Buildings – Page 105
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... Structure
Cari-Jane Hakes on Peter Rice’s structure of the Pompidou Centre
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Building StudyQueen of the stone age
David Chipperfield’s butch Madrid housing isn’t quite what it seems
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 06: Barking library by AHMM
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris has created a mosaic facade for Barking Library that maximises natural light and ventilation while meeting the requirements of part L and part F.
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Building StudyRhapsody in brick
Caruso St John’s Brick House subverts brickwork’s brutalist image, says Irina Davidovici
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TechnicalIn detail 45 : Galleria West Fashion Mall, Seoul, South Korea
The Galleria was a dull shopping centre in Seoul with blind concrete walls. UNStudio and Arup Lighting have transformed it into a glowing light box with messages and patterns of colour moving around.
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TechnicalSome light shopping
Light box meets video installation in the facade of a Seoul shopping centre.
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TechnicalDo we let the daylight in or go to the dark side?
Designers should follow their senses and reduce artificial light in office buildings
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Building StudyVroom with a view
Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher have rewritten the rules of factory design at BMW’s Leipzig plant with its seamless flow between production line and office floor
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TechnicalMeet the masterminds
They are the who’s who of technical innovation — the 10 leading minds whose breakthroughs have transformed British architecture. Amanda Birch and Vikki Miller lured them out of their workshops and into the spotlight for BD’s six-page Innovators special
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In detail 44: Boreholes, Royal Festival Hall, London
Architect: Allies & MorrisonM&E engineer: Max Fordham
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TechnicalDeep impact
Roderic Bunn explains the benefits of using borehole cooling at the refurbished Royal Festival Hall
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... ventilation system
David Lloyd Jones on Buckminster Fuller’s Wichita House
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TechnicalWhy we should step on the gas
Biogas could help solve the UK’s energy and waste problems, argue Adam Ritchie and Bill Watts
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Building StudyNature study
Sarah Wigglesworth’s science classroom in Sheffield gives pupils an innovative place to experience nature
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 05: Barrel vaulted roof, Doris’s Place, Hackney
Peter Barber has resolved the complex challenge of placing a parabolic roof vault onto tapering party walls
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TechnicalGet the facts before the flood
Amanda Birch says ignore your project’s risk factors at your peril
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Building StudyCrystal power
Herzog & de Meuron has returned to Tate Modern to give the gallery a new shop — a little gem that gives a fresh vigour to the north entrance. Ellis Woodman reports.
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TechnicalThe Rem & Cecil show
They’re architecture’s most famous double act. Architect Rem Koolhaas and structural engineer Cecil Balmond have built showstopping buildings from Portugal to LA. Graham Bizley asked them about their 18-year marriage
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Building StudyFirst Look: College wedged back into community
RMJM has submitted this £20 million development for North Glasgow College for planning permission .