Buildings – Page 19
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Building StudyStonehenge visitor centre by Denton Corker Marshall
Stonehenge has stood for over 4,000 years but its lightweight new visitor centre is not expected to last 100. It’s a sorry outcome for which architect Denton Corker Marshall is not to blame
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TechnicalThursford Barn, Norfolk by Lynch Architects
An ingenious hidden staircase transforms a Norfolk barn
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Building StudyKitto Road sustainable houses, Brockley by 31/44 architects
Kitto Road sustainable houses, Brockley by 31/44 architects The corner house, completing the Victorian terrace of Gellatly Road, has patterned brick openings over its street-facing ground floor windows. 31/44 Architects — a young practice based in Amsterdam and London — is designing two sustainable houses ...
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Building StudyKenwood restoration by English Heritage
Robert Adam’s Kenwood has been restored to its original gilt-free glory at a cost of nearly £6 million, in a renovation that marks a new departure for English Heritage
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Building StudyVex House, Stoke Newington by Chance de Silva
A spiral-shaped house for musician has its own soundtrack
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Building StudyDe Rotterdam by OMA
Seventeen years in the making, OMA’s latest building embodies Rotterdam‘s attempt to reinvent its passenger docks as a mini-Manhattan
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Building StudyFrac Nord-Pas de Calais, Dunkirk, by Lacaton & Vassal
Asked to convert a cavernous boat-shed into a public art space, the Paris practice opted instead to give it a twin
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TechnicalKvillebäcken market hall, Gothenburg by Gustav Appell
Pre-cast concrete has been used to create a light and airy Swedish market hall
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TechnicalCaragol school and nursery, Mallorca by SMS Arquitectos
Locally produced concrete provides a low-cost solution for a simple yet sophisticated education scheme
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Building StudyTate Britain refurbishment by Caruso St John Architects
Caruso St John’s reworking of Tate Britain has involved a sensitive interplay of blendings and reconnections that encourage the gallery’s identity to shine through the visual jumble of past interventions
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Building StudyNational Youth Theatre and housing by Lynch Architects
Lynch Architects’ mixed-use scheme creates new connections in its north London neighbourhood
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Building StudyNordbahnhof housing, Vienna by Sergison Bates, Werner Neuwirth and von Ballmoos Krucker
Sergison Bates Architects has worked in harmony with practices Werner Neuwirth and von Ballmoos Krucker in Vienna to create an ensemble of apartment blocks with a shared vision
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TechnicalParkstad Rotterdam by Geurst & Schulze
Varying brick facades come together to create a coherent residential development
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Building StudySheppard Robson facade designs revealed for apartment buildings in Barts Square
Lead architect Sheppard Robson brought in Piercy Co and Maccreanor Lavington to design elevations for three of the buildings
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TechnicalZeeuws Housing by Pasel-Künzel Architects
This new housing development in Zeeland by Dutch firm Pasel-Künzel Architects uses distinctive roofwork.
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TechnicalFire protection that’s made to measure
The author of a new BCSA guide outlines 10 key considerations when tailoring fire protection to the design of steel-framed buildings Text by
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TechnicalThe Exchange Building, University College Falmouth by Burwell Deakins
Burwell Deakins’ Exchange building gives Falmouth students a vibrant new thoroughfare in which to meet and study
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Building StudyGort Scott's office building for Jesus College, Cambridge
The Hills Road site is next to Eric Lyons’ Highsett housing
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Building StudyBrent Civic Centre by Hopkins Architects
Housing everything from library facilities to formal banquets, Hopkins Architects’ Brent Civic Centre provides its local community with a bold new focus