Buildings – Page 106
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TechnicalDynamic duos
Take a lesson from Koolhaas and Balmond — the architect/engineer alliance is the way forward
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Super structures
Which building best marries architecture and engineering? In their own words and sketches, six architects make their case
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In detail 43: Barn operating theatre, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool
Redevelopment of the Broadgreen Hospital includes a new surgical unit with eight operating theatres designed to minimise the risk of infection, four of which will be combined in a “barn” theatre.
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TechnicalClean lines for hospital design
Bacteria-resistant finishes and surfaces are weapons in the bug battle
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TechnicalTechbrief
Screen savers One product that is aimed at containing infections in hospitals is Troax, UK’s Toldeo range of double-skin modular partitioning systems. The reduction of joints and ledges and the use of flush glazing and coved skirting, lessens the chance of dirt collecting with this system, so a clean ...
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TechnicalOn the right track
A Swiss hospital is pioneering a revolutionary A&E room that speeds treatment.
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Building StudyHumane resources
Does Witherford Watson Mann’s Amnesty HQ present the right public image for a 21st century charity?
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Building StudyPauline conversion
Thomas Archer’s St Paul’s Deptford has been saved from fire, neglect and possible destruction. The restoration is a rebirth for both the building and its architect
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TechnicalPower politics
The government’s chief scientific adviser wants Tony Blair to go further on sustainable buildings
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Green man:Carbon credits could be the currency of the future
Could the time have come for the government to adopt a coordinated policy on carbon emissions and could saving the planet even become an election issue?
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TechnicalTechbrief
Get wired Weary of wires cluttering up internal spaces and want a kit that centralises all electronic devices? AMX, a manu-facturer of residential and commer-cial automated control systems, has launched a series of wireless Modero touch panels that group all the electronics in a building into a single unit. ...
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Building StudyWork the angles
Koolhaas’s startling new concert hall has touched down in the Portuguese city of Porto. We take a journey through the Casa da Musica and discovers a triumph of structural quirks and visual treats
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In detail 42: New Hall Barn, Scarisbrick, Lancashire
Client & builder: Steve DaviesSprinkler sub-contractor: Firefighter Ltd
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TechnicalSprinklers finally soak in
No longer ugly extras, residential sprinklers are growing in popularity
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TechnicalI wish Id done that... safe building
John Fidler on Colonel Drummond Jervais’s Fort Brockhurst
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Building StudyDo the right thing
Cottrell & Vermeulen’s refurbishment of the Kensal House nursery retains the original vision
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 04: Charles River Bridges, Boston
Hakes Associates and Buro Happold are developing two curved pedestrian bridges, squeezing between river, road and rail. Retaining the structure’s elegance was the big challenge
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Building StudyImage maker
The British Council presents an open face to Kenya with its new building in Nairobi by Squire & Partners