All Building Design articles in Archive Titles – Page 166
-
Archive Titles
Federation Square debacle
“Shards” debate which revives memories of Opera House fiasco
-
Archive Titles
Lighting in offices: the comfort factor
Are the illuminance levels currently being set by lighting designers those that are actually desired by building occupants, or should the greater emphasis be placed on providing a minimum illuminance along with more effective control systems? David Carter, Tam Moore and Antony Slater examine the results of extensive studies carried ...
-
Archive Titles
Closed quarters
In a country as densely populated as the Netherlands, privacy and architectural individuality can be hard to find. The Borneo Houses in Amsterdam’s reclaimed docklands, are MRVDV Architects’ answer.
-
Archive Titles
The Mall, Cribbs Causeway
Anchored by chain stores Marks & Spencer and John Lewis, The Mall at Bristol's Cribbs Causeway provides 70 000 m2 of top quality retail space. A multi-disciplinary team from BDP and Hoare Lea & Partners was tasked with designing this shopping behemoth's m&e engineering – including a lighting scheme ...
-
Archive Titles
Blade of Light: The Story of London's Millennium Bridge
The book of the television series about the building of the Tate Modern; and a useful Arts Council guide to designing gallery spaces.
-
Archive Titles
Bending the rules
RGR Architects didn't let the usual budget restrictions of public housing restrict its scheme near Seville, Spain, which mixes the vernacular with rational modern form.
-
Archive Titles
Steeling beauty
As many of the UK’s millennium projects reach completion and throw open their doors to the public, RIBAJ gets a handle on one of the finer details.
-
Archive Titles
Art of the Matter
Lighting designers are increasingly using coloured light to enhance planes and surfaces, adding much-needed depth and layering to building interiors. Is the adoption of coloured light on such a grand scale an attempt to stake its claim as the newest form of decorative art?
-
Archive Titles
Art history
This month sees an unprecedented number of new or revamped galleries opening in London, all of which respect the past while looking ahead to the future.
-
Archive Titles
Art history
This month sees an unprecedented number of new or revamped galleries opening in London, all of which respect the past while looking ahead to the future.
-
Archive Titles
Whose property is architecture?
Property fair MIPIM is home to big buck developers and multi-disciplinary design giants, a place where US$10 billion moves during three days’ frenzied dealing and networking. So why were Wolf D Prix of Coop Himmelb(l)au, Massimiliano Fuksas and Christian de Portzamparc there?
-
Archive Titles
How important is IT to architects?
A recent survey looking at how the construction industry uses information technology came up with some useful data on what benefits and problems IT brings to architects.
-
Archive Titles
Young British Architects
The book of the television series about the building of the Tate Modern; and a useful Arts Council guide to designing gallery spaces.
-
Archive Titles
Arch beacon
Maurice Brill Lighting Design has won a competition run by English Heritage to light up London’s renowned Wellington Arch and Angel of Peace statue on Hyde Park Corner. Brian Sims talks to Maurice Brill and Mark Ridler about the scheme design.
-
Archive Titles
Saudi Arabia
Take time to first understand the culture here, founded on Islam, before getting to grips with business ethics and requirements. It’s easier to set up a branch office or practice in some Middle Eastern countries than others, but everywhere it is essential to have a local sponsor or partner. It ...
-
Archive Titles
Civil action
ABK’s new British Embassy in Moscow would never had been built had it not been for one man: Mark Bertram, the former head of the Foreign Office’s overseas estates department.
-
Archive Titles
Bon Vivant: Whitecroft’s light idea
An exciting, aesthetic fitting that ‘lifts’ any ceiling. A method of eliminating the dark patches on walls often associated with typical Lighting Guide 3 Category 2 schemes. Reduced discomfort glare with fewer shadows. A solution to oppressive environments where low ceiling heights rule out uplighters and suspended fixtures. Whitecroft Lighting ...
-
Archive Titles
Warsaw’s identity crisis
Last month it was announced that Frank Gehry has been commissioned to design a museum in Warsaw. If it goes ahead, it could be the biggest challenge yet for the metropolitan miracle worker.
-
Archive Titles
Talking shop
The CIBSE Daylight Group recently teamed up with the RIBA's Light Group to host a one-day presentation and discussion session. The subject? Daylighting and its use in new build retail facilities. The findings make for some very interesting reading.