All Building Design articles in Archive Titles – Page 152
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Service Cores
This is a strangely matter-of-fact offering for an architect of Ken Yeang's standing.
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Charter for change
Sustainable improvement is central to the makeover of Charter School in Dulwich. The vision is shared by Penoye and Prasad which is putting the principle to a highly visible test.
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Caught in the web
This is the information age, where content is king. We look at three web-based content provider services to asses their ease of use, quality of content and speed.
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King of the castle
Fred Manson was using architecture to transform the London Borough of Southwark long before the term 'Bilbao-effect' had been invented. His latest project, the regeneration of Elephant and Castle, is London's most ambitious masterplan yet.
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Refurbishment and Upgrading of Buildings
Refurbishment and Upgrading of BuildingsDavid HighfieldE & F N Spon£39.95This book seems to be written more for surveyors and developers than architects, but provides a comprehensive and technically competent compendium of the issues associated with refurbishing old buildings, with interesting sections on underpinning, facade retention or even the possibilities of ...
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Between the lines
Mortar is seen as a mere jointing material. But brick buildings' green credentials, structural capabilities and aesthetics all largely depend on the type of mortar specified.
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Timber: Its Nature and Behaviour
The cover of this book wonderfully encapsulates its contents by depicting, through a print of the cellular structure of wood, the tied relationships between nature, science, and art.
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Architects workload survey
In the third quarter of last year workloads remained at a high level, although 18 per cent down on a year ago. Here we focus on changes in the education sector, which is rising towards one of the highest workload levels in five years.
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Twentieth-Century American Architecture
However you see it, a hundred years of American architecture in 350 pages must be concise.
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All-round performer
Building style and artistic purpose find cohesion in the disparate elements of Maidenhead's new arts centre.
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Modern House 2
Clare Melhuish's Modern House 2 covers 27 international houses and three projects.
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The Revolving Door Since 1881
The revolving door: everyone has used one; we have all been round and round, and round again, just for the fun of it.
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Wilkommen
The British Council wants to attract younger visitors in an attempt to improve Anglo-German relations. Its move into new offices in Berlin, designed by British-German duo Sauerbruch Hutton, is a very promising start.
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Switched on
What if we made a Christmas wish for our high street, imagining an animated feast of light, colour and imagery brightening up even the most down-at-heel urban centre? Inspired by the RIBA Journal campaign for better Christmas lights, architect Adam Scott invented a new process set to revolutionise the way ...
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Sucks to you
James Dyson and his vacuum cleaners have developed a corporate image of great British quirkiness and individuality. But even as his company's latest venture – a showroom in Paris – opens, it seems that his driving force is substance, rather than style.
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Sink or swim
FaulknerBrowns' latest leisure centre was originally designed to include a theatre with its swimming pool, but fell foul of political change.
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Show and tell
Given exclusive access to the controversial Great Court of the British Museum, RIBA Journal decided to take a few critics along for the ride. The verdict? Outrage over 'the wrong stone' is misplaced – there are other more pressing architectural issues.
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Ship shape
Rather than follow in the Victorian-style footsteps of its founders, the Royal Yacht Squadron's new pavilion draws instead on architectural traditions, and makes them work for this special spot in Cowes.
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Scottish treasure
Blair Castle opened to the public in 1936, one of the first Scottish houses to do so. Now with increasing competition from other attractions, a modern visitor centre should enable it to keep its place as the most popular tourist stop on the Highlands' castle trail.
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An unholy row
Basil Spence was criticised both for his design for Coventry Cathedral and for including work by leading artists of the day, such as Graham Sutherland's altarpiece, shown here.