All Buildings, design and specification articles – Page 96
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NewsKarakusevic Carson flats at centre of legal row between contractor and council
Willmott Dixon’s housing arm refutes ‘many’ of Hackney’s claims over defective building work
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FeaturesCPD 12 2019: Facade design – safety, aesthetics and practicalities
This CPD, sponsored by Siderise, outlines developments in cladding used in high-rise residential tower blocks and examines the testing involved prior to installation
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Tintagel Bridge, Cornwall, by William Matthews Associates
The two halves of the severed castle have been reconnected by thrusting cantilevers that don’t quite meet. Ike Ijeh asks if Merlin was involved
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OpinionDear Boris Johnson, please act now to defend your own space standards
Julia Park urges the prime minister not to throw away one of his biggest achievements as mayor of London
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FeaturesArchitects and urban designers must help plug water shortages before it’s too late
Even the UK is heading for a terrifyingly dry future and we need to change the way we design now, says Asif Din of Perkins Will
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NewsBig names vie for inaugural Neave Brown Award
Mikhail Riches’ Goldsmith Street also a Stirling Prize hopeful
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Building StudyBuilding Study: James Simon Galerie, Berlin, by David Chipperfield
The architect’s new gallery is a magnificent gateway to Berlin’s Museum Island, writes Ike Ijeh
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Churchill College housing, Cambridge, by Cottrell & Vermeulen
The postgraduate block is a deft study in how to do contextual architecture when the context happens to be your own work, writes Ike Ijeh
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Building StudyIke Ijeh’s verdict: Junya Ishigami’s Serpentine Pavilion
This year’s pavilion has its flaws and yet contains enough joy to convince BD’s critic that the series should continue into its third decade
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OpinionLessons from a loose researcher
Never trust other people’s statistics, says Julia Park. There’s always a risk someone put a decimal point in the wrong place
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Drayton Green Church, by Piercy & Company
This west London church replaces medieval mystery with digital geometry in a thrilling reinterpretation of the gothic tradition
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FeaturesCPD 7 2019: Specifying suspended ceilings for health and wellbeing
This CPD, sponsored by Armstrong, focuses on how a working environment can promote health and wellbeing through suspended ceiling solutions
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Building StudyBuilding Study: Bracken House, London, by John Robertson Architects
In its time it has embodied more than one archetype of the City office block, from 1950s solid sandstone to 1980s high-tech glass and steel
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OpinionIt's not just Labour that's getting behind a land value tax
It’s been talked about for over a century but all attempts to introduce it have been short-lived. That could be about to change, says Julia Park
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NewsGort Scott showcases London starter homes
Pocket Living project was ‘inspired’ by William Morris School and local Warner homes
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Building StudyBuilding Study: The Ray, Farringdon, by AHMM
Paying close attention to its 19th-century context has created an office with character, says Ike Ijeh
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OpinionTwo cheers for the housebuilders
The big firms have been shamed into making some progress but there’s much more they could do, says Julia Park
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FeaturesCPD 5 2019: The benefits of value engineering
This CPD, sponsored by Eurocell, will look at the scope of VE, its application and how its utilisation can benefit a production process
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FeaturesCPD 4 2019: Performance characteristics of glazing in rooflights
This CPD, sponsored by Glazing Vision, will look at the installation of non-fragile glass in rooflights, including safety testing and assembly specs