Buildings – Page 39
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TechnicalHet Entreehuis home at Groote Sheere estate by Bureau B+B
A new Dutch twist on the thatched roof
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Building StudyBrockholes Wetland Nature Reserve, by Adam Khan Architects
Moored in a flooded gravel pit off the M6, Adam Khan Architects’ Brockholes Wetland Nature Reserve visitor centre forms a gateway to nature
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TechnicalCastell d’Emporda restaurant by Concrete Architectural Associates
An innovative Corten steel parasol roof structure provides protected outdoor space for diners at this Spanish restaurant.
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Building StudyNational Museum of Scotland refurbishment by Gareth Hoskins Architects
The £47 million revamp of Fowke’s Victorian museum, by a team led by Gareth Hoskins, restores the clarity of the building’s original plan.
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Building StudyFirst look: Cambridge colleges inspire new Proctor & Matthews housing
Proctor & Matthews Architects has gained planning consent for 306 homes as part of a major new housing and mixed-use community on the edge of Cambridge by Countryside Properties.
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TechnicalElbphilharmonie Hamburg by Herzog & de Meuron
This geometrically complex concert hall is set to become one of the best in the world
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TechnicalVakko Fashion Centre & Power Media Centre by Rex
The facade of this structure in Turkey allowed the architect to explore his interest in bending glass
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Building StudyEdinburgh: A planning tradition that is the opposing force to grands projets
A process of ’conservative surgery’ has helped create an impressive city - making its low points all the less forgivable
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Building StudyEast London's Greenway by Adams & Sutherland Architects
Adams & Sutherland’s sensitive approach has seen east London’s Greenway updated for its new Olympic role, without losing its sense of place.
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TechnicalChelsea Open Air Nursery classroom by Friend & Company Architects
A need to provide more classroom space and a stronger connection to the garden has led to the creation of a new “tree house” mezzanine in a children’s nursery in London.
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Building StudyLondon 2012 Aquatics Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects
The smoothly undulating surface of Zaha Hadid’s stingray-like Aquatics Centre belies its structural complexity. But does the last Olympic Venue to arrive at the party live up to its promise?
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TechnicalSkene Catling de la Peña designs glass band for London canal boat
The screens from 200 discarded TV sets have been recycled to create a glass band to wrap round a residential narrow boat.
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Building StudyMuseum of Liverpool, by 3XN and AEW
After seven years of legal battles, cost-cutting and a change of architects, the £72 million Museum of Liverpool proves a spectacular botch-up completely divorced from its context
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Technical2011 Structural Steel Design Awards announced
A giant Antony Gormley sculpture of a crouching man and a huge warehouse for M&S are among the diverse winners of this year’s Structural Steel Design Awards, given for excellence in structural and architectural use of steel.
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TechnicalAward: American Express Community Stadium
New football venue in Brighton & Hove designed by KSS Group
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TechnicalAward: Marks & Spencer distribution centre
Stephen George & Partners’ 100,000sq m structure at ProLogis Park in Bradford
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TechnicalCommendation: The Hauser Forum
Wilkinson Eyre’s mixed-use development at the University of Cambridge