Buildings – Page 92
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TechnicalI wish Id done that...Roof
Debby Kuypers on Kengo Kuma’s Hiroshige Ando Museum in Bato, Japan
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TechnicalModular roofing made easy
Bus shelters are just the beginning for Bryden Wood Associates’ clip-on roof cassettes.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 33: Brian Clarke’s Studio, West London
The challenge: To remediate a crucial concrete pour that had gone wrong
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TechnicalConservation’s Antarctic role
After nearly 100 years, Captain Scott’s expedition hut is to be restored.
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Building StudyHoly order
St George’s Bloomsbury has suffered radical alterations through the ages, but now it has been painstakingly returned to Hawksmoor’s original vision.
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 32: London Zoo, Regent’s Park
The challenge: To design a safe enclosure for gorillas at London Zoo using bamboo
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Fix what’s there already
Dropping legislation to thermally upgrade existing homes will leave an unmanaged carbon burden
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Building StudyIndustrial evolution
The Zollverein School of Management & Design is the first new building in OMA’s masterplan for a mine in Essen, Germany, and the first European building by Japanese practice Sanaa.
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Building StudyTrojan house
Wren would marvel at the surprises concealed within his Christchurch tower, which has been converted by Boyarsky Murphy Architects. Ellis Woodman ascends its 11 storeys to find it utterly fantastical, yet completely able to function as a family home. Photos by Hélène Binet
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TechnicalEco-aims under strain
A Southwark library conversion tested Architype’s sustainability principles to the full.
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Is there life after Part L?
In March, our panel of experts answered your Part L questions. Four months after implementation, Elaine Knutt asks architects how Part L is affecting their work
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I wish I'd done that...Sustainable building
Matthew Woodthorpe on Edward Cullinan’s Downland Gridshell
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TechnicalThe rise and rise of inflation
With inflatable architecture becoming ever more widespread, Elaine Knutt talks to Nick Crosbie of Inflate
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 31: Shorne Wood, Gravesend
The challenge: To overcome structural limitations of coppiced sweet chestnut
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Building StudyThermae Bath Spa by Grimshaw Architects
Three years overdue, Grimshaw Architects’ Thermae Bath Spa has become one of the longest running sagas in British construction. On the eve of its opening, Ellis Woodman discovers if it has been worth the wait.
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TechnicalWater colours
Swiss Cottage Leisure Centre is a multi-layered, multi-use facility splashed with bright colours and lively designs. But combining many functions on one site posed technical challenges for the designers
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TechnicalStill bowled over
Andy Mytom of David Morley Architects returns to the National Cricket Centre in Loughborough
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TechnicalEntering club class
Turning a Victorian townhouse into an exclusive private members club was all about getting the hi-spec materials right