Buildings – Page 95
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Poetic justice
Terry Pawson's west London office building combines a redundant court building, arts and crafts detail and modern theory to imposing effect
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Beyond the regulations
Renewables will only get us so far - reducing CO2 emissions must be the key
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How we cracked it 29: North Elmham, Norfolk
The challenge: To create a house with dramatic structural openings and large uninterrupted volumes on a low budget
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Theatre in the round
John McAslan & Partners' revamp of the Roundhouse retains the building's essential drama as a venue while giving it a new lease of life
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French lessons
Elaine Knutt reports on a new school where door frames were cast directly into concrete walls
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Nothing wrong with a breath of fresh air
Supply air windows are an established idea, but Part L's air-tightness requirements could mean their time has come.
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I wish I'd done those... Doors and windows
Jason Turner on John Penn's Beach House in Suffolk
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Oldham's double bill
Pringle Richards Sharratt's new library and learning centre joins its four-year-old Gallery Oldham in the city's burgeoning cultural quarter. This phase of the project may be PFI, but the architect has triumphed, creating a striking, highly usable space.
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Oil coloured office
BP's Canary Wharf offices are lit for productivity, tranquility and the pleasure of passers-by
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A feast of light
Elaine Knutt reports on the lighting design for Tadao Ando's new Morimoto restaurant in New York
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I wish I'd done that... Lighting
Martin Lupton on Maurice Bill Lighting Design's Finsbury Avenue Square
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Pick and mix
Penoyre & Prasad's arts centre in Tower Hamlets has been designed as a celebration of the area's multiculturalism, while the rough and ready approach allows ample opportunity for the creativity within. Ellis Woodman pays a visit to see if Rich Mix lives up to its promise.
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Winning green hearts
Is regulation or PR the way to win the sustainability debate? Elaine Knutt was at an Energy Saving Trust round table of architects looking for the answer
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How we cracked it 28: Unipart Stand at Goodwood Festival of Speed
The challenge: To design a truss for a 25m-diameter inflatable dome so the whole structure could fit in a transit van and be erected without specialist equipment
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Building Study
Des Moines Library by David Chipperfield
Ellis Woodman explores the enigmatic exteriors and lucid interiors of Chipperfield’s Des Moines Library