All Features articles – Page 20
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FeaturesROCKWOOL releases technical bulletin providing compliance guidance for insulated upstand boards
The manufacturer aims to support the industry to understand the importance of designing, specifying and working with products that meet stringent safety ratings
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FeaturesAssessing aluminium decking systems: Properties, performance & key considerations
As a relatively new material in decking design, many specifiers still question aluminium’s suitability. RYNO answers some frequently asked questions regarding compliance, installation and heat transference
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FeaturesHow Wilford took the firm he built with Stirling to new heights… and then walked away
After the death of Sir James Stirling in 1992, his partner Michael Wilford stepped up to steer the practice forward. Then Wilford suddenly walked out.
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FeaturesCPD 02 2023: Sustainable steelwork procurement
This CPD, sponsored by Steel for Life, examines the central role sustainability plays in procurement strategies and explains the key recommendations for procuring sustainable structural steelwork
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FeaturesThe modern office: Edenred in Moschato, Greece
The former industrial block has been transformed into a modern, contemporary office space
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FeaturesTime for Plan BEE: helping architectural education break out of its silo
A cross-disciplinary course seeks to engender collaborative working and greater levels of professional competence. Ben Flatman finds out more
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Features‘We should get on and build it.’ John Armitt makes the case for cracking on with HS2
The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission on why politics can never be taken out of building and why we should stop dithering
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FeaturesCitizens Design Bureau reignites Jacksons Lane Arts Centre
Taking the building’s association with circus arts as a starting point, Citizens Design Bureau has infused warmth and colour to create a playful energy
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FeaturesBuilding archives: Dodging falling bricks at the Natural History Museum construction site, 1876
An account of what visitors found when being shown round the half-completed building by its architect Alfred Waterhouse
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FeaturesRafael Viñoly
Following the news of the death of Rafael Viñoly aged 78 here is our interview with the world renowned architect, first published in Building in November 2007
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FeaturesBuilding archives: First proposals for the Glasgow Subway, 1887
Building flags the risk of trains colliding in the Glasgow Subway’s narrow tunnels
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FeaturesBuilding archives: The opening of Clifton Suspension Bridge, 1864
The Builder reports on the opening of Brunel’s historic bridge, which was finally completed more than a century after plans were first laid.
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FeaturesBuilding archives: The clearance of London’s worst slum, 1843 - 1846
Letters and news items chart the construction of a new road through the centre of the notorious St Giles slum, the “haunt of the drunkard and the debauchee”
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FeaturesWhat made this project… Rhossili house by Maich Swift
Maich Swift’s body of work impressed the judges at last year’s AYAs, as the practice took home the award for Young Architect of the Year. In this series, we take a look at one of the team’s award-winning projects, Rhossili house, and ask the firm’s director, Ted Swift, to break ...
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FeaturesFocus on lighting: The Hometown Moon
The illuminated semicircular window above a pool of water simulates “a moon that never sets” on the roof of a ceremonial hall
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FeaturesCPD 01 2023: Waterproofing techniques
This CPD sponsored by RIW explains the latest requirements on waterproofing structures such as basements as provided in the updated British Standard, BS 8102: 2022
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FeaturesLet’s be specific… Insulation Q+A with Paul Barrett, Rockwool
From thermal performance to fire safety, we ask Paul Barrett what the key considerations should be when specifying insulation
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FeaturesWhat the second staircase mandate might mean for high-rise architecture
Michael Gove announced plans just before Christmas for mandatory second staircases in towers over 30m. But what impact is this likely to have?
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FeaturesBuilding archives: Alternative designs for Manchester Town Hall, 1868
Excitement builds as Manchester prepares to announce the winner of the competition to design its new council headquarters
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FeaturesThis could run and run: HS2 angst and its budget of billions
‘Nothing to see here,’ was the gist of the chancellor’s comments last week as he denied Euston would be axed to save cash. But is it really that simple for a job like HS2?