. There were the card manufacturers, the government and 750 Essex children.