All Features articles – Page 48
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FeaturesTechnical Study: Blows Yard, London
Did taking on the project management role for a tricky London site help Cullinan Studio deliver a higher-quality project?
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FeaturesWhy we need a RIBA student and graduate network
Architects are alone in not having a formal support structure for the profession’s younger members
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Features'The biggest single project since the pharaohs'
As the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day nears, Glyn Prysor tells the story of the architects who commemorated death on an unprecedented scale
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FeaturesCPD 21 2018: Introduction to acoustics
This CPD, sponsored by Isover, will look at the fundamentals of acoustics and how we understand sound, how it is measured and how sound is dealt with in order to comply with relevant aspects of Building Regulations
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FeaturesIf the prime minister is serious about building sustainable communities, here's how
Everyone agrees we should be producing better housing. What we need now are some more built success stories
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FeaturesFred Scott: The double ecstasy of altering architecture
A decade after the designer’s seminal book, Peter Youthed argues he paved the way for the likes of David Chipperfield and Caruso St John
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FeaturesWill driverless cars change our cities for better or worse?
Do electric private-hire driverless cars represent a huge opportunity to redesign our urban environment?
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FeaturesGoing solo - Ecophon expands its acoustic cloud range
Acoustic specialist Saint-Gobain Ecophon has introduced the latest improvements to the Ecophon Solo™ family, its market leading portfolio of free hanging acoustic panels
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FeaturesArchitects are problem solvers. We should be able to solve an issue like education
We must work harder to tackle the ‘architecture time-bomb’
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FeaturesCPD 20 2018: Aluminium curtain walling
This CPD, sponsored by Reynaers, will offer insight in to what needs to be considered when specifying curtain walling and provide a basic understanding of regulations and standards
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FeaturesArchitects have forgotten how to design for people
Step down from your ivory tower and design with your users’ wellbeing in mind, urges Ben Channon
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FeaturesPeace of mind below ground
Not all below ground waterproofing systems offer the same protection or easy application, and consequences can be costly. With more than 25 years and 65 million square metres of proven success, GCP Applied Technologies provides advice in selecting a below ground waterproofing solution
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FeaturesMomentum is building up for this year’s UK Construction Week
Taking place at Birmingham’s NEC between 9 – 11 October, the final touches are being made to an event space that encompasses nine shows
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FeaturesAnni Albers, the Bauhaus and the pliable plane
Pushed into weaving because she was a woman, Albers became fascinated by the medium’s architectural uses says the curator of the Tate’s retrospective
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FeaturesCPD 19 2018: Glazing
This CPD, sponsored by Glazing Vision, looks at how rooflights can be installed to maximise light, heat retention in cold weather and ventilation in the summer
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FeaturesHow to get housing through planning: collaborate with the locals
Community-led schemes are getting quality designs built, says Tom Chance
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FeaturesRA show rightly casts Renzo Piano as pragmatist and dreamer
The first big architecture exhibition since David Chipperfield united the two halves of the Royal Academy is a hit
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FeaturesCPD 18 2018: Changing Nature Of Risk – Layering technology for enhanced building occupant safety
This CPD will outline the sorts of risks different buildings and spaces face and outline a range of potential technologies that could reduce those risks for people going about their daily lives.
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FeaturesOld buildings bite back - but it's exactly those twists that make refurbs so rewarding
The thrill of repurposing a historic building is worth the inevitable headaches, argues Nicola Rutt
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FeaturesClassicism is in our DNA. Just look at any terraced street
Classicism has been accused of responsibility for the Holocaust and the Grenfell fire but a new generation of architects can see past the baggage