Buildings – Page 87
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TechnicalRoom 13 by Mitchell Taylor Workshop tops the Cool Wall
Visitors to bdonline have this week voted Room 13 by Mitchell Taylor Workshop - the country’s first purpose built primary art studio in Bristol - the coolest project on our Cool Wall.
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Building StudyBubble Theatre in pictures
More pictures of Archigram's blow-up theatre bubble from BD's coverage in 1978
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Still blazing a trail for regeneration
Chris Brown has dedicated the last 25 years to using redevelopment to improve run-down urban areas. David Blackman met him
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TechnicalToolbox for an evolving sector
As Chris Brown and Igloo demonstrate, the regeneration sector is evolving. As pension and property companies seek out public sector partners with property portfolios, and fixed-life regeneration agencies reach their expiry date, the roles of both the public and private sectors are shifting.
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Building StudyHanging around
A school of circus skills has made its home in a former electricity generating station. Ellis Woodman looks at how Tim Ronalds Architects has helped make the arrangement more permanent
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Building StudyThe first photographs
The first photographs of the Pompidou centre when it opened in 1977
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TechnicalHow to get under the skin of architecture’s great cover-up
Surfaces lay bare the architect’s imagination and clients’ aspirations, say BD’s surfaces experts
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Building StudyMake's Elizabeth House tops the Cool Wall
Visitors to bdonline have this week voted Make's Elizabeth House competition entry - an arch-shaped tower that traces the curve of the River Thames and the London Eye - the coolest project on our Cool Wall.
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Building StudyCherry blossoms
O’Donnell & Tuomey’s St Ultan’s School uses walled gardens and extensive glazing to bring new life to the deprived Cherry Orchard estate in Dublin.
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Building StudyMini townscape layout is right up Wexford’s street
Nord Architecture’s competition-winning design for Wexford County Council uses a system of internal streets and frontages to create an open and easily navigable headquarters building
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TechnicalHow we cracked it 38: Headlands House, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire
A watertight roof with a twist
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TechnicalGreen and glossy
Author Phyllis Richardson obviously thinks green is sexy and has cannily realised the marketing value of producing a glossy title dealing with sustainable buildings.
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TechnicalAn ecological footprint to fit our planet
Real ‘sustainability’ goes far beyond where we source our energy
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Building StudyBody building
Designed under the NHS Lift initiative, Buschow Henley’s St John’s Therapy Centre near Clapham Junction sets a high benchmark for future health care buildings.
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Building StudyWelcome to Lynchville
BD previews Lynch Architects’ designs for three houses and a pub to make up a ‘town square’ at this year’s Ideal Home Show
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TechnicalArt of the out-of-towner
Material dredged from the Solent has already made it onto the concrete walls of Rick Mather’s Towner Art Gallery in Eastbourne. The challenge was to maintain the consistency.
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TechnicalAn inspiring memorial
Adjaye Associates’ training centre dedicated to would-be architect Stephen Lawrence will be an unusual tribute.