All Building Design articles in Archive Titles – Page 86
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Archive TitlesThe natural look
Gaudí had to use plaster models and weights to experiment with natural forms. Christoph Ingenhoven has it a little easier. He tested his design for Stuttgart station with Buro Happold's Tensyl software – and revered architect/engineer Frei Otto.
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Poison Ivy
Bill Mitchell, dean of architecture at MIT, kicks off his new monthly column with a blast at the faux gothic monstrosities blighting top US campuses.
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How green is my valley?
Mimram Valley, landscaped by Humphry Repton, is in the metropolitan green belt.
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Archive TitlesThe word of God
Few building types offer more apparent freedom for spatial expression than churches, and few institutions have been more given to soul-searching than the churches.
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Archive TitlesGerman moderns
In the bookshops are two new publications on German architects at different ends of the spectrum.
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The name game
I was most concerned to read in January's RIBAJ that our president might support a suggested change of the institute name to the Royal Institute of British Architecture (page 10).
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Archive TitlesSo you want to enter Europan ...
Europan is a biennial competition that endeavours to 'help develop and promote young European architects' and 'find innovative architectural solutions to urban problems'.
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Archive TitlesHoop dreams
The government is about to double its spending on sports buildings but its £100m is peanuts compared to the cash provided by councils and the lottery. Yet even these funds haven't stopped public facilities falling into disrepair. There's plenty of work to be done – here's how you can win ...
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Dreamers need a platform
I'm in thorough agreement with Paul Hyett's Christmas message promoting sustainable architecture (December 2002, page 10).
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Archive TitlesHowells' crowning glory
Glenn Howells is finalising a design for a £3.5m visitor centre in Windsor Great Park.
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Archive TitlesBrief encounter: Dan Cruickshank
Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank has been in Iraq filming for the latest in his occasional series Lost Cities, which will be shown on BBC2 this month.
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Archive TitlesUp, up and away
In our new global round-up, 1km high solar towers, Ground Zero latest, Chernobyl and Rem in China.
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Archive TitlesIs this the new asbestos?
You might not have heard of Stachybotrys, but you can bet that your insurance company has. It's one of a group of toxic moulds that could be in a building near you, and lead to a very nasty claim.
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Archive TitlesShowstopper
After its sell-out performance in Southwark, Herzog & de Meuron has pulled off a spectacular routine in Deptford: creating a breathtakingly simple yet brilliantly innovative dance school.
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Archive TitlesLight switch
After seven years with David Chipperfield, Henning Stummel is going it alone. His debut is a London mews house that has been dragged out of the dark.
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Archive TitlesThe sporting life
After 40 years of neglect, Camden is taking up exercise. Here's how David Morley Architects is helping the borough shape up.
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Archive TitlesShot in the arm
David Sarkisyan invented one of the best-known Alzheimer's drugs. Now director of Moscow's state museum of architecture, he is injecting some much-needed vitality into Russian design.
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Archive TitlesBreath of fresh air
Conventional wisdom says a ventilated roof is the best way to top a house. But it ain't necessarily so. A new sealed version locks in more heat and cuts carbon dioxide emissions.
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Archive TitlesWinning streak
Monaco hasn’t always been a haven for the rich and famous. Here’s how Charles Garnier’s exuberant casino helped to turn the principality into a playground.
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Archive TitlesProtect and serve
Walter Menteth's housing in Haringey is a secure yet generous response to the needs of its mentally disabled occupants, and a new landmark for the run-down Tottenham area in which it stands.