Buildings – Page 116
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TechnicalIn detail 09: Y’s, Tokyo
The centrepiece of the new flagship Y’s store in Tokyo is a series of four sculptural display units. Three of the four units conceal 980 x 980mm concrete columns.
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Potter & Soar, manufacturer of architectural wire mesh, has added a new pattern to its expanding St James mesh portfolio. The new herringbone pattern is suitable as a wall covering, room divider or as a screen. The mesh can be specified in either polished or recycled stainless steel, but non-ferrous ...
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TechnicalSensory perception
Environments that respond to their inhabitants are no longer the stuff of fiction.
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Building StudyOrdinary world
Malcolm Fraser’s bid to improve ‘ordinary’ housing in Bo’ness, Scotland is a success, writes Peter Wilson. But as the UK’s suburban population grows by 100,000 a year, will other acclaimed architects follow suit?
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Building StudyFirst Look: Put the Kettle on
Jamie Fobert Architects has won its first major public competition with designs for refurbishment and extension of the Kettle's Yard Gallery in Cambridge.
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Building StudyHigh drama in the north
Piers Gough finds skinny living rooms and Hollywood style in two towers
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TechnicalIn detail 08: Fountain on the Nikolaikirchhof Leipzig, Germany
The Nikolaikirchhof is a public space with historical significance both in the medieval structure of Leipzig and in the events leading up to the re-unification of Germany.
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TechnicalAn open door policy
Ironmongery company Izé asked designers to create a stylish range of bespoke door handles and British architecture's finest have come knocking.
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Building StudyFirst look: Libeskind’s Danish integration
Daniel Libeskind’s distinctive, angular architecture has been integrated into a 400-year-old building for the new Danish Jewish Museum.
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Building StudyBristol's tall tales
Peter Meacock on two schemes that are taking the city to new heights
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TechnicalIn detail 07: Crop store, Renewable Energy Centre, Hertfordshire
The Renewable Energy Centre demonstrates a range of renewable energy technologies. Bales of Miscanthus, used as fuel for a biomass boiler, are stacked in the crop store. The end walls of the building are formed from galvanised steel mesh to allow air to blow through and dry out the crop. ...
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Technicalities: The M&E generation
The mechanical and electrical industry has been around for the best part of a century, so why is it that the duties of the building services engineer are so often the cause of confusion, acrimony and the frequent lament: "M&E engineers never draw enough detail"? In 1997, a cross-industry group ...
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TechnicalBreathe easier
Anthrax and ricin scares have provided an impetus to design buildings that can resist biological attack.
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Renewable show The Building Research Establishment and the Energy Saving Trust are organising resource04, a four-day exhibition and conference on low-carbon and renewable energy technologies for buildings at the BRE headquarters near Watford on June 7-10. Call 01923 664531 or visit www.resource04.comPipes of peace In response to the ...
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Building StudyAnimal magic
Cottrell & Vermeulen's Folkestone nursery may be low-budget, but it's full of good ideas.
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First Look: A touch of Bond in Bucks
Hamilton Associates’ James Bond-style country getaway has started on site in the Chiltern Hills. The modern country house, set in the rolling Buckinghamshire countryside, is partly dug into the ground to minimise its impact on the landscape.
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