Buildings – Page 88
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TechnicalI wish I’d done that...Concrete structure
Chris Williamson on Renzo Piano’s housing scheme in Corciano, Perugia In 1981 Andrew Weston and I entered the Crystal Palace housing competition, sponsored by Abbey National, to design about 100 family dwellings close to the rail station.
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The Code for Sustainable Homes explained
The Code for Sustainable Homes might not be as complex as the Da Vinci Code, but it's certainly not straightforward. BD Online has distilled down what architects need to know. By Roderick Bunn
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Building StudyWalters & Cohen’s Redbrook Hayes Community Primary School, Staffordshire
Walters & Cohen’s Staffordshire primary school resuscitates 1970s open-plan design to give young minds maximum exposure to living and learning.
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Building StudyDreaming spas, inspiring teens
Young vocational students at RMJM’s Lifestyle Academy in Newcastle learn in inspiring teaching spaces which rival the professional pamperers. And the locals can luxuriate in the facilities too. But does it work for both?
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Building StudyReturn of the saint
It has taken half a century and much compromise but Le Corbusier’s St Pierre church is a triumph.
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TechnicalRefurbishment: Glenn Howells converts a Victorian warehouse into an art gallery
Glenn Howells Architects’ conversion of a 19th century listed warehouse in Portsmouth into a modern and flexible art gallery nurtures both old and new.
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Building StudySint Lucas Art Academy, Netherlands by Fat
Kester Rattenbury enjoys Fat’s reworking of a Dutch art school, but wonders whether the practice’s quirkiness is a cover for something more serious.
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TechnicalFixing a concrete floor in Orford, Suffolk
The challenge To remedy a crucial concrete pour that had gone wrong
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Zero carbon should mean zero carbon
In the past 12 months we’ve come a long way in our understanding of sustainable design, and in 2007 we’re likely to cover just as much ground.
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Building StudyChance Street houses by Stephen Taylor Architects
Cheap studio space made Bethnal Green a favourite with artists. But now others are moving into this part of east London. Ellis Woodman looks at how Stephen Taylor Architects’ new residential project copes with a tight street layout that is a legacy of the area’s less affluent past. Photos by ...
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TechnicalCladding: Faulkner Brown's glazed entrance for Sunderland University
FaulknerBrowns’ dynamic reglazing project has given Sunderland’s 1960s campus a new lease of life.
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Cladding: Revision of stone cladding standards explained
A revised British standard meets modern demand
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Building StudyInstitute of Contemporary Art, Boston by Diller Scofidio & Renfro
Despite a challenging site, Diller Scofidio & Renfro has created an ambitious new arts centre in Boston. But is it good enough to be the catalyst for the US port’s revitalisation.
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TechnicalA column-free basement for the White Cube Gallery
The challenge: To create a column-free contemporary basement gallery in the heart of London
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TechnicalHow to design a zero carbon home
Elaine Knutt looks at the stiff challenges in meeting the target of all carbon-neutral new housing by 2016
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TechnicalA screen on a windswept roof for a priest
The challenge: To enable a windswept roof terrace to be used for writing sermons and entertaining