Buildings – Page 84
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TechnicalThe revolutionary skyscraper fire alarm
A revolutionary warning system for tall buildings which could help avert another 9/11-type disaster has been hailed by leading architects.The FireGrid system, developed over the past decade by Edinburgh University professor Jose Torero and funded by the BRE and Arup, comprises a system of sensors attached to a remote computer ...
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Building StudyLiberty, Regent Street, London W1
Universal Design Studio has redesigned the store's central atrium to reflect the retailer's renaissance
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Building StudyThe Brewery, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
ESA's £20 million scheme for Salmon Harvester on the site of a listed brewery has a sleek zinc roof with sky opening
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Building StudyAsprey & Garrard, New Bond Street, London W1
Foster & Partners' design for the flagship London store reflects the jewller's bold vision
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Building StudyMarni shop, Milan
At Sybarite's new Milan boutique for fashion label Marni the whole shop becomes the window display
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Building StudySwarovski showroom, Innsbruck, by MMM
MMM designs new commission for Austrian crystal designer Swarovski
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TechnicalTechnology on the move
Gollifer Langston’s eye-catching mobile classroom for Camden education authority uses a mix of technologies more usually employed in space or at sea.
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TechnicalBend me, shape me: furniture takes a playful turn
With cupboards and chairs that would not look out of place in the Flintstones, a bandaged coat stand and seats in the shape of an elephant and a clover leaf, this year’s event took fun seriously.
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TechnicalI've started so I'll finish
John Winter takes the hot seat in the Celcon Architectural Mastermind
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TechnicalCurving space and saving time
Stand-alone structures can create a more dynamic office and bring down costs
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Building StudyThe road to 2012
Adams & Sutherland has won the Olympic Delivery Authority’s competition to upgrade the Greenway in east London, a 3km embankment and public way running from Victoria Park to West Ham down the full length of the Olympic Park. The Greenway will provide pedestrian and cycle access for visitors to the ...
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TechnicalA lesson in going against the flow
The challenge: To ensure that rainwater is not shed off the Plashet School footbridge on to the road below
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TechnicalPerformance feedback can combat CO2
‘Low energy’ buildings need to perform as they were designed to, and give feedback when they do not
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Building StudyGod save the village green
Dow Jones’s house in Walberswick has retained the original 1920s facade to the village green, but behind lies a radical new block — as well as its own local shop. Pictures by Christian McDonald
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TechnicalMilan report: Ron Arad - images
Ron Arad is showing his new collection Bodyguards at an exhibition hosted by fashion designers Dolce and Gabbana
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TechnicalMilan report: Jean Nouvel - images
Jean Nouvel has teamed up with surface manufacturer DuPont to create a series of cleverly-lit living rooms
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TechnicalMilan report: Established & Sons - images
The hot ticket at the Milan Furniture Fair was last night's glamorous party to launch Established and Sons' 2007 collection, which includes pieces by Amanda Levete, Zaha Hadid and a collaboration between artist Richard Woods and designer Sebastian Wrong
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Building StudyEvita Peroni stores by SHH
A new interiors concept for the Evita Peroni brand is being debuted in two new stores in Hong Kong and Dubai
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TechnicalHats off to Shigeru Ban’s Pompidou-Metz
A ‘woven’ roof is the unifying feature at the Pompidou Centre’s new gallery. But the gesture is not as simple as it may appear, as Beatrice Galilee discovered when she spoke to Arup’s roof team